George Washington Goes Metallic

 

George Washington goes metallic from Thursday. But according to the Washington Post report  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/11/AR2007021100227.html, most Americans prefer the good old greenback.to the golden coin.
Well, one dollar is still one dollar as long as it is the USD.

Discuss the 2007 Local Economy Challenge

You Cannot Eat Dollars

 

Money is best when spent.

When you spend it, it is like sowing a seed. And if well sown, you will surely reap more than the small seed you have sown.

From one acorn sown

The oak tree is grown.

You have money?

Spend it.

But spend it wisely.

Lest I forget, save a dollar a day for the rainy day.

Ciao!

YouTubers To Share Dividends

Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, co-founders of YouTube have said that they will soon be sharing their revenue with the millions of the users from 2007.

Imagine how 100 million people will share the $1.65bn paid by Google?

Well, I will get more than $1.

How much should YouTubers get?

Africa is Always on The Menu At Davos

Delivering on the Promise of Africa  

In recent years world leaders have agreed to unprecedented commitments for aid and debt relief, while African governments have committed to new standards of governance and transparency. But questions remain as to whether these promises will be met and if Africa can sustain growth and development.

What are African governments doing to create the conditions for sustainable growth? Is governance improving?
Are G8 and other donor countries on track to meet commitments made at the Gleneagles and UN summits?
What concrete steps should be taken in the coming year to maintain momentum for the continent?

Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Bono, Musician, DATA (Debt, AIDS and Trade in Africa), United Kingdom
Hubert Burda, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, Burda Media, Germany
Pat Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Sasol, South Africa
William H. Gates III, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank, Tunis
Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa
Kumi Naidoo, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, Civicus-World Alliance for Citizen Participation, South Africa; Young Global Leader
Sadako Ogata, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
Peer Steinbrück, Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
Moderated by

Niall FitzGerald, Chairman, Reuters, United Kingdom; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum

What is One Dollar Worth?

Over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day.

If you can boast of one dollar a day, you are richer than over 1 billion people—1 in 6 people around the world—live in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1 a day.
What is poverty

Let us give one dollar a day to pay the school fees for African orphans.

You Don’t Have To Be A Movie Star or Pop Icon To Make A Difference

Yes, buddy.

You don’t have to be an Angelina Jolie or Bono to make a difference in Africa.

All you need is to show a little care for those who don’t know the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

All they are asking for is some clean water to drink.

 

Hello world!

We can make a difference to make the world a better and safer place for you and I.

C’mon!