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...attendance may be a diplomatically flimsy thing, but it does hold real promise. Major developed and developing countries agreed that by Jan. 31 they will submit their emissions-reduction plans - plans that will be crucial in pushing the world down a low-carbon path. If there's a secret weapon buried in the accord, it's this: governments will not act alone but will vigorously engage the business world. "We can only meet this challenge," says Stern, "if we can generate sustained, long-term investment in the clean-energy economy." (See the top 10 green ideas...
...based sensors "detected two geographically separated missile-launch events" leading to an "exo-atmospheric collision." The event marked the latest outer-space tit for tat between the two nations: in 2007, China blasted one of its own weather satellites to smithereens, generating concern it was perfecting a satellite-killing weapon similar to the one last tested by the U.S. in 1985. In 2008, the U.S. destroyed a disabled spy satellite with a missile fired from a Navy ship, ostensibly to ensure that the satellite's 1,000-lb. (454 kg) tank of toxic hydrazine fuel didn't harm anyone...
...model of my brain that I feel especially comfortable with. I like to think of my brain as profound and mysterious, full of demons and neuroses and fascinating dreams that I can bore my co-workers with. But when you're fighting a phobia, CBT is your weapon of choice. It's reliable and well documented. Insurance companies love it. Often you can cure a phobia like mine in about 12 sessions...
...Another weapon, freshman guard Christian Webster contributed 12 points on five-of-six shooting...
...Italy stuck in its culture of corruption and compromise. "The attack of Berlusconi was tragicomical, like his entire personal story," says Martera. "The blood on his face was dramatic. But from a symbolic point of view, it's a bit hard to take too seriously an attack where the weapon is a miniature replica of the Duomo...