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...effort to draft an agreement on what to do about the climate changes caused by CO2 and other greenhouse gases has fared even worse. Blocked by the Bush Administration from setting mandatory limits, the U.N. in 1992 called on nations to voluntarily reduce emissions to 1990 levels. Five years later, it's as if Rio had never happened. A new climate treaty is scheduled to be signed this December in Kyoto, Japan, but governments still cannot agree on limits. Meanwhile, the U.S. produces 7% more CO2 than it did in 1990, and emissions in the developing world have risen even...
...words when she felt a piece of writing fell short of her standards. Her praise for sharp thinking was warm and inspiring, and her critiques of fuzzy stories were softened by wry humor and kindness. When movie critic Richard Corliss, new to the magazine in 1980, submitted the beginning draft of his first cover story to Martha, she responded, "The first three paragraphs are O.K. The fourth one had better sing...
...many, getting any kind of job after high school is one of life's stiffest challenges. But for TRACY MCGRADY, 18, who finished school just a few days ago, that won't be a problem. Not only is he expected to be a first-round draft pick for the N.B.A.--he has already worked out for 10 teams--but Adidas, the athletics company that clearly has much more cash than patience, just signed him to an endorsement deal that could be worth $12 million over six years. All this before he has spent even one second in the N.B.A...
...College on matters of safety and liability and to the trustees on programmatic issues and is paid equally by the College and PBHA. Smith said it was very difficult to work for both the College and PBHA, prompting a subcommittee of the board, the Program Development Team, to draft the current hiring proposal...
Though Assistant Dean of Public Service Judith H. Kidd served on the board's Program Development Team which helped draft the hiring proposal, sources confirmed that Kidd voted against it in the meeting...