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...LESS ICE MEANS MORE HEAT WHICH MEANS LESS ICE SPEEDING UP Ice reflects nearly all the sun's energy that hits it. As the planet's ice melts, more of that energy is absorbed by Earth--which further raises the temperature. That, in turn, makes the remaining ice melt quicker ?20% reflected by vegetation and dark soil ?10% reflected by ocean water ?90% reflected by ice MELTING ICE RAISES SEA LEVELS INUNDATING LOW COASTAL AREAS WASHING ASHORE The ice at the North Pole is floating, so as it melts, the sea level won't change much...
...competitive down the stretch. This was not going to be a rebuilding year. Facing a sink-or-swim baptism into the world of college hockey, Christian and McCafferty learned instantly. “Everything’s a little faster [in college play], and you have to make decisions quicker,” McCafferty says. “But then as you play in the first couple of games, you just sort of settle down, and everything sort of comes to you.” The trick, the two soon learned, lay in finding their own unique ways to contribute...
...fast and furious on the ice at Bright Hockey Center. The Saints outshot Harvard 13-4 in the first period and built a two-goal lead that the Crimson never challenged.“Arguably, the rest should have made us a little stronger and a little bit quicker tonight, but there was no doubt that they were on their routine.” Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 said. “In my estimation, it wasn’t the Xs and Os scenario after the first period, it was more of a willingness...
There?s no quicker way to get a smirk in Washington than to leave a $161,000-a-year White House job, without having something new, and say you're doing it to spend more time with your family. That's what Claude A. Allen, President Bush?s domestic policy adviser, told his bosses before he resigned in February. And that's what the White House told the press when his departure was announced three days after Bush had released his new budget and Allen, one of the administration?s most senior African Americans, had told reporters, "The safety...
...arose a new pressure to adjust to: the faster, more aggressive style of play she found at Lavietes Pavilion.“It’s definitely a little scary, it’s definitely a transition,” Franklin says. “The college game is quicker and stronger, and it takes some getting used to.”As a freshman, Franklin played about five to 10 minutes a game, learning in practice from her more experienced upperclassman teammates. However, she pinpoints the end of her first season on the team as a turning point...