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...were to draw a diagram of acculturation, with the mores of immigrant parents on one side and society's on the other, the classic model might show a steady drift over time, depicting a slow-burn Americanization, taking as long as two or three generations. The more recent Asian-American curve, however, looks almost like the path of a boomerang: early isolation, rapid immersion and assimilation and then a re-appreciation of ethnic roots...
...cocaine is derived, reversing decades of U.S. efforts to eradicate the crop in Bolivia. And he also hopes to nationalize the tens of trillions of cubic feet of recently discovered natural gas in Bolivia coveted by U.S. energy companies. A Morales victory may also quicken Latin America's leftward drift - left-leaning candidates are favored to win at least five of the nine presidential elections scheduled for 2006 in Latin America...
...developed in those three films draws heavily on the philosophic training he received at Harvard. Like Heidegger’s archetype of the human as a being who simply “exists,” with no direction or motivation, Malick’s American everymen and everywomen drift from scene to scene, through non-linear plots and rich landscapes...
...Benzene, nitrobenzene and aniline, used to produce explosives, fungicides, dyes and shoe polish, are nasty substances to have in a river. Benzene and nitrobenzene can affect the nervous system, and long-term exposure to benzene can cause cancer and chromosomal aberrations. With luck, the problem will simply drift downriver and dissipate without doing much harm. The Songhua eventually flows across the Russian border, joining the Amur River and emptying into the Sea of Okhotsk near Vladivostok. China waited at least a week after the explosion to notify Russia about the toxins. The two countries are now conferring, but Russian politicians...
There should be a relaxation-filled lull between your work and your sleep. Even if it is just five minutes—make sure you take it. Get your mind off of your work before you drift off into dream land. Call a friend, make a cup of tea, do downward dog motions, or perform a belly dance for your roommates. It will most certainly pay off the next day. I promise...