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...consequences we know about. But the truth is, we're already performing an unauthorized experiment on our climate by adding billions of tons of man-made carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Unless the geopolitics of global warming change soon, the Hail Mary pass of geoengineering might become our best shot...
...success stories. Since independence in 1966, it has maintained a robust growth rate, and per-capita gdp reached a comparatively healthy $11,000 in 2006. Botswana's diamond wealth has fomented no coups or conflict, and the last assassination was in the 1960s when a tribal chief's brother shot his older sibling. Population growth is under control, and the country's schools, and its green tourism in the Okavango Delta, are the envy of the continent. While Botswana has one of the world's highest HIV/AIDS rates - an estimated 25% of adults between 15 and 49 are infected...
...point, only a number of teams have a legitimate shot at the title, and consequently, only a number of fans care. Isn’t there something inherently wrong with a system that effectively renders a majority of its regular season games worthless...
...men’s side, Cornell clearly deserves a shot at the NCAAs. They’ve gone undefeated and have thoroughly dominated their Ivy foes...
...Davies wants offenders named and shamed, and the worst ones to be thrown in jail. But he says the Parliament shot itself in the foot by trying to keep the report secret. "It was utterly pathetic, naïve and hypocritical. You wonder what planet they grew up on," he says. "The European Parliament is doing good work. But in terms of recognition and acceptance by the wide European public, these incidents can only harm it. And that's a shame...