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“We the People” is not just a phrase or words on the pages of our founding documents. It’s the creed that connects us as a people. It’s a higher calling by which we live and die. And it’s embodied by our service to this country. We saw it in the heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, who risked their lives in ICUs, in emergency response and law enforcement....

If the experts can’t figure it out, imagine how the average policyholder feels about “demutualization”–an ungainly name for the change that’s about to reshape the familiar world of life insurance. Most of the industry’s big names-Prudential, Metropolitan, New York Life, John Hancock, Northwestern-are mutual companies, owned entirely by policyholders. Their business is vast - the 110 mutuals have 209 million life policies in force. And it’s comfortable: with no stockholders to satisfy, mutuals can offer policyholders generous dividends and pay little heed to costs....

Little do they realize how their lives as doctors will hinge on this awkward dance between cold, hard science and a bending of the rules, an underlying theme in Lam’s gracefully paced stories. Chen smashes the glass of a bird-flu isolation ward where one of our doctors wishes to be left alone to die without infecting others. Blatant lies are told to wives of dead men, even as their corpses lie in the helicopter a few feet from them....

– If C-Span doesn’t satisfy the political junkie in you, a new fix is here. Project Vote Smart (http://www.vote-smart.org/) is a database of political information published by the nonpartisan Center for National Independence in Politics. Bios and voting records are available for various politicians. – Movie Link (http://www. movielink.com/) is the online version of MovieFone, which lets callers in 25 major cities buy tickets in advance. You can search movies by location or title; click on a showtime to order tickets....

Using Bold Fonts Effectively in Print Documents In a print context, follow these best-practice ideas: Emphasize with bold fonts. Use bold fonts for emphasis to highlight important points, but use them as little as possible. If everything is emphasized, then nothing stands out. Use restraint when using bold type. Whole paragraphs of text set in bold type are hard to read. The reason bold type creates emphasis is that it slows down the reader and forces the eye to take in the words more carefully....

Timeline 1920s 1926: Grunya Sukhareva, a child psychiatrist in Kiev, Russia, writes about six children with autistic traits in a scientific German psychiatry and neurology journal. 1930s 1938: Louise Despert, a psychologist in New York, details 29 cases of childhood schizophrenia, some who have symptoms that resemble today’s classification of autism. 1940s 1943: Leo Kanner publishes a paper describing 11 patients who were focused on or obsessed with objects and had a “resistance to (unexpected) change....

Devotees of Carey’s stand-up act won’t be surprised to see him working blue. Some fans of ““The Drew Carey Show,’’ his G-rated ABC sitcom, however, might be more shockable. Comedy-book buyers, beware: on the Paul Reiser-to-Howard Stern continuum, this naughty tome is a lot less ““Babyhood’’ and a lot more ““Private Parts.’’ Carey happily owns up to his stripper fixation, pornaholism, pierced nipples and other personality kinks with the attitude ““Hey, I’m just a regular guy from Cleveland....

While Krayem and PFA CEO John Didulica differ slightly on the details of what a second-tier competition under the A-League might look like, both are completely convinced that there has never been a better time to make it happen. In fact, Krayem reckons a professional second-tier competition is feasible within 18 months and confirmed it is something Fury would be interested in. “I think if all parties worked together, there’s no reason why a second tier couldn’t happen in the 2018-19 season....

One of the reasons stocks have been so erratic is Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan’s attempt to cool off the market by raising short-term interest rates. This set off an odd pattern in which stocks would swoon on the prospect of an increase, soar when the increase was only a quarter of a point, then swoon again, presumably in contemplation of the next increase. The topper was Greenspan’s Delphic utterances last month that left lots of people nervous and confused....

The race to challenge an incumbent president always begins in the shadows, but the Democrats face special problems this time. They are sandwiched between two powerful forces. One, of course, is George W. Bush, a “wartime” president willing to use all the ships at sea–or at least one aircraft carrier–to underscore his popularity as the commander in chief in the global fight against terrorism. The other is the Clintons. They remain reviled figures in some quarters....

A few of the statistics already being reported on Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey: Proper No. Twelve sold more than most brands sell in a full year in just the first few weeks on the market in Ireland and the USA. Six months worth of product was shipped out within 10 days of launch. The team had bottled what was estimated to be enough for six months of strong sales....

A closer look at the exploits of both players in 2016 would give us an indication as to how different their journeys, particularly this year, has been to that spot for Rio. After several disappointments, success finally arrives for Saina It was the World Championships final of 2015 in Jakarta, involving Saina Nehwal and Carolina Marin. The Indian had earlier in the year lost a high-profile final to the same opponent at the All England Championships in Birmingham and was looking to reverse that result here....

When the green flag drops on the Geico 500, it will have been 10 years and 15 days since he scored his last Cup win at the 2.66-mile track on Oct. 3, 2004. MORE: Earnhardt only worried about being up front | Danica crew cheif future | Stenhouse misses race | Busch baby coming The win capped off a stretch of five wins in seven races at the track for Earnhardt, who was still driving the No....

– Dan Jansen with his daughter Jane and one gold medal

Hot Pot and Toaster Oven Warm Bread Salad of Crispy Pancetta, Parmesan and Poached Egg 1 ciabatta loaf, torn into pieces Extra-virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 12 slices pancetta or bacon Juice of 1 lemon 4 large organic eggs 3 large handfuls arugula 1 head oak-leaf lettuce 3 1/2 oz. Parmesan cheese (not grated) Set oven to 400 degrees; fill hot pot with water....

The new president, indeed, will be the inheritor of a new political consensus in America, born of the failures of Bill Clinton, in his first years, to bulk up the government and of Newt Gingrich to tear it down. Gore, in most analyses, stood a step to the left of Bill Clinton, and Bush struck the limners of politics as a sun-belt conservative, closer in spirit to Ronald Reagan than to his own father....

ALS strikes 5,000 Americans each year. The disease involves the progressive death of motor neurons, the nerve cells that transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles. As the condition advances, sufferers lose the ability to speak, swallow or breathe. Though a few survive 20 years or more (as the British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has), most die within five years. By examining tissue from 18 ALS families, a team led by Dr....

It’s important to note that mirroring is only officially available for Android and Windows phones and tablets. However, Roku offers alternatives for iPhone users. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to set up and use Roku screen mirroring from a mobile device. Prepare Your Roku for Screen Mirroring Before you start, make sure to enable your Roku device for mirroring with the following steps: Select Settings. Select System. Go to Screen Mirroring....