Word: stressful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...part in the Gulf War. Nonetheless, the uproar made U.S. officials uneasy because this week Tokyo and Washington plan to sign a five-year agreement covering Japan's financial contribution to the support of the American troops. In addition, President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama plan to stress the importance of their countries' defense ties during the November meeting in Osaka of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum...
...four-year-olds had the fortitude to hold out for the second marshmallow generally grew up to be better adjusted, more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable teenagers. The children who gave in to temptation early on were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated and stubborn. They buckled under stress and shied away from challenges. And when some of the students in the two groups took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the kids who had held out longer scored an average of 210 points higher...
...opposite of IQ. Some people are blessed with a lot of both, some with little of either. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they complement each other; how one's ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use. Among the ingredients for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20%; the rest depends on everything from class to luck to the neural pathways that have developed in the brain over millions of years of human evolution...
...Students convinced my husband to put Alana up for auction--holding her--it kind of eases their stress during exam time, holding a little tiny baby," Preble says. "The bidding started at $5, and it went up to I think $15. Mostly men were bidding...
...victim reportedly suffered a bloody nose, and many bruises, bumps and scratches. She was also diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome...