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...most convincing argument for keeping Lewis in his job is that he is now recognized as the Emperor without any clothes. Whatever hubris he had about the success of his tenure running Bank of America has been removed. He may be the most focused large company chief executive in the country facing crushing pressure from his board, shareholders and the federal government. His actions are confined by all of these groups monitoring his decisions 24 hours a day. If his board can keep him from media appearances where he always talks about how much he regrets taking TARP money...
...success of the experiment made it all worthwhile. Over the course of each evening, Langford watched the earthshine brighten dramatically when sunlight bounced off the Indian Ocean and dim as the African continent rotated into view. The implications for the exoplanet search are profound: If we can see the effect in earthshine, we might also see it in the light of distant world...
...counting. When you don't have an accurate baseline you don't have a good understanding of how the species works and what the threat is. Walrus are an ice-dependent species so there are also climate change concerns. The loss of ice is affecting their reproduction and the success of young walruses. (See pictures of global warming...
Sort of. I have a good and bad example in the same animal - the rhino. In the '90s you saw a big resurgence in the rhino population because they were listed as endangered and protected. De-horning programs and relocation programs met with great success and the anti-poaching laws were working, but recently that has changed. Within the last 2-3 years you've seen a huge resurgence in rhino trade. Organized crime is getting involved in the rhino horn trade. They use them for daggers in the Middle East and for traditional Chinese medicine...
...Brain scans also suggest that the recognition of physical skill or pain is distinct from the more complex responses of compassion and admiration for another's emotional anguish or success. When reacting to something physical, the parts of the brain that light up are associated with the regulation and sensation of our basic body structure, or musculoskeletal composition. For the more intricate emotions, the regions involved in keeping our organs, or viscera, pumping and running smoothly are brought on board...