Tag: choices
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Melting glaciers: hard choices for Europe’s mountain communities
[ad_1] This article is reserved for our members The melting of Europe’s glaciers and permafrost is now an established fact. It is already taking a major toll on local communities, whether through depopulation or because of its effects on tourism. We report from Cervinia and Pietracamela (Italy), Chamonix (France), Zermatt (Switzerland) and the Zugspitze (Germany)…
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Hard Choices & the Conservative Mind
[ad_1] A brief essay on The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal plumbs the depths of the human condition and establishes the logic of conservatism by examining hard choices in high-stakes situations. Pascal expresses his insights in brilliant pensées—fireworks of thought. Let me focus on Pascal’s thoughts about two kinds of hard choices: (a) Who…
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Gaza’s Hospitals Face ‘Impossible’ Choices With Israel Evacuation Order
[ad_1] As Israel called for Gazans to leave the north of the besieged enclave, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients and that there were not enough hospitals to treat them in the south. With a widely anticipated ground invasion looming, the city’s hospitals continued…
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Light Up Your Space with More Than 16 Million Color Choices on This Floor Lamp for Only $70
[ad_1] Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Lighting can be a situational tool. For example, if you’re in a doctor’s office getting an exam,…
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Himalayan Risks and Ethical Choices Dog Mountaineering Efforts – The Diplomat
[ad_1] Advertisement On July 27, 150 people tried to summit K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world, walking over Mohammad Hassan. Hassan, a Pakistani porter who carried equipment for the rope-fixing team, had fallen off the trail. Climbers pulled him up after some struggle, but he could neither talk nor walk on his own. Climbers…
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DEWA launches its awareness ‘Make Smart Summer Choices Your Habit’ campaign – Business – Energy
[ad_1] Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched its ‘Make Smart Summer Choices Your Habit’ campaign, to raise awareness among residential customers to effectively manage their electricity and water consumption through its smart app. The campaign also encourages customers to benefit from DEWA’s smart services and programmes to understand their consumption patterns. They can also…
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Labour will take the difficult choices on building more homes – Nandy
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Labour government will make the “difficult choices” when it comes to building more homes, according to the shadow housing secretary. Lisa Nandy will use a speech…
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Kate, Princess of Wales’ red Ascot outfit was ‘cheapened’ by ‘poor choices’ – claim
[ad_1] Kate, Princess of Wales wore a bold red dress for day four of Royal Ascot yesterday, and while many royal fans loved the stand-out colour, not everyone was as keen on the accessories that were chosen. In particular, the earrings and clutch bag raised a few eyebrows. Her dress was bespoke by Alexander McQueen…