China's Wealthiest People; Major Disaster Declaration State Totals; Southern Oral History Project
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
Philanthropy--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy New, America's Most-Generous Donors
From the article, "America's most-generous donors contributed a total of $4.3-billion to charity last year, a sharp drop from 2004, when the top donors gave more than $10-billion, a new Chronicle survey has found. For the first time since 1998, no gifts of $1-billion or more were donated to charitable causes. The median amount the donors on the list gave in 2005, including pledges, was $32.5-million, meaning that half gave more and half gave less. In 2004, the median was $40.8-million. On this year's list of big donors, higher education received by far the largest share of gifts -- 44 -- than any other category, followed by 18 gifts to hospitals and medical centers. The Chronicle annually ranks the 60 donors who give the most money to charitable causes; for the 2005 list, 63 donors were included because of ties."
-- Personal Wealth--China--Lists & Rankings
Source: Forbes New, Greater China's 40 Richest
Direct to rankings.
-- Terrorism
Source: Council on Foreign Relations New, Profile: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
A new Background Q&A from the CFR. "A profile of the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the man responsible for coordinating suicide bombings in Amman and Madrid, multiple attacks on Iraqi Shiites and Shiite mosques, and the highly-publicized beheading of American Nicholas Berg." More Profiles Here.
Medicine
Source: World Health Organization New Report: Combating Counterfeit Drugs: A Concept Paper for Effective International Cooperation SummaryFull Text (PDF)
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Disasters--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: FEMA Major Disaster Declaration State Totals
Clicking takes you to a detailed breakdown by state.
-- International Business
Source: GlobalEDGE, Michigan State University New Section, Faculty Development
The Academy section invites a new sub-section, Faculty Development, to the site. This venue provides information regarding upcoming business conferences, meetings, and speakers from a variety of universities across the United States. Offered from the many Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) across the country, the listed events are intended to enhance the professional and educational competence of today's business practitioners. Topics range from global interdependence to international study programs, which are designed to immerse the traveler in the business culture of world markets." See Also: The Thousands of Other Resources and Links GlobalEDGE Offers
Special Note to the Country Insights Section
-- United States--Oral Histories
Source: Southern Oral History Program, University of North Carolina Southern Oral History Project
"Founded in 1973, the Southern Oral History Program seeks to foster a critical yet democratic understanding of the South -- its history, culture, problems, and prospects. We have recorded more than 2,900 interviews with men and women from all walks of life...The site includes information about the project and its activities, and recordings of interviews collected by the project."
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