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2008 Elections Analysis
Here is a good analysis of the US 2008 presidential election, also from the Economist. Some nuggets: * “America tried lightweight in 2000 and came to regret it.” * “The November election, for all its drama and passion, will usher in a period of pragmatic caution rather than tub-thumping ideology.” And some fun: * Al
Venture Capital for MicroFinance: Chris Brookfield (Part 1)
Chris Brookfield is the Investment Director at Unitus Investment Management Company. He has been a venture capital and private equity investor his entire professional career. In 2004 he co-founded Open Water Investors. Chris has also been an Associate at Redleaf Venture Management, a Silicon Valley seed stage venture investor, and is familiar with pure play
Golden Raft
I have often mentioned Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his collection of mystical lyric poems, Gitanjali. Throughout his long life, Tagore has been a prolific poet, musician, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and playwright. While he is successful in all these genres, it is his lyric poems that
Al Gore: Oscar, now Nobel?
Well, someone’s stars are shining bright! Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming. “A prerequisite for winning the Nobel Peace Prize is making a difference, and Al Gore has made a difference,” and “Al Gore, like no
