Word: platformization
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...Burma predates the 1997 sanctions, and thus is not a “new investment,” Chevron can keep its stake in the joint venture under federal law. In fact, the joint venture has continued to expand production in Burma since 2005. It added another wellhead platform last year, generating new natural gas revenues that enrich and entrench the country’s junta...
...Massa, a 48-year old retired naval officer who ran against Kuhl in 2004 on a platform largely about Iraq, said he is now making SCHIP his No. 1 priority. "It is rapidly overcoming Iraq and here's why: people have a hard time finding a solution on Iraq, they just can't. This has a solution - this bill makes sense, it is clear and evident...
...Still, the heartland in Sindh remains a solid base of support. Despite the socialist platform of both Bhutto and her father, both are beneficiaries of an almost feudal system in Sindh, where landlords and tribal leaders dictate how their people vote. In keeping with this tradition, many of these voters don't question Benazir's judgment in cutting deals with Musharraf, or anything else. "If Benazir got a horse, and told people to vote for the horse," says 27-year-old Larkana shopkeeper Muhammad Ali Sheikh, "we would line up to vote for the horse...
...Kevin Ching, CEO of Sotheby's Asia, pointing out that Chinese collectors now "have the wealth to start buying things they identify with their own culture." But while Sotheby's positions itself as a friend of China in facilitating such deals ("We are proud to act as an international platform for the repatriation of these treasures," is Ching's way of putting it), many argue that the sales are not right, even if they are legal. "This issue is a moral issue," says Cindy Ho, founder of Saving Antiquities for Everyone, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving cultural...
...with running the country, voters decided, because Labour had the discipline to pull together, unlike the Tories. Under Brown, that discipline has been restored, further bolstering Labour's dominance of British politics. Yet some party stalwarts yearn for the bad old days of red-faced brawls on the conference platform. Former Labour minister and veteran firebrand Tony Benn grimaced as his well-mannered colleagues dutifully filed in for a placid afternoon session. "It's been a lovely week, almost free from politics," he says. "This is really a pre-election rally. I should have brought balloons...