64 articles on "countries"

Why We Need to Break Away From Fossil Fuel Dependency and Find Alternative Energy Sources

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 20 years, you probably have heard about OPEC. OPEC is an acronym for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Twelve countries - Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Niger...

Environment  environment opec countries price force arab
Wealthy Countries Richer… but Sending Less in Aid

Forty-five million children are set to die by 2015 if countries like the United States and Britain don’t meet their aid quotas, reports the international agency of Oxfam.Even though countries like those in the G7 are wealthier than they have ever b...

Government  government countries states united will
The Demise of the Dinosaur PTTs

Demise of the Dinosaur PTTs by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Telecommunications is the most important physical infrastructure in the modern world. It is more important than roads because it can replace them. It is more important than office buildings becau...

Business And Finance  business finance competition services phone countries
Planning Your Trip to Europe

Planning Your Trip to Europe by: Walt Bargener Plan Ahead for Travel to Europe Most people who plan a trip to Europe expect it to be fun. It can be if you take the time to plan for as many contingencies as possible before departure. A few tips ...

Travel And Leisure  travel leisure europe countries trip youaposre plan
The Environment: A Global Overview

It is not difficult to become a believer in global warming. According to the U.S. National Climatic Data Center 2001 was the second warmest year on record and it was the 23rd consecutive year of above normal temperatures. Perhaps most troubling is th...

Government  government energy countries year efficiency warming
16 Tips to Prevent Passport Problems

16 Tips to Prevent Passport Problems by: William Manor Carelessness is the number one reason for a passport application being rejected or delayed or for a passport being lost, stolen, or damaged. What steps are necessary to prevent these things...

Travel And Leisure  travel leisure passport check countries photos
The Another World Outsourcing From Inside

The Another World: Outsourcing From InsideSpeaking of outsourcing I mean a wider sense than just hiring of manpower from abroad for some remote work. I can mark out four types here:1.Outsourcing itself. A US or Western Europe company (let’s call it...

Computers And Internet  computers internet outsourcing countries company west east
The Dangerous Politics Of Food Scarcity Need Global Regulation To Help Biopesticide Developers

Worldwide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty, while up to 2 billion people lack food security intermittently due to varying degrees of poverty. Six million children die of hunger every year - 17,000 every day. In...

Government  government food countries world security people
16 Tips For Preventing Passport Problems

16 Tips For Preventing Passport Problems by: William Manor Carelessness is the number one reason for a passport application being rejected or delayed or for a passport being lost, stolen, or damaged. What steps are necessary to prevent these thi...

Travel And Leisure  travel leisure passport check photos countries
Countdown to Armegeddon

Countdown to Armegeddon by: Gary Whittaker 'Tis the season to be jolly! Why? Simple. King George II, owing his re-election in large part to the American Christian Right Wing, will certainly not defoul the regions surrounding the holy land b...

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