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...biggest gaps in climate science is our understanding of how the major ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica will respond to warming temperatures. The science is so foggy that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - which recently came under attack for hyping the impacts of global warming - has refrained from estimating how fast those ice sheets could melt and contribute to sea level rise. Dorale's paper suggests the possibility that ice sheets may respond much more dynamically to changes in temperature, forming and melting at rates that are quicker than previously thought. "There might be a feedback with regards...
...machinery: “Kepler,” an aluminum ring that hums for five minutes after being struck; “Pythagoras,” a 48-foot row of aluminum chimes interspersed with teak hammers; and “Galileo,” a large steel sheet that clatters when the handle is shaken. Ok, Gare St. Lazare it ain’t but you have to give the MBTA props for trying...
...tightness of chest, shortness of breath, feelings of helplessness, being easily startled, being quick to anger and thoughts that he would not make it out of combat alive. Green told Marrs he was having suicidal and homicidal ideations, especially thoughts about killing Iraqi civilians. On his one-page intake sheet, Marrs noted his wanting to kill Iraqis four separate times. One entry states, "Interests: None other than killing Iraqis...
...happen when the risks are concentrated in just a few banks. Breakups would distribute risk over a greater number of players and would probably be good for the banks as well. Most financial firms are trading at very low multiples these days because of their inherent trading and balance-sheet risks. Most investors just can't understand them. They are too much like black boxes. Once you lessen the risk, the value of the strong underlying banking franchises ought to be more visible and appreciated. (See TIME's 2009 Person of the Year: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
...Crimson never looked back, though, as junior co-captain Christina Matera’s three pointer sparked an 18-7 run to close out the first half with a 33-20 lead. By halftime, seven players had already made their mark on the score sheet...