Big kudos to the BBC for putting together this page on where each world leader stands on climate change. Some highlights: -The Middle East, Kenya, India and the Dominican Republic all take the issue of ... a huge rich country/developing country debate as to who has to cut what, kind of like a game of musical chairs world leaders are playing with our planet. -The US is ...

(H/T Gene Kinsey) It appears President Obama could have used some world leader greeting etiquette refreshers before giving a deep, subservient bow to the emperor of Japan: Yes, there are more pressing issues at hand. But for having just a few minutes to spare this evening, I couldn’t pass up this one.

... capabilities and compared them against those being acquired and utilized by newly-emerging space-faring nations. (...) Read the rest of House Republicans: U.S. Must Stay World Leader in Space (352 words) © Douglas for Parabolic Arc, 2009. | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Feed enhanced by Better Feed from ...

USA Today Rise of India as a world leader meteoric: Joe Biden Zee News Biden, who as the Senator had played a key role in the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, said US Presidents -- beginning with President Bill ... Biden Toasts India's Singh: 'You're Hottest Ticket In Town'TPMDC (blog) Clinton Lauds 'Special Relationship' ...

There was actually a documentary on the taxpayer subsidized left-wing network PBS recently that hailed Cairo as a world leader in recycling and energy efficiency. This documentary said that by packing into high rise apartments like cockroaches and saving “valuable” garbage in piles on the rooftops, Egypts were ahead ...

... know the captains and lts and working sargeants?  And if you’re the world expert at others IED designs, its pretty easy to &# ... or Russians or Israelis in this mess in the middle east. Their leader appears to be an illuminist and just running open loop. What ... no nuclear weapons would threaten the third most powerful military in the World Israel. No one rational would threaten that country. You ...

... . For all these benefits all you need to do is attend a summit near a Labour marginal constituency and listen to a rectal recital of the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath telephone book delivered by our dear leader without falling asleep or attempting to chew your leg off ( in front of camera only of course). Think of the rewards ! Britain destroyed for ever ! That seat on the security council you' ...

The New Yorker has an interactive photo gallery featuring portraits by Platon of world leaders, with commentary by the photographer. Most of the photos were taken in September, when nearly all the world’s leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations. Three notable absentees from the gallery are Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and Hu Jintao. According ...

... hopeful conclusions. One finding is that the US might surpass Germany as the leading PV market in the world within the next few years. The report finds that, over the next four years, the US PV market will see growth in demand increase more than ... , the US will reach 2,022 MW in 2012 and pass up Spain and possibly Germany to become the leading PV market in the world. Read more of this story »

... respect and deference to a superior." So, is Obama trying to make America look inferior yet again by cowtowing to another world leader or is he just simply trying to appease them and make America look "equal?" Are these two examples of the president merely trying to smooth over diplomatic relations (I really don't know ...

Autodesk donates software worth US$50 million to 50 Chinese universities and secondary vocational schools. It is natural for CAD vendors to donate their software to places of higher learning. Siemens PLM Systems (UGS) is probably the biggest donor, going by press releases announcements. I've always wondered how often these donations are made primarily to lower the corporate tax bill. Now, ...

... help the UK higher education sector maintain and extend its position as a world leader in e-learning. The new body, which includes JISC's chair Professor ... recommendations, will play a crucial role in extending the UK’s position as a world leader in online learning over the next few years.  It will provide valuable guidance on how to target investment in order to keep pace with ...

Al Gore   Former VP Al Gore has said a lot about climate change, biofuels, and other important issues of our day…and now he’s talking about biotech. Specifically, as a keynote speaker at the 2010 BIO International Convention (May 3-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago). What role does biotech play in addressing the most pressing global challenges? Gore will address this question and more on May ...

Thinking ahead, it seems that Intel has done lately, with no fewer than three new computers at the same time, developed by Santa Clara-based company. These three projects Pine trail Pineview, Georgia and CPU platform (due 2010), Cedar View chip (2011) and also a 22nm process-based chip planned for 2013. Cedar View, an Intel Atom processor based on 32nm process technology. The processor is ...

While accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama gave a powerful and historical lecture in Oslo, Norway. He was able to justify how a leader of a free nation could be involved in two wars, escalate troops by thousands and still be able to rightfully accept the Nobel Peace Prize. It was sheer genius and Obama at his best. read more