It appears as though with a very large eruption the effect can last for many decades and possibly as long as a century.

Volcanoes have a big impact. The ocean warming and sea level would have risen much more if it weren't for volcanoes.

When I came to Harvard I had a specific plan which included overhauling the system here.

There's a difference between early and late abortions. If you have a late abortion, where the fetus might feel pain, then I think you should have a good reason. Because then you're inflicting pain. As you go through the third trimester, you need to have more serious reasons to end a pregnancy.

You have gains in the more cyclical names versus selling in Citigroup and J.P. Morgan. You also have the Dow getting a lift from some positive short-term movement in the dollar.

We've all seen 'Network' and 'Wag the Dog,' but we were somehow insulated by the fact that those were just movies, fictions, and we could rest easy that the Real News doesn't operate that way. Well, it does - sometimes.