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...southeast Alabama, one hospital banned children under the age of 12 from waiting rooms to help stop the spread of the virus, and Samford University called up its Pandemic Planning Team to keep students and parents informed. Opelika high school's head football coach faced his first game of the season Friday night with a quarter of his team benched...
...rules of Ramadan are fairly straightforward: for one month, all practicing, able-bodied Muslims over the age of 12 are forbidden to eat or drink from sunup to sundown. Muslims believe that during this month the gates of hell close - meaning the devil is unable to tempt them during a month of discipline, charity and self-control. The objective of the fast, which also prohibits participating in "sensual pleasures" such as smoking, sex and even listening to music during daylight hours, is to diminish believers' dependence on material goods, purify their hearts and establish solidarity with the poor to encourage...
...very difficult decision," says Peter Perham, Mike's father. "What's different with Laura is that by being away from home at such a young age, I would worry she's going to miss out on lots of important social interaction. Not to mention what the reception will be like when a 13-year-old shows up on a boat by herself in foreign countries...
...matter how mature a 13-year-old she is, the psychological effects would be enormous," says Amanda Owens, a London-based sports psychologist, who worries that Dekker's planned journey could leave her emotionally stunted. "At that age, two years is a big chunk of her life to spend alone. Plus, she wouldn't yet have the coping strategies to deal with the emotional trauma that can - and would - happen." (See the top 10 sporting moments...
...Perham, who was just 16 when he set sail on his nine-month expedition around the world, believes age shouldn't be a determining factor when it comes to deciding whether someone can try to follow his accomplishment. "I think it's right for the Netherlands to state their views, but in the end, it should still be Laura and her parents' choice," he tells TIME...