'It often strikes a man to inquire what is the chief good in life; to one the thought comes that it is a happy marriage, to another great wealth, and as each seizes on his idea, for that he more or less works for the rest of his existence. To myself thinking over the same question the wish came to render myself useful to my country. I then asked myself how could I and after reviewing the various methods I have felt that at the present day we are actually limiting our children and perhaps bringing into the world half the human beings we might owing to the lack of country for them to inhabit that if we had retained America there would at this moment be millions more of English living. I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. Just fancy those parts that are at present inhabited by the most despicable specimens of human beings what an alteration there would be if they were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence, look again at the extra employment a new country added to our dominions gives.' Global Financial Crisis: Does The World Need A New Banking 'Policeman’? 'With war raging across the globe in July 1944, ministers from all 44 Allied nations met at the imposing Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to thrash out a set of rules that would govern world finance once Hitler was defeated. Knowing that greater international trade would help to prevent future wars, and determined to avoid another Great Depression, the delegates signed the Bretton Woods Agreements, creating the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It was a big vision, driven by grand historical figures: Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and the British economist John Maynard Keynes. ' Spy Chief Moves Into New Role With County Council 'A former spy chief has joined his local council as a non-executive director. It is thought to be the first time that such a role has existed in local government. Sir David Pepper, 60, retired in July as director of GCHQ, the Government’s signals intelligence section at Cheltenham. He was a key figure in national security, charged with electronic eavesdropping on suspects across the world and protecting government communications from hackers. In his new role he will spend two days a month overseeing Gloucestershire County Council’s reorganisation programme.' White House Anger After Judge Sets Free 17 Muslims Held 'Without Evidence' At Guantanamo Bay 'The Bush administration suffered a major setback last night as a judge for the first time ordered the release of 17 Chinese Muslims held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina made his ruling at a hearing to consider the appeals by the members of the Uighur ethnic group who are seeking their freedom and asking to come to the United States. The judge said there was no evidence the detainees, who have been held at Guantanamo for nearly seven years, were 'enemy combatants' or a security risk, and that the U.S. Constitution prohibits indefinite detention without cause.' 'St John's Wort Plant As Effective As Prozac For Treating Depression', Say Scientists 'It has long been a happy alternative for those reluctant to pop pills for depression. But the herbal extract St John's wort now has more than just cheerful converts to testify to its mood-lifting powers. In what is billed as the most thorough study of the plant, scientists have found it is just as effective as Prozac at treating depression.'Wednesday, 08 October 2008 1877: Cecil Rhodes, “Confession of Faith”
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 Wednesday, 08 October 2008 Wednesday, 08 October 2008 Wednesday, 08 October 2008
Wednesday 8 October 2008
Posts
