The Army's new paternity leave policy gives fathers additional time to be with their Families when a child is born. The policy, signed into law under President George W. Bush on Oct. 14, 2008 grants married Soldiers up to 10 consecutive days of non-chargeable administrative leave after the birth of a child.
Adult fireflies have a special light-producing tissue inside the abdomen covered by a very thin, translucent exoskeleton; this allows the internally produced light to shine through. The world is full of questions we all want answers to but are either too embarrassed, time-crunched or intimidated to actually ask.
BAZELL: Fireflies glow because they produce a chemical called luciferase. The light can be a beautiful sight on a summer evening. In the laboratory scientists can make the same glow with the chemical. The researchers first obtain the gene or the piece of the chemical DNA which makes the glowing chemical in fireflies. Next, using genetic engineering, they transfer the gene into pieces of the plants. These pieces grow into whole plants which glow.