Word: smarts
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...David Krinsky), certainly not Ferrell - is even remotely trying to make a great film. It has the slapdash air of a movie that was a little more fun to shoot than to watch. To say that Blades is a little sharper than Kicking and Screaming, but not nearly so smart as the best parts of Talladega, is like taste-testing a Big Mac against a Whopper and a Wendy's Classic Double. In other words, Blades an acceptable Friday evening diversion, most of which will have run through your system by Saturday morning...
...Louisiana, as elsewhere, smart adaptation requires a lot more than good infrastructure and ecosystem management. Economic viability is also important, and that is not possible without insurance. In Louisiana and Florida, insurance companies responded to the burst of hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 by raising rates significantly, even canceling policies outright. How can hurricane-prone states retain coverage? "The only solution is to get the Federal Government to do what it did after September 11 and recognize that some risks are too large and costly for the private-insurance market to absorb on its own," says James Donelon, the state...
...culture over the past decade. But lately it seems every other punch line is about white people. Does he really think immigration can be reduced to "white people finding a loophole in slavery laws"--or was that a joke? Rock has demonstrated many times that he is smart. He doesn't need to stay trapped in the punch lines of the 1970s. The truth would be funnier and more helpful to us all. Bryce Ingman, LOS ANGELES...
Certainly, if you're going to design a green building, it's smart to do it in San Francisco, where the generally mild weather makes it easier to let your surroundings set your temperature. But what about a place like New York City, with its 100ºF summers and 10º winters? Bank of America is currently tackling that challenge, with a 945-ft. tower in the heart of Manhattan that will use recirculated heat and natural gas to produce some of its own energy and use it more efficiently. Higher ceilings and insulating glass will reduce temperature changes and maximize available...
This kind of environmental posing--greenwashing is the term of art--will not be a viable business strategy in a world transformed by climate change. The smart money is betting on the need for real innovation--clean technology that lowers costs or improves output. Venture capital is increasingly flowing to green start-ups: $474 million in the first three quarters of 2006 in Silicon Valley alone. That's sparking the interest of everyday investors, who see green technology as--dare they wish it?--the next Internet. Says Ray Lane, a partner at the KPCB venture-capital firm: "If you consider...