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...Furthermore, from 1970 to 2005 the use of ethanol in our energy mix has averted the emission of 644 million tons of CO2, the equivalent of Canada's annual emissions. When compared with the unsustainable energy patterns used in major developed countries, the Brazilian experience can be considered a model. Contrary to what the article claims, ethanol has been a central part of the solution. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S., Washington...
...April 14 that he will use the next five years to establish his legacy as a "statesman." But a longing for legitimation may hamper him more than it tempers him. Berlusconi, once a maverick outsider, looks increasingly like a typical deal-making Italian politico; more a parody than a model of statesmanship. If he wants to make a lasting impact, Berlusconi would do well to harness his flamboyant, image-driven instincts for the benefit of the country. He has proposed leading weekly government meetings from Naples until the trash emergency is resolved. A billionaire cleaning up garbage? That would...
...there's a big difference between an idea or invention and innovation. And the main difference is, there has to be a consumer or a customer for innovation. We've got to close the sale. You have to part with your hard-earned money. An innovation business model is driven by trial generation and purchase generation and then delightful usage and experience, which results in, in the end, a loyal user of the product or service that we've innovated...
...answer depends on whether the numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order, with higher estimates predicted when larger numbers come first. Kahneman explained that much of the success of his work has come from its narrow focus. “We did not try to make a general model of what we found because much of its meaning would have been lost,” he said. Although the work may be narrow in its focus, it has proved widely applicable, he said, especially in the fields of social psychology and economics. “We did not anticipate...
...worries about American and Catholic faith led him to a related criticism: a fear regarding the advanced corrosion of families, whose welfare (the Catholic ones, at least) he said is the American bishops' specific responsibility. He explained that as children become adults, a "healthy family life" is a model not only for respect for proper authority, concern for the weak, and cooperation as we become adults, but for harmony among nations, all of which he feels are threatened. Although the words "healthy family life" in the U.S. usually precede a polemic against gay rights, Benedict's concerns seemed almost...