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Chat with California Cook columnist Russ Parsons
Times Staff Writer2007-09-06 13:22:40.0 Administrator2: Welcome to the Food Chat! We'll get started now...welcome, and feel free to send in your questions for Russ! 2007-09-06 13:22:42.0 Russ Parsons: Hiya everybody. I just went to the farmers market yesterday and you can...Tags: Tomatoes, Recipes, Soups, Hot Dogs, Entertainment
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Carbon trading won't work
MICHAEL K. DORSEY, assistant professor on Dartmouth College's faculty of science, teaches in the environmental studies program.Economists, some environmentalists and a growing gaggle of politicians are pushing a grand strategy that a market mechanism — known as "carbon cap and trade" — can rescue us fastest from a climate catastrophe. But early evidence suggests...Tags: Tony Blair, Environmental Issues, United Kingdom, Government, Washington (U.S. state)
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One person, one click
What if they held an election and nobody came? We throw that question around a lot in California, because so often here we hold elections and almost nobody comes. The March 6 race showcased the abysmal trend. We were electing the leaders of the Los...Tags: Vermont, Government, Heads of State, Nevada, Entertainment
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Reinventing Kyoto
AS PRESIDENT BUSH sat across the table last week from European leaders steamed about his approach to global warming, he could at least bask in the knowledge that even though the compromise he engineered isn't exactly the right thing to do, it's less wrong...Tags: Environmental Issues, International Energy, Treaties, Human Rights, Ukraine
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Canada's forests, once huge help on greenhouse gases, now contribute to climate change
Tribune correspondentVANCOUVER — As relentlessly bad as the news about global warming seems to be, with ice at the poles melting faster than scientists had predicted and world temperatures rising higher than expected, there was at least a reservoir of hope stored here...Tags: Agriculture, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Moving and Storage, Government
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'Hannari: Geisha Modern'
![Long before Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha" became a bestselling novel and a Hollywood movie, the Japanese geisha was an intriguing and enigmatic subject. Now along comes "Hannari: Geisha Modern," a documentary that examines contemporary geishas at work and in training.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-11/26454876.jpg "Long before Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha\" became a bestselling novel and a Hollywood movie, the Japanese geisha was an intriguing and enigmatic subject. Now along comes \"Hannari: Geisha Modern,\" a documentary that examines contemporary geishas at work and in training.")
Special to The TimesLong before Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha" became a bestselling novel and a Hollywood movie, the Japanese geisha was an intriguing and enigmatic subject. Now along comes "Hannari: Geisha Modern," a documentary that examines contemporary geishas...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Maxwell Caulfield, Movies, Documentary (genre), Entertainment
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Environmental issues lose political clout
Washington BureauPresident Bush has received an "F" rating from the Sierra Club, and the comparatively conservative National Parks Conservation Association has declared his administration an official threat to the parks. Other groups have declared Bush the worst president...Tags: Defense, Environmental Issues, George W. Bush, Treaties, Bill Clinton
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Allies diverge on vision for world
Tribune senior correspondentThe Atlantic alliance between the United States and Europe, the most successful international bonding of all time, is breaking down amid starkly differing visions of a changing world and both sides' proper place in it. The alliance, a mesh of military,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Tony Blair, History, Treaties
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TOURS & CRUISES
Times Staff WriterFace to face with great white sharks -- in a cage Become shark bait for a day on thrill-seekers' cruises to the feeding grounds of great white sharks off the California coast. The adventure trips are available in two packages: daylong cruises to the...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Juneau, Bay National Corporation, Alaska, Transportation
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Attacks redefine Bush foreign policy
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWhat a difference a war makes. When George W. Bush was inaugurated last year, he was widely seen as a neophyte in world affairs. During the campaign, he'd been caught short on the names of foreign leaders. He came to office with limited foreign travel,...Tags: Republican Party, Afghanistan, Defense, George W. Bush, Treaties
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Nara, past-perfect imperial city
Special to The TimesA thousand tame deer roam its streets. Virgin forests stretch two miles into the city's heart. Footpaths are lined with ancient stone lanterns. A willow-rimmed pond downtown mirrors a towering pagoda. Nara is as singular today as it was when founded 13...Tags: Osaka (Japan), Los Angeles International Airport, Museum Dioramas, Ceremonies, Hotels and Accommodations
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In the footsteps of warlords
Special to The TimesMy shoes kept slipping on the crooked paving stones. The route was poorly marked, and the sun beat down on our backs as we trudged uphill. It hardly seemed possible that not long ago this road was well traveled by Japanese. The steep, narrow footpath my...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles International Airport, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation, Tokyo (Japan)
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