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There is a sense of urgency. Clearly the science says that we are approaching a point where if we wait, things will get that much worse. But there is a bigger picture here that I think is really important to focus on. There are strong indications that our own industries and industries around the world see clean energy and the green economy as an enormous business opportunity, the next big thing for the economy. If we don't move to address energy and climate as two side of the same coin we will lose out. Our economy will lose those...
Like everything Abrams does, Star Trek will be a savvy, glossy, professional operation, tricked out with clever writing and grand set pieces and the kind of CGI that looks just like the real thing except that it smells like money. And I, for one, plan to enjoy it richly. I'm expecting the most exciting Trek in years...
...question is, Would that be a good thing? Many outside observers have argued that the financial system needs shock treatment, in which the government takes over more banks and forces the entire banking system to flush bad assets from its books. If you priced all bank assets at current market values, the banking system would be insolvent, the reasoning goes, so make them take the hit and then press restart. Those with actual banking experience, though, tend to be dubious about market pricing and counsel patience. "The banks have a lot of practice at working out troubled assets, and most...
...With all the things that happened this year, losing the doubles point was probably the least surprising thing that could have happened,” Clayton said. “We’ve been losing so many doubles points I can’t even remember...
...administrative complexity and the differences in academic interest has made the formation of the human evolutionary biology department the “logical conclusion” to about five years of discussion—but not much is changing, Lieberman said. “The administrative structure is the thing that’s changing,” he said, emphasizing that the formation of the department will not cause any changes in concentration requirements. Sweeping changes would be difficult in the current financial climate, anyway, he said. With the requisite student interest, the biological anthropology track within the anthropology...