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- African nations strike landmark ivory trade ban
- THE HAGUE AFP — A UN forum on Thursday approved a landmark nine-year ban on international ivory trade to stem a surge in poaching that has killed up to 20,000 elephants per year. The ban will go into effect after the one-off sale by four southern African nations of...
- Research articles 2007-06-14
- 'Elephants' hope to have rivals packing their trunks
- ABIDJAN AFP — Of all of Africa's four debutantes at the World Cup, Ivory Coast could be the side best placed to spring a shock. The Ivorians pulled off a dramatic upset in qualifying by eliminating four-time finalists Cameroon and as a result will arrive in Germany knowing that...
- Research articles 2006-05-06
- Hunting for 'elephants' in Africa's oil sector
- MAPUTO AFP — Africa is being eyed anew for potential "elephants" in the oil and gas sector, riding on the back of soaring oil prices, the depletion of resources elsewhere and newfound stability in many countries, experts say. Governments on the continent are opening up and even those which...
- Research articles 2005-06-05
- Animal deaths highlight lack of oversight at zoos
- The death of a zoo animal rarely makes national headlines. And when it does, the animal is mourned by zoo officials and visitors as if it were an elderly friend. It's when a zoo has a series of deaths in a short period, as has happened at Chicago's...
- Research articles 2005-05-22
- EU trade czar hopes U.S. talks gear up quickly
- It's hard to imagine the dapper Peter Mandelson swimming for his life into the middle of a lake on the Serengeti in Africa while an enraged elephant threw his clothes about on the water's shore. "That was my first experience getting myself out of some nasty scrapes," said Mandelson,...
- Research articles 2005-02-09
- Letters
- Mays' follies So Doug Mays thinks we won't need to raise taxes because the economy will improve so much in 2005 that the school funding crisis will just fade away. He made that statement after the Kansas Supreme Court ruling and before the opening...
- Research articles 2005-01-13
- History quest
- Some people say the pen is mightier than the sword, and this, man proved it Called the "father of American caricature," this cartoonist; used his drawings to oust corrupt officials from office, drum up support for the Union during the Civil War, and get Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, and others...
- Research articles 2004-10-29
- Paper maker smells money in elephant dung fit for a president
- PINNAWELA, Sri Lanka AFP ? A group of enterprising Sri Lankans are taking their recycling business to jumbo heights -- by turning elephant dung into paper fit for use even by US President George W. Bush. Through their company Maximus, named after their chief supplier "elephas maximus", the group's...
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- Thai elephant to get artificial limb
- BANGKOK, AFP ? A Thai elephant who drew sympathy from across the world after losing a foot in a landmine blast five years ago, is to get a new artificial limb. Motala, a 43-year-old female, has become the country's most celebrated elephant since being injured while trekking in the...
- Research articles 2004-07-21
- Track Data Announces Addition of ElephantX for Trade Executions Through Its myTrack Service
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 15, 2001 Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq-NMS: TRAC) today announced that it has added Elephant eXpress as another direct routing destination for stock trades placed through myTrack, its Internet-based online trading and market data service. "Elephant eXpress is like an ECN for listed...
- Research articles 2001-08-15
- Trading Tensions.(relationship on international trade between the United States and the European Union)(Brief Article)
- What to do when elephants Fight? When elephants fight, the ground shakes and lesser animals take cover. Assume the United States and the European Union are roughly equal elephants in the world of trade, and it clearly matters that their...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Commencement at McGill - McGill University, Montreal, Canada - Charles Krauthammer's honorary degree acceptance speech Jun 14, 1993 - Transcript
- LET ME BEGIN by saying how deeply honored I am by the honorary degree you have conferred upon me by the invitation to deliver the commencement address at a university for which I have such respect and affection. And let me apologize for speaking entirely in English, my French...
- Research articles 1993-09-22
- Fluor Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We'll go first to Jamie Cook with Credit Suisse. Jamie Cook - Credit Suisse You guys talked about the Greater Gabbard project, I'm wondering how much revenue you have left to burn through on that project and how much of that's impacting your EPS in...
- Earnings calls 2009-11-09
- Can the Elephant Stomp on the Gecko, Farmers and Progressive?
- Insurers that "direct" market their auto and home insurance products to consumers through television ads, thus cutting out insurance agents, are doing quite nicely in the U.S. even during the recession. All you need to see is the success of GEICO's "Gecko." But the lovable lizard could soon find itself...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
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- Should Sales Run the Company?
- Should Sales Run the Company?Is it thoruoghbreds led by donkeys?Maybe this is an example of a total failure to understand how to both manage and motivate a salesforece.A very old fashioned view is to target the sales team to maximise revenue if you do then its is the management focus...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-22
- CITY DIARY
- SBC Wut right now it is proving hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Since the departure of Mark Nicolls, head of corporate finance, a renewed period of turmoil has set in. Five "elephant hunters" have been appointed to seek out new business. ...
- Research articles 1995-09-28
- Short-Term Greed vs. Green Investment: Who's Winning?
- The financial crisis demonstrates the perils of putting short-term gain before longer term sustainable business practice, says Ceres's Mindy Lubber. It also shows how easy it is to ignore a fundamental problem. Just as financial services ignored the sub-prime elephant in the room,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Bubbles, Like Problems, Seldom Come Alone
- History and the current economic landscape suggest that when times are good, the government tends to act like an overzealous bartender, and when times turn bad and people begin to demand accountability, it tends to disparage and round up the alcoholics while taking the time to restock the spirits. Such...
- External links 2009-02-25
- CBO Brings Obama Back To Earth on Preventive Care
- It’s an article of faith in the Obama Administration that better preventive care will reduce health costs. But Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf brought everyone back to earth when he pointed out, in a recent letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, that many preventive services cost...
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- Bad Financial News: How to Tell Your Kids
- In these tough times, it's hard to know what's worse: getting bad financial news or having to bring that news to your kids. Here's how to make it a little easier. ...
- Articles 2009-06-17
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