All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson

Conflict minerals
July 24, 2010, Comments Off on Conflict minerals

With thanks to David Kilgour for bringing this to our attention. This is the first time that we have seen the topic rais ...

Why Baobab?
July 23, 2010, Comments Off on Why Baobab?

A charming piece that explains the origins of the title of The Economist’s new Africa blog. We have been fascinate ...

Wednesday Night #1481
July 21, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1481

Wednesday-Night.com for photos and more Ron Meisels was warmly congratulated on the recent announcement of the Caldwell ...

Wednesday Night #1480
July 14, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1480

Banning the Burqa (and the niqab) See the Economist “Banning the burqa — A bad idea…whose time may soo ...

West Wing Wednesday Night #28 July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010, Comments Off on West Wing Wednesday Night #28 July 14, 2010

Let the glorious sunshine begin… I look forward to a sunny and warm month of July and to our monthly gathering on ...

Wednesday Night #1479
July 7, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1479

Musings on the media and the sale of the Montreal Gazette Update: No surprise — Gazette to go Web only on Sundays ...

Stateless persons
July 4, 2010, Comments Off on Stateless persons

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Refugees International – Statelessness An estimated 12 mill ...

Poland 2010
July 4, 2010, 2 Comments

Komorowski wins Polish presidential election Bronislaw Komorowski, the candidate of Poland’s ruling pro-business C ...

Healthcare and Traditional medicine
July 1, 2010, Comments Off on Healthcare and Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine is the sum total of knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences ...

Wednesday Night #1478
June 30, 2010, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1478

As we approach the second decade of the twenty-first century, the changes, or reluctance to change, on the part of gover ...

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