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  • Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Rethinking Africa’s Growth Strategy

    Posted by admin on April 27th, 2010 and filed under smart growth network | 2 Comments »

    http://www.weforum.org 28.01.2010
    Africa’s growth strategy is developing new plot lines as the International Monetary Fund expects growth in sub-Saharan Africa to be 1% above the global average; trade with China now tops US$ 100 billion a year.

    How is Africa’s growth strategy changing and what will it reveal in 2010 and beyond?

    Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank (ADB), Tunis
    Jakaya M. Kikwete, President of Tanzania
    Li Ruogu, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of China, People’s Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on the International Monetary System
    Jubril Adewale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando, Nigeria; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Africa

    Moderated by
    Maria Ramos, Group Chief Executive, Absa Group, South Africa; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Africa

    Duration : 1:2:17

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    Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – A Roadmap for a Sustainable Recovery

    Posted by admin on April 12th, 2010 and filed under smart growth movement | No Comments »

    http://www.weforum.org 31.01.2010
    The Annual Meeting Co-Chairs examine what industry and government should do to lead the global economy on a path of sustainability and job growth in 2010.

    Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank, Germany; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Chair of the Governors Meeting for Financial Services 2010; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010
    Azim H. Premji, Chairman, Wipro, India; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010
    Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, United Kingdom; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010
    Ronald A. Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aetna, USA; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010
    Patricia A. Woertz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), USA; Co-Chair of the Governors Meeting for Consumer Industries 2010; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010

    Chaired by
    Michael Oreskes, Senior Managing Editor, Associated Press (AP), USA

    Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Being Responsible for the Future
    Special Guest
    Rowan D. Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, United Kingdom

    With
    Joao Rafael Brites, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Portugal
    Tshepiso Gower, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Botswana
    Sarah Jameel, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Sri Lanka
    Carmina Mancenon, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Japan
    Mousa Musa, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Iraq
    Nishin Nathwani, Global Changemaker, British Council Global Changemakers, Canada

    Moderated by
    Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

    Duration : 1:46:44

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    Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – What Is the “New Normal” for Global Growth?

    Posted by admin on April 10th, 2010 and filed under smart growth history | 3 Comments »

    http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2010
    Despite an upward revision of the International Monetary Fund’s most recent World Economic Outlook, average real GDP growth of the global economy over the next five years is expected to be less than that of the five years (2003-2007) before the crisis.

    In partnership with Time magazine, industry leaders, economists and policy-makers rethink the “new normal” for key economies going forward.

    Dennis Nally, Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International, PricewaterhouseCoopers, USA
    Arif M. Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, Abraaj Capital, United Arab Emirates; Co-Chair of the Governors Meeting for Investors 2010; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Pakistan
    Raghuram G. Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA
    Nouriel Roubini, Chairman, Roubini Global Economics Monitor, USA; Global Agenda Council on the International Monetary System
    David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Carlyle Group, USA
    Heizo Takenaka, Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University, Japan; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Japan

    Moderated by
    Michael J. Elliott, Editor, Time International, Time Magazine, USA

    Duration : 1:19:11

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    Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Redesigning the Global Dimensions of China’s Growth

    Posted by admin on April 6th, 2010 and filed under smart growth network | 5 Comments »

    http://www.weforum.org 29.01.2010
    China’s transition from a low-cost, export-driven developing economy into an advanced one with a diversified industrial base is happening faster than the rest of the world expected.

    What are the global dimensions of China’s historic economic transition that need rethinking both in China and abroad?

    In partnership with the World Economic Forum, CCTV hosts this debate focusing on China’s growth.

    Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcoa, USA
    David Li Daokui, Director and Mansfield Freeman Professor of Economics, Center for China in the World Economy (CCWE), Tsinghua University, People’s Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Mining & Metals
    Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Blackstone Group, USA
    John Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Hony Capital, People’s Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on the Future of China

    Moderated by
    Rui Chenggang, Director and Anchor, China Central Television, People’s Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Journalism

    Duration : 1:11:17

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    Davos Annual Meeting 2010 – Rethinking Energy Security

    Posted by admin on April 6th, 2010 and filed under sprawl smart growth | No Comments »

    http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2010
    Shifts in supply and demand, as well as challenges posed by climate change, will exert ever greater pressure on both corporate and national energy planning over the next decades.

    What is needed to tackle the interlinked issues of energy security, economic growth and climate change?

    Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency, Paris; Global Agenda Council on Energy Security
    Robert D. Hormats, US Undersecretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
    Lars G. Josefsson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vattenfall, Sweden
    Jim Leape, Director-General, WWF International, World Wide Fund for Nature, Switzerland; Global Agenda Council on Climate Change
    Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India

    Moderated by
    Armen Sarkissian, President and Founder, Eurasia House International, United Kingdom; Global Agenda Council on Energy Security

    Duration : 1:22:12

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    Exposed: AGENDA21 -Sustainable Development

    Posted by admin on March 28th, 2010 and filed under smart growth neighborhood | 3 Comments »

    “Right now, in your town and neighborhood, policies are being implemented that will ultimately eliminate your freedoms and destroy your way of life. You need to know what’s going on to stop this process. Many town officials are selling us out to global regional development with help from the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI): Local Governments for Sustainability. ICLEI is used as one of the mechanisms to undo the political recognition of unalienable rights.”

