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...trying to steer them toward normal lives, their carers will also have to decide the extent to which the Fritzls are not just patients, but scientific subjects. In the 1970s, studies of a feral child, "Genie," who hadn't spoken with humans until the age of 13, helped to confirm several hypotheses relating to how language is acquired. Psychologists will likely be equally interested in studying the psychosocial development of the Fritzl children in such a deprived environment...
Citing HMC’s policy to not discuss specific investments with the press, University spokesman John D. Longbrake would only confirm that Harvard has “expressed interest in acquiring the forest assets...
...President Faust simply to honor her charges for their decision to serve: She must also, to confirm the politically correct prejudices that govern the Academy, use the opportunity for ideological grandstanding...
...Puppets,” Slug sings from the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage.” Atmosphere even has a song called “Wild Wild Horses,” for God’s sake (God is Keith Richards, in this case). These allusions confirm that Atmosphere is an ultra-intelligent group, both lyrically and tonally. But do they have the courage to sample something ridiculous like “The Young and the Restless,” à la Mary J. Blige? Well, not in this album, anyway. Then again, the kind...
...phone was taken over by the Texas Rangers. The raid had begun. It had been a tightly held secret, known only to the sheriff. Court papers indicated the action had been prompted by a call from a young girl to a child abuse hotline - the state has yet to confirm they have located her and an FLDS spokesman says she does not exist. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) then removed 416 children from the ranch, more than anyone anticipated lived at the compound, Mankin said...