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...Alcatraz has numerous descendants. In Lima, Ohio, at a facility for mentally ill inmates, part of the courtyard resembles a barnyard. Sheep, goats, ducks, rabbits -- even deer -- roam around. "We're finding the prisoners who have pets are less violent," says Psychiatric Social Worker David Lee. In a double bonus, women inmates in Gig Harbor, Wash., are training special dogs to aid the handicapped. For one family with a daughter who suffers from a neurological disorder, a dog was schooled to pick up signals of an impending seizure and alert the girl and her parents. "The dog knows before...
...place, they substituted a state- sponsored giveaway. Each and every resident was paid an annual "dividend" of some $500 merely for living in the state. The big spenders in Juneau also voted to give residents 65 and older an additional $250 each month as a longevity bonus. Says Cowper: "Government was in the business of dividing up the loot...
...exam awards bonus points for fine arts and VES professors who can abuse the projectionist by yelling "focus" every time a new slide comes up on the screen...
...minutes of action last night, with all cagers scoring at least two points...Harvard shot 49 percent from the floor, and continues to lead the Ivy League in field goal percentage...The cagers only committed four fouls in the first half, and kept the Lions out of the bonus until 14 minutes into the second stanza...The Crimson closes out its season this Saturday when it hosts Dartmouth at Briggs...
...twelve-month program that includes fighting floods and forest fires, maintaining parks and clearing streams. The pay starts at $580 a month. The conditions often feature military-style barracks in isolated areas. At the end of a tour of duty, corps members are eligible for a $500 cash bonus or a $1,000 scholarship. For many workers, the program offers an escape from broken families, bad neighborhoods and the self-centered apathy that afflicts many young people today...