There's nothing to warm the heart of an aging generation more than reports of sniping, resentment and hostility between younger generations.

Generation X, in particular, feels slighted by its place in the birth order, stuck between the baby boomers and Gen Y, the Echo Generation.

Technology can be seductive because it provides an instant reward -- a text message from a friend, success in a video game or stimulating news on a Web site -- that is not necessarily harmful.

But mental-health experts say an addiction can form -- just as with gambling -- when people keep seeking that intermittent, unpredictable reward.

Capsule previews for Thursday and Friday's top college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.

THURSDAY:

COLORADO (3-6) at No. 12 OKLAHOMA STATE (8-2), 7:30, ESPN.

FAVORITE: Oklahoma State by 16.

COACHES: Dan Hawkins (16-30 in fourth year at Colorado) and Mike Gundy (35-25 in fifth year at Oklahoma State).

In a series of interviews with the TV networks before he left China, President Barack Obama disclosed that he is angered by the leaks that have accompanied his protracted deliberations over Afghanistan and considered the unauthorized disclosures a firing offense.

Dentists are cautioning parents that children should give up their pacifiers by the time they're 3 years old.

The timing varies, but it's generally 2-1/2 to 3, according to Maumee, Ohio, pediatric dentists Stephen Pero and Michael Glinka, who have been in practice together for more than 36 years.

Does your doctor talk to you about money?

Chances are, he or she does not. But it is a lost skill of medicine that many providers are finding they need.

Increasingly, patients are finding they need to know how much a particular diagnostic test or prescription or procedure will cost because some or all of the expense will come out of their own pockets.

OWATONNA, Minn. - Minnesota Vikings owner and President Mark Wilf said Tuesday the franchise has received the boost it was looking for when it signed Brett Favre and made it clear the veteran quarterback would be welcomed back in 2010 to play the second season of the two-year, $25 million deal he received in August.