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...that promote antisocial and aggressive behavior, or whether the excessive eating of sweets represents a lack of discipline in childhood that translates to poor impulse control in adulthood. Moore is leaning toward the latter. It's possible that children who are given sweets too frequently never learn how to delay gratification - that is, they never develop enough patience to wait for things they want, leading to impulsivity in adulthood. It's also possible that children who are poorly behaved from the start tend to get more candy. (Read "Why Media Could Be Bad for Your Child's Health...
...much in developing a nuclear program to simply reverse course; rather, they see the choices as boiling down to one between military strikes and accepting a nuclear-armed Iran. But military strikes are opposed by the Pentagon for two reasons: even in the best case they would simply delay Iran's nuclear progress, and they would prompt a backlash that could dramatically destabilize the region. Indeed, as a result, Iran could even move from its current ambiguous policy toward a clearly enunciated and accelerated nuclear-weapons program...
...DeLay, Tom • booty of is shaken and "Wild Thing" is lip-synched and air-guitared to by, after which daughter of urges viewers to repeatedly vote for "to keep him on the show that he's enjoying so much...
...FlyBy has replaced its handy milk and juice cartons (a la elementary school) with a proper drinks dispenser. This forces students to take extra time inside to prepare their drinks as well as juggle an extra component to carry. And as usual, mandatory ID swiping causes an unavoidable delay as students dig through their bags and wallets, all the while juggling slippery plastic bags, a cup of juice—oh yeah, and grabbing that last napkin. Joseph C. Higgins '11 agreed that "the biggest thing is the swipe card delay...
This community investment is especially important given the long duration of the construction projects in Allston. In February 2009, the university announced that it would delay construction in Allston as part of a series of budget cuts in response to the financial crisis. This slowdown is understandably testing the patience of Allston residents. But goodwill overtures such as the fund indicate that, despite construction uncertainty, Harvard is not wavering in its commitment to a healthy relationship with the Allston community...