The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority Is The North Well Positioned For It? Oct 8, 2009
That is, it looks at agricultural development, industrialization, economic and social infrastructure. These goals are achievable especially with the construction of the Bui Hydro Electric Project which will ensure security of power supply needed to fuel the laudable projects being pursued particularly the industrialization component. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
America's national parks: another idea Oct 7, 2009
He was an "aginner," at odds with modernity and especially opposed to the allegedly dehumanizing effects of industrialization - though, ironically, he had reached Fort Pierre by ascending the Missouri River on the steamboat "Yellowstone," an early fruit of the Industrial Revolution. Yet he yearned for a preindustrial era that was already receding into history. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Marching to world domination... Oct 2, 2009
And in the years that followed, Mao's policies of forced industrialisation and collective farming, as well as his murderous purges of the middle classes, accounted for millions of deaths. One scholarly estimate suggests that in 40 years, almost 80 million Chinese were slaughtered or died as a result of government policy - making the regime the biggest killer in history. (The Drudge Report)
The Abstracted Landscape : Work by 4 International Artists Sep 30, 2009
Peter Bialobrzeski, in his series Lost in Transition, photographs rapid urbanization and industrialization by taking very long exposures, which create other-worldly colors and lighting not visible to the naked eye. Stephane Couturier embraces the camera's monocularity in his series from Havana to flatten our normal reading of space and render totally ambiguous the walls of a decaying interior. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Ghanaians asked to be fair to all their leaders Sep 22, 2009
"Nkrumah was a good leader with foresight and vision. He was a leader far ahead of his time, Mr. Nayina said in an interview with the fully appreciate what he stood for and his achievements and that the greatest legacy Nkrumah gave to the people of Ghana was in education and industrialization. He said but for Dr Nkrumah the north would have been far behind in education and that it was he who established Ghana Secondary School in Tamale in January 1960 and the Navorongo Secondary School in... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Congo-Kinshasa: End Resource War, Urge Congolese Activists [guest column] Sep 22, 2009
Congo is a storehouse of geo-strategic minerals vital to the industrialization of great powers in the east, mainly China, and to the west s efforts to maintain their economic and military dominance in the world. Apart from Western investment, China has invested U.S. $9 billion in the Congo in a mineral for infrastructure swap with the Congolese government. (allAfrica.com)
The case of the influence of Nkrumahism to Ghanas Development Sep 21, 2009
The gleaming importance of the massive industrialisation drive undertaken by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has utterly been dimmed with a seemingly ineffective model of development (possibly developing the agriculture sector to stabilise the economy which is very unrealistic). As if to say that these countries had a cue from Nkrumahs ideas, Taiwan and Malaysia have made great strides in development by simply adopting the industrialisation drive, a significant portion of Nkrumahs ideologies ... For... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Seoul sees high-tech future Sep 19, 2009
Lee started his career with Hyundai, one of the conglomerates similar to those in pre-war Japan that flourished under General Park, who gained his military training in the Japanese imperial army and built a developmental state with strong similarities to pre-1945 Japan and its industrialisation in Manchuria. Park Chung-hee is still a revered figure at his industrial monuments, such as the huge integrated steel works at Pohang, built in defiance of International Monetary Fund and World Bank... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Nkrumah's centenary will re-kindle the spirit of patriotism - Veep Sep 12, 2009
He said the many schools, roads, ports, health facilities, a hydro power project and vigorous industrialization and agricultural programmes formed the nucleus of a vision the first President had for Ghana. Vice President Mahama said: "today as African countries enjoy the fruits of independence so is it imperative for us to appreciate the selfless leaders who kept their lives on the line to ensure that we achieved the memorable feat. "For a people who do not recognize the significance of their... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Towards an Integrated, Peaceful and Prosperous Africa: Sep 12, 2009
Feature Article of Saturday, 12 September 2009. Feature Article of Saturday, 12 September 2009. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Behind India's Intransigence on Climate-Change Talks Sep 11, 2009
Since developed countries have already pumped out a large proportion of the greenhouse gases that the environment can safely handle, they argue, those same nations must vacate some atmospheric space for the latecomers to industrialization. The current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 380 parts per million (ppm), 72% of which has been emitted by developed countries. (Time.com)
Modern Mercenary Armies in Iraq and... Sep 10, 2009
