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- UN trade conferees want fast fix for poverty, schools
- SAO PAULO AFP ? UN development conferees sought faster fixes for global poverty, hunger, infant mortality and universal education. Unless aid flows to poor countries picks up, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, they said, the UN Millennium Development Goals are unlikely to be met by their 2015 deadline. The...
- Research articles 2004-06-15
- Toward a global parliament: an institution representing citizens, not states, would advance world democracy.
- Global sentiment overwhelmingly rejects the Bush doctrine and its antidemocratic assertion of an American right to dictate collective security unilaterally. Faced with the prospect of a looming war in Iraq, millions around the world took to the streets in protest, sadly with little discernible effect. Now,...
- Research articles 2003-09-22
- Duct and uncover - No Comment - Brief Article
- Al Kamen's column in The Washington Post entitled "The GOP Home Shopping Network" noted that the founder of a large duct tape company gave more than $100,000 to the Republicans in the 2000 election cycle. Company sales tripled after Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge pushed the product to a panicked...
- Research articles 2003-04-01
- Saudi Arabia: the king according to Luce. (Dispatches) (column)
- The oil glut has brought an end to the Saudi Era. Many ambitious but still unfinished development projects have been cut way back or eliminated. The political ramifications of the belt-tightening are undoubtedly the subject of many State Department and C.I.A. cables. All the...
- Research articles 1985-06-22
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- Saba deploys world's first national e-Learning network; Saba Learning Management Solution designed to "upskill" Norway's citizenry; The competence network increases availability of continuing education, reduces training-related costs.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 August 2000-Saba: Saba deploys world's first national e-Learning network; Saba Learning Management Solution designed to "upskill" Norway's citizenry; The competence network increases availability of continuing education, reduces training-related costs C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16082000 REDWOOD SHORES,...
- Research articles 2000-08-15
- Policy Review: Blocking Public Geospatial Data Access Is Not Only a Homeland Security Risk
- This is a policy review of current public geospatial data dissemination practices and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (May 2004) guidelines for geospatial data access. It evaluates if the federal guidelines give proper weight to the societal benefits of record dissemination, the importance of informed citizenry, and its strong Constitutional...
- White papers 2005-04-29
- European Health Care Provider: Electronic Health Records
- When this European regional health care service provider took over health care for its local citizenry, it inherited 14,000 healthcare professionals working in 10 hospitals and more than 200 primary care centers. Requests for appointments, laboratory tests, drug orders, blood and other supplies were handled on paper. The process was...
- Case studies
- Introduction To Government Information Resources
- Information is the life-blood of any political entity. In order to govern effectively, policy makers must know a great deal about the citizenry and the problems they are facing. Are there more senior citizens than babies? Are those who are looking for work able to find jobs? Are the people...
- White papers 2007-06-18
- Marketing Beer, Marketing Candidates
- If the US electoral process was a consumer product, it would be a dreary failure. It results in a citizenry that is cynical about politics, distrustful of candidates, and apathetic on voting day. No wonder we form stronger ties to the brands we love than the candidates we vote for....
- Blog posts 2008-01-19
- Is "Nickle and Dimed" a Myth?
- Is "Nickle and Dimed" a Myth?Yeah, right.As if everybody he spoke with wouldn't recognize within 2 seconds that he was a prep school boy. Let's see him pull off this trick with rotten teeth from having zero dental care all his life... Or with an education that consisted of...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Poll: Chiquita Banana Gets in a Dangerous Pickle
- Poll: Chiquita Banana Gets in a Dangerous PickleRE: Poll: Chiquita Banana Gets in a Dangerous PickleChiquita is complicit. And US companies have a long history of such complicity. And the rationale is always similar and, in historical hindsight, unethical and unwarranted. Consequently, with limited knowledge here, I will say that...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- A-B's Budvar negotiations attract ire of homebrewer - Anheuser-Busch
- In its quest to purchase a stake in the Czech Republic's Budvar brewery, Anheuser-Busch has faced many foes, including a lugubrious Czech bureacracy and wary Czech citizenry. Through it all, A-B has persevered, and the Czech government recently indicated likely approval for the sale of a Budvar stake to the...
- Research articles 1994-04-11
- Global Kids, Inc. and Alcoa Foundation Partner to Create a Diverse, Globally Aware Workforce
- NEW YORK -- Since December, the New York City educational nonprofit Global Kids, Inc.TM and Alcoa Foundation have partnered to prepare New York City public high school students to attend college and gain the skills necessary to be leaders in the global workforce. The Power of Citizenry Global and Career...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- Autonomy, interdependence, and social control: NASA and the space shuttle Challenger
- Autonomy, Interdependence, and Social Control: NASA and the Space Shuttle Challenger The tragic loss of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 sent the nation into mourning and forced a citizenry ordinarily preoccupied with other matters to confront again the risks of living in a technologically sophisticated age. ...
- Research articles 1990-06-01
- Insight for E-Government Transformation unveiled by KPMG Consulting, New Report Helps Government Connect To Their Citizenry Via The Internet.
- TORONTO, Dec 08, 2000 TORONTO, Dec 08, 2000
- Research articles 2000-12-08
- Playing chicken with the constitution: the NRA's Wayne LaPierre proposes using the threat of a constitutional convention to pressure Congress to repeal the anti-free speech provisions in the McCain-Feingold law
- The clear language of the Constitution is often violated and circumvented by elected and appointed officials entrusted to honor and defend it. However, so long as the Constitution is kept intact as the highest law of the land, there is still realistic hope that the federal government will begin operating...
- Research articles 2004-04-19
- 'Over There' Is Here
- The scene in the east Room of the White House was reassuring, or should have been. President George W. Bush basked in the adoration of his friends: luminaries in town to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. A singer belted out an emotional "Star-Spangled Banner"; a trumpeter played "America the Beautiful" in...
- Research articles 2001-10-22
- Retire father greenspan.(Comment)
- Alan Greenspan is well loved among the governing elites and seldom criticized, because he convincingly plays the role of America's Dr. Pangloss. When the occasional upset occurs, the wise Federal Reserve chairman comes forward to reassure the citizenry: Not to worry, we are still living in...
- Research articles 2004-06-14
- Engineering and Standards for Technological Literacy.
- After reading the title of this article you may be asking yourself, "what are the connections between engineers and technological literacy?" You may be surprised by the level of interest on the part of the engineering community in developing a technologically literate citizenry and by the efforts of several professional...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- Catherine Trautman. (interview with mayor of Strasbourg, France)(Interview)
- Catherine Trautman was elected mayor of Strasbourg, France in 1989 when she was only 38 years old. The victory of a female Protestant and Socialist came as a surprise in a region known for Catholic, center-right values. Trautman's energy and dedication has helped rejuvinate the spirit of Strasbourg's citizenry. One...
- Research articles 1995-05-01
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