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...form of a new package deal that would reaffirm to Kim Jong Il that the U.S. is not hostile to the regime, accepts its legitimacy and is willing to provide long-term development assistance. Only the U.S. can persuade the leadership in South Korea not to seek to absorb the North or undermine it - so long as North Korea terminates its plutonium-bomb program under verifiable conditions. In sum, it can be argued, North Korea's security is actually the best way to promote South Korea's and the region's security...
...carbon, too, bioelectricity was a winner. On average, the carbon offset from using bioelectricity is 100% bigger than the offset for using ethanol. (Even though biomass releases carbon when it is burned, just like oil, when new plants are growing they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, reducing the overall carbon footprint.) "It's simply the case that bioelectricity is just a lot more efficient than using ethanol, in most ways," says Campbell...
...Prime Minister for just eight months and, while popular, has had to weather several political and economic crises. The concern over a break with the military was whether the Maoist rebels would then return to armed conflict - or that the military would stage a coup to avoid having to absorb them. Supervised by the United Nations, the guerrillas are increasingly restive, residing in military bases for two-and-a-half years now while awaiting integration. (See pictures of the Maoist insurgency at the height of its war against the government...
Parachuted into Brioni's school?founded 20 years ago after company chiefs saw a need for in-house training for the next generation of master tailors and middle managers?the London students aim to absorb all the best tricks and traditions behind the Italian company's signature handmade suits. Though the students include aspiring designers of women's wear, jewelry and shoes, the school believes the men's-tailoring know-how and Italian alta moda culture that rub off will be useful for the careers of all of them. "This is a chance to actually see real craft in action...
...Cambridge City Councillor Sam Seidel said that Cambridge has coped well with local aid cuts thus far and has avoided mass layoffs and drastic reductions in services.But with yesterday’s House budget announcement, Seidel said that Cambridge now has to make tough decisions about how to absorb the cuts. According to Seidel, this is the largest cut in local aid in the state’s history.“These cuts are real, and there’s no other source to make up this money,” Seidel said. “This...