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Mass death, needless to say, is bad enough for the corals themselves. But it also bodes ill for other species, such as bivalves and sponges. Corals help diminish turbulence in the water, making it easier for other species to snatch their own food and for the larvae of those species to stay closer to the mother colonies that feed them. "We call [corals] the engineers of the ecosystem," says Ribes. "Without them, other invertebrates won't be able eat either. It's a chain reaction...
...November of 2012 that that is going to be terribly educational, because things can change rapidly. Presidential campaigns are like a puzzle. You’re trying to piece together 270 electoral votes. And I think right now there’s no doubt that we have an easier path than Republicans do. The Republicans have their own process to work out. They have to decide if they’re going to be the party of no or if they’re going to help out occasionally...
...often considered overly stuffy and grown-up, she has tapped into an apparent longing for childhood.Tatar, who has translated and published numerous collections of classic fairy tales, seems pleased with what she perceives to be genuine interest. “Maybe students were looking for a gut. It sounds easier than, say, ‘Shakespeare’s Problem Plays,’” she reflects. “But there is something very mature about their approach. I think many are looking for a way to go back home, to work through their own childhoods...
...Bainbridge. The shortened towline turned what could have been a trio of difficult shots across hundreds of yards of ocean into relatively easy 30-yd. pops. It's a safe bet future pirates won't be so naive. But the Pentagon is drawing up a project to make it easier to hit targets at much longer distances: a super-sniper rifle called the EXACTO, short for EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance...
...Child Left Behind Act pushed by President George W. Bush unintentionally exacerbated the problem. It required each state to ensure that its students achieve "universal proficiency" in reading and math - but allowed each to define what that meant. The result was that many states made their job easier by setting their bar lower. This race to the bottom resulted in a Lake Wobegon world where every state declared that its kids were better than average. Take the amazing case of Mississippi. According to the standards it set for itself, 89% of its fourth-graders were proficient or better in reading...