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...carbon emissions - a prerequisite to leading negotiations in Copenhagen. If the U.S. takes on carbon restrictions of its own, Gore argued, major developing nations like China and Brazil are ready to fall in line. The Kyoto agreement gave developing countries a free pass to keep emitting carbon - a key reason the accord failed in the U.S. Senate - but Copenhagen will be different, because the world is now different. "The scientific consensus is far beyond what it was 10 years ago," said Gore. "This is a planetary emergency." (Read "Raising the Bar on Fighting Climate Change...
There are many reasons for the enduring popularity of the Rubik's Cube, according to its reclusive Hungarian inventor, Erno Rubik. The iconic toy is an intellectual challenge, it's accessible to people from all cultures, and it helps provide a sense of order and stability in an uncertain world. But the fundamental reason 350 million cubes have sold since 1980, Rubik says from his studio in Budapest, is its design: "People like its beauty, simplicity and form. It's really not a puzzle or a toy. It's a piece...
According to Torchiana, Grassley’s bill does not require itemization of payments, so the public would not know the reason behind the industry relationship, which could be benign. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...Perhaps - but what sets magazine editorship apart from almost every other profession is that its most famous practitioners are almost all women. It's the only industry, outside modeling, where females have higher profiles and are more influential than their male counterparts. So there's another reason there are so many fashion editors in movies: it's an easy shorthand for feminine power...
...after the devastation of the Cultural Revolution were not entirely pure. "Even though he didn't care much for economics and didn't understand the market, Deng Xiaoping supported economic reforms with all his might," Bao said. "However, his goal was still to save the Party, and for that reason he was a fierce protector of Party power and status...