USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

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Articles in Dec 1997 issue of USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

• Be environmentally aware for the holidays - tips on holiday behavior that protects the environment - Brief Article
• World's dangerously dwindling oil supply - half of producible oil will be consumed by 2010 at current rate of oil consumption growth - Brief Article
• Seeking to reduce teen driver deaths - American Automobile Association launches Licensed to Learn: A Safety Program for New Drivers to promote traffic safety among teenagers - Brief Article
• Portable devices thwart smugglers - portable detection systems can identify contents of sealed containers - Brief Article
• Surgical patients carry records on wristband - wristband electronically encodes medical records - Brief Article
• Are wars on crime doomed to failure? - study finds new approaches are needed to prevent violent crime - Brief Article
• Unrealistic family myths - myths distort public views of marriage, divorce, unwed mothers and sex - Brief Article
• Drug ban threatens obesity control - ban on fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine may end development of other obesity drugs - Brief Article
• Who were the earliest Americans? - archaeological research - Brief Article
• Messages reinforce sexual stereotypes - study finds media portrays stereotyped sex roles - Brief Article
• Artists salute rock and roll - touring exhibition 'It's Only Rock and Roll: Rock and Roll Currents in Contemporary Art' - Brief Article
• Financial birthdays to be aware of - age milestones for Social Security benefits and retirement plan withdrawals - Brief Article
• Protecting teens from risky behaviors - study finds parents play major role in protecting teenagers from harmful behavior - Brief Article
• What do people know about mental illness? - survey finds misperceptions of mental illness - Brief Article
• Tests to work out incompatible employees - hiring tests - Brief Article
• Adults should heed teens' warning signs - suicide prevention - Brief Article
• Helping students achieve success - teaching self-regulation helps children become better students - Brief Article
• New laws create more flexible IRAs - individual retirement accounts - Brief Article
• Helping kids cope with stress - holiday stress - Brief Article
• New theory about brain's mastery of language - optimality theory proposes brain may have inbuilt universal language program - Brief Article
• Mutual funds: how many should you own? - Brief Article
• Immigrants' holiday rituals changing - immigrants revive obscure holidays and Christmas customs and adopt American Christmas customs - Brief Article
• Grading schools on treatment of gays - Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network will issue ratings of school districts - Brief Article
• Christmas shopping in cyberspace - increased use of Internet for Christmas shopping is forecast for 1997 - Brief Article
• Satellite system can control tractors - researchers develop tractor controlled through Global Positioning System - Brief Article