There is not much time before Copenhagen, but there is enough to open up an alternative track.
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There are a growing number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track various alternative energy indices.
Failing to make these changes "will put us on track to alternative futures with severe and potentially catastrophic implications for human well-being".
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Pension funds making substantial alternative investments want to keep careful track of their money.
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Mr Van Rompuy is offering an alternative plan, a fast-track "fiscal compact" that does not need lengthy ratification by parliaments or national referendums.
At home, patients are asked to track their daily schedules and brainstorm alternative, offline activities to occupy their time.
There is an alternative: moving the negotiations onto a different diplomatic track.
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Meanwhile, FedEx is convinced the low-power, low-cost wireless alternative has countless uses, and will continue to help the company track packages around the world.
Walking the Abel Tasman is an incredibly popular experience, but for a bit of an alternative spin, you can also kayak alongside the route of the track as the sea is generally calm all year long.
It is quite a collection: Subsidies for both oil and gas and alternative fuels, enhanced charitable contributions for computers, the infamous NASCAR race track give-away, and special tax breaks for movie and TV producers, mining companies, railroads, rum, and investment companies to name only a few.
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Dr. Singh and other researchers are studying how to better define and measure errors and what strategies best prevent them, such as using electronic health records to track patient test results and helping doctors with software that suggests an alternative diagnosis based on symptoms.
There aren't any statistics that track the practice, but Michael Oates, a CPA with Rothstein Kass in New York who advises alternative investment funds, says many hedge funds are allowing U.S. individual investors to come in through foreign feeder funds or are considering it.
Even Democratic House leader Dick Gephardt, an opponent of the stalled fast-track proposal and a likely rival to Vice President Al Gore in 2000, is talking about offering an alternative.
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