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...that as populations in lowland areas move up, they tend not to be replaced. That means that we may see a reduction in overall biodiversity and what scientists call "species richness." Meanwhile, species that already live at the highest elevations have no place to go, except perhaps to extinction. Case in point: the Golden Toad, which lived in the high-altitude cloud forests of Costa Rica and suddenly went extinct. Its disappearance may be due in part to warming, which made its habitat unlivable...
...them wonderful and odd.When I started this book I wanted to write a screwball comedy based on the classic love triangle. At the beginning I knew only a few things—the triangle would consist of a man, a woman, and a ghost. But as is usually the case with things I write, the story chose the direction it wanted to go in and I just followed. I’ve always said writing for me is like walking a very frisky St. Bernard or Irish Wolfhound puppy: You open the door, the dog flies...
...Indeed, many of the case samples cited on the website ComputerAddiction.com, the online face of Harvard Medical School’s Computer Addiction Study Center in Belmont, Mass., sound more like jokes from “The Office” than indicators of anything dire: “A corporate department head stays late each night to meet deadlines. In-house monitoring of computer use reveals he frequently accesses inappropriate sites, including gambling and pornography...
...each case, Palin's words were carefully chosen for maximum effect, without employing any outright falsehoods. Taken in isolation, however, her statements were also quite misleading, as they suggested that Obama supported the death of babies after birth who had a chance of survival...
...Avenger contacted Spirit Airlines, explained Carol's case again and asked for the company's side of the story. Spokesperson Misty Pinson opted not to elaborate on Spirit's point of view, other than to say, "I have reviewed this inquiry again with our customer-relations department and the company is following its policies as stated in the responses to the passenger...