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...Bolivian political analyst. "We have more democracy, more respect for human rights but also increased inequality and higher unemployment." And the popular blame is being directed at what many in Latin America think of as the sponsor of globalization, the U.S. "I've not seen anything quite like this sudden loss of face," says Terry Karl, a Latin America expert at Stanford University. "The U.S. just isn't setting the agenda anymore in Latin America...
...didn't have to do much pitching. Over beers with some friends from the Treasury Department, Drummond, Hart and policy director Erin Thornton actually heard the words "So, tell us why can't we do 100% debt cancellation?" Debt had been presumed a dead issue--"but all of a sudden these guys are telling us they think they've figured it out," says Hart. "We'd completely flipped roles. Very weird." There were details to iron out, and the Treasury guys insisted Bono not be told for a while (he is a poor secret keeper), but willingness proved...
...world donated billions of dollars; Americans alone gave $1.6 billion, more than to any other disaster overseas. And four months after Hurricane Katrina, the donations approach $3 billion. This got me to thinking about the nature of giving, and what makes for temporary relief vs. lasting change. Sudden disasters get the big headlines, but day after day other tragedies of avoidable dimensions unfold: the one child who dies of malaria in Africa every 29 seconds, the one person who is infected with HIV every 6.4 seconds, the 8 million who die every year because they are too poor to stay...
...quickly, so that you're inclined to eat less. That makes it a perfect fit for today's slimming-obsessed consumer. "Kanten is filled with soluble fiber ... and significantly slows down digestion," explains Jacqueline Marcus, associate professor of culinary nutrition at Kendall College, Chicago. All of a sudden, Japanese magazines and websites are crammed with kanten recipes, and one of the country's leading kanten manufacturers, Ina Shokuhin, has been struggling to meet demand. Visitors curious to try kanten's benefits for themselves can drop in at the Kanten Papa Caf?, tel: (81 3) 5358 8807, a kanten-based diner...
HOLLIDAY All of a sudden the debate is back on the table. We need to start taking prudent steps. We need to be planning an energy policy that leads us to a very different energy mix 50 years from now. It needs to be a well laid out plan phased in over several decades, as opposed to doing a crash plan in one week...