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The Financial Times (FT) is a British international business newspaper. In the UK, it is a morning daily newspaper published in London that has had a strong influence on the financial policies of the British government. It is known as one of the UK's superior daily newspapers.

The U.S. Navy is engaged in a far-reaching transformation based on the exploitation of information technologies. At the heart of this transformation is the concept of networking the force. This involves, first, connecting all the platforms and major systems deployed by the U.S. Sea Services — ships, submarines, aircraft, unmanned vehicles and Marine Corps units —as well as joint forces so they can share information, establish maritime domain awareness and create a common operating picture (COP).

“America’s faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and infl uence, that we can’t tackle the big problems that demand solutions.

“And that’s what we have to change first.”

-- BARACK OBAMA
Announcement of Candidacy, February 10, 2007

Best Business Books 2007, by Michael Schrage, David Newkirk, Joe Flower, Diane Coyle, Tom Ehrenfeld, Howard Rheingold, R. Gopalakrishnan, and James O’Toole, from strategy+business issue49, Winter 2007, is now available. View the article online or free download in PDF format.

What everybody in advertising, marketing and media should know about the technologies that are reshaping their business. By Paul Beelen, February 2006.

This 20 page whitepaper explores the influence of technology in advertising, marketing and media, and the threats and opportunities triggered by the revolution of the new, social internet.

Here’s how the Asia Pacific President of Ogilvy Public Relations, Christopher Graves, suggests companies approach the Blogosphere.

1. Start reading business blogs to get a sense of tone, voice and content. Familiarize yourself with blog search engines and monitors. Check out the blogrolls and trackbacks.

2. Plan with your communications counsel to decide whether you are looking for a blog to: raise company profile through positioning you as a thought leader; create buzz to raise company and brand awareness; be a sales tool talking to prospects and existing customers; communicate internally for project collaboration; use as an internal knowledge management tool.

The petition, signed by 1,028 noted economists and published in the Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2007, ask Congress to oppose protectionist trade policies against China.

In 1930, Congress passed and President Hoover signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. At the time, this protectionist measure was vigorously opposed by 1,028 of the nation’s top economists. They rightly predicted the tariffs would devastate the economy. And, in fact, the country subsequently plunged into the Great Depression.