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...best be achieved by rewarding sustainable forestry. This adds further economic incentive (the price of the timber) to the pot and ensures the preservation of the resource, providing jobs and income. A global price of carbon internalized into the cost of goods and services will further discriminate in favor of sustainably grown wood. John White, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION, LONDON
...prove their relevance. But they will have to work all the harder to cover the Obama Administration for what it is and not just what their audience wants to hear. For all the controversy over whether the press has a political bias, just as insidious is the bias in favor of being liked - and keeping an audience. Amid all the change, this is one thing that stays the same...
...distinctive style than any other First Lady in recent memory. And while Michelle might not yet know what she will wear when her husband is sworn in as the 44th President of the U.S., the fashion world has been feverishly wagering on who will create her Inaugural wardrobe. Odds favor Chicago-based designer Maria Pinto, 51, an Obama favorite, and Thakoon Panichgul, 34, a Thai-born designer whose name went viral when Michelle wore his red floral-print dress on the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Other possible contenders include Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez and Isabel Toledo. Some...
...Still, Lugar wanted to make sure that he had made his point. In an afternoon session, he returned to the dangers of any impression of a conflict of interest. "The foundation exists as a temptation to any foreign entity or government that believes it can curry favor through a donation," he said, and urged Clinton to adopt three additional measures: first, to disclose all donations over $50,000 immediately rather than in one year's time; second, to disclose all pledges over $50,000 by foreign individuals or businesses immediately; and third, to submit to the State Department ethics review...
...Prince Harry forwent formal university education in favor of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he graduated...