Word: youngsters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That's true even if, as some experts suspect, the specimen is really as little as 2.5 million years old. Complete skeletons are so rare that even such a relative youngster will inevitably flesh out the book of human evolution as few discoveries ever have. Says William Kimbel, science director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University: "It will give us what we got from Lucy, and more...
...unfinished self-portrait of a hoop star with a year of college education and six kids by six different women, a suit and an unflinching desire to be the richest man alive, even if undeservedly so. Where once we acknowledged that NBA players could at least teach youngster the value of hard work, we must now worry that they teach instead the value of avarice...
...Overall, Ritalin seems to be a pretty safe drug. It does stifle appetites, at least in the beginning, and it may cause insomnia. It can interfere with a child's growth rate, although the latest research suggests that it only delays--rather than stunts--a youngster's development. While there has been an increase in the number of stimulant prescriptions for children under five, there is no evidence that these drugs are safe or effective used on young children...
...fitting soccer shin guard might not make the difference between winning and losing, but it can make a youngster pretty miserable. First Shield shin guards from Parker Athletic in Charlotte, N.C., can stop those complaints before they start. Using the same fiber-glass material used on molded casts, the guards actually mold to the shape of each child's leg. First applied in a wet, flexible form, they dry into a rock-solid fit. A soft outside layer keeps them from chafing. Score one for comfort...
PRINCE WILLIAM New book says youngster pushed royals to react with more heart to his mother's death...