Daniel Nana Aforo (Special AU Summit report) The UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission of Africa, Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, has said if the continent of African want to take advantage of global trade opportunities there is the need to increase intra-African trade. This, he said would […]
“Who Are You to Judge Me?” Hillary’s Secret Diary Peers into the Glass House of a Brick Thrower
June 7, 2007 Dear Diary, Bill was wrong. The TV did not distract me from the weekend media cycle, used to trot out the latest Hillary-as-Lady-Macbeth biographies. Yet the stress is gone, and I feel both serene and mildly exhilarated after watching, of all things, a show about New Jersey gangsters. In a few […]
The End of FUD Revisited
Recent actions by Microsoft prompted us to re-issue this position paper and add a section on intellectual property. This position paper will address the question, “Can the open source approach to software development promote transparency and remove FUD — fear, uncertainty and doubt?” By requiring that source code is freely available to all, the open […]
A Practical Guide To Screening Dates And Finding The Right Mate For You
In the world of dating, there are a variety of attractive people that look like wonderful prospective mates. By being logical and practical, you can tailor your search for "the one" by being true to yourself and knowing what you need and want in a mate. Just because a person is attractive to you (whether […]
Free trade puts millions of American jobs at risk
Despite its robust economy, the United States is poised to feel the labor crunch as manifested by the recent job cuts imposed by big corporations just to keep their sagging operations afloat in keeping with their remaining resources. Independent economists have predicted that the problem will be exacerbated further by the emergence of globalization which […]
Huge reserves boost PRC’s trade surplus
With bilateral trade surpluses reaching US$194 billion last year, China’s trade with the rest of the Asia has slackened owing to the increase in supply chains, which sought manufacturing inputs from its neighbors. The largest conributor to the trade surplus was the assembly and export of imported intermediate items, whose inputs were exempted from tariffs, […]