During the Gilded Age at the time of post-Civil War industrialization, private contractors like the Pinkertons were hired by business owners to end strikes like the in Chicago and the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike in Pennsylvania. Twenty-First Century Mercenaries. (Suite101.com)
Editorial: Holiday's history reveals progress Sep 7, 2009
The 1890s were a time of turbulent change in this country industrialization, urbanization and immigration. The 1892 presidential campaign took place in the shadow of the steelworkers strike outside Pittsburgh, which involved vicious beatings and bloody gun battles between workers and Pinkerton detectives. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
15 states agree to attend Wyo. energy symposium Aug 29, 2009
His courting of wind developers however has put him at odds with some of his neighbors, who consider a large-scale wind farm to be the industrialization of their backyards in the sparsely populated region ... His courting of wind developers however has put him at odds with some of his neighbors, who consider a large-scale wind farm to be the industrialization of their backyards in the sparsely populated region. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Commentary: China bets big on green future Aug 28, 2009
Nothing has risen so quickly and prominently on the global political and economic agenda than the once-academic topic of climate change and how to curb the evils of industrialization for the benefit of all human beings. In its brief history of modernization, six decades at most, New China has realized heavy pollution and excessive energy consumption is suicidal. (Xinhuanet, China)
Comment: Climate Of Accord Aug 26, 2009
Having achieved the fruits of industrialisation in more ways than one - albeit messing up the environment in the process - western nations ought to now get together to lend the less developed nations a helping hand even as they set about reducing their own emissions. Nothing much has transpired on the promise made by developed countries to provide substantial financial aid as well as subsidised technology transfers to developing countries to help them leapfrog to cleaner development processes... (India Times, India)
Carbon tax's smoke and mirrors Aug 24, 2009
Currently, most developing countries are engaged in the process of heavy industrialization, which demands high energy consumption and large releases of greenhouse gas. Rich countries, having already finished the process of industrialization, have even outsourced some highly polluting industries to developing countries, leaving the less fortunate with both more pollution and the burden of reducing those emissions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Wind farm debate splits property owners Aug 24, 2009
His courting of wind developers however has put him at odds with some of his neighbors, who consider a large-scale wind farm to be the industrialization of their backyards in the sparsely populated region. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Is Obama Wasting Time Courting The Saudis? Aug 20, 2009
At the same time, the industrialization of China and India means that the Saudis have plenty of other customers for their oil. And, if there's anything that motivates Abdullah and his kin above all else, it is fear of an uprising by the Saudi "street." That means that the Saudis will always take care to champion--and demagogue--the Palestinian cause, making them difficult partners in pursuing Middle East peace. (CBS News -- Politics)
Browne: Slavery needs more than an apology Aug 20, 2009
they fueled industrialization with slave-picked cotton. From workers to the wealthy, everyone was part of the slave-based , even if just as consumers. (CNN -- US)
Tim VickeryINSIDE SOCCER Aug 19, 2009
As the first country to go through the process, English industrialization was, of necessity, labor-intensive. And just as the attributes of muscle power and reliability were highly valued on the factory floor or down the mine shaft, they also were on the soccer field. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Progressivism and the Rise of the M... Aug 14, 2009
Industrialization enabled newspapers and magazines to reach millions of Americans, affecting public opinion regarding war with Spain, social concerns, ical issues ... Industrialization had made printing more efficient, allowing papers to reach more people at a much lower production cost. (Suite101.com)
Urban Burp fabric shop a gas for vintage fans Aug 13, 2009
After the war, the industrialization, scientific and space discoveries inspired new designs, and interest in modernism sent designers back four decades into the abstract expression for reinterpretation, Skilandat said. Willing to take risks. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nigeria: What Clinton Should Tell Our Leaders [opinion] Aug 11, 2009
The administration of former US President George Bush achieved much in massive investment in HIV/Aids programmes and in fighting malaria but Obama's need to go further and encourage self dependency and industrialization. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Westward Movement in the United Sta... Aug 9, 2009
Billington thoroughly looks into the settlement of the United States stating that not one particular people, economy or industrialization shaped the United States. It was all those together. (Suite101.com)
Putting The Right Value On Culture In National Development Aug 8, 2009
" As stated earlier, no country has ascended to the level of a first-rank economic power by excessive dependence on foreign language. "Japan rose to dazzling industrial heights by "scientificating" the Japanese language and making it a medium of Japan's industrialization. Korea has done this for the Korean language, making it the medium of its own technological takeoff. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
