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...cooler temperatures. Colwell found 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...
...failure. "One of the individuals in the caucus today talked about a major insurance company - a major insurance company, one with a name that everyone knows - that's on the verge of going bankrupt," Reid said. The senator stopped short of identifying the company, which might have been smart - except that panicky investors proceeded to dump the stocks of virtually all of the household names in the insurance business. Shares of Prudential, Hartford Financial Services and Metlife tanked in the following days and have struggled to recover...
...Light said that “the traditional hands-off stance of publishers and academic societies towards the editors of journals they own is absolutely right, except when it comes to the ethics of editorial conduct...
...Let’s be clear here. I know nothing about Colgate’s football team except that it has a guy named Jordan Scott who has 814 rushing yards in four games. Yes, as in he averages 203.5 yards per game. That’s the best rate in the country...
...mainstream. MURS adds, “I could have done a Nas and screamed hip-hop is dead / I got up off my ass and did something instead.” Burn.The problem arrives when MURS breaks from his social commentary.None of the tracks qualify as potential club hits, except, perhaps, “Lookin’ Fly,” featuring Will.I.Am. If MURS is truly trying to maintain authenticity, using a widely acknowledged sellout on your album is not the best way to go. “Lookin’ Fly” has just enough posturing...