46,400 The number of refugees from Asia, the region the U.S. took in the most refugees from in 2014. Africa came in second with 16,343. 19,769 The number of refugees from Iraq, the country where the most refugees came to the U.S. from in 2014. Burma was second with 14,598. Male vs. Female Of the 69,975 refugees who came to the U.S. in 2014, 36,767 were male and 33,208 were female....
Once athletes have secured funding to pursue their dream of winning gold at the Olympics, they sometimes move to an Olympic training facility in preparation for the Games. The United States Olympic Committee runs three major training centers for elite American athletes, providing the best training in the finest facilities in the world. United States athletes preparing for the Olympic Games, Paralympics, and Pan-Am Games often live at one of the U....
Boy’s Life Magazine1325 Walnut Hill La.Irving, Tex. 75038Publishes original fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and readers’ favorite jokes and riddles. Children’s Express1440 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 510Washington, DC 20005http://www.ce.org/This news service is reported by kids age 13 and under. The twice-weekly column is distributed by UPI to 2,500 newspapers around the world. Write for information. Cobblestone20 Grove St.Peterborough, N.H. 03458http://www.cobblestonepub.com/pages/cobbmain.htmPublishes a variety of material; however, you are asked to write first and ask for guidelines and upcoming themes....
Romney’s presidential campaign agenda is based on conservative principles, including small government, lower taxes, national security, and defending the traditional family. Born into a politically active family in Detroit, Michigan, with roots in the Mormon Church, it was only natural that Romney would pursue a political career. His father, George W. Romney, was a 1968 presidential candidate and his mother, Lenore Romney, was a U.S. Senate candidate in 1970....
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Katarina Witt Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient Olympics Cross country skier Raisa Smetanina (USSR) is the winningest woman medalist, taking 10 medals (four gold; five silver; one bronze). Speed skater Apolo Ohno leads the list of American medal winners at the Winter Games: eight (two gold; two silver; four bronze). Speed skater Bonnie Blair is the winningest American woman medal winner at the Winter Games: six (five gold; one bronze)....
The Revolutionary War Conflicts increase between colonists and Britain on western frontier because of royal edict limiting western expansion (1763) and regulation of colonial trade and increased taxation of colonies (Writs of Assistance allow search for illegal shipments, 1761; Sugar Act, 1764; Currency Act, 1764; Stamp Act, 1765; Quartering Act, 1765; Duty Act, 1767). Boston Massacre (1770). Lord North attempts conciliation (1770). Boston Tea Party (1773), followed by punitive measures passed by Parliament—the “Intolerable Acts....
Team Epée: 1. Italy def. 2. France (39-38); 3. Cuba def. South Korea (45-31). Individual Foil: 1. Kim Young-Ho, S. Kor def. 2. Ralf Bissdorf, GER (15-14); 3. Dmitri Chevtchenko, RUS def. Jean-Noel Ferrari, FRA (15-14). Team Foil: 1. France def. 2. China (45-44); 3. Italy def. Poland (45-38). Individual Sabre: 1. Mihai Claudiu Covaliu, ROM def. 2. Mathieu Gourdain, FRA (15-12); 3. Wiradech Kothny, GER def. Domonkos Ferjancsik, HUN (15-11)....
Second Place: $75,000 scholarship, Graham William Wakefield Van Schaik, 17, of Columbia, South Carolina, for a two-year study of the long-term effects of exposure to pyrethroids, commonly found in household and agricultural pesticides. Third Place: $50,000 scholarship, Brian Davis McCarthy, 18, of Hillsboro, Oregon, for his research on developing new types of solar cells. Brian synthesized extremely thin and fragile films and verified his results using scanning electron microscopy techniques....
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Legs become thinner and thinner as time passes. The muscles of the legs push fluids and blood upward, which decreases the size of the thighs and calves. The waist becomes smaller by 3 to 5 inches due to an upward shift of the internal organs. The body grows 1/2 to 21/4 inches taller because the spine lengthens and straightens. Relaxed body posture in space is head tilted backward, shoulders up (like a shrug) and arms afloat, up and forward with hands chest high....
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