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...ecosystem has been evolving over hundreds of millions of years as an integrated whole--a biological machine in which each component has a vital function. For most sharks, that function is to serve as what biologists call an apex predator, the ocean equivalent of a lion or tiger or bear. Not only do they keep prey populations in check, but they also tend to eat the slowest, weakest and least wily individuals. In so doing, they improve the target species' gene pool, leaving the smarter, stronger individuals to reproduce...
Again, this isn't to be taken as a crash prediction. When the bull market finally ends, which it must, it certainly doesn't have to be in calamity. The more natural turn would be to a slow, grinding bear market, in which stocks fall some 20% to 30% over a year or longer. No panic. Just a lot of selling, most likely hinged to a downturn in the economy...
...Souter, who replaced Brennan, recalled in 1992. "I did not know what kind of reception I would get from him. He saw me standing in the outer reception room and he came forward to greet me. I got ready for a handshake and what I got instead was a bear hug," Souter recalled. "Justice Brennan just threw his arms around me and he hugged me, and he hugged me, and he went on hugging me for a very, very long time." But the man whose writings made him a hero was characteristically modest in describing his own accomplishments...
Moving on, Sojourner headed toward a nearby, bear-shaped rock named Yogi, stopping on the way to test the consistency of the soil by using five of its wheels for traction and one to dig into the dirt. Sojourner's cameras showed that the rover's shove had displaced what seemed to be a thin layer of crust over the soil. "We used the rover as sort of a bulldozer," explained Golombek...
...conert featured highlights from Darnielle's new album, "Full Force Galesburg." His latest musings on geography and gardening, Galesburg's separate songs work well in a type of narrative. Stringing different tracks together with music from three previous LPs, Darnielle's presentation worked better previous concerts which often bear a strong resemblance to a campfire singalong. He stuck to the set list he had prepared for 12 songs before submitting to the requests of the audience. Finally giving in and becoming a victim to the will of his fans, he held up his hands and declared that they could...