http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/development/ en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:28:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394154/posts "Does anybody have any evidence (concrete example from a period of our history) that taxes stifle development? Just one??" Saw this question posted on FB and was curious if there are concrete examples of taxes hurting development. If there are I am sure someone on FR can help. Thanks Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2394154/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:28:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375120/posts Dayton is being considered as a potential retail and residential development site by Hong Kong business mogul Zengbin Song, of Tian An China Investments Company. Working with local business owner Jack Gong, the Dayton Economic Development Corporation has now established a relationship with the Chinese investment community. Mr. Gong is the President of Overseas Operations for the Dayton office of Lucky Toys, a Six Flags distributor. Most recently, Gong developed, and leased, a shopping center in Willis, Texas. As part of a 60-member Chinese delegation to the Houston market, Song was attracted to Dayton as a high-growth submarket in the... The Vindicator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375120/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:52:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2355410/posts Since the 1970's stunning new data has been surfacing about the pretribulation rapture's long-covered-up beginnings in the 1800's. In recent years several persons associated with Dallas Theological Seminary (which had long been pretribized) have reportedly gone to Britain to check on my research sources and then write books opposing my claims. In 1990 an Ohio pastor told me that Dr. _____ _____, the most qualified DTS prof, traveled there and came back and wrote nothing! The pastor added that he and some others had a good laugh. But change was coming. In 1993 Chuck Swindoll, who became DTS president after... Preterist Archive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2355410/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:14:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341640/posts TEA Parties and "End the Fed" Protests cannot win back the Republic without this information! Many Americans appear to be awakening from their slumber of apathy as government forces are making their move for total control of our lives. Massive TEA Party protests on April 15th, followed by more than 1000 again on Independence Day, show a growing movement of concerned, dedicated Americans. But there is a major component missing from those protests. There is a nearly universal lack of understanding of the issue of Sustainable Development and the dangers it poses to our liberty. Consequently, that issue is being... American Policy Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341640/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:19:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308709/posts here shows you how chinese devlope their country! then, you should know why chinese economy grow faster than others. Feb 2009 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308709/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:44:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303116/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, July 28, 2009 – Accompanied by members of Task Force Warrior and Task Force Gladius, a U.S. government business and stability operations team visited the Jabal Saraj Cement Plant in Afghanistan’s Parwan province July 25 as part of a fact-finding mission. Islamuddin Ahmadi, general manager of a cement plant in the Jabal Saraj district of Afghanistan’s Parwan province, points out deposits of limestone, clay and gypsum, the key raw materials needed to produce cement, to visiting U.S. development experts, July 25, 2009. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Lory Stevens  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Deputy... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303116/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:19:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297041/posts 7/20/2009 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- England's Air Training Corps sent numerous cadets to Ramstein Air Base in July in hopes to guide their cadets "to foster the spirit of adventure and develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship." As one of the goals for cadets according to the Air Cadet Organization's Web site, cultivating this spirit involves summer camps held throughout England, but sometimes cadets have the chance to travel to other countries. British cadets learned how the U.S. Air Force operates with a tour of a C-130 Hercules as well as participated in hands-on activities pertaining... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297041/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254783/posts The big problem with renewable energy is that it just doesn’t renew itself. The sun does not shine enough and the wind doesn’t blow enough to power the towns, cities, factories, hospitals and schools that make our lives so livable. No environmentalist would ever allow their child to be treated in a hospital fully powered by “renewables”. They would not take the risk that the wind might stop whilst their baby was on the operating table. They would insist that the hospital and the life support systems had a fossil fuel powered back-up. And so it is with “sustainable development”.... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254783/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 17:08:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2243861/posts Redefining Human Rights by: Bethany Stotts, May 04, 2009 When Nobel-prize winning economist Amartya Sen released his book Development as Freedom in 1999, his argument that democratic freedoms had an economic component in the developing world was greeted with acclaim. Now a World Bank employee building upon Sen’s conception of positive and negative freedoms is arguing that the twin discourses of human rights and development need to reach an accord. “In many instances when policy makers are producing policies in these countries, they pay only lip service to the role of economic freedom in their own development strategy,” said Jean-Pierre... