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...have Yongbyon nuclear facilities shut down; we don't have them monitored with international observers. We do not have any fuel oil delivered to [North Korea]." South Korea was standing by, Hill said, to deliver 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil to Pyongyang, the agreed-upon reward for decommissioning the reactor, in preparation for the second, more ambitious phase of the disarmament deal. If the Kim Jong Il regime makes good on its word to dismantle its weapons program completely, it is slated receive 1 million tons of fuel oil or its equivalent in economic and humanitarian assistance, plus...
...Introduction to Humanities Colloquium,” which brought together two of Harvard’s most renowned and brilliant scholars to create a new class focused on small discussions, is a prime example of what the new curriculum should strive for. Currently, however, the rewards for creating such a class are next to zero. The new dean is the only person who can allocate the funds needed to reward the development of new and exciting classes and pedagogical methods, and he or she must make doing so one of the top budgetary priorities.Tenured professors, however, are often...
...served as a laboratory for some of these other ones before they got started," he says, "but in the end, more fresh food around town is obviously a positive development." And he doesn't take his daily diners for granted: "One of my colleagues told me that the best reward is seeing so many pregnant women here," he says with a smile. "It's a beautiful thing." Not only a vote of confidence, it might also mean the promise of a future generation of customers...
...criticism of this album is that its charmingly packaged and charmingly delivered songs lack any hidden depth. There is little to be gained from repeated listenings, as most of the record’s meaning is offered up the very first time. Fortunately, each song is charming enough to reward return visits...
There is reason to be optimistic. Government regulations—unlike new Arctic forests—on carbon emissions would curb global warming. Restrictions on carbon dioxide pollution would, in turn, spur technological innovation and reward those who use energy more efficiently and help others to as well. The IPCC estimates that if we don’t address climate change, we’ll see worldwide losses of one percent to five percent GDP by the end of the century. Even modest economic investment now in cleaner technologies will yield enormous benefits for our children?...