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...proof of graduation, the quota is likely to be filled. This was the issue facing Harvard students last year, as the quota for H-1Bs was filled on May 26 (about two weeks before graduation), leaving many international Harvard students intending to work in the U.S. up the proverbial creek without a paddle.One glimmer of hope for these students is the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to twelve months without a visa. However, OPT is not the lifesaver it appears to be: Not only can foreigners only seek jobs...
...Neanderthals weren't nearly as primitive as many assume, observes Eddy Rubin, director of the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, Calif. "They had fire, burial ceremonies, the rudiments of what we would call art. They were advanced--but nothing like what humans have done in the last 10,000 to 15,000 years." We eventually outcompeted them, and the key to how we did so may well lie in our genes. So two years ago, Svante Pbo, the man who deconstructed the FOXP2 language gene and has done considerable research on ancient...
...Christ.” Charged for misdemeanor drunken driving, Gibson awaits a Sept. 28 court date. He has apologized to the Jewish community and has since checked himself into Alcoholics Anonymous. In other news, Lindsay Lohan was chastised by James G. Robinson, the chief executive officer of Morgan Creek Productions, for frequently arriving late on the set of her film “Georgia Rule” and for acting “like a spoiled child.” Star Jones had a blowout with Barbara Walters after her contract was not renewed on “The View...
CITIES A 15-yearold urban black male is 3.8 times as likely to die before the age of 60 as an Asian American COLORADO Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Park and Summit are ranked as the top counties in the nation for longevity (81.3 years on average...
...risky not to. Disregard the dark clouds coming over the Divide and you'll get slammed by bad weather. Don't look closely at the droppings in the driveway and you might not realize they belong to a nearby ferocious animal. Fail to notice the morning ice along the creek and you won't order your propane or woodsplitter in time before winter. And that slight movement up on the ridge that you catch in peripheral vision? Depending upon the season, it could either be a rock slide or an avalanche...