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2243861/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 16:27:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243078/posts Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Henderson Kathy Mirrer, Jeff Hildebrandt, Randalen Sergent LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net May 9: Kathy Mirrer and Jeff Hildebrandt SBA Loans for Veterans Business Development Specialist: Randalen Sergent Model and VIP Host: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and Co-Hosted by J. "Sage" Bocook. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690. Listen to the Veterans In Politics Municipal Candidate 2009 Endorsement Interview---... The Veterans In Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243078/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 05:37:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229260/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is expected to unveil its plans on Thursday for accelerating development of high-speed rail, a concept that in the past has had mixed political support and little public funding. "It will be broad and strategic," Karen Rae, acting head of the Federal Railroad Administration, told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday about the initiative described by officials as President Barack Obama's top transportation priority. "It's going to talk about how we begin to create this new vision for high-speed and intercity rail," Rae said. White House and transportation officials have spent the past several... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229260/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224431/posts 4/7/2009 - PANJSHIR, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- For more than eight years, the government of Afghanistan has been building from the ground up, using millions of dollars in aid from foreign governments and private organizations. These funds impact both the central government in Kabul and the country's 34 provinces. Due to the unique relationships between American servicemembers of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team have with the people of the Panjshir province and the region's local government, progress is not measured merely in dollar signs and projects completed but by how well the Panjshir people can care for themselves. The PRT's commander... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224431/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2009 23:23:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194947/posts FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2009 – In a recent meeting in downtown Gardez City with local government officials, Army Lt. Col. Donald Cullison struck an unintentional pose that symbolizes coalition efforts in eastern Afghanistan. A group of men stand outside the Sayed Karem district center waiting for humanitarian assistance to be distributed, Feb. 24, 2009. The civil affairs section of the Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team distributes food, clothes and blankets during the winter as a sign of goodwill in the communities. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In one... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194947/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180465/posts CAMP VICTORY — Although Iraq has taken huge steps toward becoming a safe and democratic nation, there is still more to be done. To that end, The United States Agency for International Development is continuing its mission to bring peace and stability to Iraq through various community programs. “USAID has been in Iraq since 2003 and has spent over 6.1 billion dollars through various programs designed to promote peace and stability,” said Maj. Gita Velu, liaison officer to USAID. USAID is a branch of the State Department based in Washington D.C. with offices in developing countries all over the world.... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180465/posts#comment Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:27:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178539/posts WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2009 – A relatively good security environment and hopes for more U.S. troops on the way are laying conditions for more development and economic opportunity in eastern Afghanistan, the commander of Task Force Warrior told Pentagon reporters today. Army Col. Scott A. Spellmon’s task force is responsible for improving provincial- and district-level Afghan government capacity in Afghanistan’s Regional Command East. Aggressive efforts to root out Taliban and other insurgent groups has brought a sense of security to much of his area of responsibility in Bamyan, Pervan, Panjshir and Kapisa provinces, he told reporters via teleconference from... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178539/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:27:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169965/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52778 Administration Calls on Other Branches to Help Combat Threats By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2009 – Top administration officials are calling on other branches of government to do their part in the fight against terrorism and extremism. “For too long we put the bulk of the burden, in my view, on our military,” Vice President Joe Biden said during a State Department event today. “That's a view not only shared by me, but by your secretary of defense, as well.” Biden said the military is “absolutely necessary,... AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE via DEFENSElink.mil http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2169965/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168821/posts A high-ranking human rights worker with ties to the United Nations was nabbed at Kennedy Airport Tuesday with kiddie porn in his suitcase, officials said. Clarence Dias, 65, president of the International Center for Law in Development, whose offices are located at the UN, had the smut in his carry-on bag as he passed through security on his way to a flight bound for Bangkok, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Transportation