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Eventually, all films go through the “vinegar syndrome”—a condition where the film starts to decompose and the outside layer will fade and flake...
...border against potential terrorists. The bill's backers are using Congress's August recess to lobby the White House hard to sign on to the proposed legislation. "If we create a legal mechanism for people who just want to come work and then go home," says Arizona Representative Jeff Flake, "we can focus our border interdiction on people who do want to do us real harm...
...legislators like McCain and Flake hope to see their guest-worker bills pass Congress and, this fall, win President Bush's approval. But the grim reality of the smuggling business is that some migrants won't survive that long. Summer, the deadliest season for border crossings, isn't over yet. --With reporting by Hilary Hylton/Austin and Dolly Mascarenas/Mexico City
Battle Creek is the cereal capital of the world, headquarters to both Kellogg’s (once called the “Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co.”) and Post—a fact I point out soon after meeting new acquaintances...
...Handle" is an understatement. Cut marks on the skulls indicate that the overlying skin, muscles, nerves and blood vessels were removed, probably with an obsidian flake. Then a stone tool was scraped back and forth, creating faint clusters of parallel lines. The modification of the child's skull is even more dramatic. The lower jaw was detached, and soft tissues at the base of the head were cut away, leaving fine, deep cut marks. Portions of the skull were smoothed and polished...