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DJIBOUTI – State of strategic Strength

02/17/2008

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The rise of the global shipping trade is creating immense opportunities for cargo-handling ports on busy sea routes. Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, is no exception. The country’s service economy is seeing increased growth this year following the government’s corporation agreement with Dubai Ports World, which is investing up to $600 million in a new oil and containers terminal, 11 miles from the existing port in Djibouti’s capital. As a result, more enterprises are investing in infrastructure projects…

The girl who wrote “Frankenstein” – Mary Shelley

02/17/2008

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| Anglais/English/Inglés, Contributing Writers, Hayward Beywood

First, it should be made clear (since nearly everyone gets it wrong)that “Frankenstein” is the name of the man who made the monster and not the name of the monster itself. In the book the monster is only ever referred to as “the monster”. It was audiences watching the 1931 film Frankenstein who thought that the title referred to the monster and people have been getting it wrong ever since. Even today, “Frankenstein” is synonymous with a hideous monster….