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...indicating that we intend to be globally diplomatically active" on climate change. "We are sure that his attendance will have a symbolic meaning for the conference," said Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, "and also change the political dynamic." It will need to: on Kyoto II, Rudd is a late convert to the Howard position. That means no ratification unless China and India, currently exempted, submit to carbon-emissions controls...
...rigorous testing platform for extracting maximal power from minimal energy. A recently unveiled prototype, HB-SIA, which will begin flight-testing next year before the larger plane is built for 2011, is a marvel of optimization. Its 200 ft. (61 m) wingspan is covered with photovoltaic cells, which convert the sun's rays into roughly the same amount of energy needed to light a large Christmas tree. That solar power drives four electric engines, and loads four lithium batteries - a quarter of the aircraft's total weight of 3,300 lbs. (1,500 kg) - which allow the plane to continue...
...Harvard’s fourth goal at the 6:34 mark. Clarkson freshman goalie Eve Grandmont-Berube was then pulled in favor of classmate Lauren Dahm, who had more success against the Crimson offense. Although both teams had scoring opportunities towards the end of the second period, neither could convert. After a slow start to the third period, junior Jenny Brine found the back of the net with just over five minutes to play to bring the score to 5-0. Vaillancourt and Cahow recorded their third assists of the night on the power-play strike. Harvard?...
...Without question, Winfrey's foray onto the campaign trail will get Obama more publicity and a chance to convert her fans into Obama supporters...
...favor of peaceful grassroots movements. Viet Tan, founded in 1982, uses mass emails to recruit new members inside Vietnam (it won't say how many) and coordinate them with dissident groups. It raises funds to funnel to sympathizers who hold democracy seminars inside the country. Members seek to convert Vietnamese studying in overseas universities to the cause. "This is not your father's overseas Vietnamese political group," says Hoang...