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...Crimson had 29 attempts from the foul line, hitting on 23 of those. Like Housman, Lin made nine free throws, out of nine attempts. On the other hand, the Black Knights made just 6-of-12 foul shots. “Ever since the Colorado game [a 70-57 loss last Saturday] we talked about getting to the free throw line as being a weapon for our team,” Amaker said. “For us to have success this season, we think that's a key stat line for our ball club—attempts and hopefully...
Amid the economic downturn, Americans are buying fewer new cars and light- trucks, or even used cars. In recent weeks, GM announced a third- quarter loss of $2.5 billion. And the major automakers have stirred a vigorous debate over how much, if at all, the federal government should be involved in rescuing yet another ailing industry...
Around the world, the U.N. is eyeing other ecological disasters for their conflict potential. There is the loss of half the Aral Sea to Soviet-era irrigation, and the melting of the Himalayan glaciers (which feed rivers from which 500 million people draw water); and there are Chinese plans to dam the upper Mekong, halving water flow to 65 million Southeast Asians. In a 2003 report, the U.N. Environment Program said water shortages already affected 400 million people and predicted that number would multiply tenfold by 2050. At that time, more than a sixth of the world's population...
...Davis said that by studying their similarities, the two sets of events may prove to be illuminating for explaining the reasons behind the loss of biodiversity over time...
...don’t want to be pompous here, but I think it’s the dawning of a new age about species loss and climate change,” Davis said...