SPUR warns of impending dire straits as Co-Chairs applying pressure…
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- Western-Style Capitalism, but With a Russian Accent
- Cerney House: Brimming with romance
- Rebranding the University of the West Indies – Professor Harris hits…
- iPhone vs. IT: Clash of the Culture Titans.(Column)
SPUR warns of impending dire straits as Co-Chairs applying pressure…
Asian Tribune – Jul 13, 2007
You must no doubt be aware that successive Sri Lankan Governments in the past two decades have attempted to negotiate a political settlement with the LTTE but have always been rebuffed, inevitably by outrageous demands, or on flimsy grounds. On the other hand, LTTE has been driven out of Eastern Sri Lanka not only by the military operations of the Sri Lankan security forces, but also by the political will of the Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim people of the area who have recognised the LTTE as the biggest impediment peace. Like many Sri Lankans, SPUR firmly believes that the only durable solution will be a home grown one and not one dictated by outside parties. This requirement has also been articulated by the diplomatic representatives of your own countries in Sri Lanka. However your recent statement that the Constitutional Reform proposals presented by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to the APRC are not credible because they do not solve the ‘legitimate grievances’ of the Tamil people, runs counter to this. Furthermore this is a blatant interference in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. It also lacks credibility given that no attempt has been made to articulate the legitimate “grievances” of the Tamil people, and how the SLFP proposals fail to address these grievances.
Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Alexander Chancellor: What’…
Guardian Unlimited – Jul 13, 2007
That is what they are doing at the moment, both here and in the US; but, as usual, they offer little or no evidence to support their alarmist prophesies. Britain’s new security supremo, Admiral Sir Alan West, may or may not be right when he says that the battle against home-grown terrorists will last up to 15 years; but since he cannot possibly know, he is wasting his breath. More disconcerting has been a prediction this week by Michael Chertoff, the US secretary of Homeland Security, that America faces a heightened risk of a terrorist attack this summer. For, he told the Chicago Tribune, it was only “a gut feeling” that led him to this conclusion. “Summertime seems to be appealing to them [al-Qaida],” he blithely surmised. This was too much for Congressman Bennie G Thompson, the chairman of the House of Representatives’ homeland security committee, who sent Chertoff a sharp letter asking him what precautions he thought the country should take as a result of his “gut feeling”.
Western-Style Capitalism, but With a Russian Accent
Washington Post – Jul 13, 2007
The march toward free-market capitalism is led by multinational corporations that are bringing Western management techniques, governance, reporting and accounting standards to what had been something of a free-market free-for-all during the first decade after communism’s collapse. But these days they are joined by home-grown Russian companies eager to gain access to Western investors and lenders and achieve the respectability and wealth that comes with listing shares in.
Cerney House: Brimming with romance
Telegraph.co.uk – Jul 13, 2007
Cerney is stuffed with rarities. In winter it offers a serious collection of the more unusual snowdrops, which McPherson thinks now stands at 200 varieties. In summer there are masses of roses and hardy geraniums, and an interesting trial bed of oriental poppies, including one home-grown hybrid, ‘Honor’, which she thinks is better than ‘Goliath’ or ‘Beauty of Livermere’. Christopher Lloyd, the plantsman and writer, claimed that tradescantia were not “vital border occupants” and described them as “increasingly sleazy” in appearance. Talk to McPherson, however, and you vow to go and plant some of the newer varieties immediately.
Rebranding the University of the West Indies – Professor Harris hits…
Jamaica Gleaner – Jul 13, 2007
The company will be a registered entity, whose job will be to sell to governments, agencies and companies, the expertise of the university community. To now, the UWI’s expert services have either been pro bono or sold on an ad hoc fee basis by individuals and departments. On Monday, Harris felt constrained to note the irony that in setting up the consultancy company to sell the expertise of home-grown experts, he had to hire a consultant from overseas. Last week, in Bridgetown, in the meeting rooms of the Barbados Hilton, Harris began rolling out his new five-year plan to the Caricom heads of government at their 28th annual summit, some of whom would have been the product of the institution. In fact, in his sales pitch, Harris makes the point that numerous company executives and policymakers, as well as 14 past and current premiers and heads of state, were educated at UWI, tagging it as a glory, and in so doing tacitly acknowledging that others before him had contributed to the university’s traditions. New mandateBut the project-focussed vice chancellor has added a new mandate – buy-in from businesses as bigger sponsors of academic chairs and programmes, and as givers of much more charitable endowments. He has already wooed big banker Michael Mansoor to head a new Capital Development Task Force, which will advise UWI on options for raising money.
iPhone vs. IT: Clash of the Culture Titans.(Column)
Free with registration – eWeek – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 13, 2007
Now what I predicted appears to be happening. Apple sold something like a half million phones (or more) over a long weekend and customers brought the toys into work. The message boards are buzzing with workarounds and dubious pitches for hosted Exchange mail services that are supposed to work better than your home-grown variety. However, now we’re seeing the first wave of real productivity announcements for business users: iPhone support for several CRM (customer relationship management) and ERP (enterprise resource planning) platforms, and direct support for Exchange mail. The announcements of NetSuite’s SuitePhone on July 12, as well as an iPhone version of Etelos CRM Professional and Etelos CRM Enterprise on July 11. Down deep, these products are expressions of support for WebKit, the open-source HTML rendering engine that is used by Apple’s Safari browser in Mac OS X, the iPhone and now for Windows. A NetSuite product manager told.