The fossil frenzy
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The Erhud quarries, in the Ziz oasis of the Moroccan Sahara, are the world capital of exotic Devonian Trilobite fossils. However, the desperate poverty of the region leads to many fossils being wholly or partly faked and fabricated for the lucrative collectors market.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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Migration of the melting pot
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Immigrants to the US often live in the suburbs, and schools, such as Rolling Terrace Elementary in Takoma Park, Maryland, reflect this ethnic diversity. There are some 50 nationalities at the school.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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The little professor syndrome
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A description of the problems faced by children suffering from Asperger's syndrome who attend a school organised by the New York League for Early Learning is presented.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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