Security Administration officials doing a random bag check around 8:20a.m. allegedly found a DVD whose cover featured an apparently underage nude boy and an adult male in DailyNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2168821/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:24:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158139/posts Why freedom won't die in the 21st century When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, few people had ever heard the term "sustainable development." When Barack Obama assumes the presidency on Jan. 20, sustainable development will guide the formulation of public policy in city councils, county commissions, state legislatures, the U.S. Congress and the U.N. General Assembly. (Sustainable development) is the reorganization of society around a body of principles and recommendations set forth in a document called ("Agenda 21,)" endorsed by 179 nations in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Sustainable... worldnetdaily.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158139/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2009 18:16:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2147927/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2008 – More emphasis on “holistic development” of rural Afghanistan is needed to weaken the enemy, a recently redeployed officer told bloggers in a teleconference. Marine Corps Col. Jeffrey M. Haynes participated in the Defense Department’s bloggers roundtable program Dec. 9 to share observations from his nine-month tour in Afghanistan, where he led the Regional Corps Advisory Command Central. He redeployed from Afghanistan a month ago, and is now serving in Okinawa, Japan. Haynes pointed to rural populations as a source of strength for the insurgency in Afghanistan. “Sometimes I think we’re a little bit too focused... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2147927/posts#comment Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:10:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139481/posts China's Cities Fuel Global Warming By Michael Lelyveld 2008-11-25 China's urbanization is a major cause of climate change, the International Energy Agency says. BOSTON--China's cities will be major contributors to global warming in coming decades as the country's energy use doubles, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report. Energy use and urbanization are both growing at rapid rates in China, the Paris-based IEA said in its latest World Energy Outlook released on Nov. 12. China already consumes as much energy as the United States and will use twice as much by 2030, according to the agency's estimates.... RFA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139481/posts#comment Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:39:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138190/posts Where I come from in West Africa, we have a saying: "A fool at 40 is a fool forever", and most African countries have now been independent for over 40 years. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138190/posts#comment Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055143/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2008 – Five districts in the southern portion of Afghanistan’s Konar province all differ in quality of governance and development, and they suffer from a lack of security, power and infrastructure. The 451st Civil Affairs Battalion is working to improve the situation in Narang, Nurgul, Sarkani, Khas Konar and Chowkay districts. Army Capt. Roman Skaskiw, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to Mohd Wali, police chief for the Chowkay district of Afghanistan’s Konar province. Skaskiw and Wali met to discuss development and security in the area. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "The overall security... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055143/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042098/posts KONAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, July 7, 2008 – As the security situation becomes more stable in five of this Afghan province’s southern districts, coalition civil affairs teams are helping improve governance and infrastructure. Army Capt. Roman Skaskiw (left), 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, dines with Mohd Wali, Chowkay police chief, at the Chowkay district center in Afghanistan’s Konar province, June 21, 2008. Courtesy photo   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Army Capt. Roman Skaskiw, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, is responsible for the five southern Konar districts. Although these districts differ in the quality of governance and development, they all suffer... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042098/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041771/posts Think there's no such thing as too much parking? Take a look at Tysons Corner, where there's more parking than jobs, more parking than office space, more parking than in downtown Washington. That must change, said advocates and politicians seeking to transform Virginia's largest business hub from suburb to city. Reducing parking, charging for parking and finding new uses for the acres of parking that separate Tysons' buildings and the people inside is at the heart of plans to remake the area.... "Who wants parking spaces to be the hallmark of a development?" said Clark Tyler, chairman of a Fairfax... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041771/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:34:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033143/posts Edith Macefield died at home, just the way she wanted. The Ballard woman who captured hearts and admirers around the world when she stubbornly turned down $1 million to sell her home to make way for a commercial development died Sunday of pancreatic cancer. She was 86. "I don't want to move. I don't need the money. Money doesn't mean anything," she told the Seattle P-I in October. She continued living in the little old house in the 1400 block of Northwest 46th Street even after concrete walls rose around her, coming within a few feet of her kitchen window.... The Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033143/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:34:08 GMT