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Second Place: $75,000 scholarship, Yi Sun, 17, of San Jose, California, for a project in mathematics that involves the winding number of a function, which, in the case of the plane, is the number of times it encircles the origin. Third Place: $50,000 scholarship, Yuan Zhang, 17, of Derwood, Maryland for a project in medicine and health. She studied the molecular mechanisms behind atherosclerosis, or arterial plaque buildup, a disease in which lipid-laden macrophages - fat-filled white blood cells - build up in the vessel wall....

And the Best Supporting Actress Nominees Are… Bérénice Béjo, The Artist Jessica Chastain, The Help Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer, The Help

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The process of how laws are made (see the following page) is a good example of checks and balances in action. First, the legislative branch introduces and votes on a bill. The bill then goes to the executive branch, where the President decides whether he thinks the bill is good for the country. If so, he signs the bill, and it becomes a law. If the President does not believe the bill is good for the country, he does not sign it....

Coppélia (1870) A doll is so exquisitely beautiful and lifelike that she wins the heart of a village boy. Saint-Léon choreographed Coppélia and Léo Delibes wrote the music.Giselle (1841) A young girl spends her days dancing and gathering flowers until love brings tragedy. Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot choreographed Giselle and Adolphe Adam wrote the music.The Nutcracker (1892) A nutcracker doll Clara receives for Christmas leads the way into an enchanted world....

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Dating is rare in Afghanistan because most marriages are arranged by parents, and schools are separate for boys and girls. The opportunities to meet are rare. Girls have a 7:00 P.M. curfew, while boys have an 11:00 P.M. curfew. Most teens go out in large groups and don’t pair off until they are 18 or 19 years old in Australia. Girls often ask out boys and pay for the date, too....

Related Links U.S. health officials have issued an advisory for Americans to avoid nonessential travel to Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone because of the outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level three warning, its most urgent travel notice, for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. CDC has also issued a level two alert for Nigeria. Meanwhile, West African governments have been taking steps to fight the virus, such as deploying the army and police to conduct house-to-house searches....

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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was a lighthouse—the famous Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the first one that is recorded in history and was built about 280 BC. Those records tell us that it was the tallest one ever built—450 ft. (comparable to a 45-story skyscraper) and used an open fire at the top as a source of light. This fantastic structure survived for 1500 years until it was completely destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century....