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...these products in the U.S. and in Europe have found phthalates safe for children's toys. In addition, studies by scientists at Harvard University, the European Commission and others have shown that BPA is also safe as used. We are concerned that TIME's story may lead consumers to abandon safe plastics for products that are potentially hazardous to children because they can break and cause choking, cuts and other serious risks. As former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop says, "The enemy is not tiny amounts of chemicals that have proved safe for many years...
...instead of bribes of sugarplums such as extra funding for the House with the highest response rate, Harvard should rethink how to make the CUE most useful to students and use a stick to hold those accountable who do not participate. With that in mind, we propose that Harvard abandon the print edition model of the CUE and restrict access to the online edition only to those who had filled out their CUE forms the semester before (or pro-actively opted-out) and to new students. In addition, Harvard should post verbatim feedback of students—edited only...
Your parents are begging you to come home, but the thought of another week watching “Scrubs” reruns is a little too depressing. Fortunately, it’s not too late to abandon ship. Beat the intersession blues with a trip to Montreal and enjoy the city’s foreign cool, quirky accents, and friendly drinking age. First, indulge your appetite at Les Chenets with classic Québécois poutine—fries, gravy, and juicy cheese curds. Mmm, heart disease. Then head to St-Viateur for soft Montreal bagels and slab...
...approach to this dilemma has been consistent. We welcome and encourage Evangelical support for Israel, particularly at a time when there are serious threats to the Jewish State. However, we have always said that we would not abandon our principles of keeping America the kind of society in which Jews and other minorities do not feel excluded...
...recently questioned Chinese officials about their plan to invest $16 million to develop a natural gas field in Iran. "We've made clear the downsides of investing in Iran," she said. While the secretary hasn't asked China point blank to abandon the plan, she has let Chinese officials know that investing in Iran while it is under U.N. Security Council sanctions for refusing to stop its suspect nuclear activities is "a financial risk and a reputational risk...