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Autism advocacy groups responded to the new federal numbers by pressing for a greater federal commitment to autism research - particularly on possible environmental causes - and to treatment. "It is imperative that more resources be given to autism research so we can understand the causes and biology of autism and develop more effective treatments," said Geraldine Dawson, chief scientific officer for Autism Speaks, the largest ASD advocacy group...
...think the combination of [good coaching and veteran leadership] has given us a lot of energy on defense, a lot of leadership on defense,” Crimson coach Tim Murphy said. “We’re a very solid unit right...
Flyby’s reason to drop: Sure it got rave Q reviews, it might even be “the closest to an ‘intellectual journey’ that one may find” at Harvard (Q-response), but if given the choice between sleep and another Kloppenberg reading, you choose sleep, then give this course the boot...
...plant and its biofuel potential by nongovernmental organizations and the government, which got much of their information from the Internet. The farmers said they were persuaded to buy so-called "certified" jatropha seeds, which were said to grow in tough conditions. They were also told they would be given advice on how to plant their fields and that once the plants began to produce seeds, agricultural officials would buy them at prices upwards of 1,000 shillings ($13) per kilogram. Farmers were also told that demand would increase steadily for the oil produced by the seeds. (See pictures...
...either. For several years, Titus Kisavi traveled the region encouraging farmers to grow the plant, earning a commission from development groups for the seeds he sold. These days, however, he doesn't have a job and he spends his afternoons at a bar near Kibwezi. Still, he hasn't given up on the plant. "I have a very big passion for jatropha," Kisavi said. "I visit farmers and tell them to plant it in the hope that one day ... somebody will come to the farms and sign contracts for the seed. We know one day that jatropha will...