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Death penalty discussion http://www.homicidesurvivors.com/2006/03/25/pope-john-paul-ii-a-prodeath-penalty-essay.aspx

Globalism http://globalism.rmit.edu.au/about/globalism_institute.html

Poverty http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/labour/inequality/poverty/default.html

The Silk Road : Luxury Trade

The historical Silk Road is probably somewhere around 2000 years old. From its inception, the Silk Road was the coronary artery for the Roman Empire’s hunger for luxury goods from the East, such as silk, jade and gems. This demand was in fact so large that it drained hefty sums of gold out of Rome, contributing to the bankruptcy of the Roman economy and eventually the downfall of the empire itself

availalbe http://weekendeconomist.blogspot.com/2007/01/22-new-silk-road.html

Paper money: The Polos were established merchants, but were astonded by the idea of substituting gold and silver with paper. The practice was unknown in the Europe of the 13th century.

Feminist perspective : http://www.petitiononline.com/wfuacc/petition.html

Not the exact copy of newspaper article clipping from New York Times

FIFTEENTH APEC ECONOMIC LEADERS’ MEETING
“STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY, BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE”Sydney, Australia, 9 September 2007

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APEC :Queensland, Australia

14th Ministerial Statement on Climate Change on page 2

14th Apec Minsterial Statement 2-3 August 2007 go to
Energy efficiency, based on advances in education, science and technology, is one of the most cost-effective means for achieving these objectives. As finance ministers, we play a key role in developing and linking market-based economic policy responses to these challenges.

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