Public invited to review tsunami evacuation maps bi2542317 HONOLULU (AP) Coastal Oahu residents are being invited to a series of public outreach workshops where they can preview new tsunami evacuation zone maps

Haiti fund only 20% full bi2542317 After $500-million was pledged to Haiti, the aid fund for quake relief only 20 percent full

J. Brian Atwood: The Future of USAID bi2542317 We recognize that Congress faced agonizing budget choices. However, we must object to cuts that weaken USAID and other agencies that make vital contributions to global development and our national security

World Bank: Haiti Reconstruction Fund only has 98 million dollars bi2542317 Washington - Haiti's Reconstruction Fund, managed by the World Bank, has only received 98 million dollars - less than a fifth of the amount that the international community had promised it, a bank official said Wednesday

S. Gurumurthy bi2542317 Those who predicted a speedy recovery of the world economy some months ago were off the mark. The stimulus packages did not revive the real economy; they merely compensated banks for running up bad debts. Nine dollars spent thus resulted GDP growth of one dollar

Here's A Worse Fate Than China Dumping Our Treasury Bonds: Foreigners Buying bi2542317 Since another long posting, might make sense to summarize briefly two parts. In the first part, expanding on an OpEd piece of mine published by the Wall Street Journal on Monday, I argue that Chinas nuclear option, has generated a great deal of nervousness among investors and policy-making circles the US, a myth, and what the US should be much more concerned about ..

China's 'Generation X' bi2542317 Imagine the world of one factory worker--a girl who no memory of Tiananmen-era rationing

Haitians mark poignant six-month quake anniversary bi2542317 Haitians have marked a sad anniversary, mourning the hundreds of thousands killed six months ago a massive earthquake and eyeing a precarious future amid the slow trickle of aid

Brisbanes tunnel vision: numbers look like pie the sky bi2542317 The original forecasts for Brisbane's new Clem7 tunnel was more than 100,000 trips per day by the middle of next year. These numbers are unrealistic, writes transport expert Peter Quick

How Goldman gambled on starvation bi2542317 Speculators set up a casino where the chips were the stomachs of millions. What does say about our system that we can so casually inflict so much pain, asks Johann Hari of the UK Independent ?..

Haiti fund only 20% full bi2542317 After $500-million was pledged to Haiti, the aid fund for quake relief only 20 percent full

J. Brian Atwood: The Future of USAID bi2542317 We recognize that Congress faced agonizing budget choices. However, we must object to cuts that weaken USAID and other agencies that make vital contributions to global development and our national security

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