Word: reflective
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...important climatic factor. Says James Coakley of the National Center for Atmospheric Research: "If you heat up the atmosphere and pump more water in, clouds will change. But how? We don't know." Water vapor, for example, is yet another greenhouse gas, but the white-gray surfaces of clouds reflect solar energy. Which effect predominates? Answer: it depends on the cloud. The bright, low-level stratocumulus clouds reflect 60% of incoming solar rays. But long, thin monsoon clouds let solar heat in while preventing infrared radiation from escaping...
Besides legal questions, the Masters' actions reflect an arrogance and indifference toward undergraduates that is characteristic of House life. In formulating their Head policy, the Masters did not seek input from those directly affected--the students. Instead they relied on their own preferences, which probably shy from loud music and bountiful kegs...
...only thing carding will accomplish is the suffocation of Harvard's non-too-healthy social life. Most undergraduates agree that social activities here suffer in comparison to other schools--even MIT. True, the recent actions of the House Masters reflect their concern for financial liabilities that might arise from an injury at a party. But they just aren't concerned enough with other undergraduate concerns--like social life...
...mortality rates of the center reflect the importance the center places on caring for the animal. According to Dr. Prabhat Sehgal, director of veterinary care at the hospital, there was "no mortality rate" among the macaques, although some marmosets had died at the lab. Says Hunt of the center's researchers, "An investigator wants his animal to be healthy and he wants his animal to live...
...been in services. But the manufacturing sector, recently reinvigorated by rising exports, accounted for fully 40% of the 132,000 new jobs created last month. Said Jerry Jasinowski, chief economist of the National Association of Manufacturers: "These are the best numbers we have seen in some time and reflect manufacturing's comeback...