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Bane is currently on leave from Harvard, serving as New York State's commissioner of social services. Should she be nominated and confirmed to a post in the Clinton administration--a likelihood despite problems with paying Social Security taxes for domestic help--the Kennedy School would be left with no female tenured professors when her two-year leave expires next year...
...pell-mell expansion of cities creates risks not just for their residents but for every human being. As cities grow, so does the demand for standardized, easily transportable foods. Farmers in the countryside respond to this demand by planting a narrower range of crops, which in turn increases the likelihood of major disruptions of the food supply by pests and droughts. Particularly in the developing world, cities act as destructive parasites on the surrounding countryside. Urban thirst for fuel wood and building materials leads to deforestation, which can destroy an area's watershed and thus cause flooding and soil erosion...
...much after the ban is lifted. Just because being gay will no longer be grounds for expulsion does not mean that every gay in the military will come out of the closet. Some will fear harassment; some will simply prefer discretion, the way gay civilians generally do. In all likelihood the vast majority of gays in uniform will keep their sexuality largely private. They will simply stop living in fear that someone may find out and cost them their future. Those who might wish to be flamboyant or confrontational would probably not prosper regardless of sexual preference, because their personalities...
...surveying instruments, acidity meter and other tools they lug along the way. Led by geologists Art and Peg Palmer, these scientific adventurers are trying to determine what the evolution of the cavern can tell them about prehistoric climates, the ecological health of the surrounding region -- even the likelihood of finding oil in limestone deposits around the world...
...reading says the economy is not picking up to anything like a normal recovery," says a Clinton economic adviser. At the same time, he adds, "the likelihood of a sharp downturn or a sharp upturn is small. We're not suddenly going to grow at 6% or shrink by 2%. I see absolutely no evidence for a return to a technical recession...