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Mr. Grandmom |
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| The Baby Boom generation used to warn against trusting anyone over 30. By the 1970s, however, many of them were parents themselves, and moreover, the men of this generation were playing a larger role in the lives of their children than their own fathers had in their lives. |
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Self-Esteem Is a Rea |
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| In earlier generations, teachers worried about students mastering skills rather than having high self-esteem. They knew that high self-esteem in the long run was the product of high achievement, not the other way around. But, based on spurious beliefs about what determines human performance, the emphasis of education has changed dramatically over the past two to three decades. |
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Stocks Are Headed Hi |
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| With Social Security reform in the air and the election behind us, all eyes are on the stock market: Will it rise or fall as 2005 unfolds? For one perspective, we can look at what most of the big-name gurus are saying: |
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Enabled by Technolog |
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| In the January 2005 issue of Trends we traced the rapid growth of the real-estate boom in the exurbs. As we explained, according to the U.S. Census, the average commute, measured just one way from home to work, increased by roughly 20 percent from 1980 to 2000, to 25.5 minutes. |
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Science Explores the |
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| Happy employees stay with their employers longer, and generally are more productive than unhappy employees. Happy customers stick with their suppliers longer, and typically buy more. |
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