Jul 9 2008
“And so going forward to the UN, that’s when I think a lot of real decisions will be made now and I think the G8 will either expand or will lose its relevance,” Geldof said, referring to the September U.N. General Assembly.
Jul 7 2008
Food is a commodity, an ingredient, and a meal, and its value can be measured at every stage along that chain. The World Bank puts the worth of food and agriculture sector at about $4.8 trillion.
Jul 7 2008
Heidi Holland’s tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe the freedom fighter and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe’s president in December 2007, more than 30 years later.
Jul 7 2008
When people say we should abandon Microsoft, they point to one of two solutions. Some say we should all move to Macs, while others advocate moving entirely to Linux and an Open Source model.
Jul 7 2008
When you sit at a desk most of the day, people aren’t necessarily as sympathetic when you moan and groan about your spine, your sore throat, or your mood. IT might not appear to be a high-risk field, but a surprising number of ailments can plague IT...
Jul 7 2008
IT is becoming more about people than technology, and IT professionals will need to become more business- and people-savvy. Part of the change is a natural evolution of the profession, and part of it has to do with some of the big technology shifts...
Jul 7 2008
.5 million women die in childbirth each year. Most of these deaths could be prevented if the women had access to a skilled birth attendant. The leaders of the world’s richest countries have an opportunity to change this.
Jul 6 2008
Does he possess character traits that add up to a good human being - the willingness to forgive, praise, be courteous? Or is he inclined to fits of rage, to be a control freak, to be envious of you, to be secretive?
Jul 6 2008
In recent months, an impressive cast of terrorism experts and counterterrorism officials around the world has coalesced around the notion that al-Qaeda’s leader is no longer an active threat to the West.
Jul 6 2008
The way the international community, national governments, NGOS, and AIDS activists have dealt with the epidemic has been frustrating. Enormous amounts of money have been spent but in the wrong places with the wrong targets.