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...major reason for doubt: the simulation of ocean mixing in the computer models used by the paper's authors only crudely approximates what happens during actual hurricanes. Still, says Sriver, "we don't have a better way of doing it at this point, so this is a major step forward...
...both nuanced and unique. “From Brazil to Japan” follows several families of Brazilian migrants over the course of three years, May 2006 to May 2009, as they move from São Paulo to a new life in Japan. Aaron Litvin explains their reason for choosing this format, saying, “There were many journalistic accounts as well as academic sociological articles about this Brazil-Japan trend, but there was no comprehensive work that followed the same people over time to show the actual developments, changes and experiences...
...with all things, it is impossible to please everyone. Some moviegoers may be put off by the film’s lewd or juvenile approach to humor while others will see the movie for that very reason. But regardless of whether or not the film proves to be a critical or commercial success, Duke believes that “there are a lot of people that are looking forward to this movie,” and says that, for the most part, “people are going to enjoy the ride...
...committing murders that were not, in any meaningful sense, different from the thousands of other murders that occur where the person isn't on death row. You have about 15,000 homicides a year in the U.S. And you might have 60 executions. There wasn't any rhyme or reason to which crimes were resulting in executions, other than the operation of what I consider to be insidious types of prejudice and just sheer randomness...
Americans struggling with obesity epidemics have for years wondered how the so-called French paradox works: How does a nation that ingests huge quantities of butter, beef and cakes keep trim and have such long lives? It could be the red wine, as some believe. But another reason has to be this: in a country where con artists and adulterers are tolerated, the laws governing meals are sacrosanct and are drummed into children before they can even hold a knife. The French don't need their First Lady to plant a vegetable garden at the Élysée Palace...