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...next phase of the case was its crisis. Maintaining that the farmer-jurors, admittedly unfamiliar with the theory of Evolution, were unfit to decide whether or not it "denies Genesis" until they had heard an explanation of the theory, the defense sought to put scientific experts on the stand for the farmer-jurors' instruction. At once the prosecution objected. The jurors, who had so far spent most of their time wandering around outside the court house, trying to avoid hearing the loud-spoken radio echoes of arguments within the court over what was and was not fitting for them...
Most significant, the Rand report questioned the very idea of having separate schools for preteens: "Research suggests that the onset of puberty is an especially poor reason for beginning a new phase of schooling." Jaana Juvonen, the UCLA psychologist who spent more than 18 months crunching data for the report, believes that 11- and 12-year-olds are already dealing with so many changes that it makes little sense to pile on a change in schools. "Right around the time that most kids are transferring to middle school, everything starts to happen," she says. "There's physical development...
...findings released last week represent the first phase of the project, which the Kuwaiti government commissioned in 2002. The project was designed to have SPH assess the magnitude and causes of effects that the 1990 invasion had on the health of the nation’s populace. The study, which is conducted, funded, and monitored by the UNCC, also asked Harvard to look for a cost-effective means of facilitating early detection and treatment of those negative health impacts...
Researchers for the project examined the health of 5,000 Kuwaitis over the course of the 14 years since the invasion. This recent phase focused on Kuwaitis who were 50 years or older at the time of the invasion. The next stage will focus on people who were children at the time of the invasion and their parents, Evans said. He added that he hopes to remain focused on the central goal of the project, which is to receive financial compensation for Kuwaiti citizens whose health was damaged...
...leaving for my new home in New York for the summer, I know that this strange jealousy phase is fading. It is me who will soon become negligent in calling home; before long, I’ll become absorbed by my work, my social life, myself; and it won’t matter to me that the new Morgan is making my room her own or that she’s stolen all of my old monogrammed belongings...