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...least one logical conclusion, it could be a pitfall. Say we try to use Myhrvold's giant-garden-hose scheme (after hopefully giving it a better name) without reducing carbon emissions. We could end up in a situation in which we can't abandon geoengineering without risking sudden, disastrous warming due to unchecked CO2 emissions. Then, what was meant to be a quick, cheap fix would turn out to be a trap. And while Levitt and Dubner say the fix is appealing at least in part because it's politically impossible to imagine the world agreeing on a common carbon...
Gomes, 67, suffered from a sudden bout of dizziness and light-headedness while speaking at St. Lawrence University and subsequently lost his balance on stage, according to Rev. Jonathan C. Page ’02, Epps Fellow at Memorial Church. Gomes was immediately taken to a hospital near the university that night...
...Thursday, he was transferred to Mass. General and examined by cardiologists, who determined that a sudden drop in blood pressure had caused Gomes’ faintness, according to Page...
These savings included reductions in the amount of unrestricted sums—known as subventions—that are distributed to major FAS units, as well as lower costs associated with faculty recruitment and relocation, which appeared to follow from a Smith letter last December that announced a sudden, severe slowdown in searches for new faculty...
...total value of Harvard’s debt increased by almost $2 billion last year as the University issued new debt to refinance old debt and to provide extra cash flexibility amidst sudden budgetary turmoil. As a result of the new debt, the University’s interest payments increased by $58 million this past year, the report said, from $146 million to $204 million...