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...consensus among students patiently waiting in line was that a new layout in FlyBy's interior is to blame for the lengthy lines. "It's definitely the fact that they've changed the stuff around," says Fabian A. Poliak '11. According to him FlyBy has replaced its handy milk and juice cartons (a la elementary school) with a proper drinks dispenser. This forces students to take extra time inside to prepare their drinks as well as juggle an extra component to carry. And as usual, mandatory ID swiping causes an unavoidable delay as students dig through their bags...
...Israel stance, a pragmatic approach in dealing with Russia and China, and a faith in negotiations and sanctions to bring recalcitrant countries like Iran back into constructive dialogue. Just don't look to Berlin for big ideas or robust new approaches to international problems. "There has been a passive consensus on foreign policy issues," says Jan Techau, director of the Europe Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations. "But that passivity is inappropriate now, as Germany faces increasing demands from NATO - for example, burden-sharing in Afghanistan and on the general discussion about the future of NATO." (See pictures...
...dirty bomb smuggled in through Mexico. As things turned out, Hayden's school reopened about a week later. To make up for the lost time, school officials canceled final exams. With that, Hayden's classmates found it in their hearts to forgive him. The summer brought a new consensus about H1N1 flu to Cibolo. "Now people say, 'Ah, it's no big deal. They blew everything out of proportion,' " says Patrick, who's still a bit mystified by the whiplash of reactions - from paranoia to complacency in a fortnight...
...metrics would be set out to measure progress. Last week, the Obama Administration issued a draft of those metrics to Congress. Where Pakistan is concerned, the goals center on disrupting international terrorist networks, developing the military's counterinsurgency capabilities, helping to enhance civilian control and building a global consensus on stabilizing the country. The first of what will become regular assessments will be drafted at the end of March 2010. But in the six months between now and then, Washington has a lot of work to do to get Pakistan to measure up to the metrics. Here is how things...
...further $5.5 billion is on the way through pledges made by the Friends of Democratic Pakistan, a consortium of allies, which will meet in New York next week with Obama, President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in attendance. In terms of metrics, achieving global consensus that Pakistan must be stabilized is an easy goal to reach. Making something of the consensus, however, requires more cash and development thrown in the right direction...