Through the squabbling about bananas and the head-scratching about Kosovo, the shape of a 21st-century alliance of the democracies at last begins to emerge.

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The main difference is in the shape of the head - there are three main shapes.

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On the business side, consultancy firm KPMG - in the shape of its special global adviser Yvo de Boer, former head of the UN climate convention - has highlighted the pledges of the private sector.

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Other, newer methods use the shape of the human head, or head-related transfer functions, to trick the listener by placing false cues into two channels.

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Working from an image or an idea in her head, the artist starts to build up from that shape, stacking cedar four-by-fours into an intricate structure like a fantastical set of Lincoln Logs.

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Michelle Askam, from Leeds, said nine-month old Molly had plagiocephaly and spent six months wearing a helmet to correct her head shape.

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Though his graying head reveals his age, he's kept his 5-foot-5-inch frame in remarkable shape, climbing rocks and fishing like a madman.

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