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...catastrophic temperature increases over the coming century. They further point out that plants may indeed thrive in a future with higher carbon dioxide levels - after all, greenhouses pump in extra CO2 to encourage growth - but they fail to note that hotter summers and increasing droughts could threaten agriculture. They assert that sea levels can rise only 1.5 ft. over the coming century, ignoring the very real risk of accelerated melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which would multiply that number. They downplay the risks of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. And they make a habit of referring...
Given the film’s clearly gender-oriented title and theme, one might wonder if its intended audience is limited to middle-aged women who’ve endured the hardships of parenting. The short answer, both women quickly assert, is no. Dieckmann—an assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of the Arts—screened the film for many of her male graduate students during post-production. Just as she hoped, even the unmarried, childless, 20-something males in her classes still appreciated the humor and honesty of the film. Thurman dismisses...
With clear—albeit cold—skies, the Crimson was able to assert its dominance over four fellow Ivy League squads and five other teams from schools located throughout the Northeast, as the two-time defending Ancient Eight champions took home the team title...
...forming a functioning government. "It is our right to disengage from a dishonest and unreliable partner," Tsvangirai said in Harare. "We have papered over the cracks and have sought to persuade the whole world in the last eight months that everything is working. Now is time for us to assert and take our position as the dominant party in Zimbabwe. We are guided by the fact that we are the trustees of the people's mandate and therefore the only one with the mandate to remain in government." (See pictures of political high tension in Zimbabwe...
...involvement of women fighters may be peculiar to Punjab-based militant groups. The Taliban forces in the northwest don't tolerate women walking out their homes unaccompanied by male relatives or being educated, much less trained as fighters. But the Red Mosque siege in Islamabad saw women publicly assert their support for the militants. (Read "Taliban Siege Shows Need for Pakistan Offensive...