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...Corporate pressure can, however, have an indirect impact on the trajectory of international diplomacy. Olympic sponsors have the ability to sign a statement of concern about the ongoing conflict in Darfur and to exert public or private pressure on the Chinese government to suspend arms sales to Sudan, press for full deployment of UNAMID, and support an immediate ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement...
...date was April 10 - the long-anticipated signing of peace by Joseph Kony, a mysterious rebel leader who was once a Catholic altar boy but, for the last 20 years, has led the Lord's Resistance Army rebels out of hideouts in Congo and Sudan to terrorize northern Uganda. The sense of expectation was tangible as some rebels, dressed in gumboots, tattered combat trousers and dirty T-shirts or soccer strips, emerged, a handful at a time. Were these the advance party? Where would Kony come from? Would he even sign, we all asked ourselves as the officials took their...
Much has changed since Richard Hoare opened his bank under the sign of the golden bottle in London in 1672. Insignia have given way to street numbers. Amsterdam, London's great trading rival in the 17th century, has long been eclipsed by New York City. And much of Hoare's own competition has been gobbled up by bigger banks. Amid it all, Hoare's bank has remained unshakable. With a bottle still hanging outside its central London premises, the U.K.'s last family-owned private bank has stuck to what C. Hoare & Co.'s current CEO Alexander Hoare calls...
...think the key word is transparency,” said Romance Languages department chair Luis Fernández Cifuentes. “He tells all of us what he’s doing and what his plans are. And that is good. That is always a good sign of an administrator...
...director of Mysore Mandala Yogashala - lessons in classical Indian dance, music and painting, sattvik (vegetarian) food, accommodation, ayurvedic massage, and so on. In between coconut groves and rice paddies, cafes and eateries catering to foreigners have sprung up. An Austrian Caf? loudly announces itself with an orange-and-blue sign; not very far away is a Subway sandwich shop. But the locals are largely unaware of their city's status among the international yoga jet-set. Many do not even recognize famous teachers' names. The visitor, in fact, may be better off asking directions from a foreigner - at least when...