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...Humanitarianism in 1993, Morton noted how his practice--and his life--had changed since he arrived in Lancaster County. "At first I shared information with this community that I thought would help them. Now I am indebted to them for what they have shared with me. As outsiders, we tend to view Amish traditions as archaic and feel they don't have much to teach us. But we should look at how the Amish keep families together and serve the needs of the disadvantaged, the ill and the aged. They have a much better way of dealing with these problems...
...hype-heavy IPOs is just another way for middle-class families to lose their shirts to financiers who wear nicer shirts to begin with. What will happen the first time Wit sells shares of some loser at $12 and they promptly sink to, say, $4? "These deals tend to be highly volatile," says a banking executive. "They appeal to people who can afford a certain amount of risk. But the mom-and-pops? God love 'em. It's not easy...
...another series of studies in the 1970s, scientists discovered links between serotonin and aggressive behavior. Monkeys with high levels of serotonin by-products in their blood, it turns out, tend to be feistier, and drugs that boost serotonin activity tend to calm them down. The serotonin-violence link appears to hold for humans as well. In 1979 psychiatrist Frederick Goodwin, now at George Washington University, discovered that Navy enlisted men with low levels of serotonin byproducts often had a history of aggression. Subsequent studies discovered similar evidence in Marines discharged for excessive violence, in people who became violent after drinking...
...Students] tend to focus on the present and not the mountains that have been climbed to get here," she said. "This is a milestone for both Harvard and Radcliffe and a chance to concentrate on all the changes that have happened...
...organizations such as the American Association of Retired Persons, the powerful Washington lobby group for the elderly. Its membership has dropped from 33 million in 1995 to 32 million today, despite A.A.R.P.'s uncannily prompt mailing of applications to boomers as they reach the half-century mark. "Boomers tend not to be quite the joiners that previous generations might have been," concedes A.A.R.P. spokesman Tom Otwell, who says he expects the vast postwar cohort to start signing up in droves once its members advance farther into their...