The declaration, which opposes the global warming hypothesis and the Kyoto Protocol, has appeared in two versions, both penned by Fred Singer's Science and Environmental Policy Project ( SEPP ).

Singer's SEPP website currently lists a " 2005, revised " declaration ( which still speaks of the 1997 Kyoto conference as a future event ).

Initially, Prebisch wrote a long text, but after having written the first draft, and on repeated suggestion, he came to read Hans Singer's paper: Post-War Relations between Under-developed and Industrialized Countries ( Feb. 1949 ), about the deterioration of the terms of trade, which became decisive for him.

Singer's argument for abortion differs from many other proponents of abortion, then ; rather than attacking the second premise of the anti-abortion argument, Singer attacks the first premise, denying that it is necessarily wrong to take innocent human life:

In " Famine, Affluence, and Morality ", one of Singer's best-known philosophical essays, he argues that some people living in abundance while others starve is morally indefensible.

Singer's most recent book, The Life You Can Save, makes the argument that it is a clear-cut moral imperative for citizens of developed countries to give more to charitable causes that help the poor.

Regan writes that Singer's position is a consequence of his adapting a utilitarian, or consequentialist, approach to animal rights, rather than a strictly rights-based one, and argues that the rights-based position distances itself from non-consensual sex.

Williams claimed that Singer's utilitarianism is impractical as it's impossible to " make these calculations and comparisons in real life ".

They were unaware that, although Singer believes that some lives are so blighted from the beginning that their parents may decide their lives are not worth living, in other cases, once the decision is made to keep them alive, everything that can be done to improve the quality of their life should, to Singer's mind, be done.

Critics like Ken Binmore say that this cognitive dissonance is apparently not very strong, since people often knowingly ignore the interests of faraway societies quite similar to their own, and that the " ought " above only applies if one already accepts Singer's basic premises about the equality of various interests.

The primary method for singers to accomplish this is through the use of the Singer's Formant, which has been shown to be a resonance added to the normal resonances of the vocal tract above the frequency range of most instruments and so enables the singer's voice to carry better over musical accompaniment.

The primary method for singers to accomplish this is through the use of the Singer's Formant ; which has been shown to match particularly well to the most sensitive part of the ear's frequency range.

The principle also underlies Peter Singer's views, who is a moral utilitarian that has explicitly adopted it as the foundation of his ethical theory.

In Rolf Singer's classification of the Agaricales mushrooms, it is also the type species of section Boletus, a grouping of about 30 related boletes united by a number of characteristics: a mild-tasting, white flesh that does not change colour when exposed to air ; a smooth to distinctly raised, netted pattern over at least the uppermost portion of the stem ; a yellow-brown or olive-brown spore print ; white tubes that later become yellowish then greenish, which initially appear to be stuffed with cotton ; and cystidia that are not strongly coloured.

Gary L. Francione's theory of animal rights rejects Singer's utilitarian view and uses an abolitionist approach that is based on sentience alone, rather than on any particular characteristics like self-awareness.

The essay was inspired by the starvation of Bangladesh Liberation War refugees, and uses their situation as an example, although Singer's argument is general in scope.

Here is the thrust of Singer's argument:

A common criticism of Singer's essay is the demandingness objection.

" Town to Town " ( 1986 ) is a rock song about yuppies attempting to live normal lives amid a nuclear holocaust ; whilst their 1987 single " Singer's Hampstead Home " is often described as an attack on Boy George.

Bryan Singer's Superman Returns ( 2006 ) is unique due to the fact that it is a sequel to the first two Superman films, yet also a reboot to the third and fourth films.

It remains ( in its revised edition of 1992 and more recently 2006 ) the standard prayer book for most orthodox Jews in Great Britain and for many Jews around the world and is often informally known as the " Singer's Siddur ".

The third theory of emotion is Schachter & Singer's two factor theory of emotion.

The Baltimore News Post reported in 1957 that had Singer's arguments about the need for satellites been heeded, the U. S. could have beaten Russia by launching the first earth satellite.

CBC said that tobacco money had paid for Singer's research and for his promotion of it, and that it was organized by APCO.

Congresswoman Lynn Rivers questioned Singer's credibility during a congressional hearing in 1995, saying he had not been able to publish anything in a peer-reviewed scientific journal for the previous 15 years, except for one technical comment.

Singer's positions have been criticised by groups, such as advocates for disabled people and right-to-life supporters, concerned with what they see as his attacks upon human dignity.

" Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, criticised Singer's appointment to the Princeton Faculty in a banquet speech at the organisation's national convention in July 2001, claiming that Singer's support for euthanizing disabled babies could lead to disabled older children and adults being valued less as well.

A course in ethics led by Dr Hartmut Kliemt at the University of Duisburg where the main text used was Singer's Practical Ethics was, according to Singer, " subjected to organized and repeated disruption by protesters objecting to the use of the book on the grounds that in one of its ten chapters it advocates active euthanasia for severely disabled newborn infants ".

He introduced Newkirk to Peter Singer's influential book, Animal Liberation ( 1975 ), and in March 1980 she persuaded him to join her in forming People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, at that point just five people in a basement, as Newkirk described it.

"< ref > For the Pacheco quote and for Pacheco introducing her to Peter Singer's book, see Rosenberg, Howard.

Peter Singer's writings, especially the book Animal Liberation, represent the leading edge of this kind of utilitarianism for animals as well as for people.

* September 14-Tony Canzoneri wins his second world title, knocking out Al Singer ( who in the process became the first world boxing champion in history to both win and lose the title by first round knockout ) in the first round and breaking Singer's record for the fastest finish in a world Lightweight title fight, in New York.

George Monbiot of The Guardian tracked down Bellamy's original source for this information and found that it was Fred Singer's website.

He served as Liberal House Leader in the 1970s and, in 1973, sued fellow Liberal MPP Eddie Sargent for libel after Sargent made remarks about Singer's retainer fee from a developer while he was appearing before a legislative committee to explain how he obtained the contract to build Ontario Hydro's new headquarters in Toronto.

Singer's torpedo was detonated by means of a trigger mechanism adapted from a rifle lock ( see flintlock mechanism for a similar device ).

* The Starry Crown ; for the Sabbath school, edited by Aldine S. Kieffer ; Singer's Glen, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer, & Co., 1874.

Singer's use of the term popularized it, and in 1985 it became an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, described as " discrimination against ... animal species by human beings, based on an assumption of mankind's superiority.

In Singer's opinion, the special — which Stone also wrote and directed — demonstrated Stone's " soul ", and Sonia Manzano called it a good example of what Sesame Street was all about.

In what became known as the Clydebank Blitz, the town itself was seriously damaged as were the local shipyards and armaments factories such as the Dalnottar Oil depot and the Singer's Sewing Machine factory.

His birthday appears on the blackboard in a school scene, certain features of his childhood are found in Alvy Singer's, Allen went to New York University and so did Alvy.

In the introduction to A Treasury of Yiddish Stories, Irving Howe and Eliezer Greenberg note that Singer's books are organized " in a way that satisfies the usual Western expectations as to literary structure.

Singer's supporters are quick to point out that it appears that Singer wrote down the thesis before the more well-known Prebisch.

Four Polish scientists and a private detective become " Flame Breathers " and die ; a car and a plane set speed records and are destroyed, the driver, pilot, and a reporter, killed ; a Montreal police lab, the financier Singer's home, a bathtub with financier Henderlin in it all explode ; a house in NJ, heated and lit without using electricity, gas, or oil, explodes.