Word: unless
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Kids know it's wrong to kill. They know it's right to put their toys away. Yes, they know even at seven, unless they have a disability. Seven has traditionally been considered the age of reason, a rough turning point in moral development. For more than a century, English common law has held that children under seven cannot commit crimes (but that those over seven can). "There used to be an old expression, 'Give me a child till he's seven, and I'll give you the adult,'" recalls Brian McSweeney, a vice chancellor of the Archdiocese...
...average P/E of the rest falls to a not-so-scary 18, according to Morgan Stanley. And there are hundreds of smaller stocks with P/Es below their expected rate of earnings growth--a classic sign of value. But the overall market will not be cheap by historic standards unless the S&P falls 40%--or its underlying companies earn far more than analysts project...
...Most doctors try to reply within 48 hours. If it's an emergency, use the phone. And think before you send. One reason why a lot of doctors have not installed e-mail on their office computers is that they fear being overwhelmed with messages. (Which they will be, unless they set ground rules, and their patients cooperate.) So if you're lucky enough to have direct access to your physician via computer, don't abuse the privilege--or we could all wind up playing telephone tag forever...
Bikes mean a lot of things, but the main one is raw, unprotected speed, and there is little point in owning one unless you are prepared to go somewhat out on the edge. Biking requires a special degree of both abandonment and focus, an unscrolling story line of concentration on intersecting factors that your average car driver is muffled from: road surface, camber, radius of curve, angle of attack, lean. It connotes a unique mixture of aggression and vulnerability, and to have owned a fast bike is, in some degree, to be inoculated against the bloated status envy that goes...
...intended to cut down on frivolous class-action suits, stacks the deck against you. But in cases in which there's serious evidence of fraud--not just bad luck or bad investing--there are some things to consider. Don't hang on to the losing stock unless you believe it will rebound. Your loss is calculated from the date when any alleged shenanigans become known...