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...Dartmouth has its own star player in senior forward Alex Barnett, who not only has three years of experience on Davis, but he also has a contender for the world??s greatest tattoo: the St. Louis Arch. Possibly adding to the Big Green’s advantage is that it has two players from Colorado, a state that has produced a number of skilled Ivy Leaguers in recent times. Dartmouth by three...
...world??s leading experts on the financial system,” Lamont said. “I can’t think of a better person to be in Washington right now—other than [Lawrence H.] Summers...
...lack of foreign investment. Without formal diplomatic relations, US companies cannot effectively do business in Iran. Similarly, US diplomats are unable to make credible promises. If the US re-establishes official relations, American oil companies—who have some of the most advanced petroleum extraction technologies in the world??could easily increase Iranian oil output to its pre-revolutionary output. Reviving the Iranian oil industry to this standard could bring the country nearly $7.5 billion monthly, a massive sum for a country whose annual GDP is around $760 billion...
...something is certain about the revolutionaries that overthrew the pharaonic regime of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba 50 years ago, it is that they managed to change the world??and that they have lasted. Armed more with romantic idealists than ammunition, including men of the calibre of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the guerrilla movement led by Fidel Castro slowly but steadily challenged Batista’s rule in the late 1950s, promising an end to the dismal inequality and extreme poverty in Cuba. Following their victory, the revolutionaries became symbols of an enduring resistance against...
...While carbon-dioxide levels and coral reefs may seem unrelated, the fate of the world??s oceans and the level of our carbon output are inextricably tied together. As carbon levels in the atmosphere increase, the world??s ocean water becomes more acidic. These more acidic waters have a direct, detrimental effect on coral growth. Moreover, acidic waters reduce the survival of animals with calcium-carbonate shells or skeletons, like krill. The killing off of animals that occupy a low level in the marine food chain undermines the chain and can destabilize entire oceanic ecosystems...