    Taken from Michael Shaw’s Freedom Advocates site: http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/illegitimate_government/iclei_primer%3a_your_town_and_freedom_threatened_20090804364/

    Duration : 0:7:30

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    Do not be sad

    Posted by admin on March 20th, 2010 and filed under smart growth history | 25 Comments »

    Do not be sad! When you smile the whole world smiles with you. The life is easy but we make it difficult.
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    http://www.islamreligion.com/
    Islam
    Islam (what it is?) – “Islam” means (surrender; submission; obedience; peace)
    Islam is a verb and a noun at the same time.
    The first meaning of “Islam” is the verb from the root “aslama” (a verb), meaning to: “surrender; submit; obey; sincerity and in peace.”
    The second meaning of “Islam” is the noun form from the same root, and it describes the last and final form of the way of life as perscribed by the Creator for His Creation. This is the name used in Quran for Muslims to call themselves as followers of “Islam”. This would make them “Islam-ers” in English, but of course in Arabic the prefix “mu” is added to denote the one preforming the action or verb and instead it becomes “mu”-”islam” or “Muslim.”
    “Islam” can be understood in a very general sense to be the true religion of God, as it is from Him and according to His commandments without adding to or taking away from the basic precepts.
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    Muhammad :
    You may be a Christian Protestant, Catholic, Jew, an atheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of many different religious denominations existing in today’s world. You might even be a communist or believe in man’s democracy as the rule on earth.
    Whoever you are and whatever ideological or political beliefs, social habits you may hold, there is no doubt -You Must Know This MAN – MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him).
    He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
    “HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD” May Peace of God Be Upon Him (peace be upon him)

    Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind’s many ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Mohammed’s (Peace be upon Him) followers, but the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical and unbiased history.

    The least YOU can do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a moment and ask your self: Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and revolutionary really be true? And supposing they really are true and you did not know this man MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon Him) or hear about him, isn’t it time you responded to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him?

    We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon Him), the like of whom never walked on the face of this earth.

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    Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam is going to dominate many Places in USA and Europe in the next few years, and is now a fiery revival sweeping much of the planet from Africa to Asia to Latin America to Europe to USA.This phenomenal growth of Islam shows that islam is the Truth, and every one who can use his mind and search through the true Sources, must find the real Beauty of islam.

    The number of Europeans, Americans, Latinos and Africans converting to Islam is growing rapidly.check it out !!

    CNN WORLD NEWS: Islam is the fastest-growing religion:
    http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/ 14/egypt.islam/

    Islam is Fastest Growing Religion in United States:
    http://www.defendamerica.mil/a rticles/a100501b.html

    Times on line: Thousands of british people convert to islam every year:
    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/t ol/news/uk/article1026534.ece

    Why European women are turning to Islam:
    http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/ 1227/p01s04-woeu.html

    Washington-Report: The Nation’s Fastest Growing Religion:
    http://www.washington-report.o rg/backissues/0596/9605013.htm

    Washington Post: Islam Luring More Latinos:
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&co ntentId=A27758-2001Jan6¬Fou nd=true

    Islam – World’s Fastest Growing Religion
    http://www.geocities.com/Penta gon/3016/fastest.htm

    Many Converts to Islam Homepage:
    http://www.islamawareness.net/ Converts/

    More Sources:

    http://thetruereligion.org/mod ules/xfsection/index.php?categ %20ory=3&orderby=counterA

    Learn more about islam:
    http://www.islamreligion.com/
    http://www.islam-guide.com/
    http://www.shareislam.com/
    http://www.sultan.org/
    http://www.miraclesofthequran. com/
    http://www.ediscoverislam.com/ download.asp

    Duration : 0:3:50

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    Behind the Green Curtain (Part 3 of 4)

    Posted by admin on February 12th, 2010 and filed under smart growth movement | 5 Comments »

    Behind the Green Curtain: Environmentalism vs. Property Rights

    Behind the cloak of idealism used by the environmental lobby is a toxic, power-seeking agenda. This video unearths the lobby’s real goal, which is to eliminate private property ownership altogether. Filmed in 1995 and produced by Voice of Free America.

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    COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Video uploaded for nonprofit, educational purposes only under the “fair use” provision of U.S. Code, Title 17, section 107. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

    Duration : 0:10:0

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    Behind the Green Curtain (Part 2 of 4)

    Posted by admin on February 9th, 2010 and filed under smart growth movement | 3 Comments »

    Behind the Green Curtain: Environmentalism vs. Property Rights

    Behind the cloak of idealism used by the environmental lobby is a toxic, power-seeking agenda. This video unearths the lobby’s real goal, which is to eliminate private property ownership altogether. Filmed in 1995 and produced by Voice of Free America.

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    COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Video uploaded for nonprofit, educational purposes only under the “fair use” provision of U.S. Code, Title 17, section 107. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

    Duration : 0:10:0

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    IMD – Smart Big Moves – Paul Strebel & Anne-Valerie Ohlsson

    Posted by admin on February 2nd, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    http://www.imd.ch – This is the first chapter in a series of animated videos based on the book “Smart Big Moves” written by Paul Strebel and Anne-Valerie Ohlsson

    Duration : 0:3:46

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