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...opened a year ago sells South Korean refrigerators, French yogurt and fake Italian pumps. Several houses are being built on the outskirts - the first new residential construction in more than a decade. And until recently there was plenty of work for everyone at the five factories that employ the bulk of the townsfolk. (See pictures of Russian aristocracy...
...Bush years have been pretty heinous on all counts. And though they composed the bulk of my formative years, I still have a few foggy memories of a brighter time in history. I think we’re all looking forward to getting back there. Here are just a few reasons why: 5. The Clintons: No elaboration really necessary; Bill and Hil are back and this time they’ve got nothing to lose. 4. The Economy...Psych! 3. No Doubt: Getting back together. 2. SNL: Seems like it is sucking less now, either because there?...
...little evidence that developing nations would ever be able to afford to reduce their carbon emissions at the rate scientists believe is needed to avert dangerous climate change. (Rich nations are another matter, but it is developing nations like China and India that will be responsible for the bulk of future carbon emissions.) The gap between the world's ambitious goals to cut carbon emissions in half by midcentury and the reality of where it is now seems to grow every day. (See TIME's special report on the environment...
...freeze on salary raises for all faculty and non-union staff members as well as a hold on the bulk of current searches for tenure-track and tenured faculty were among the cost-cutting measures announced in a letter circulated to department chairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences yesterday afternoon...
...future use, but there's a p.r. benefit that comes from protecting an endangered tropical forest that might not come, say, from cleaning up a chemical factory in China (even though the value to the climate is identical). That bonus appeals to corporations like AEP, which provided the bulk of the funding for Noel Kempff. "It's not just about the greenhouse gases, but the habitat preservation and the watershed enhancement," says Diane Fitzgerald, AEP's managing director of environment and safety. But as long as avoided deforestation isn't recognized by the Kyoto Protocol or the European Union...