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...Laboratory for Adolescent Studies at Dartmouth. "We as a society deem an individual at the age of 18 ready for adult responsibility," Baird points out. "Yet recent evidence suggests that our neuropsychological development is many years from being complete. There's no reason to think 18 is a magic number." How can the twixters be expected to settle down when their gray matter hasn...
...much as of a crusade. The U.S. women were good, they were good looking, and they were on a mission to prove that women's team sports, and soccer in particular, deserve the same kind of attention, admiration and money that the guys get. 'I grew up watching Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, men I could never emulate,' says Julie Foudy, the thoughtful, funny midfielder who leads the team in quotes. 'Girls need role models...
...loner really become more gregarious through acts-of-kindness exercises? Can a dyed-in-the-wool pessimist learn to see the glass as half full? Can gratitude journals work their magic over the long haul? And how many of us could keep filling them with fresh thankful thoughts year after year? Sonja Lyubomirsky believes it's all possible: "I'll quote Oprah here, which I don't normally do. She was asked how she runs five miles a day, and she said, 'I recommit to it every day of my life.' I think happiness is like that. Every...
...rise in hypertension. Yes, diet and exercise have always been important to achieving a healthy lifestyle. But never before have we been under so much stress. Our children, especially, are scheduled down to every minute of their day. I am concerned about Americans' pill-taking mentality. But the magic bullet for hypertension is not in a bottle; it's a healthy lifestyle. How about making the right foods more affordable? Lisa A. Lee Rancho Santa Margarita, California, U.S. Revising the Record As much as I am happy that Bertelsmann's CEO Gunter Thielen was included in TIME's list...
...worked eight months on this, two shifts per day, 3,000 workers ... and it is all gone in five minutes." EKASAK THONGTHASAWES, architect and builder of the Sofitel Magic Lagoon in Khao Lak, Thailand...