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...Raising an Optimistic Child guides parents on how to depression-proof their child's brain. It's not enough to avoid stuffing up in obvious ways - they have to do a lot of things right. The child who forms a close relationship with his parents will grow up to form close relationships with others, and that, the authors contend, is the secret to happiness. "It's kind of dead simple," says Murray. "Human beings are relationship-forming animals. That's what we are. All our genetics gear us toward solid, supportive relationships. It is through these that we survive." Just...
...raised its funds by marketing itself to endowment and foundation fund managers, according to the newspaper Pensions and Investments on Friday. The publication also reported that Convexity told prospective investors that it will not accept more than $1 billion per year during the upcoming three years in order to avoid becoming too large, which can be cumbersome for fund managers...
...Avoid this student if you can. She spends more on eyeliner than she does on textbooks. She wears more face powder than a 60 year old stripper. She believes she’s destined for greatness. She’s destined to work at a Laundromat” (a tenured professor of History in South Bend...
Bernanke’s qualifications helped him avoid a partisan debate, Alesina said...
...they no longer hold out much hope that Iran will agree voluntarily to give up all enrichment activities, since the regime's insistence on continuing some enrichment activities is a position that enjoys wide popular backing in Iran. In recent days, Tehran's negotiators tried to revive talks and avoid a date with the Security Council by advocating that they be allowed to continue enrichment for "research " purposes only. European officials rejected that proposal as insincere...