Word: occured
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...happy. And, when the Red Sox announced they would be wearing new “retro” gray road uniforms last December, the fan response was tepid at best, with the greatest vitriol directed at the biggest change—putting hanging socks on the hat. Baseball games occur almost daily during the summer months, so it’s not surprising that fans would bristle...
While FAS has not explicitly said layoffs will occur, it has not yet ruled them out. In an e-mail statement, University spokesman John D. Longbrake stated that Harvard has recognized the concerns raised in SLAM’s letter and that “Harvard takes seriously its responsibility as a major employer...
...budget is revealed by the White House along with spending plans for the rest of the government. Gates got permission from Obama to divulge his key decisions early, before sending them across the Potomac River. That means he hasn't had to play defense against the leaks that inevitably occur when the Pentagon sends its budget to the White House's Office of Management and Budget. As soon as that happens, jilted contractors run to their favorite lawmakers, seeking to save their tentatively-axed program before the budget is officially released...
What's new is that the CSIC study, co-authored by Marta Ribes and Rafel Coma, suggests the phenomenon doesn't just occur on land. By focusing on the Gorgonia, one of the most emblematic and significant corals in the Mediterranean, Ribes and Coma have found that seas have their seasons, too - and with equally dire effects. Between 1974 and 2006, summer conditions in the Mediterranean expanded by 40%, meaning the season has grown on average one day longer each year. For the Gorgonia and other sensitive suspension invertebrates - the term refers to the organisms' habit of feeding on particles...
...that seems to mean either you really shouldn’t or so do I.The coffee’s ready and I take out a carton of orange juice from the fridge and pour my bowl of Special K, about to eat it standing there, but then something occurs to me.“Hey Ellen, I was going to take this up to that little den in the attic, if that’s okay, and just watch some TV and space out for a bit.”“Okay, I’ll start cleaning...