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...just a Plan B in case of global catastrophe - Fowler believes that as the climate warms, it will take a toll on agriculture. A recent study in Science warned that by the end of the century, the average temperatures during growing seasons could be higher than the most extreme heat of today. To keep growing food, we'll need to make use of crop varieties that are better equipped to withstand heat and potentially droughts; breeders sifting through Svalbard's unparalleled collection of seeds today may discover tomorrow's crops. "This isn't just a time capsule," says Fowler. "This...
This week, President Barack Obama called for the 19 largest banks in the country to undergo “stress tests” to determine whether they are adequately capitalized to withstand a significant economic downturn. Critics have claimed that the government’s worst-case economic condition forecasts are too weak, making the tests inadequate. Still, the tests should provide valuable information on the health of our banking system, and the administration was wise to order them. Should the results eventually show that any major bank is undercapitalized, the government should not hesitate in taking it into receivership...
According to the notice, the management team deemed the state of those restrooms to be adequate after “successfully piloting” a reduced cleaning schedule on the eighth and tenth floors. Specific “conditions” will be addressed on a case-by-case basis...
...charged with prostitution. But unlike former Madea movies, “Madea Goes to Jail” fails to skillfully weave these two threads together. The movie opens with one of the few true links between the two plots: several Atlanta district attorneys meeting to review the case of Mabel Simmons—better known as Madea—who has just been charged with assaulting three cops. The lawyers will share scenes with Madea only twice thereafter; otherwise, their stories are completely unrelated, resulting in two distinct works of inconsistent quality.The inferiority of the primary plot is due more...
...trick; however, there is not enough evidence to prove that the book is intended as one. It does not seem supportable to claim that the author aims to amuse and flatter his readers in this way, especially after patronizing them earlier with his lengthy discussion of obscenities. In any case, the quality of his argument isn’t strong enough to merit being called “mindfuck.” Sincerity, however, could not salvage the book. Despite its interesting particularities, the greatest weaknesses of “Mindfucking” lie in its lack of depth: McGinn...