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To: arun gera who wrote (25086)	11/12/2007 3:22:09 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217750

Latam’s Indian advantage We have known for some time that Latin America has little to fear and much to gain from the rise of China. Many countries in the region benefit hugely from Chinese demand for raw materials such as copper, soya, oil and iron ore. Only Mexico loses out. That is because its manufactured exports compete with those from China in the US market. But according to a new report from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, the fit between Latin America and India is equally good. An analysis by Javier Santiso, head of the OECD’s development centre, shows that Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico are among the six developing countries (Russia and Indonesia are the others two) whose economic structure most complements – rather then competes with – that of India. Let India roar! Let India roar!

To: arun gera who wrote (25086)	11/12/2007 3:48:52 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217750

No. <The overstimulation of desire and pleasure in every consumer's psyche, in my opinion, may deaden their souls and their relationships with others. Anyone feels the same? > Having spent a lot of time selling things, I consider people have a good idea of what they want. They are the captain of their souls. If they want dope, baubles and booze, that's because they themselves want it, not because somebody tells them they do. If they respond to an advertisement or social context, it's because they are willing and waiting for said prompts to do what they want to do. Blaming somebody other than the person with the desire is very fashionable these days. If people lie and obtain big mortgages, they have themselves to blame when they lose their money. It's none of the salesman's business whether the person should or shouldn't have a bigger house or a new SUV. It is certainly not the saleman's fault if the buyer is having a stupid idea [if the seller is not lying or otherwise deceiving]. Mqurice

To: arun gera who wrote (25086)	11/12/2007 4:11:35 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217750

UK children scored just 2.19. Next to bottom were American teenagers with a ranking of 2.2. Top of the class were the Nigerians with 5.15. only 70 per cent of British children thought it important to learn a foreign language compared with 100 per cent in Saudi Arabia and 97 per cent in Brazil. asked if they would go out of out their way to understand international issues, only 28 per cent of UK youngsters replied "yes". In Brazil, the figure was 69 per cent. news.independent.co.uk Outside the UK, US and Czech Republic, most children saw themselves as citizens of the world first and citizens of their own countries second. guardian.co.uk