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Trouble is, La Nina is likely to bring her own set of weather problems. Last week scientists meeting in Boulder, Colo., at a La Nina summit sponsored by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) sketched out a lengthy list: more Atlantic Ocean hurricanes. Colder winters across Canada. Wetter winters in the Pacific Northwest. Warmer, dryer winters in the Southern U.S. More wildfires in Florida. Lower wheat yields in Argentina. Torrential rains in Southeast Asia...
...control enough territory to create a meaningful state," says Beyer. "But there's a danger that declaring a state allows the international community to close the file on the Palestinian issue." In the short term, however, look for Washington to send out Dennis Ross to start rolling his boulder up the hill again...
...will have even more options: Sony and Caleb separately announced last week that they'll start shipping their own ultra-high-density drives, which will also be able to run standard floppies. Sony's entry, the HiFD, uses a 200-MB disc. Caleb, a smaller company, based in Boulder, Colo., will use 144-MB discs--I guess because they're exactly 100 times as big as traditional floppies...
...believe, however, that it is important to remember that marathons like the Bolder Boulder take place within the context of a biased American society. This means that marathons is not just about commending the best runners. Marathons are, more importantly, about encouraging community physical fitness, stimulating civic pride and enhancing the self-esteem of all contestants. These more important goals make it vital that all groups in society believe the race is conducted with great attention to fairness and equity...
...better accomplish these goals, we suggest some small changes in the format of the Bolder Boulder and similar races. All caps on runner entrance should, of course, be lifted. Instead, runners should be grouped according to pertinent characteristics like nationality, height, hair color, eye color and physical fitness...