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...there whose schools, economies and infrastructures remain mired in the cellar. But in this instance, Indianapolis can probably be excused for seeking affirmation on the NFL stage - if only because the shadow to the north that it's lived under for so long has been such a, well, a bear...
...Have you gone mad?'' Sometimes my endurance outlasted the guards' patience, and they resorted to physical violence to silence me, hitting me or kicking my legs. They called me a ''hysterical old woman,'' but they never knew my real purpose in provoking them. Though my legs to this day bear scars inflicted by their heavy boots, I always enjoyed good humor and calm spirits after fighting with the guards. I needed human contact; even encounters with the guards were better than complete isolation...
...fact that China's pandas are no longer in jeopardy makes it harder to justify the more questionable aspects of its breeding programs. The 200,000-hectare Wolong Nature Reserve, for example, faces pressure from human development and is barely large enough to support its wild bear population, let alone additional pen-reared animals like Xiang Xiang. Then there's the problem that, with the exception of ungulates like deer, animals raised in captivity are rarely able to adjust to the rigors of the wild. Efforts to reintroduce orangutans into Indonesia's fast-disappearing forests have met with scant success...
...year since 1981. While the average age of French mothers at childbirth continues to rise, they are still younger than in many other European countries. The number of babies born per woman is higher among the immigrant population than among those born in France, but even the latter bear an average of 1.8 babies, far beyond the rate in neighboring Germany and Spain . The boom may mean more expenditure in coming years on child-care facilities and elementary schools, but demographers point out that it also gives France a more sustainable age pyramid: in 25 years, there will be more...
Website Ivygate.com reports that it’s Scott’s grating personality that is rubbing the sheen off the Tigers’ illustrious program, and the multiple defections from the roster this season bear that...