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...only the beginning of their odyssey, as migrants and as a couple. To the boy, in fact, Reina morphs into a metaphor for America itself: Is she - is it - really worth the trials he's suffering? When the two become separated, his search for her is conflated with the larger question. And perhaps another: Is our immigration dysfunction really worth the human pain it causes migrants and the political pain it causes...
...better grasp on the remaining 10% of the particles. During the July 2005 flyby they were able to collect samples of particles that showed the presence of organic materials including carbon dioxide and methane, which, along with water and energy, are essential to sustain life. For larger carbon compounds, however, the results were less clear. As Hansen-Koharcheck puts it, "The data gets really noisy...
...schools were improving. The contention centered around the issue of whether a high percentage of students passing the tests was significant in light of a relatively low percentage achieving proficient scores. While many specific complaints about what the scores tell us are justified, we believe this debate masks a larger issue–the effectiveness of state standardized testing in general. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a series of standardized tests designed to measure the competency of students and schools in Massachusetts. Scores are also reported to the federal government under No Child Left Behind. The tests measure...
Although the Parents Association did not have an exact count of guests who attended, Kate Drizos—a staff assistant for the Harvard College Parents Association—speculated in an e-mailed statement that the weekend drew larger crowds than usual...
...Good for tourists, perhaps, and a real live test-bed for the company's ambitions to Google-ize far larger metropolises. But the reality in Nanaimo is that many locals are entirely unaware of the new electronic pathways for navigating their city. "I think it's pretty cool we're the Google Earth capital of the world," said Jakob Brzovic, 25, who works in a local electronics retail store. "I just wish somebody would have told...