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...Communication will be key - in the case of the mistake about the Himalayan glaciers, some glaciologists have said they knew about the error and tried to alert the IPCC before publication, but were unable to get it fixed. There will inevitably be improvement as the IPCC moves forward, says Bob Corell, a scientist with the Arctic Governance Project and the Global Environment and Technology Foundation. Each time it gets better...
...efforts to address complaints, coming on the heels of its 4.2 million-car recall in November to address similar issues, were described by the automotive website Edmunds.com as unprecedented. "Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company," says Bob Carter, Toyota's group vice president and general manager. "This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We're making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible." (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
Twelve years later, the political landscape appears to be profoundly changed. The sponsor of the 1998 congressional ban, Bob Barr, has gone from a drug hawk to a libertarian, legalize-it presidential candidate - even lobbying against the law he once wrote. Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana in the 14 years since California became the first to do so; several more are working on legislation...
...culture warriors,” Democrats used to tell us, “who attack candidates’ personal lives to avoid discussing issues.” Yet Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds, the Democrats’ failed gubernatorial candidate, aired television ads attacking his Republican opponent, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, on his graduate thesis. President Obama, when he campaigned in Massachusetts for the Democrats’ failed senatorial candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, ridiculed Brown’s pickup truck. Coakley herself stressed Brown’s party label, believing his association alone could sink him. This year...
...hardest job in the world. It takes too long and doesn't pay well enough. After he directed his first movie, Bob Hoskins said it was like being pecked to death by penguins. Bill Murray said it's seven times more work for the same money. I love the collaboration. I love to work with a director. That's the fun part...