How America might invent the future Aug 8, 2009
U.S. engineering's expansion also coincided with a surge in industrialization and economic growth following the Civil War. The Lemelson-MIT report ultimately credits the government's law with laying the foundation for , and perhaps boosting economic prosperity as well. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Eisenhower and the Drive to Berlin ... Aug 4, 2009
Although nothing stood between the allies and Berlin, army groups were ordered to secured the Baltic port cities like Lubeck, as well as moving into the Leipzig-Dresden area where German war industrialization was still in progress. The British were outraged; Field Marshall Montgomery stated afterward that he could have taken Berlin before the Russians. (Suite101.com)
Reaching out to the people Aug 2, 2009
Improper water management, rapid industrialisation and pollution, and a general lack of civic consciousness have contributed to the water shortage problem at hand. Recognising this, the foundation has collaborated with local NGO Global Environment Centre on a three-year project to rehabilitate the tributary of Sungai Penchala, which runs behind GABs brewery in Sungei Way, Selangor. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Read the 'Cost of Freedom' Recap Jul 28, 2009
Now the question is do we have time for that in an age of rapid industrialization ... Nineteenth century industrialization happened at a much different rate than 21st century industrialization does. (Fox News)
Carbon tariffs: efforts to tackle climate change, or eco-imperialism? Jul 27, 2009
Developed countries all have undergone their own process of industrialization. Historically, developed countries should accept much of the blame for the accumulation of greenhouse gases and for climate change in general. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fidel Castro and The Cuban Revoluti... Jul 26, 2009
The movement s main reasons for revolution included Cuba s land ownership situation, problems of industrialization, destitute living standards, rampant unemployment, education and public health problems. These, along with the attainment of civil liberty and political democracy, were where Castro sought to direct the efforts of 26th of July Movement. (Suite101.com)
Knowledge gained on hard work Jul 25, 2009
By the time Argentina wanted to learn from the United States, the Americans had already leapt into industrialisation, leaving its counterpart behind to flounder economically throughout the century. Swift and crisp, Beattie is cohesive in presenting his ideas in that chapter. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Battlefield medicine Jul 24, 2009
Trench warfare of the 20th century and high-tech industrialization of war, also meant horrific new injuries ... Despite a better understanding of trauma injuries, the high-tech industrialization of war in the 20th Century brought with it new, and more horrific injuries. (CNN -- International)
Mourning ‘Uncle Walter’ Jul 19, 2009
National treasures should be off-limits to industrialization, Cronkite said. The sailor in Cronkite had made an emotional decision to protect his beloved Sound from the plan to build 130 electricity-generating wind turbines, he later acknowledged. (Boston Globe)
When the Swiss made America Jul 17, 2009
"Industrialisation was becoming massive and Americans were desperate to get labourers, and the prairie states were opened up to farming. So free farmland was available to settlers who would agree to live three years on the land," explained Barry Moreno. Moreno is a historian and librarian at Ellis Island in New York, a former immigrant processing centre that has been transformed into a museum dedicated to American immigration history. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Nduom on Obama's Speech Jul 15, 2009
In fact the industrialization of Britain, America, Canada and Russia emerged as a result of the discovery of new sources of energy. The discovery of new sources of energy for industrialization was basically, the justification for the Volta River Project. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Loans for Economic Resuscitation: Where is NDC Job Creation Plan? Jul 12, 2009
From medieval Iron Age era through industrialization to present day computer age, advanced nations have developed strategic economic policies around two areas, primary and secondary sectors. The primary sector normally comprises of the production stage ranging from agriculture to all the mechanized systems. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Black in America 2 Jul 11, 2009
Thousands of other were also on the move, mainly to the Northeast and the Midwest, eager for opportunities related to the war and industrialization, according to Howard Dodson, a historian and the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Walter Davenport later returned to Alabama, married and had nine children, one of whom was Anita's father, Frank. (CNN -- US)
Our Russian Lesson in Afghanistan Jul 9, 2009
Because economic progress was blocked by the landowning and trading interests mentioned above, The experience of Afghan industrialization showed that resolving this problem required complete fundamental reforms of the entire social and economic structure of traditional society. This experience demonstrated that in the conditions of a developing state ; industrialization is not only a social-economic, but also a political, problem. (The American Conservative)
Climate Change on Plate for Obama at G8 Jul 9, 2009
