[Brian Andersson]'s parents were of the generation that wasn't too interested in the old country. After all, their parents had left all that behind to come to the New World to become good American citizens. Those were not the days of taking pride in one's heritage; the main thing was to fit into the new society. However, all but one of Andersson's grandparents were Irish, so the one who wasn't - his father's father Henry J. Anderson - suddenly piqued his interest. Being an historically inclined and inquisitive young man, Andersson began what he now refers to as his "detective work. [Jonas Bronck] was born in Komstad, a village outside Sävsjö in Småland around the year 1600. With his Dutch wife Teuntje Joeaens he emigrated to the U.S. and bought a piece of land across the Harlem River f...
Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, managed to erase "free and undistorted competition" from the proposed new EU Treaty as a main aim of the European Union. Afterwards, he asked rhetorically what competition has done for Europe. This article is an attempt to reply to that very important question. The view of competition and its effects among decision-makers is likely to affect numerous policy outcomes. Throughout history, there has been a struggle between freedom and control in Europe. Competition is the result of economic freedom and the absence of interventions in the economy by the state. And it has done very much indeed for Europe. It may be the single most important reason why the average income in Western Europe is 14 times higher today than in 1820. If anything, Europe needs mo...
Since its launch in Sep 2004, the Asia Trust Fund (ATF) has been recognized as a demand-driven facility that has responded effectively to urgent and new needs for trade-related technical assistance in Asia. In today's fast-moving trade environment, countries must keep up with constantly changing rules and regulations. The Asia Trust Fund, by reducing project development time and expediting delivery, has helped provide a rapid response to changing needs. The program has provided funding and technical support to 22 projects in 14 countries and to a regional organization in Asia. It aims to support developing countries' integration into the world economy and promote sustainable economic growth through increased exports.
Although O-Ringen isn't a world championship per se, it's been won by many elite orienteers - typically someone with a last name that sounds Swedish, Finnish or Norwegian. But some new countries have recently made it into the sport's top echelon. The best male orienteer in the world today is a Frenchman named Thierry Gueorgiou. The best female is Simone N'iggli-Luder of Switzerland. To reach that level, they've trained in Finland and Sweden, respectively. There's a lot to take in at O-Ringen, but the main attraction is, of course, the orienteering itself. As a first-timer, I was nervous on Day 1. Swedish terrain is very different from Texas terrain. It's much more detailed - full of complex rock formations and marshy depressions, areas of "bare" rock covered with moss. It's perfectly de...
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There's a natural resistance on the part of human beings to change," he said. "I can remember when family and people I know were complaining about computers - that computers were the bane of our future. There's a lot of people out there that tend to not believe what is going on and yet, bioscience has been around forever. We've been breeding plants and animals for thousands of years. It's only in the last 10 to 15 years that people realized you can do bad things with bioscience but you can do a lot of good things, too. There is a lack of understanding about the process of bioengineering. You have to monitor and control it, but it can be done in controlled environment and with proper oversight. [Dale Walhstrom] said the mission of the BioBusiness Alliance - to educate not only the publ...
This year's recipients of the Council's Great Swedish Heritage Awards have something in common in this respect. Each has been involved at the UN, albeit from different angles. [Jan Eliasson], who served for five distinguished years as Sweden's Ambassador to the United States, was recently elected President of the 60th UN General Assembly. A true world citizen, he is revered in Sweden as much as he is around the globe. Today, Mrs. [Agneta Nilsson], née Eckerström, is better known as the founder of SWEA, the Swedish Women's Educational Association. Although this is her first Heritage Award, Agneta Nilsson may be one of Sweden's most Swedish-decorated citizens abroad, with two medals from the Swedish King, an Eliasson Award from SACC-GLA, an award from Positive Sweden, and the title of Swe...
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