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...Antarctic Peninsula, that high levels of ultraviolet damage the chlorophyll pigment vital for photosynthesis in phytoplankton, slowing the marine plants' growth rate by as much as 30%. That, in turn, could threaten krill, shrimplike creatures that feed on phytoplankton and are a key link in Antarctica's food chain. Says El-Sayed: "Fish, whales, penguins and winged birds all depend very heavily on krill. If anything happened to the krill population, the whole system would collapse...
...maxim worth remembering: good motives do not always make good movies. Too often Hollywood finds in the Holocaust a familiar, convenient parable of sanctified martyrdom and slavering sadism. Thorny issues are begged, compelling stories avoided. The dark psychology of the death-camp administrator, himself captive in a twisted chain of command, is rarely investigated. Neither is the prisoner's natural impulse to survive at any cost, which gave rise to "the Jewish members of the GPU, the Capos, the thieves, speculators, informers," as Singer describes them in Enemies, a Love Story. Instead, characters are as reductive...
...camp has become almost a memorial site for the miners. One striker suggested that a chain link fence be erected around the camp to preserve it as a monument to the union's fight, hallowed ground not to be defiled. Another miner said he wanted to see a wedding, a honeymoon, even a birth take place in the camp. Others said they hoped the camp would be used for future union meetings after the strike...
...troubles. Church officials tried to transfer him to a less volatile parish in southern Rumania. When < Tokes refused, Bishop Laszlo Papp accused the pastor of "violating the laws of both church and state" and obtained a court order for his eviction. But hundreds of supporters formed a human chain around Tokes's building to protect him, thus triggering the crackdown that helped inspire the nationwide demonstrations that toppled Nicolae Ceausescu...
Humblest Billionaires. Pickup-truck-driving Sam Walton, 69, built his Wal-Mart discount chain from 276 stores at the decade's start to 1,379 locations by the end. When the '87 crash temporarily erased $2 billion of his personal fortune, he quipped, "It's paper anyway. It was paper when we started, and it's paper afterward." Warren Buffett, 59, the cowlicked Oracle of Omaha, built a $7 billion fortune on Wall Street by investing the old-fashioned way: buying stock and holding it. Said Buffett: "The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves...