Word: ownerships
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There have been, according to one calculation, 18 African developmental initiatives over the past 20 years. What makes NEPAD different is its recognition of past failures, its ownership by Africans themselves and, critically, its timing in the wake of Sept 11. NEPAD's proponents recognize that failure would, at this stage, be more damaging had nothing been attempted. But its success could bring unparalleled benefit. As South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has noted, "It would be an extraordinary thing to be party to a process which turned the continent around and defined Africans in a radically different...
...nostalgia for an era the band's young listeners missed out on, while the suits, T shirts and the best ironic song titles in recent memory--The Hives Are Law You Are Crime and Hail Hail Spit n' Drool--are an innovation that gives them a legitimate claim of ownership on something...
...Thousand Churches program six months of free checking and is considering a credit-card deal. Insurance companies, computer makers and Internet service providers are also coming to the table with special offers. Freddie Mac donated $1 million and developed One Thousand Churches' tutorials on credit scoring and home ownership. "The future of the housing market rests with minorities and first-time home buyers," says Willie Spears, an executive at New Orleans' Hibernia National Bank, "so in that respect we're being a little selfish...
Mitchell, a lifelong baseball fan, did introduce some levity, talking about his new part ownership of the Boston Red Sox and challenging KSG graduates to a multiple choice “quiz...
...What is the smallest: an atom, a neutron, a particle or my ownership share of the Red Sox?” he quipped...