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...foreign aid. Instead, the G20 leaders directed their finance ministers to return to the issue later in the year - with just three months to go before Copenhagen. "You do want your finance ministries working on this," says Jake Schmidt, international climate policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. "But they need to be on the hook for this, or they will lose the option to carry it into Copenhagen...
...full of big new players, such as Brazil and India, and at a time when President Obama seems far more preoccupied with China and the rest of Asia than with America's traditional allies in Europe. Among other proposals, the think tank recommends that France share its U.N. Security Council seat with Germany, and that the two nations combine their diplomatic missions and staff. It also suggests that the two closely coordinate their budgetary and fiscal policies, merge the Paris and Frankfurt stock markets and issue a joint Eurobond totaling 100 billion euros ($145 billion) to finance long-term industrial...
...HoopGirl's "pulse," which stimulates the entire core; the "limbo," which targets the back and thighs; and the "Wild West," which helps tone biceps and triceps. "Anything that gets people off the couch and burning calories is a good thing," says Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. "Hooping can be a good way to mix up your routine and keep it from being boring." (Watch TIME's video "How to Lose Hundreds of Pounds...
When the Undergraduate Council opens its first session of the year this Sunday, representatives will find themselves operating in a new landscape.The UC enters the 2009-2010 school year with 16 additional members, three additional committees, and a new working relationship with the College administration.Most representatives say the changes in the UC, which stem from the recommendations of last March’s Dowling Report, will increase both the scope and efficiency of the UC. Although some members say they are disappointed by the extent of the changes to the College administration, which fell short of some of the overhauls...
...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 of the Berlin Wall...