During the Pliocene epoch plummeting sea levels isolated the lake from the ocean before falling global temperatures during concentrated its salt content through evaporation to several times that of the sea. An advancing Taylor Glacier completed the lake's total isolation, leaving it sealed off from the world for the last 1.5 to 2 million years.
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During the Pliocene epoch plummeting sea levels isolated the lake from the ocean before falling global temperatures during concentrated its salt content through evaporation to several times that of the sea. An advancing Taylor Glacier completed the lake's total isolation, leaving it sealed off from the world for the last 1.5 to 2 million years.
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I've just found out about this site, but it looks to be a great bridge for comment thread subscriptions, between twitter, blog feeds and social bookmarking sites like Digg and Reddit.
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You can serve web sites from your computer without paying for third party hosting. All you need is a permanent connection to the internet (DSL or better) and a Mac which can be left running 24/7.
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You can serve web sites from your computer without paying for third party hosting. All you need is a permanent connection to the internet (DSL or better) and a Mac which can be left running 24/7.
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