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...rate of deforestation. But attempting to track disappearing trees in jungles as vast as the Amazon - where 17 square miles are cut down each day - has long been considered all but impossible. There are also concerns about "leakage," the possibility that if one paid for a project to save trees in one area, logging would simply move to another, unprotected forest - and the saved CO2 would leak. But new space imaging, much of it done by the Japanese Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), can collect precise data on the rate and type of deforestation, even through clouds - pretty important, given that...
...Nanny.” The books follow the woes of Amelia, maid for the wealthy Rogers family, who always interprets her employers’ instructions far too literally and risks her job in the ensuing chaos. Luckily, Amelia’s superb cooking skills somehow always save the day. Moral of the story: when your professional skills fail, ladies, get your apron-wearing self back to the kitchen, where you belong. 4. Robert Kraus and Jose Aruego, “Leo the Late Bloomer”: Although not a series, this one still counts because it’s just...
...life of an Afghani boy, Amir, and his best friend, a young servant-boy named Hassan. The two friends endure a difficult parting-of-ways, and Amir and his father must ultimately leave Afghanistan for America when the Soviets invade. Years later, Amir returns to Kabul in order to save Hassan’s son, a boy he has never met, so that he can atone for past transgressions. The story is an ambitious one, filled with surprises and spanning decades of Afghani history. The screenplay stays true to the original novel, and Hosseini’s heart-wrenching, page...
...still ranked as Kyle Richter’s biggest accomplishment, the highlight of the young goaltender’s impressive résumé. Thirty-six saves, no goals allowed, and, as a mere freshman, a shutout win over hockey powerhouse Boston College, at the time ranked No. 3 in the country. One year later, with the Eagles preparing to return to the Bright Hockey Center, Richter had matured into the top goaltender in the country, while BC had slipped to No. 15 in national rankings. In their return to Cambridge, however, it was the Eagles who played like...
...great irony is that while Bud Selig digs into baseball's past to save a little face for his legacy, the fans have largely moved on. Baseball set yet another attendance record this year, and revenues approached a record $6 billion, putting MLB on financial par with the NFL. Can you name one person you know who stopped watching games, who refused to share a moment at the ballpark with a family member, because some players used steroids? Or was rumored to be using steroids? Or still might be using steroids? Now that more names are out there, the risk...