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Scientists are pretty sure by now that an asteroid or comet ended the 135 million-year reign of the dinosaurs. A huge chunk of space debris slammed into the earth 65 million years ago, blasting a pall of dust into the air. With the sun blocked, temperatures plunged and light-starved plants at the bottom of the food chain died. Bad news for the dinos, good news for the rodent-like beasts that suddenly had breathing room to begin evolving into...
...Scientists are pretty sure that an asteroid or comet ended the 135-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. A huge chunk of space debris slammed into the earth 65 million years ago, blasting a pall of dust into the air. With the sun blocked, temperatures plunged and light-starved plants at the bottom of the food chain died. Bad news for the dinos, good news for the rodent-like beasts that suddenly had breathing room to begin evolving into...
...case with British retailer Kingfisher, which mainly runs home-improvement stores in the U.K. and France. Last year, Kingfisher spun off its Woolworths general merchandise stores, and there is now intense speculation - not denied by Kingfisher - that the retailer will rid itself of its electronics group, which includes Comet in the U.K., Darty in France and other chains in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. Diageo wants to offload Burger King, the fast-food chain it has owned for about 13 years, to concentrate on alcoholic beverages...
Nearly all of us now know--or think we know--how the dinosaurs perished: some 65 million years ago, a giant asteroid or comet struck the earth, spewing huge amounts of dust and debris into the air. That dust, according to a widely accepted theory first proposed by Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez, was circulated by the winds and enshrouded the earth for months, blocking sunlight and causing temperatures to plummet. As a result, the dinosaurs, and 70% of all other terrestrial species, were wiped...
...make it through - but even high-flying Southwest is expected to bleed red ink this quarter. Before September 11, regional jets and small, nimble carriers were already eating away at the debt-ridden big guys' share of the skies. After Sept. 11, it's starting to look like the comet and the dinosaurs, and this holiday should provide most of the dust...