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...cooperation with the U.N. will be the norm, in both warlike and peaceful pursuits. The world will have to utilize the powers of the U.N. to solve other overreaching problems, such as environmental pollution, global warming and damage to the ozone layer, that cannot be approached piecemeal. John Steinbruner, director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, foresees "a much more advanced form of international politics, involving more sophisticated coordination and more consequential decisions made at the international level...
Beneath the thin layer of humor and self-mockery, people appeared to take the feature quite seriously. More than one person jokingly asked why he or she didn't make the list. And on the Dunster G notice board, someone got a little more serious...
...forget the flaws, or aren't such an anal movie critic, "Hero" well provide an evening of innocuously amusing entertainment. As Bernie LaPlante explains to a guilt-ridden John Bubber at the end of the film. It's just a matter of finding "the layer of bullshit" you're comfortable with...
...PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE HOLE IN THE EARTH'S protective ozone layer is a group of man-made chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), used in refrigerators, air conditioners and plastic foams. The chlorine released when these compounds decompose attacks ozone, letting dangerous ultraviolet light from the sun shine through...
...running high. Zambia has become one of the poorest nations anywhere, with one of the world's highest per capita foreign debts -- nearly $1,000 for each of its 8 million people; average annual income per person is less than $290. As in many African countries, a small layer of extremely wealthy people flourishes above the impoverished mass...