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Second Life is a virtual world which allows users to name themselves and choose the appearance of their avatars. Participants receive a certain amount of free currency (Linden dollars), but can only purchase further currency by linking their account to a credit card. Second Life users interact in real time: typing conversations, shopping for clothes and real estate, and, as of this fall, attending a Harvard class...
...Connett also says that the substantial amount of funding Douglass received from the National Institute of Health might constitute an additional conflict of interest. “When all these grants are added together, it can be seen that Douglass brought in over $5 million dollars in NIH research funding between 1992 and 2004,” Cannett wrote in an e-mail...
Over two-thirds also said they were satisfied with their influence over their research, amount of personal and professional interaction with tenure-track colleagues, and quality of resources, services, and facilities, according to Bohen...
...report placed particular emphasis on the Porter and Davis square stations, which are the furthest underground in the entire MBTA system. It also noted that no live exercise or rescue drills have ever been performed there, and that it might take a considerable amount of time for emergency responders to reach a hit area...
...Stern report rejected the conventional argument that combatting climate change is bad news for the global economy. On the contrary, Stern determined that inaction would bring far worse economic consequences. If developed nations do not begin to cut greenhouse-gas emissions soon, the economic cost of global warming could amount to 20% of world gdp. A key part of the report calls on corporations around the world to cut back on their CO2 output. Now, as those companies try to address the bottom-line implications of carbon risk, they are looking for leadership from the insurance industry. What...