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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...city sinks by compacting the mud on which it is built. And even if the Mississippi River ran its course unchanged, New Orleans would be buried by sediment. It would sink faster under the weight. We should not rebuild New Orleans in the same location. No city can exist there for long. We are committing future generations to a similar fate. Todd Johnston, State College...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...taking full-time college classes at age 14, though our youngest student was 9. Every student is radically accelerated, usually skipping all of high school. The program provides academic support as well as a social framework that connects us with like-minded students. While other early-college-entrance programs exist, none have the social support of EEP, leaving gifted students isolated from both their peers and adults at their university. Julian Bouzanquet, ROSEMEAD, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Sep. 10, 2007 | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...managing to attack Clinton while defending her. "I want to be perfectly clear: I do not think the hatred against Hillary Clinton is justified. I don't know where it comes from. I don't begin to understand it. But you can't pretend it doesn't exist, and it will energize the Republican base. Their nominee won't energize them, Bush won't, but Hillary as the nominee will. It's hard for John to talk about, but it's the reality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Edwards Bets the Farm | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

...course, it is possible to misbehave on Facebook--it's just self-defeating. Unlike the Internet, Facebook is structured around an opt-in philosophy; people have to consent to have contact with or even see others on the network. If you're annoying folks, you'll essentially cease to exist, as those you annoy drop you off the grid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nerd World: Why Facebook Is the Future | 8/23/2007 | See Source »

...unique chemistry of high-altitude jet emissions may produce an additional warming effect, while the explosive growth in air travel makes it one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon gases in the atmosphere. And unlike energy or automobiles, where carbon-free or lower-carbon alternatives already exist, even if they have yet to be widely adopted, there is no low-carbon way to fly, and there likely won't be for decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Flying Harm the Planet? | 8/20/2007 | See Source »

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