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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...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 well and is mastering skills quickly with the help of two hours of tutoring in the evening. "From the moment she wakes up till she goes...

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

...subtle parody of gay culture?) The story centers around Ferdinand's various rebound relationships after his girlfriend dumps him. In a sub-plot his friend Tree-man (who looks like a tree but acts like a lovesick French student) has an unreciprocated yearning for Ferdinand's ex. "If I hug you too long then I'll want to kiss you and then it'll all be a big mess and we won't just be friends anymore," she says, in a typical bit of dialogue. Sfar's endlessly inventive and funny variations on the supernatural theme - e.g. the werewolf changing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Your Mark! | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

...clothes that I haven’t been able to adopt enough abandoned puppies.” You might also want to throw out a witty, yet sensitive joke; for instance, you can establish your anti-war credentials by commenting that “we can’t hug our children with nuclear arms.” No one wants a guy who is in favor of nuclear...

Author: By Eric A. Kester | Title: Dating 101 | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

Part of Whole Foods' success is timing. Aging baby boomers are more health conscious than ever, twentysomething "echo boomers" are in a group hug with everything that promotes health and the environment, and the population at large is becoming more educated about all things sustainable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: whole Foods: Green Giant | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

...already cost you points anyway. Question: Which has more human pathogens, the floor or your spouse’s/partner’s/date’s mouth? It’s definitely not the floor, but I quite enjoy kissing. Finally, wait until you have kids and you hug and kiss them—even or especially when they are sick. That leads to interesting exposures. We don’t live in a germ free world, but fortunately we have great host defenses and a vigorous immune system...

Author: By Lauren B. Gibilisco, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hey, Professor... | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

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