By fermentation, the yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols â for thousands of years the carbon dioxide has been used in baking and the alcohol in alcoholic beverages.
In a memo last September, President Obama said the United States would admit up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2015, as justified by humanitarian concerns or the national interest. The number breaks down as follows: Africa................................17,000.
Ann C. Richard, the deputy Secretary of State in charge of immigration, said the United States had resettled nearly 70,000 refugees from nearly 70 countries around the world last year, and is reviewing 9,000 to 10,000 recent Syrian referrals from the United Nations high commissioner on refugees.