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...worrying news is that over the past several months, China in particular has begun to replace the U.S. as the main obstacle to stronger action. During the IPCC negotiations that took place last week in Bangkok, Chinese delegates-with the support of India and other developing nations-tried to tone down the report, pushing to remove the most ambitious possible targets for future carbon-emission levels. The move failed, but it's unlikely to be the last time China and India drag their feet on climate change. "It's clear that the developed world will not move without something from...
...Mormon baptisms invalid, and even the more liberal Presbyterians and United Methodists require that Mormons looking to convert be rebaptized. Southern Baptists have called Utah "a stronghold of Satan," and there are many bookshelves' worth of anti-Mormon literature in circulation. The church's aggressive missionary work is a particular challenge to other professing churches, which believe that converts to Mormonism are not truly saved...
...have spoken with a number of colleagues about a broad array of opportunities facing the University. One recurrent theme has been the observation that we require increasingly sophisticated and effective administrative capacity, commensurate with the University's growing scale, complexity, and ambition. I have been encouraged to consider, in particular, how the central administration can enhance its responsiveness to the needs of our faculties, schools, and other units, and achieve a more integrated approach to the challenges presented by new ventures in science, Allston, and other areas that will call for more collaboration across traditional boundaries...
...most active investors, day traders, try to hold onto a particular stock only as long as is necessary to turn a profit...
...opponents as pandering to the hard right, including restoring the values of patriotism, "work, authority, morality, respect, merit - [and] the nation and national identity". Still, Sarkozy was careful to note that, as President, he'd also defend the interests and sensibilities of those who voted against him. He reserved particular - and rare - praise for his opponent Royal, her voters, and "her ideals that so many French people associate with...