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...Professor Toni Falbo of the University of Texas has researched the subject for 30 years and, she says, found no disadvantages to children without siblings. That's because what counts is not a traditional family structure but the opportunity to form relationships with adults and contemporaries. "Parent and peer contact can compensate for the lack of siblings," says Falbo. Parents of only children are ingenious in developing family structures to provide that contact. A child's best friend can often be co-opted as an honorary sibling; or the extended family can be plundered for playmates and more adult role...
...feces of people or animals, a team from the FDA is inspecting sanitation procedures used both in the fields and in processing plants, and looking into water-quality logs and even weather patterns, to determine if flooding or poor drainage caused contaminated runoff to bring the bacteria into contact with produce...
...phone interview with The Crimson, Cooper would not comment on whether the parties had made contact, or whether legal action would be taken. But, he said, “Dr. Yau believes that the mathematics community has been unfairly attacked, and it is his intent to painstakingly point out the manner in which the attack is unfair...
...girls at 11 or 12 to ensure blanket protection before the children become sexually active but advise that women up to the age of 26 should still receive the vaccine whether sexually active or not. The vaccine will have no effect on women who have already come into contact with the virus. The vaccine is not currently licensed for use on men. Rosenthal wrote in an email that the initial series of the vaccine will likely give protection against the virus for five years. “Most experts are projecting that a booster shot will be necessary after that...
...other top schools used to hold annual meetings at which they shared information on their financial aid policies. But the schools agreed to stop the information swaps in 1991, as part of an agreement with U.S. Justice Department antitrust prosecutors.Even if the schools aren’t in direct contact, Harvard hopes it holds some sway over peer institutions’ practices.“We’re looking for all the company we can get,” Fitzsimmons said.Harvard, like Princeton, won’t end its early admissions program until the next academic year?...