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...bank, especially if we start early, proceed globally and undertake research and development on low-emission energy systems to improve our options. The best guess is that the annual cost of the changeover will remain below 1% of the world's annual income, a very modest price to avoid a potential earthshaking danger. The rich countries will have to help the poor countries in three ways: to get access to the needed low-emission technologies; to bear part of the increased costs of energy in the poor countries at least until those countries can afford it on their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citizens Can Do Something About Climate Change | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...there's one traditional biker accessory Van and her stylish friends avoid: crash helmets. They aren't alone: Less than 10% of riders wear helmets in a country where motorbikes make up 90% of road traffic. "For us, helmets aren't fashionable," admits Van's friend Ha, 19, during a roadside chat. Van reluctantly agrees: "If girls have to wear helmets, no one will see their beautiful hairstyles and makeup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion Police vs. Traffic Police | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...Will you avoid shaking his hand if he approaches you? I'm not going to be there for theatrical gestures of shaking hands that mean nothing. You shake hands, and it implies that you have agreed on something. We have not agreed on anything yet. Better than shaking our hands, he should respond in honesty to the proposals that we have put on the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Saudis Want from Annapolis | 11/25/2007 | See Source »

That shared fear is the reason that all the parties will take up their seats in Annapolis, and why it won't be a mere photo op. But to avoid becoming the peace conference to end all peace, Rice must sustain this new approach to addressing conflict in the Middle East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Mideast Peace Conference? | 11/25/2007 | See Source »

...believes. I'd be inspired and excited to vote for Clinton if she would just answer a question instead of letting sheep like Klein explain her ambiguous responses. Everybody gets that she can be as politically savvy as any former President - Democrat or Republican - but by continuing to avoid taking and presenting a position, she'll eventually deal herself out of the big card game. Brian Ahern, Sandwich, Massachusetts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/22/2007 | See Source »

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