Word: neglecting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this day and age, politicians are often stereotyped as greedy, selfish individuals who neglect the ideals of community service once in office...
...Tamagotchi, a digital gadget that doubles as a pet chick. Available soon in the U.S., Tamagotchi (Japanese for cute little egg) hatches onscreen. Owners feed, amuse and clean up after their feathered friend by pressing buttons. If the bird begins to fade away, suspect fowl play. Owner neglect results in Tami's virtual death. Love is cruel...
...truth, I have enjoyed my classes here. I like sitting in the back of the room. When I have tired of that, I have scoured the course catalog and have discovered some wonderful small courses. And mother Harvard would probably defend her record by saying she must sometimes neglect her young in order that great minds can think great thoughts for the world. But let her be frank about her priorities, for we who have sat in Sanders and Emerson 105 countless times will not be easily fooled...
When is it too late to repair the damage wrought by physical and emotional abuse or neglect? For a time, at least, a child's brain is extremely forgiving. If a mother snaps out of her depression before her child is a year old, Dawson has found, brain activity in the left frontal lobe quickly picks up. However, the ability to rebound declines markedly as a child grows older. Many scientists believe that in the first few years of childhood there are a number of critical or sensitive periods, or "windows," when the brain demands certain types of input...
...Schwartz has insurance to cover most of the expense. But only 20% of the 1 million Americans who carry the virus are so lucky. Taking the new drugs properly--three times a day, with no food for one hour before or two hours afterward--also requires discipline. Patients who neglect the regimen risk developing drug-resistant strains of the virus. The side effects can be murderous. Even when the new drugs work, the quality of life they provide can be so-so. "Roughly every 10 days I sleep all day," says Schwartz. "I get up, take my pills...