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...efficacy of their recycling policies and their impact on the climate. (The Finnish cell-phone company Nokia holds the top spot, while Nintendo and Microsoft lag at the bottom.) The public scolding has helped prompt electronics makers to start changing product design and production - and encourage a private shift among electronics-industry workers, who, like many Americans, are gradually focusing attention on the environmental value of their work. Their bosses have noticed. "We're all citizens of the world, and everyone wants to work for an employer who leaves the world a better place," says Gary Shapiro...
...Even before the issue with Light’s article and the ensuring controversy, the HHPR editorial staff had already decided to shift their journal away from publishing primary research. The concern, the HHPR editors said, was that the review is not equipped to put submitted articles through a peer review process, the standard for academic journals that print primary research...
...think we realized even before this that we’d be better off emulating ‘Scientific American’ than emulating ‘Science,’” one of the editors said. “The shift wasn’t prompted by the health economics controversy, but it does show why the change is a good idea...
This campaign against the ICC allows Bashir to give the impression that he's in control. But some experts say the attacks may be a bid to shift attention from his own troubles. Sudanese society, including the government, is not monolithic and it's important to bear in mind that there are significant divisions in government about how to deal with the war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur," says Hall of Amnesty International. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if at some point, sooner rather than later, Bashir is arrested by Sudanese police...
...able to quench this thirst immediately, earning a victory against the formidable Knights, 14-6.“It’s just good to finally have a W,” Connolly said.Indeed, while overcoming Queens had little implication for the playoffs, the Crimson desperately needed a shift in momentum as the regular season draws to a close.“It was really important that we won this weekend heading into the playoffs. We needed it to put us in a good position to succeed at Northerns,” Tune said.By extending its unbeaten streak...