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...particularly appreciated Wallis' reporting on the two autism intervention programs, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Floortime. The behaviorist method of ABA may still be the predominant approach, but Floortime's child-directed, playfully interactive techniques are also changing children's lives. My son attended a preschool using Floortime, and it made all the difference in the world. He blossomed there and is now a bright child with an active social life in a mainstream elementary school. I hope Wallis' story helps parents who are still in the painful early stages of this journey...
...Some of Cereality's patent claims may be valid," says Kenneth Rader, 24, CEO of the Cereal Bowl, "but others are ridiculous." Rader acknowledges that it would be unfair for others to copy Cereality's method of serving cereal in Chinese-food containers, but he draws the line at Cereality's attempt to lay sole claim to the idea of mixing brand-name-candy toppings with cereal...
...customer base--college students. A group from the University of Florida launched a "Cereal Solidarity" campaign last summer on the website freeculture.org criticizing Cereality for bullying rival restaurants with those warning letters. The protests led to an online petition--drawing hundreds of signatures--calling for an end to business-method patents and asking Cereality to withdraw its patent application. Roth says the group is more concerned with ideology than cereal toppings. "Freeculture turned Cereality into a poster child for anti-patent protest," Roth says. "We're just two guys trying to protect ourselves from big companies that could steal...
...Rhythm Method Remains "Condom fight: the Vatican strikes back" [May 8] reported that the Roman Catholic Church is not changing its position and will not condone condom use under any circumstances. As a former Catholic, I rue the day when I confessed to a priest that I used birth control after having my fifth baby. That man said I was sinning and read the riot act to me. He had a lot of nerve! The church's policy against artificial contraception is nothing short of medieval. Mary Thomas Garden Grove, California, U.S. The Fruits of Colonialism Re "Exit strategies...
...Kelleher, who co-wrote Murder Most Rare: The Female Serial Killer. "What makes this situation unique is that they rarely operate in pairs. And a hit-and-run? I've looked at over 300 female serial killers and this is the first time I've heard of this method. Now that's pretty brutal...