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...younger child was abused, some or all of the other kids usually were as well. Mistreatment of any of the children usually breaks the bond the parents have with the firstborn, turning that child from parental ally to protector of the brood. At the same time, the eldest may pick up some of the younger kids' agreeableness skills-the better to deal with irrational parents-while the youngest learn some of the firstborn's self-sufficiency. Abusiveness is going to "totally disrupt the birth-order effects we would expect," says Sulloway...
...This talks about who I am and what I’m into,’” he says. Wright himself scrawled lines of poetry on his white T-shirt. Popular T-shirt messages can range from the poetic to the political. These days, students can pick up a cause like they pick up laundry, with T-shirts meant to support Darfur (“Save Darfur”), Obama (“BaRock My World”), and awareness about AIDS (the newly-popular “HIV-Positive” tees). But sometimes, casual campaigning...
...deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen a lot of my stuff can usually pick it out.” There is no shortage of opportunities for admirers to become familiar with her look. Baird is a member of the Harvard Vestis Council, does costuming for Harvard theater, and is a Harvard fashion show regular. But she usually has ample time and a heftier budget...
...President has made no secret that he intended to pick a fight with Dems on spending, threatening to block nine of the 12 annual spending bills. It's all part of his campaign to reclaim the mantle of fiscal conservatism that plays well with his increasingly dissatisfied base. The Democrats are countering by front-loading the legislative calendar with spending bills on such sentimental topics as education and veterans that will make Bush look like the Grinch for even daring to veto. They next plan to hammer him on a bipartisan water resources bill that - again - Bush says costs...
...second quarter, the defensive backs really went to work on the Leopards wideouts. Lafayette marched down the field in the two-minute drill only to have senior safety John Hopkins—the reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week—pick off Mike DiPaolo’s pass at Harvard’s three-yard line. Hopkins was all over the field: The senior finished second on the team with seven and a half tackles—including one for a loss—and a pass breakup. He added a second interception on the Leopards?...