Word: panels
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...peculiarly Davos kind - by which I mean that nobody misses Sharon Stone or Brangelina, but delegates get quite excited if a session has not one but two Nobel economics laureates in the audience. What was that theme again? Who knows: let's catch another panel on the implications of climate change for business...
...Though air travel is responsible for only 1.6% of total greenhouse gas emissions, according to one estimate, in many countries it's the fastest-growing single source--and with annual airline passengers worldwide predicted to double to 9 billion by 2025, that growth is unlikely to abate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) put it bluntly last year: "The growth in aviation and the need to address climate change cannot be reconciled...
...here that we encountered the Education Canine dog school, a lively bunch of pampered pooches enrolled on a rigorous exercise and discipline program. Our twenty-strong tasting panel was more than ready for some liquid refreshment after a long midday walk. They (quite literally) lapped the stuff...
Given the high level of those under fire, the involvement of an independent counsel was inevitable. During the Watergate crisis, a special prosecutor was appointed by the Attorney General. Today the title has evolved into independent counsel; the investigator is chosen by a panel of three senior federal judges. Meese, in formally requesting an independent counsel, was expected to recommend that the counsel be given a mandate broad enough to permit an investigation into whether the Iranian arms shipments, as well as the diversion of money to the contras, may have violated the law. The judges are expected to announce...
...wait until January, when the new Democratic majority in the Senate could have a greater say in the proceedings. Although Dole did not get his way, his gambit spurred lawmakers to form two select congressional committees to deal with the investigation. He and Byrd will appoint a 13-member panel of seven Democrats and six Republicans. Incoming Speaker Jim Wright and Republican Minority Leader Robert Michel will choose a 15-member House committee made up of nine Democrats and six Republicans. Their public hearings will begin when the 100th Congress convenes in January...