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...Musharraf is just making a strategic retreat, however. His departure from the military clears the way for him to take up a second five-year term as President, and wins him points both at home and abroad. But praising Musharraf for stepping down as army chief is akin to praising the honesty of a thief, who, having stolen and broken a priceless vase, returns it in pieces, with apologies...
...therefore need a global agreement on new rules of the game to take carbon emissions out of our energy system. Part of the answer will be akin to the smokestack scrubbers. Engineers have shown that it is possible to capture the carbon dioxide before it is emitted from a coal-fired power plant, and to transport it to long-term underground storage, in a process known as "carbon capture and sequestration." They've also dramatically reduced the costs of non-fossil-fuel electricity from wind, solar power and geothermal power, with further savings achievable based on experience and more research...
...Green Belt Movement co-founder Wangari Maathai. Although the writer defended Branson's inclusion, I am not convinced. I acknowledge that he is giving a large sum of money to scientific research for developing clean fuels, and this will certainly help our fight. But his environmental efforts are akin to offsetting long-haul flights by planting trees to ease his conscience. Do his actions really tackle the root issue, or do they just cover over it with a thin veneer to make us feel warm and green inside? Ruth Mumby, South Croxton, England...
...proletariat will have to be content with smashing Yale and Princeton instead. Play Money, or, How I Quit My Day Job and Struck It Rich in Virtual Loot Farming by Julian Dibbell While hardcore gamers might view gaming as a “night job” akin to prostitution, slam poetry, or overseas military contracting, the rest of us know that the only tangible benefit of playing games all the time is the learned ability to push buttons rapidly while swearing and forgetting to bathe. And even a state school Communications major can recognize the picture of the scantily...
...Boys (And the Winner Is...),” fulfills Jigga’s penchant for incorporating at least one triumphal track (regal, blaring trumpets included) into every album. Following these songs, things die down for a bit. Jay-Z makes a stab at an extended love/drug metaphor akin to 50 Cent’s “A Baltimore Love Thing” in “I Know,” but he doesn’t bring it off as well as Curtis can. “Ignorant Shit” and the songs that follow turn...