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In Clemens' view, the discovery indicates that at least some dinosaur species were not sensitive tropic dwellers but were able to survive through chilly and dark Arctic winters lasting from November to February. That theory tends to undermine the currently popular asteroid version of the apocalypse. According to that model...
Until the nineteenth century, when the Fourth of July caught on as a holiday, Commencement was the seasonal excuse for feasts and New England-style bacchanalia, much to the chagrin of past Harvard President Increase Mather.
The explanation did have some foundation. Cholera outbreaks were reported over a month ago in several other famine-relief camps; given the unusually large population at Ibnet, the danger of disease was considered especially acute. The government's encouragement of planting before the seasonal rains also made sense, at least...
Journalese, the native tongue of newsgatherers and pundits, retains a faint similarity to English but is actually closer to Latin. Like Latin, it is primarily a written language, prized for its incantatory powers, and is best learned early, while the mind is still supple. Every cub reporter, for instance, knows...
Boyer, a mystery novelist, and Savageau, a relocation consultant, worked for 16 months to track down and verify new statistics. "Every call to a government agency," says Savageau, "uncovered ten other statistics we could use." The authors also devised their own formulas. To gauge climate, for example, they developed a...