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...much of the West thins and melts earlier, producing a longer and drier fire season. The spread of the tree-killing mountain pine beetle, aided by warmer winters, has turned millions of acres of Western forest into kindling. And as the flames burn, they'll reinforce climate change. A report published in the journal Science this spring found that not only are fires worsening as a result of climate change, but the CO[subscript 2] they release further contributes to global warming in an accelerated feedback cycle. The burning season may be just beginning...
...Afghanistan GAINS IN THE DRUG WAR Could Afghanistan's opium boom be over? According to a U.N. report, poppy cultivation has crashed over the past year, with prices down a third since last summer to their lowest level since the late 1990s. Farmers planted 22% fewer acres in 2009, but U.N. officials say Afghan poppies are now higher-yielding: overall production dipped only 10%, prompting the report to call the NATO campaign to eradicate opium crops a "failure." Afghanistan produces the raw opium for more than 90% of the world's heroin...
...Providing widespread Internet access that is both fast and affordable has benefits that extend far beyond creature comforts like downloading movies. A recent report from the World Bank Group found that a 10 percent increase in connection speeds is correlated with a 1.3 percent increase in economic growth. The faster the Internet becomes, the more purposes it can serve; high-speed Internet is the basis for many local IT businesses that generate jobs and exports. Expanding the high-speed Web to rural areas and increasing speeds in developed areas will also make long-distance learning easier and expand the possibilities...
...potential lessons from the Gates arrest that may be applicable to Cambridge and other communities. Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Washington D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum and chair of the panel, said that the Committee is expected to meet for three to five months before releasing a report. He praised the Committee’s “considerable experience” and said that the group would provide independent assessment and insight into the incident. Since announcing the formation of the Committee in July, city officials have stressed that the aim of the panel...
...report in the Daily Telegraph and South Africa's response only serve to keep in the public sphere that which is a very private matter. Semenya, at least, seems to be displaying the same gritty fortitude that propelled her to victory in Berlin. When asked by South African magazine You about the gender issue, she reportedly said: "I see it all as a joke, it doesn't upset me. God made me the way I am and I accept myself. I am who I am and I'm proud of myself. I don't want to talk about the tests...