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...center, multi-million-dollar mansions in neighborhoods like Kenwood, where Obama lives, as well as boarded-up flop-houses in neighborhoods like Englewood. Among Trinity's members are doctors, architects, prominent journalists, as well as teachers, firemen and garbage collectors. Many residents of the South Side?s farthest edges travel to jobs two hours away via public transport: a bus and a train transfer, often through Hyde Park, the leafy, upscale neighborhood best known because of its proximity to the University of Chicago. In recent years, parts of the South Side have experienced the arrival of gleaming condominiums and professionals...
...public in a medium more approachable than academic journals. I personally owe much of my embryonic scientific knowledge to science fiction. For example, “Jurassic Park” first introduced me to DNA and cloning, “Star Trek” to faster-than-light travel, and “2001: a Space Odyssey” to artificial intelligence and to the idea that human evolution might not be finished. Most lay-knowledge of science ranging from aliens and asteroid strikes to time-travel paradoxes and nuclear holocaust scenarios can all be traced back to the genre...
...functions such as driver's licenses and identification cards, then the federal government should pay the states' cost of compliance." The question, however, is which cost will be higher for the states: Paying for the new cards, or listening to the complaints of people who suddenly discover that air travel has become even more unpleasant...
...they fail to meet the deadline, that means starting May 11 their citizens would not be allowed to use identification from those states to board aircraft or enter government buildings. If they lack any other acceptable ID, they would be subjected to additional security screening that would make travel an extra hassle...
...McCain had a few crowd-pleasing cards up his sleeve as well. Responding to one long-winded inquiry on his Middle East views, for example, McCain amused listeners by jokingly reminding the reporter, "you're only allowed five questions." Conversely, when asked if either or both of his congressional travel mates might also happen to be potential running mates, McCain paused briefly as a snappy answer visibly lit up his face - then fade. "I was going to make a funny remark," McCain said, almost as if he foresaw a YouTube loop in his head. "But it seems like...