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...middle of an extinction crisis, the sixth great wave in its history. But unlike major extinction events of the past - like the Permian-Triassic event 250 million years ago, in which 70% of all terrestrial species were wiped out, probably because of an asteroid impact or a similar natural disaster - this time human beings are the cause. Hard numbers are difficult to find, but many scientists believe Earth's species are going extinct at a rate that is up to 1,000 times higher than before human beings came on the scene. (See how animals are under siege...
...ability to mimic other people's voices, his artistic gift is that he finds everything interesting. Even my sex stories. Although it's possible his gift is pretending to find everything interesting. After I told him about first hooking up with my college girlfriend, Strauss said something similar had happened to Navarro at the Playboy mansion. "Except Navarro was also shooting up and spraying his blood on the walls," he said. (See pictures of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner...
...have cases of corruption, but Grameen Bank now has 28,000 staff, 8 million borrowers and 2,600 branches. We lend out over $100 million each month and have a similar amount coming back. It's very easy to put money in your pocket. But the amazing thing is that cases of corruption are so rare...
McKibben encouraged audience members to partake in one of Boston’s International Climate Day demonstrations, including the 350 Under Water Festival held at the Aquarium T-Stop. It will resemble a similar event in which the president of the Maldives held an underwater cabinet meeting to sign a climate change resolution...
...added that Harvard’s commitment is unique, and that in her three years at the Food Bank, no other university has offered a similar long-term pledge of service. Harvard’s commitment, she said, will help ensure that there are enough hands to sort through food after the holiday season, when the number of volunteers typically drops off but the amount of product to be sorted is greatest...