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Pyongyang's recent nuclear tests have revealed once more the importance of nuclear weapons in today's world. Thanks to Israel, North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India and China, an entire continent now lies under the shadow of "the bomb." While Tehran wishes to join the elite "nuclear club", Israel says it is ready to intervene militarily to ensure this never happens. New Delhi and Islamabad are still locked in a tense stand-off, while the rise of the Taliban in Pakistan means that the worst case scenario of Islamists getting hold of nuclear weapons must now be taken into account. As for China, it could still invade Taiwan, assured that its nuclear threat would deter the rest of the world from coming to the island's aid. In this high-tension context, the international community must do all it can to resolve current conflicts. Simply put, the survival of our planet depends on it. Adapted from the source document.

US MM are probably the world's greatest, & in excellent health, more mature & more responsible today than 50 yrs ago. But they are not good enough because: (1) people do not believe what they read; (2) the media do not have enough or the right kind of information; (3) Ed's need more power; & (4) there are large gaps in knowledge of the impact that the media have on the audiences. Once these shortcomings have been remedied, the media can face the really difficult questions of the times: (A) To what extent has newsmen's reportage only of the dramatic distorted readers' concepts of reality? (B) To what extent has media's exploitation of violence made violence prevalent? (3) To what extent have media contributed to increase in promiscuity & the cheapening of sex? (D) To what extent have the media contributed to the popularity of extremism & the devil theory of internat'l relations? HA.

Although it is widely recognized that reducing freshwater consumption is of critical importance, generating interest in industrial water reduction programs can be hindered for a variety of reasons. These include the low cost of water, greater focus on water use in other sectors such as the agriculture and residential sectors, high levels of unbilled and/or unregulated self-supplied water use in industry, and lack of water metering and tracking capabilities at industrial facilities. However, there are many additional components to the resource savings associated with reducing site water use beyond the water savings alone, such as reductions in energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, treatment chemicals, and impact on the local watershed. Understanding and quantifying these additional resource savings can expand the community of businesses, NGOs, government agencies, and researchers with a vested interest in water reduction. This paper will develop a methodology for evaluating the embedded energy consumption associated with water use at an industrial facility. The methodology developed will use available data and references to evaluate the energy consumption associated with water supply and wastewater treatment outside of a facility's fence line for various water sources. It will also include a framework for evaluating the energy consumption associated with water use within a facility's fence line. The methodology will develop a more complete picture of the total resource savings associated with water reduction efforts and allow industrial water reduction programs to assess the energy and CO2 savings associated with their efforts.