Craig Chirinda on Him Helping to Inject 4 Billion USD into African Economies

"On Craig Chirinda: What Would You do with 4 Billion USD… Posted by beninmwangi on May 5th, 2007 eafrica.jpgWhat would you do if you had 4 billion USD in your Rolodex (if through your personal and professional contacts you had access to it)? That’s a really tough...

Rebuilt Iraq Projects Found Crumbling

"In a troubling sign for the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq, inspectors for a federal oversight agency have found that in a sampling of eight projects that the United States had declared successes, seven were no longer operating as designed because of plumbing...

Linux-powered iPhone killer available online in March

The word around the rumor-mill is that the Neo 1973, will price at about $350.00 and give the iPhone a run for its gadgets.

Department of Labor Proposing Child Labor Amendments

"Proposals include new bans on particularly hazardous activities such as working at poultry slaughtering plants, riding on forklifts as passengers, fighting forest fires, and loading and operating non-paper products balers and compacters. The proposal would also prohibit 14-...

VIA trains operating normally today despite snowstorm in Montreal and - WebWi...

" (WebWire) 3/18/2007 11:10:10 AM Related Topics • Environment • Health Care/Hospitals • Transportation/Shipping MONTREAL - Despite the snowstorm today in Montreal and the rest of Quebec, all of VIA Rail Canadas trains are operating normally throughout...

MS Vista for (Almost) Everybody

As a Mac person, I find Microsoft's "security" excuse to be cute at best. Are they saying, by extension, that their lower-priced software is less secure? If so, why should we trust their higher-priced packages?Also, on a technical note, gaming through emulation software would...

Million-Dollar Security for $100 Laptop

The more I read about this project, the more I like it. A laptop with such limited specs would be commercially useless in developed nations, but, due to its proposed mission and environment, would need to be virtually bulletproof in terms of stability of the operating system....

The World Bank Seeks Economic Progress?

"Geoffrey Kamali writes about the most recent opinion of the World Bank, as it pertains to business in Africa: "Is Sub-Saharan Africa now a more attractive destination for investment than yester-years? The World Bank appears to give an optimistic overview in a new...