6 degrees (2 degrees Celsius) higher than they were in 1900, before widespread industrialization. Scientists say an increase beyond that could trigger dangerous rises in sea level and other dire problems. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Madison firm CDI generates stem cells from blood samples Jul 9, 2009
"The ability to use common tissue repositories to create iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells from donors with known medical history enables us to provide the pharmaceutical industry with a cell portfolio representing individual biology, disease models, retrospective analysis and ethnic diversity," Emile Nuwaysir, chief operations officer of CDI. "This is the first step in paving the way for large-scale processing and industrialization of iPS cells.". The findings will be presented during a... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
‘Call of the Coast’ examines Maine and Connecticut painters Jul 5, 2009
Art colonies sprang up in the latter years of the 19th century, in part because labor and commerce, which had buzzed up and down the coast, went inland with industrialization, and shorelines began to draw more and more vacationers. American artists followed the lead of their French mentors, who had defected from Paris for Giverny or Barbizon to paint outdoors. (Boston Globe)
Relying on the average return is a mug's game Jul 4, 2009
And anyway, for history to repeat itself, revolutionary events like the invention of the PC, the combustion engine, railroads, the internet, the telephone, TV, the information boom and the industrialisation of China will have to happen again and again. Bottom line: there is no safety or comfort to be had in knowing the market goes up 9. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Obama will cry for Africa Jul 3, 2009
It led to de-population of Africa and populated and increased agricultural production through slave labour in America which eventually facilitated the industrialization of that country. President Obama himself knows the history more than this article can portray and that one needs not even go into that sordid past which can be considered unpleasant to such an august visitor. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
US SUV ban may light up lives Jun 29, 2009
India and other developing countries have long contended that the massive emissions from the rich nations since the industrialization era have choked up the atmosphere and left little space for other nations emerging late on the economic growth pathway to increase their power production. Carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas, once emitted remains in the atmosphere for decades creating a warm blanket around the planet. (India Times, India)
Russia's dacha gardens feed body and soul Jun 26, 2009
Russians have been feeding themselves in this way for a thousand years and, despite the mass urbanization and industrialization of the past century, it's astounding how many still migrate out to their country retreats each summer, lugging shovels, hoes, and other gardening tools (along with kids and babushkas) in their overloaded cars. According to a 2008 survey by the independent Public Opinion Fund in Moscow, a stunning 56 percent of urban Russians possess a dacha or rural "kitchen garden,"... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
“Yes, Prof. Derr, the Planet Is Heating Up” Jun 26, 2009
I think lifestyles would have to change in industrialized countries, developing countries would have to stop industrialization. There is talk of food, water, and energy shortages as the world population continues to rise. (The American Conservative)
CO2 Higher Today Than Last 2.1 Million Years Jun 21, 2009
1 million years make modern day levels, caused by industrialization, seem even more anomalous, says Richard Alley, a glaciologist at Pennsylvania State University, who was not involved in the research. "We know from looking at much older climate records that large and rapid increase in CO2 in the past, (about 55 million years ago) caused large extinction in bottom-dwelling ocean creatures, and dissolved a lot of shells as the ocean became acidic," he said. (Science Daily)
Fourth of July History and Trivia Jun 21, 2009
Showcasing American industrialization and culture, the Exhibition was also international in scope: liberty and freedom had made America great. The 1876 Exhibition was opened by President Grant and his wife, accompanied by the emperor and empress of Brazil who, according to historian Page Smith, were the only monarchs that could be enticed to the exhibition; The Centennial March , curiously, was written by the German romanticist composer Richard Wagner. (Suite101.com)
Religion in today's world: Our daily bread Jun 20, 2009
While industrialization generally leads to smaller families, still, unless agricultural production can be increased, famine and disease will eventually take over, with the scientists on ABC predicting a die-off of approximately two-thirds of the world s population by the end of this century. As for climate change, while some may debate whether it is principally the result of natural cycles or of human activity, there is a general consensus among scientists that global warming (even if another... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Economic impact of resurgent oil market Jun 20, 2009
They believe that prices will eventually resume their climb, powered by urbanisation, industrialisation, population growth and changing lifestyles, especially in the emerging economies. While oil is still far below the peak of US$145 per barrel reached in July 3 last year, the fact remains that the commodity has risen 50% from this years low of US$34 on Feb 12 to around US$71 on the evening of June 19. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
