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...ancient, land-based pollution that has long been toxic to coral. Additionally, centuries of overfishing may have disrupted the food chain, allowing the overgrowth of other types of algae, which compete with coral for food. This accumulated stress has made reefs vulnerable to modern disease. "The patient is terminally ill," says marine biologist John Pandolfi of the National Museum of Natural History--Smithsonian Institution in Washington, "but the underlying sickness is pollution and overfishing...
...next four years, some $9 billion in revenues was allegedly diverted from the nsf. The ensuing scandal helped drive from power the Kremlin faction Tarpischev belonged to, though he has denied wrongdoing and no one has ever been charged. Moreover, tennis also makes a nice place to park ill-gotten gains. "The dirty money invested in courts seems more presentable than the dirty money just tucked away," says Izvestia's Zuyenko. Far removed from such concerns, Zhbanova doggedly sticks to her practice. Last January, she happened to be in Saransk as rtt officials were showing off the Davis...
...capriciousness of love, the sadness of losing loved ones and the desire for their return become the clear themes investigated by the little mouse. Ware explains why in the introduction: The first half of the book comes from a time when his beloved grandmother fell ill and passed away within a year. The second half of the book's work appeared when Ware left most of his connections behind and moved to Chicago. "During [my grandmother's] steady decline," Ware writes, "I was only able to draw stories of my increasingly littler mouse wandering, alone, through a large, unoccupied house...
...skeptical about the condition and unaware of what can be done about it. My main concern is that you gave only one sentence to the fact that the "condition affects the ability to write as well as read." That aspect of dyslexia needs greater recognition too. BARBARA FRENZER Palatine, Ill...
Creating a warm relationship will also make it easier as your parents age to talk about the tough questions, should they become ill or need your assistance. But on a day-to-day basis, much of the joy of becoming a peer will come from the reduced tension and guilt you feel, and you'll have more fun being together, provided you keep in mind that no one is perfect...