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...charitable undertaking was a wholly unsexy attempt to correct this—a ballot initiative to change the way trustees were selected, from at-large to single-member district elections, so that trustees might be spread more evenly across town...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Good Works, Here and There | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...significantly, in mothers with more than one autistic child. "These antibodies are actually raised against proteins in the fetal brain," says Amaral, who recently submitted a paper on the discovery. The working hypothesis is that these antibodies may alter brain development in ways that lead to autism. If correct, the finding could lead to a maternal blood test and the use of a therapy called plasmapheresis to clear antibodies from the mother's blood. "You get a sense of the excitement," says Amaral, "if you could prevent, say, 20% of kids from getting autism. But we don't want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Autistic Mind | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

TIME's report on Opus Dei was essentially correct and fair, but the repeated references to the society as "secret" and "secretive" were off the mark. The story is a proof of our transparency, based as it was on interviews with many of the faithful of Opus Dei, who did not hide their membership but on the contrary made an effort to answer all questions, including some of a very personal nature. The photos of the discipline [a small whip] and the cilice [a chain] presented them in such a way that readers might not know whether they were looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 15, 2006 | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...classroom, Jodi sits quietly at a small table with a teacher. They take turns looking at photos and using a complete sentence to describe the scene ("The girl is riding a bike"). Each correct answer earns Jodi a sticker on a chart; with enough stickers she can choose a reward. ABA was once famous for its M&M rewards, but better programs now tailor positive reinforcement to the child's preferences--a favorite activity, a hug or, in the case of one Alpine student, a packet of ketchup. Though Jodi didn't talk at all until age 3, she speaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Schools | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...allow council members to overrule his decision, which further upset supporters of the bill. Approximately 15 council members in favor of the act left the meeting in an attempt to block any vote from taking place.Now, Haddock says that he would entertain and sustain a point of order to correct the record. Greenfield’s constitutional amendment would be struck down, and the Student Group Non-Discrimination Act could come into effect.Haddock would not say whether or not he would rule that the act has passed. But he did say in an interview yesterday that he would...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC May Fund Exclusive Groups | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

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