In Europe and North America, deforestation occurred at a rapid pace centuries ago, but no cycle of forest loss has been as dramatic as that of the modern era.
House prices are now rising in 18 of the 23 economies that we track, in eight of them at a faster pace than three months ago (see table).There remain some weak spots, especially in Europe.
At Coney Island, Amy Lima, 34, a graphic artist who moved to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, from Los Angeles six months ago, paced the boardwalk with a camera hoping for atmospheric shots under the lunar glow.
For example, Rutgers, the leading New Jersey state university, says applications for next year are running nearly triple the year-ago pace, while Saturday campus tours have nearly doubled, forcing the school to scramble for extra buses and guides.
Senator McCain: "Did you anticipate this situation a year ago?" General Pace: "No, sir".
With his support, the Americans are wiping out Colombia's coca crop through aerial spraying at a pace unimaginable only months ago.
When Jonathan Benno, the executive chef at Lincoln, took razor clams with cavatelli off the menu for a change of pace a few weeks ago, he said diners asked that they be brought back.
Retailers reported a modest 2.6% rise in same-store sales over June 2005, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, about half the growth pace of a year ago over June 2004.
Facebook, the youngest of the Big 5, reported revenue growth of 47percentt in its most recent quarter, down from a year-ago growth pace of 59percentt.
Sure, the pace went a long time ago.
