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...practical question for me is not when job applications are due. A more pertinent question is: If I adopt a PBH little brother, will I be eligible for more money under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program...
Home-school curriculum standards are even more elastic. Study programs usually are approved by local school boards, whose competence in the area may be minimal. In some cases, parents must submit detailed outlines of proposed courses. In others, school boards adopt a laissez-faire approach that takes on faith the commitment and competence of the parent-instructors...
While the men know exactly what to expect at Venus, Anne does not. She initially hopes to sample native culture and improve her Japanese. Although Anne does gradually adopt local mannerisms, she can never elude her foreign identity; the Japanese discuss her in the third person and dismiss her idiosyncracies as "typically American...
...THIS week's divestment referendum, undergraduates must choose between the policies of complete divestment, selective divestment and no divestment from companies doing business in South Africa. The Southern Africa Solidarity Committee believes the Harvard Corporation should adopt the policy of complete divestment...
...might resign. "To resign today," he said, "would mean that we have to choose a whole new government. Does the country really need that right now?" Asked his opinion about a proposal to let Gorbachev rule the country with his Cabinet of ministers, Ryzhkov replied, "Maybe someday we will adopt an American system of government, but it is too early for this...