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...Australia, 44% of distinct mammalian groups have disappeared during the last 23 million years. Only a tiny fraction of that is man's fault: cosmic and natural forces (meteorites, volcanic eruptions, climatic changes) are adept at causing extinctions on their own. Nonetheless, Archer argues, the planet is on the cusp of another great extinction event - "and it's one we're precipitating . . . it's the first time in the history of the earth, as far as we know, that one species has caused a mass extinction - and we're in the middle of it." The issue is land: areas smaller...
...growth has brought LG to the cusp of greatness, but not quite into the industry's aristocracy. Still missing is the global brand name crucial for commanding high premiums and outpacing low-cost manufacturers in China. It's an accomplishment hardly any Asian corporations have managed to achieve. "We've had success at the foothills," says Woo Nam Kyun, president of LG's digital-TV operation. "Now we have to climb the mountain." The climb LG has chosen is Mount U.S.A. This year LG is making its biggest thrust ever into the U.S. market, with a $100 million budget...
...groundwork for the Crimson’s restoration, his teams never quite made the leap back into the upper echelon of collegiate hockey powers. In Harvard’s three NCAA tournament appearances under Mazzoleni, the Crimson was eliminated in the first round on each occasion, right on the cusp of fulfilling its promise...
...Colorado and Don Nickles of Oklahoma, and to take on the vulnerable Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. So suddenly the math has changed: Democrats can see their way to a net gain of two seats, which would give them a slim advantage in the Senate. "We're at the cusp of a victory in November," says Senator Jon Corzine, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. G.O.P. leaders insist that the Democrats' hope is a pipe dream. Most of the seats up for grabs are in G.O.P.-heavy states that Bush won handily in 2000. "They simply cannot blow away...
Last season, the Ivy League had one team (Penn) ranked as high as eighth. Before an injury to Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard had inched into the top 20. Yale also sat on the cusp of the top 25 all season, as a permanent member of the “Others Receiving Votes” category—which admittedly is on par with boasting about making...