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...successful in promoting long-run integration of immigrants into the American society and economy. In contrast to Arab-French immigrants, the Latino immigrants in the U.S. experience a wider range of economic opportunities that serve as powerful attractors, promising economic rewards regardless of one’s country of origin, ethnicity, or race...
...least out of science class. If the new school board changes the current policy, Dover's ninth-graders will no longer be given a statement asserting that "the theory [of evolution] is not a fact" and that i.d.--the notion that some sort of mind guided the origin and development of life--is a valid alternative. Virtually no scientist agrees with i.d. proponents, and a group of Dover parents sued the board on the basis that i.d. is a religious, not a scientific, idea. That trial ended earlier this month, and the federal judge hearing the case will rule...
Fruit Tattoos Inventor: Greg Drouillard Availability: Now, on a trial basis To Learn More: durand-wayland.com/label Goodbye, pesky stickers. A growing number of produce packers and distributors are experimenting with natural-light labeling, a new process that uses a laser to etch identifying information (country of origin, variety, etc.) into the skins of fruits and vegetables without bruising or causing other damage. In our taste tests with pears from Southern Oregon Sales, the labeled areas proved entirely edible, if oddly textured. The process allows suppliers to attach more specific data to individual items - such as when a peach will...
...interests were the structure and evolution of solar nebula and the formation and sequence evolution of low-mass stars, as well as their nucleosynthesis. He also studied planet formation and the physics of planets and their atmospheres. In 1976, Cameron challenged contemporary beliefs with his new theory for the origin of the moon. He argued that an object at least the size of Mars struck our planet, causing fragments to be strewn into orbit around the Earth. The debris then coalesced into what is now known as the moon. This “giant impact” theory...
...riots, which stretched into their 12th night, claimed their first life yesterday and 1,400 vehicles were burned in 274 towns across France, authorities said. The violence began Oct. 27 in a Paris suburb when two teenage boys of African origin died from accidental electrocution while hiding from police...