Today's announcement in Brussels on climate aid is a necessary step towards a deal, but also a model of what we can expect as countries gear up for crucial political talks on global warming in Copenhagen in December.
Vietnam, with huge untapped reserves is one of a number of countries gearing up to take advantage of worldwide demand.
Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas is wary of the threat posed by Italy's attack as the two countries gear up for the Euro 2012 final on Sunday.
As Hurricane Felix approached the region, Guatemala and Belize were preparing for the storm's arrival as well, with UNICEF offices in those countries gearing up to help affected communities as needed.
The handful of academic centers across the country geared to educating Americans about the cultures of Central and South Asia produce but a trickle of specialists.
In September, the Zuchs opened the Morgan Center (www.themorgancenter.org), the only preschool in the metropolitan area, and possibly the country, geared exclusively to children with cancer.
But one of the few loft developments in the country geared toward filmmakers and animators is located in an old working-class neighborhood of Cleveland called Slavic Village.
Still, this small woman with a bob and a tendency to finish her sentences with a giggle is an anomaly -- and not because she dresses V.I.P.'s or designs one-off pieces in a country geared for mass production.
As the country geared up for the 2000 election, Alassane Ouattara, a Muslim who had served as prime minister under president Houphouet-Boigny, announced that he was going to run against Mr Bedie.
Last month, as the country geared up for an election, the PAP's Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's prime minister, revealed that the party had given hard thought to whether one-party rule was entirely a good thing.
