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...undoubted benefit of the U.N. meeting is that it put climate change back in the headlines, at least for a day. Between the recession, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the problems with Iran - even the fact that it hasn't been a dramatically warm year for much of the world - climate change had dropped somewhat on the international agenda. That will always be a risk for this most long-term of challenges, where the penalties and payoffs of policy changes will unfold over decades. "The true test of leadership is to take the long view," Ban said...
...moment life began on the planet billions of years ago, the climate has swung drastically and often abruptly from one state to another - from tropical swamp to frozen ice age. Over the past 10,000 years, however, the climate has remained remarkably stable by historical standards: not too warm and not too cold, or Goldilocks weather. That stability has allowed Homo sapiens, numbering perhaps just a few million at the dawn of the Holocene, to thrive; farming has taken hold and civilizations have arisen. Without the Long Summer, that never would have been possible...
...interim dean of administration, Gorodentsev has been charged with overseeing FAS units including human resources, information technology, and research administration. She also works with the directors of the FAS finance office and physical resources office.“I came into the role not wanting to keep the seat warm,” Gorodentsev said. “Rather, I pretended that I was the permanent person because I really wanted to get as much done as I could.”According to Gorodentsev, the individual who will take her position on a permanent basis will be named...
...However, it was Harvard’s turn for a comeback once Ingersoll–who had been sick lately–took the court. “It’s nerve-wracking to be on the bench,” Ingersoll said. “You warm up, but then you get cold and you’re thinking, ‘Oh no what if I biff it?’ It’s all or nothing.”There would be no biffing for Ingersoll, however. In just 1.5 sets, the sophomore racked...
Another key--and another classic from the Coke playbook--has been keeping things cold. In India and China, tradition and a shortage of refrigeration mean that Coca-Cola is often drunk warm. In parts of China where cold drinks are traditionally considered unhealthy, it is even boiled and served with lemon or ginger. So coaxing consumers to drink cold Cokes--the company says 3C is ideal--was part of the estimated $400 million that was spent on sponsoring last year's Beijing Olympics and related advertising. As sales rebounded in India, bottlers added new technology, including superinsulated retail refrigerators...