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...greenhouse dilemma illustrates the difficulty of setting policy based on uncertain projections of the future. Scientists generally agree that an unchecked accumulation of greenhouse gases will eventually lead to warming, but no one knows when it will start, how much will take place or how rapidly it will occur. The most widely accepted estimate is a rise in the earth's average temperature of 1.5 degrees C to 4.5 degrees C (3 degrees F to 8 degrees F) as early as 2050. An increase in the upper part of that range could produce disastrous climatic effects, including rising sea levels...
...could such a mistake occur? Explained Reeves, an 80-year-old retired surgeon who was elected coroner 26 years ago: "There was nothing to autopsy. It was just a charred mass of tissue, which was definitely a body because I could identify intestines and liver. Everything else was gone." He admits he was "depressed" to learn about his error, but is braced for any criticism. "I'll tell you what I'll do if it gets too nasty," Reeves says. "I'll quit...
...huge billboard at the town limit warns that DISPLAY OF WEAPONS, FIRING OF BLANK AMMUNITION AND ARRESTS MAY OCCUR. IF CHALLENGED, PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. HAVE A NICE DAY! And true to its admonition, mock bank robberies, kidnapings and drug busts take place like clockwork. Mayor Pledger brags that Hogan's Alley is the most crime-ridden town in the world. Says Pledger: "The next crime wave is usually just around the corner. Fortunately for us, though, we've got a 100% success rate at catching criminals...
...widely used, since IVF is complicated and expensive and works only 10% of the time. Moreover, many people would consider discarding unwanted embryos to be immoral. But the procedure was designed to help parents who carry genes for "sex-linked" diseases, such as hemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, that occur almost exclusively in boys. Handyside's technique enables such parents to make sure they have only girls and thus avoid the heartache of transmitting a serious ailment...
...display will easily break the record of 29,000 viewers set by a computer-art exhibit in 1987. After Barrie was indicted, a federal judge ruled that law-enforcement officials could not interfere with the exhibit until the gallery director's trial concludes. That is not likely to occur before the scheduled closing...