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...human population has exploded over the past few thousand years, the delicate ecological balance that kept the Long Summer going has become threatened. The rise of industrialized agriculture has thrown off Earth's natural nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, leading to pollution on land and water, while our fossil-fuel addiction has moved billions of tons of carbon from the land into the atmosphere, heating the climate ever more. (See the top 10 green ideas...
Palin did not shy away from addressing Asia and its politics. She hit the Republican talking points on China, warning against protectionism and expressing concern about China's military buildup. "We hope for China to rise responsibly," a delegate posting to Twitter live from the speech quoted Palin as saying. She also spoke of the U.S.'s historic role in securing prosperity and stability in the region and expressed a conviction that the U.S. could help steer Beijing toward democracy...
...could such an affair have actually happened? Certainly not in the way the book describes, because Giscard had been voted out of office and into semiretirement by 1981 - the same year Diana's royal marriage launched her rise to international stardom. However, press reports speculate over whether he could have been hinting at a postpresidential liaison by describing his fictional President's affair while in office - unfounded speculation fanned by Giscard's remaining tight-lipped. (See pictures of a service of thanks for Diana...
...Hong Kong, expects the revival to continue. September's revenues could surge 25% or more, he says, and he sees at least "low teens" growth rates annually from 2010 to 2012. "You can put me on record saying Macau is back," Fischer says. (Watch a video about the rise of Poker in China...
...attendees themselves were even more strident. "The bonus bubble burst tonight," said Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the E.U. presidency. He said inaction on bonuses would be a "provocation in Europe, especially when set against a steep rise in unemployment." And British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there would be no return to the bonus structure of the past. "I am personally appalled by some of the practices that have been going on at some institutions," he said...