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...balance between energy taken in and energy burned off. "The data is too gross, and too general to assume that [exercise doesn't count]," warns Dr. Janet Walberg Rankin, a professor in the department of human nutrition, foods and exercise at Virginia Tech. "We need to have a dual approach to weight involving both activity and diet. I would hate for people to take away from this study that activity has nothing to do with weight." (See pictures of what makes you eat more food...
...better than he did when trying to win Russian support for Chicago's Olympic bid: he called Putin two days before the crucial vote, when Moscow was already committed to Rio, and offered nothing in return to the rather unsentimental Russian Prime Minister. Sadly, this too little, too late approach to Moscow on Iran's nuclear program may force the Administration to make precisely the decision it hopes to avoid: between a nuclear Iran and a new and dangerous war in a critical region...
...county has partly tailored its approach to serve its large non-English-speaking community. "Many of our newly arrived immigrants don't understand what they can do to support their child's success, and they don't understand the system - there's no point in going to the school board when you're concerned about your child's homework," says Anne Thompson, director of the Miami-Dade program. Because of language issues, she often sees students having to do their parents' jobs in terms of navigating school bureaucracy. (See pictures of teens and how they would vote...
Burke's confrontational approach doesn't always mesh with the more discreet diplomacy favored by his Italian colleagues. "He's seen as a bull in a china shop," says an American priest and longtime Rome resident. "I've seen Italian bishops roll their eyes...
Harvard has taken a comprehensive approach to wind power by purchasing not only the power from the soon-to-be-built farm (which comes at market and often cheaper than market prices), but also the renewable energy credits for that energy. RECs can be sold separately from the power itself to companies looking for environmental investments. Harvard has wisely acquired the RECs that are coming with their newly bought power, allowing them to profit from the wind farm in which they will be investing. Harvard has also wielded its economic power and sheer size to effect change in the green...