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...Human Swarm As the debate on carbon emissions and climate change heats up [Jan. 29], I am amazed many discussions ignore a main cause of environmental degradation: overpopulation. We've been breeding like locusts, filling all available space and devouring available resources. The planet can't sustain such population growth, particularly when everyone understandably aspires to a First World lifestyle. Tackling this problem raises difficult ethical and sociological issues, but if we ignore it, the consequences for humankind are unimaginable. Dick Keane Dublin
...That change is slowly playing out at Iwakuni. The seaside MSDF facility not far from Hiroshima was a main Japanese air force base through World War II, before it was eventually taken over by the Americans, and the grounds are now shared with the U.S. Marines. It's in the midst of a $1.9 billion expansion program, paid for by the Japanese government, and its contingent of U.S. planes will eventually double to over 100 as part of a global realignment of American forces. There's a reason for the move-Iwakuni is within striking distance of every potential...
...their income because the government no longer provides cradle-to-grave benefits as it did under a purely communist system. But China's urbanites are not just stashing away money to fund retirement and meet rising medical costs. Many Shanghainese respondents to the HSBC survey said their two main motivations for saving were to buy real estate (the majority already own at least one property) and pay for their kids' education. Travel was listed as the third most important reason to save. Only 14% of respondents said they were saving for retirement...
...Cheney's visit comes at a time of growing unease in Tokyo that the U.S. and Japan may be drifting apart - and North Korea is one of the main causes. While Japan under new conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has favored maintaining a hard line against Pyongyang, the U.S. was seen by some here as backing down at the recent Six-Party Talks, which culminated in an agreement that will give North Korea up to 1 million tons in fuel aid in exchange for shutting down its nuclear program...
...attack on the COP would send a powerful message, and Charlie Company has redoubled its effort to secure the compound. On Wednesday night a platoon sergeant taped "CCP" in giant red letters to a wall in one of the COP's main rooms. "CCP" indicates a casualty collection point, where wounded soldiers would be gathered for treatment and possible evacuation. "I think I'm a big, fat target right now," Peterson said...