Efforts in the U.S. Senate to update and modernize the 33-year-old Endangered Species Act (ESA) are an emotional topic for many. Opinions range from completely repealing the act to not changing a single word. Yet, it seems clear to many that sensible improvements-particularly those that focus on the recovery of species and not just habitats-are long overdue. Biologists say the…
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Las Vegas A Wondrous Playland Part 2
Exploring Some of the Main Sights of Las Vegas Throughout the city, impressive Vegas show presentations bring can-can dancers and the Cirque du Soleil to the forefront. Magicians and spectacular animal shows entertain the masses, as dolphins jump into flight and big cats, such as white tigers fascinate the curious. At the Madame Tusand wax museum, you can view your…
Shopping For A Chic Pied A Terre In Singapore
An article in the International Herald Tribune talks about the variety of ‘modern luxury condos’ that have been developed in Singapore. Whilst good workmanship and quality of materials have been cited as factors that make Singapore’s condominiums desirable and have allowed its property market to be categorized as aspirational , the rush to tap into the renewed interest in private…
Visit The Bronx Zoo In Nyc
The Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprised of 265 acres of natural habitats and over 4,000 animals. The Zoo was opened on November 8, 1899 and was focused on conservation What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha Haha 0 Sad Sad 0 Star Star 0 Weary Weary 0 0 Shares Facebook…
Women Crews Build Homes And Dreams
With hammers in hand, women across the country are coming together to build homes and better futures with families in need. Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build program, sponsored by Lowe’s, a home improvement retailer, is working to make homeownership a reality. The organization trains women volunteers and the future owners of Habitat homes to construct and maintain simple, decent…
Live And Let Live Nature S Message
Both now-discarded Lamarckism (the supposed inheritance of acquired characteristics) and Evolution Theory postulate that function determines form. Natural selection rewards those forms best suited to carry out the function of survival (“survival of the fittest”) in each and every habitat (through the mechanism of adaptive radiation). But whose survival is natural selection concerned with? Is it the survival of the…