Word: developable
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...Prize Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei stressed the need for global cooperation in addressing arms control and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in a speech yesterday at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. ElBaradei said that the current non-proliferation program is rife with problems that render efforts to stifle nuclear development very difficult. “If we look at the system now, I think it is a dysfunctional system,” ElBaradei said. He said a multi-national effort is central to his vision of successful implementation of the United Nations’ non-proliferation treaty...
...Turkey fear that admission policies from the EU will further erode their true identity.The recognition of incompatibility today can save us from grave problems tomorrow. As the examples of recent EU additions Poland and Lithuania demonstrate, policies leading to EU admission can be economically beneficial by integrating less-developed economies into the greater EU community through the implementation of common standards (the Euro unit of currency, for example). Nevertheless, we should be careful with opening the scope of conformity too much and losing the perspective that only cultural identity can provide. The EU is about common grounds, and maybe there...
...award is a triumph for all of Harvard’s schools, and it confirms the University’s place as a leader in promoting responsible consumption. This award follows University President Lawrence H. Summer’s announcement last October which outlined six Sustainability Principles intended to develop and maintain an environment that boosts human health and fosters a transition toward sustainability. For his part, Summers allocated $100,000 for a new renewable energy fund to expand the University’s use of renewable energy, and he has also created a Renewable Energy Advisory Group to promote...
...want to steer away from work-related projects, as long as the assignment engages them at a high level. Innovative nonprofits are designing projects accordingly. The Medicare Rights Center in New York State set up a program called Seniors Out Speaking to attract recent retirees who would like to develop a useful new field of expertise. The center gives the retirees intense training in the complex array of available Medicare plans, after which they can choose to give monthly hour-long presentations at various community venues. Or they can sign up for "Medicare Minute," returning regularly to the same senior...
...believe in the Big Bang. We believe in incremental stages to find a solution." DONALD TSANG, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, explaining during his North America visit last week that Hong Kong would need time to develop democratic institutions, despite calls for universal suffrage in the territory...