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...market, for $2,090, a faucet that one can "caress" instead of turning its knobs. The African women carrying buckets of unclean water on their heads for long distances would certainly appreciate the possibility of turning knobs even if, in the eyes of Nouvel, it is archaic. May I suggest that 50% of the price of that contraption be given to a program to bring clean water to needy people? Antoine de Torrenté La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
...Despite the Doha Round's failure so far, world trade is booming. Doesn't that suggest that a deal may not be as important as you think? World trade is booming because previous rounds and trade deals have succeeded in driving tariffs down. Doha can push liberalization further and spread the benefits more widely across the global economy. Success will lock in new levels of openness and guard against recession and protectionism...
...suggest that a global deal would benefit developing countries especially. But are they doing enough to make it happen? Developing countries will be asked to make a proportionate contribution to the Doha package. But a key group of emerging economies like China, Brazil and India are now in a position to do more. These G-20 countries have played a clear leadership role in the Round. For a final deal they must step up to the table with strong offers...
Further studies suggest that in both cases the emotional aversion competes for control with more rational parts of the brain that take a utilitarian view, emphasizing the net savings of four lives. In the up-close-and-personal scenario the emotions are usually strong enough...
...broadcast, no Monday Night Football gag, just the oddly flat, open-collared video announcement; perhaps he's already trying to tamp expectations downward, after so many weeks in the hype machine. The substance of his announcement leaves little doubt that he's sincerely interested in running, and the polls suggest that even if the YouTube clip was a little disappointing, he benefits from people not really knowing what a "bad day" means...