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The problem with being in
the Bali bubble is that it&amp;#39;s far too easy to lose all sense of proportion. You
get hooked on the minutiae of the negotiations and, like any addict, forget
about the things that really matter.
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Rumours flash from delegations
through NGOs to the media (and then bounce right back again). What&amp;#39;s true now,
may not be in twenty minutes&amp;#39; time. And the problem gets worse the longer the
talks go on. Too many people cooped up together, staying up too late (either
working or drinking, or sometimes both), going stir crazy, far from home...
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 <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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