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The article "It's China's World (we just live in it)" reports that China's hunt for natural resources around the globe has intensified. In September the China Investment Corporation paid nearly $1 billion to buy an 11% stake in a Kazakhstan oil and gas company, and $850 million for a Hong Kong commodity trading house. Then there was the recent sale of Hummer to a Chinese construction equipment company, and China Development Bank loaning the Brazilian national oil company $10 billion to fund exploration off Brazil's coast. China has also bought stakes in foreign banks, utilities, and semiconductor companies, and invested $4 billion in Afghanistan's largest infrastructure project - the Aynak copper mine lying idle since 1979 (MSNBC, 10/14/09).

So far this decade China has spent an estimated $115 billion on foreign acquisitions, but still lags the U.S., which invested $318 billion abroad last year. (The article claims e're the world's largest exporter of capital - how this occurs when we're also the world's largest debtor was not explained.) The next decade could see China become the largest capital exporter. This would also serve as a means for China to move up the value chain as it did purchasing IBM's PC business. Meanwhile, Chinese businessmen will gain experience operating in the U.S. and European regulatory, retail, and legal environments. The Chinese have also been investing in Western hedge firms and money-management operations.

As for President Obama's levying tariffs on tires - the author sees that action has having little impact, and future tariffs unlikely because of the need for China to buy U.S. government debt.

"Microsoft Reboots" reports glowing expectations for the company after Windows 7 replaces Vista. Vista took six years to develop, required top-end PC equipment (many users were downgrading to notebooks), was incompatible with many peripherals, and energized the cloud computing chorus (no sophisticated operating system needed). Windows 7, by contrast, is coming out to good reviews, required only there years to develop, and needs less computing power. Now CEO Ballmer is looking to gain on Google's search engine. Bing, launched in May, has a 9.3% market share (Microsoft previously only reached 8%) and may hit 30% once agreements with Yahoo kick in. On the downside however, some media buyers are not impressed with Bing - its users tend to be younger and more frugal.

"The Hydrogen Car Fights Back" tells readers not to count fuel cells out, despite President Obama's endorsement of hybrids and cutting research budgets for fuel cells. BMW, Daimler, GM, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota are investing in hydrogen-fueled car research, with GM and Toyota planning production in 2015. Meanwhile, Honda has fuel-celled cars in the hands of customers for testing, and Mercedes is testing its model also. Daimler, in partnership with Germany and others, plans to build 1,000 hydrogen-fueling stations across Germany. As for the U.S., the National Academy of Sciences estimates the U.S. will need to spend $3-4 billion/year for 15 years to subsidize the cars and put infrastructure in place.
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Chapters: Paul Kelly, Barry Hall, Adam Goodes, Tony Lockett, Brett Kirk, Michael O'loughlin, Bob Skilton, Ryan O'keefe, Gerard Healy, John Murphy, Paul Williams, Len Thomas, Daryn Cresswell, Jim Taylor, Wayne Schwass, Herbie Matthews, Barry Round, Frank Johnson, Peter Bedford, Jarrad Mcveigh, Andrew Schauble, Barry Mitchell, Mark Browning, Graham Teasdale, Ron Clegg, Jack Graham, Jim Cleary, Norm Goss, Max Papley, Bill Faul, Charlie Stanbridge, Bernie Evans, Ricky Quade, Harry Clarke, Stephen Wright, Keith Schaefer, Jim Dorgan, Russell Cook, Ron Hillis, Terry Brain, Eddie Lane, David Ackerly, Bill Williams, Hec Mckay, Ian Gillett, Rex Ritchie, Danny Wheelahan, Mark Bayes. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 141. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is a premiership winning captain, Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Hall is considerd to be one of the AFL's most prominent players from 2004 to 2006, being named All-Australian, featuring in Brownlow Medal voting and playing in the International Rules Series. He played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, where he twice led the club's goalkicking (1999, 2001). Hall played in 12 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the clubs second minor premiership and first McClelland Trophy. Hall is best-known for his playing career with the Sydney Swans. He was one of the club's best players and onfield leaders, topping the Swans' goalkicking from 2002 to 2007 and captaining the side on numerous occasions including the club's drought breaking premiership in 2005. He al...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2699762 ... Read more

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Title: Lead induces chondrogenesis and alters transforming growth factor-[beta] and bone morphogenetic protein signaling in mesenchymal cell populations.(Research)
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Title: The Southern African Environment: Profiles of the SADC Countries.
Author: W.B. Morgan
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1994
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
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