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Many climate shocks have already become more common: powerful hurricanes, droughts, heat waves and blizzards. Much worse will come unless we stabilize the level of carbon dioxide, or CO2, in the atmosphere at safe levels. Before the industrial era, CO2 concentration was 280 parts per million (p.p.m.) in the atmosphere. If current trends continue, that could reach 560 p.p.m. by mid-century. Yet because our energy system is so deeply embedded in the world economy--in vehicles, power plants, factories, residences and office buildings--it will take decades to reamp it. So people who care about the future...
...from her room has not robbed her of the sense of security of the Harvard campus. Still, she says, “I always make sure I close the door behind me now, as I am going through the swipe.”“I feel pretty safe in my house but the thing I am still weird about is walking back [home at night],” she adds.PeiPei X. Zhang ’08, who last April came in contact with the “dreadlocks man,” who had allegedly trespassed into Cabot...
...Bush stumped just about everyone seven years ago when he tapped the safe and solid Dick Cheney to be his running mate. But Bush didn't want any trouble. He didn't want a Vice President who preened before the cameras. He didn't want a policy sparring partner. And he didn't want someone who would check out after five years and run for President himself. (See the top 10 Bush figures...
...Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - who built his career on his tough stance against Kim Jong Il - has repeatedly insisted that there can be no diplomatic normalization or aid provided as part of any nuclear deal with North Korea unless the abductions are resolved first. That means the safe return of any surviving abductees by Pyongyang or conclusive proof of their deaths. North Korea has admitted 13 kidnappings, but says that all abductees have been repatriated to Japan or have died, and considers the issue closed...
...actually nutcases out there—or in here—who do want to commit violent acts against gay people; more importantly, though, it wouldn’t be funny if there weren’t people who for some reason feel these “Safe Space” stickers do anything to further tolerance. Because we’ve already established that homophobia is idiotic, we can move on to the next target—vacuous gay activism—without worrying about looking homophobic...