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The Gulf Co-operation Council will be a US$2trn economy by 2020
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 The GCC countries have become increasingly important players in the global economy during the recent oil boom as major exporters of oil and gas, sources of liquidity and as investment destinations in their own right. (more...)
First-ever U.S. National Peace Academy Launched
CLEVELAND, OH – After decades of discussion, years of planning, and months of coordination and collaboration among hundreds of local, national, and international experts and organizations focused on the inter-related issues of peace and non-violence, plans have been formalized to establish the United States’ first National Peace Academy. [...]
Toward Humanitarian Competition: A New Current in History
2009 Peace Proposal Daisaku Ikeda President, Soka Gakkai International The impact of the “once-in-a-century” financial meltdown, which started with defaults in the subprime mortgage market in the United States and the bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, has now spread to engulf the whole world. Download the proposal Super [...]
ESC – Club of Rome / Newsflash 60
March 12, 2009 This is the Newsflash No. 60 of the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome. Please view the complete Newsflash. Maniac Cop 2 film Rope of Sand hd Air Force One ripOne Last Thing... divx Inheritance film The Tenth Circle dvdrip The Football Factory movie The Snows of Kilimanjaro ipod Pollyanna hd Bikini Destinations: [...]
Integrity in Science Watch – March 9, 2009
Comparative Effectiveness Panel Missing Consumer Reps Sleep Dealer video The Institute of Medicine panel slated to make recommendations for the $1.1 billion earmarked for comparative effectiveness research has no representation from broad-based consumer or patient advocacy groups, a Center for Science in the Public Interest analysis reveals. [...]
Shaping Tomorrow Insight Newsletter: March 11, 2009
Bio-metrics, till not so long ago still the stuff of science fiction, is digging deeper within us to capture new patterns and combinations of data that are even less likely to be forge-able or give a false reading. Instead of fingerprints, voices and irises, the focus is on brains, hearts and veins. Read more A Thin Line Between Love and Hate hd [...]
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: March 10, 2009
TODAY’S HEADLINES: - WIND, WAVES, WIRES AND CONTROVERSY - MORE NEWS, 3-10 (STIM STIMS SMALL WIND; CCS – JUST TOO EXPENSIVE; THE BIOFUEL BOTTOM; ANOTHER OIL MAN AGAINST CAP-AND-TRADE) YESTERDAY: - NEW ENERGY – HERE AND STAYING - MORE NEWS, 3-9 (OBAMA REPS TO TEST DRIVE VOLT; HOME WIND CALCULATOR; VIRGINIA TO TRY GAS-SOLAR COMBO; [...]
HarveyW: Is This the End of the Age of the Automobile?
March 9, 2009 As a dominant form of transportation, the automobile is dead. So is GM, which now stands for Gone Mad. (more...)
Arctic at stake — Experts call for improvements in governing climate-change adaptation
5 March 2009 Arctic at stake –Experts call for improvements in governing climate-change adaptation Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance psp If.... movie download Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas psp BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Today, EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Diana Wallis, Member of European Parliament welcomed more than 120 experts [...]
ToYou from NewEnergyNews: March 4, 2009
- CAP-AND-TRADE, THE LESSONS LEARNED - MORE NEWS, 3-4 (CONSOLIDATION IN SOLAR; SCHOOLS FOR WIND; SMART GRID BY SUMMER; WHEN & HOW DOE WILL SPEND) YESTERDAY: - WILL THERE BE BATTERIES TO DRIVE THE ELECTRIC CAR REVOLUTION? - MORE NEWS, 3-3 (STORING WIND IN BATTERIES; SOLAR AFTER THE CRUNCH; GREEN JOBS CORPS; EU MAY TAX U.S. BIOFUELS)
