Jennifer Powell-Lunder, a clinical psychologist and author of "Teenage as Second Language: A Parent's Guide to Becoming Bilingual, " says midcareer professionals must be especially vigilant about recognizing when they sound like teen wannabes.

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The apes, by contrast, sit behind bars, don't benefit from language or a nearby parent who knows the answers, and are facing members of a different species.

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All of which makes it disappointing, to say the least, that the Motion Picture Association of America decided to give the film an R rating requiring minors to be accompanied by a parent or guardian because of the brief use of explicit language.

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In addition, the language of the agreement protects Charles Hurwitz the boss of Maxxam, the parent company of Pacific Lumber since a hostile takeover in 1986 from future lawsuits over Headwaters.

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Aside from the basics - utilities, schools, clean streets, efficient public transport - at which Tokyo traditionally excels, the Japanese megapolis provides sign-language interpreters for the deaf, home helpers for the elderly, and subsidies for single-parent households.

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