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...along with joy and hope, the surge of overseas parenting has created a backlash. Side by side with legitimate avenues of adoption, gray and black markets have sprung up where Third World brokers obtain children for foreign clients under questionable circumstances. From Manila to San Salvador, Bucharest to Brasilia, baby-sale scandals have caused Third World countries to tighten procedures and, in some cases, halt foreign adoption. Other countries are curtailing foreign adoptions to protect their image. Prosperous South Korea, which has sent nearly 120,000 abandoned children overseas since the Korean War, now considers foreign adoption applications only...
...concerns. About 23,000 people have been receiving the pills for free, as a humane gesture. Now they are expected to pay $2,000 a year for the treatment. Bristol-Myers says, however, that it will continue to offer free pills to those who cannot afford the drug or obtain insurance coverage. Another worry is side effects, including inflammation of the pancreas, numbness in the hands and feet, and diarrhea. Most important, DDI has yet to pass the rigorous testing usually required by the FDA. "We are giving DDI a status it has not earned, and we are lowering...
What is the link with Destiny? Disillusioned church members assert that the book was published in order to obtain a bequest of $90 million from the Knapp family, whose fortune was based on California agriculture, real estate and oil. The writer's father Ira was a member of Eddy's inner circle, and the book represents the author's reminiscences and beliefs concerning the founder. Those beliefs were rejected by the ruling board in 1948, shortly after the volume first appeared. Under the terms of the bequest, the Knapp fortune was destined to go to Stanford University...
...Undergraduate Teacher Education Program (UTEP) allows students to obtain certification to teach in middle or secondary schools not only in Massachusetts but also in states with which Massachusetts has reciprocity. Students fulfill a specific academic concentration while taking UTEP classes, which fulfill elective requirements. Entrance to the program requires an interview and approval by the UTEP Admissions Committee, and inquiries should be directed to Rob Traver, the program administrator...
...Cambridge zoning ordinance prohibits fast food restaurants throughout the city, unless the business can obtain a special permit...