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article collection: Natural Disasters and Tourism
Submitted by joel on Wed, 2012-02-01 14:32For a limited time Taylor & Francis is offering free access to a collection of articles about natural disaster topics, including Natural Disasters & Tourism.
conference materials, starting the 2nd decade of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
Submitted by joel on Wed, 2012-01-25 14:31The Stanley Foundation, in partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the MacArthur Foundation, successfully marked the 10th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) with a well-attended conference last week that examined R2P through past experience and contemporary realities, and considered its future.
Catholic Church costs Italy six billion Euros a year
Submitted by joel on Tue, 2012-01-03 15:14will things change for this unique relationship in light of the financial crisis?
Catholic Church costs Italy six billion Euros a year
US 'deeply concerned' after Egyptian forces raid NGO offices in Cairo
Submitted by joel on Thu, 2011-12-29 20:28US 'deeply concerned' after Egyptian forces raid NGO offices in Cairo
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/29/us-egyptian-forces-raid-cairo
4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness / The costs and benefits of consensus: the future of aid hangs in the balance
Submitted by joel on Fri, 2011-12-16 15:51FEI says 2010 WEG had nearly $400M in economic impact
Submitted by joel on Thu, 2011-11-17 02:43A study commissioned by the Fédération Équestre Internationale, the world governing body of horse sports, found that the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games had a total economic impact of $373 million to $396 million, well above the $201 million that a state-financed study estimated.
Japan looks to MICE for economic recovery, new think tank initiated
Submitted by joel on Fri, 2011-11-11 14:23MICE Research Institute - http://www.mice-ri.or.jp/en/index.html
data visualization - corporations, corporate network
Submitted by joel on Fri, 2011-11-04 16:39Very interesting analysis:
Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228354.500-revealed--the-capital...
full source report: http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1107/1107.5728v2.pdf
London 2012: Britain sets Olympic record for UN truce call
Submitted by joel on Tue, 2011-10-18 08:30World Equestrian Games: One year later
Submitted by joel on Sun, 2011-10-09 17:46
