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...governors who have gathered in Los Angeles are pushing from the bottom up, demonstrating that there is political will to deal with climate change. Ultimately, of course, it will be the national governments in Washington, London and Beijing, among other places, that will take part in the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen and shape how the world takes on global warming. But the vast majority of that response - whether it means shoring up cities for sea level rise or tightening green building codes - will need to be carried out at the state and city level, the governors...
...comprehensive law, decree or other legally enforceable measure." India and Sri Lanka also top the list. Developed countries Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan come in low, having only instituted a few voluntary provisions, and the U.S. is - in the words of IBFAN founder Annelies Allain - "at the bottom of the pile." Its position in the lowest category 9 indicates that the country has taken no action to implement laws that would protect breastfeeding or restrict the marketing practices of the formula-milk companies...
...Ginsburg found that the safest drivers were those who reported that their parents had imposed strict rules on driving and also provided warm and supportive explanations for their rules. "This absolutely backs up what is intuitively known about parenting - that more-engaged parents are more effective," says Ginsburg. "The bottom line is that you have got to talk to your kids in ways that they know this is about safety and not control. If you make up rules and they think that you are invading their personal space or that in some way you are going to stop their road...
Mike Patel, whose Newcrest Management owns 19 hotels, including nine Expresses and one Holiday Inn, likes the changes: "It was overdue. We really needed it." In Stamford, Conn. - home to global financial firms like UBS - the outpost's makeover has lifted it from the bottom of IHG's customer-satisfaction scores. "People say, 'Am I at the right hotel?'" says general manager Mike Bennett. "Companies that wouldn't consider us in the past are now staying with...
According to Wilkins, the bottom line is this: associates can expect to see lower entry-level salaries...