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...recent years, the mad rush to the stock market, combined with the explosion of online trading, has lured millions into financial waters once considered too hazardous for anyone but experienced brokers. This frenzied democratization has delivered a deluge of fresh, uninformed investors, primed for the attentions of unscrupulous traders and various charlatans. And when investigators step in, the fact that many of the most dubious transactions happen over the Internet often means a lot more work - officials can follow millions of false leads over countless state lines before connecting an online presence with a human being. "These prosecutors have identified...
...people when he's mad," Atkinson says...
...what, you might say, does the current mad rush to consolidate mean for those of us who are faced with a single cable provider anyway? Does it really matter whether the monopoly covers just our city or extends across the country? If you were talking 10 years ago, when cable just meant the provision of TV signals, the answer probably would be no. But cable isn't just about getting a clear picture of your favorite baseball team anymore. It's about broadband - high-speed Internet access, television programming and telephone all coming down the same tube. And with that...
...shambles there now--a false peace broken, power-mad rebels imperiling a U.N. mission as they reignite a vicious civil war--defies the international community's good intentions. Many are rushing to tack another "failure" to the list of ill-fated operations from Somalia to Rwanda to Bosnia. The credibility of U.N. peacekeeping is under siege again and so is the wisdom of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's--and the Clinton Administration's--doctrine of humanitarian intervention...
...abdicate. They should establish a "no-hitting, no-hurting" rule, so kids will know they are expected to work out their problems peacefully, sometimes with assistance. A parent can be helpful by listening to each side and then framing the problem aloud: "So, I see that you're really mad because..." Depending on the severity of the problem, a parent might then express confidence that the kids can solve it and leave the room...