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...Passenger cars account for about 12% of overall E.U. carbon dioxide emissions and emissions from transport are continually increasing," said E.U. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas. "The aim of the legislation is to reduce CO2 emissions from cars in order to help fight climate change...
...rape and homosexuality and heartbreak, others are light-hearted—One posted recently reveals one person’s fear that his neighbor’s dog is a white supremacist.HRCF’s event was not intended to have entertainment or artistic value, and yet its aim was something rather outside the Christian norm, reflecting the group’s tendency toward secular therapy and a culture of sharing. The notion of public confession is somewhat counter to Christian doctrine: Although the Bible does tell Christians to seek spiritual accountability through the confession of sins, the command...
...governments involved in the six-party negotiations with North Korea have one chief aim: to get the hermit state to abandon its nuclear weapons program. In recent months, those nations - including the U.S., Russia, China and South Korea - have made some significant strides, including agreements from Pyongyang to shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and to disclose its nuclear activities. But for Japan, the sixth party to the talks, these diplomatic successes are threatening another of its most tenaciously held foreign policy goals: discovering the fate of 17 Japanese civilians abducted by the North between...
...brain responsible for controlling breathing, waiting for the paramedics to arrive to inject naloxone wastes precious minutes during which a person stops breathing. Quite simply, naxolone distribution programs deserve to be supported on the federal level for their potential to save lives, which should be the first aim of governments when approaching public health or drug policy. The debate over naloxone is reminiscent of the debate over needle exchanges. Created to staunch the spread of HIV via contaminated syringes, needle exchanges allow heroin users to exchange used syringes for sterile ones. Although some have argued that needle exchanges facilitate drug...
...Wright could have retained that medium-specific main point. Why, for instance, didn’t he envision Briony as a budding film director or screenwriter? While this change would have altered the novel’s plot, it would have faithfully realized McEwan’s greatest postmodern aim. “Atonement” fails as a film adaptation by ignoring the text’s greater purpose and, instead, latching onto its captivating story. But it ultimately succeeds as a film. The prestigious Venice Film Festival already honored “Atonement” in August...