China 'unfairly seen as eco-villain' Jun 19, 2009
All today's super powers went through the same process before, like the U.K. back in the industrialization, the U.S. after the civil war and Japan after the Second World War. The fact is, all these are not only happening in Chine, but other countries as well, such as India and the Vietnam, the other two emerging Asian countries. (BBC News -- Science)
Congress Sends Tobacco Bill To Obama Jun 16, 2009
No matter how many studies show that the true culprit is Industrialization. Studies have been done in countries without industrialization, they have higher rates of smoking and lower rates of cancer. (CBS News -- Health)
Inventions and Innovation in 19th C... Jun 16, 2009
The Civil War, fostering a long-term relationship between government and business, led to a period of industrialization unparalleled in the western world, fueled in large part by innovation. Expanding Agriculture Promotes Farming Innovation. (Suite101.com)
Wine Me: Annual Summer Reading List for Foodies Jun 4, 2009
The companion book is a collection of essays from some of the commentators in the film and beyond, including Eric Schlosser on the industrialization of our food supply, and Michael Pollan on the benefits of locally sourced, organic eating. The book is called "Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer And What You Can Do About It" (Paperback) by Karl Weber. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Jun 3, 2009
Environmental Education, Advocacy, and Music for the New York Area. The Sloop Clearwater has been an essential organization in protecting and reviving the Hudson River. (Suite101.com)
The Great Leap Forward for Ghana: Can it be Agriculture? Jun 2, 2009
It would be to the utmost benefits of the present generation and our posterity when the industrialisation drive which was started vigorously by our past president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is given the necessary boost and used as catalyst to development ... Industrialisation drive can be the major boost for the economy and as such the industrial sector be used to stabilize the economy. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The visible hand in America May 29, 2009
Industrialisation and unionisation led to an era between the 1890s and early 1920s that brought antitrust laws, regulation of interstate commerce, income tax and the regulation of food and drug quality. Price Fishback, an economist at the University of Arizona, writes that the ideological bias against government began seriously to retreat in the face of the Depression and the two world wars, so that by 1950 the majority of elites and the general public easily turned to government when they saw a... (The Economist)
Spicy hit of Korean flavor May 29, 2009
Yet among the blocky skyscrapers and highways running through the sprawling city like monuments to the country's rapid industrialization, are vestiges of the 600-year-old capital. Mountains, parks and 16th century palaces are in stark contrast to the neon and noise of the city's shopping and entertainment areas. (CNN -- International)
Mboweni declines - and leaves Numsa fuming May 29, 2009
"Fiscal and monetary policy mandates including management of interest rates and exchange rates, need to actively promote creation of decent employment, economic growth, broad-based industrialisation, reduced income inequality and other developmental imperatives," the union's memorandum said. It declares that international interest rates have been cut far more robustly than here. (Business Report, South Africa)
In memoriam, 2009… May 26, 2009
Total global emissions of species including NOx(nitrous oxide), VOCs(volatile organic compounds), and CO(carbon monoxide) may rise dramatically in the coming decades due to increasing population and industrialization, and in particular, the growth of mega-cities in many regions of the world. The transport of pollutants such as ozone and PM(particulate matter) across national boundaries and between continents will increase in importance as total emissions rise. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ideas: New England's deep military traditions May 24, 2009
So while in the South, there was already a well-established professional military tradition by the 19th century - with young sons of the planter aristocracy being sent to Virginia Military Institute and West Point - New England, which in other realms led the country's professionalization and mechanization and industrialization, still celebrated a more amateur military. The New England soldiers who made names for themselves during the Civil War reflected that. (Boston Globe)
China's Rocket to Modernity May 23, 2009
In the 1950s, Mao launched a crash program in industrialization that devastated the economy and caused some 15 million people to starve to death. In the 1960s, he initiated the Cultural Revolution, which encouraged violent rampages by young ideological fanatics and banished anyone with an education, above-average skills or managerial experience into the countryside to shovel manure. (Townhall.com)
China's farmers a poor base for growth May 22, 2009
This golden age of the peasantry came to an end when the government adopted a strategy of coast-based, export-oriented industrialization premised on rapid integration into the global capitalist economy ... Loosening the property regime In the past few years, the priority placed on a capitalist transformation of the countryside to support export-oriented industrialization has moved the party to promote not only agricultural trade liberalization but a loosening of a semi-socialist property regime... (Asia Times Online)
