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...Simmons reinforces the importance of the acting mayor as a fallback position. The role is always filled by the senior member of the Council—Reeves, in this year’s case...

Author: By Xi Yu and Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Cambridge Runs Mayorless | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...Climate change is different from anything we've had to contend with on a policy level," says Ackerman. "The assumption in any policy discussion is that if a proposal doesn't go forward, you still have the status quo. Here the status quo is not available as a fallback, as doing nothing means a rapidly changing climate and worsening conditions all over the world. By the time you're absolutely certain of the impacts and can observe them in everyday life, it's too late." This is why, he says, paying attention to the dynamics of climate harbingers - such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting a Price Tag on the Melting Ice Caps | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

...dangerous to look at [public service] as a fallback,” Weber says. “Sometimes it is even harder to get a job in the public sector because there are so many cutbacks in federal, state, and local budgets...

Author: By Zoe A.Y. Weinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law School Students Survive Job Hunt | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

2.FM: What was your fallback plan, if that hadn’t worked out? Is there another field that you would have gone into...

Author: By Nora A. Tufano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Daniel J. Rubin | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

Jewelry: Easy fallback option for the more serious couples out there, but can be difficult to pick out; hopefully it’s not the same bracelet/pair of earrings they’ve bought for their past three girlfriends. Also be wary if you’ve been dating a month and they bring you back something from Tiffany?...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Valentine’s Day Decoded | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

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