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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usRetro Laptop!http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/FE2BF085-BC09-44EE-A977-DDEB3382DBAB/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hitchhiker08/">hitchhiker08</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> I wanna have one - I wanna ....<img src="http://clipmarks.com/images/icons/smilies/grin.gif" alt="" /> <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm" title="http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm">www.datamancer.net</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD height="85" colspan="2"><DIV align="center"><FONT size="5" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#cc9900"><STRONG>Datamancer's Steampunk Laptop</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/019B3C1E-7D38-444F-9887-09B8795FBEBA.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><STRONG><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#cc9900">This may look like a Victorian music box, but inside this intricately hand-crafted wooden case lives a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 laptop that runs both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. It features an elaborate display of clockworks under glass, engraved brass accents, claw feet, an antiqued copper keyboard and mouse, leather wrist pads, and customized wireless network card. The machine turns on with an antique clock-winding key by way of a custom-built ratcheting switch made from old clock parts.</FONT></STRONG></P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/3CDD2F39-1C20-4CCD-888D-308E70DA05C1.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/DCD756FC-92AF-49E5-9ED9-37E23BC76E5F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV align="center"><STRONG><FONT size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR /> The violin-style sound holes, or "F-holes" are functional speaker grills covered with black cloth. For a little added redundancy, the original power switch is accessible through the speaker fabric. If you need to do a hard reboot, you can take a pen or pencil and press down on the fabric in the dead-center of the leftmost lobe of the f-hole to contact the button. 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Its success lies in what a single benevolent leadership can achieve with vision and single-minded dedication. You never know what this country will bid for next! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/" title="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/">www.dubai-architecture.info</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/81E9FEAB-CBBB-4311-9B6A-EAF62CA75133.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4"><FONT face="Arial" color="#000000">001 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-001.htm">Emirates Office Tower</A></FONT></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/CE50CF70-1443-4F5C-B204-9EDAB3338779.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">002 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-002.htm">Rose Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/89ACCD67-D2AA-45E4-A2D7-F2A66FB61A67.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">003 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-003.htm">Burj Al Arab</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/BFD3C866-1F69-4B11-B9CD-E13105E09FC2.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">004 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-004.htm">Burj Dubai</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/D7EF058B-CD97-45CB-93F5-1622D628440F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">005 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-005.htm">Jumeirah Emirates Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/C6BB85A6-1E0E-4F39-9F51-067C794C7514.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">006 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-006.htm">Emirates Crown</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/6DD5BDBA-E238-46C5-8D83-1DD968C0896C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">007 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-007.htm">Millennium Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style12"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-007.htm"> <IMG width="100" height="199" class="style7" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/MIL3.jpg" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">008 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-008.htm">21st Century Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-008.htm"> <IMG width="300" hspace="6" height="400" border="0" xthumbnail-orig-image="images/21st%20Century%20Tower.jpg" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/21st%20Century%20Tower_small.jpg" alt="21st Century Tower" title="21st Century Tower" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">009 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-009.htm">Al Kazim Towers</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/5D6F8A3D-0077-44D1-967C-CD3FC43EF4BF.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">010 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-010.htm">Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-010.htm"> <IMG width="300" height="433" class="style7" xthumbnail-orig-image="images/ItaButtutaShoppingMall1a.jpg" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/ItaButtutaShoppingMall1a_small.jpg" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">011 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-011.htm">Emirates Marina Serviced Apartments & Spa</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-011.htm"> <IMG width="300" height="450" class="style7" xthumbnail-orig-image="011-MarinaTower.jpg" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/011-MarinaTower_small.jpg" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">012 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-012.htm">Chelsea Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><SPAN class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-012.htm"> <IMG width="266" hspace="6" height="600" border="0" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/Chelsea%20Tower.jpg" alt="Chelsea Tower" title="Chelsea Tower" /></A></SPAN></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">013 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-013.htm">Al Fattan Tower and Oasis Beach Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/7D14E62C-EB72-4565-8689-09154369563C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">014 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-014.htm">Al Attar Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/0E5B5AB0-4232-410A-9463-28D7CFB69BA5.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">015 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-015.htm">The Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/BACF566E-915F-47FD-BCD1-88476C562916.jpg" alt="The Tower" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">016 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-016.htm">Park Place</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/11A261C8-5CFB-4DE6-A93C-2F9B307292B6.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">017 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-017.htm">Al Seef Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/09C4E04A-C135-488B-A68A-D46F77EBB90B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">018 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-018.htm">Grosvenor House West Marina Beach</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-018.htm"> <IMG width="300" height="368" class="style7" xthumbnail-orig-image="images/GrosvenorHouse-dubai (6a).jpg" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/GrosvenorHouse-dubai%20(6a)_small.jpg" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">031 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-031.htm">Dubai Marina</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/D77C457D-EBD8-4C61-B6F9-8B01C164AFB8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">032 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-032.htm">Dubai International Airport</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/39D46009-0D80-4B69-94D5-6DE29ED58F3C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">033 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-033.htm">The Palm Jumeirah</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/5753A26D-2D2E-4B3E-A23A-C8305FAEAD78.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="34%" class="style4">034 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-034.htm">The Palm Islands</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/EED493D8-0425-4F7A-93B9-D98F1E838EBD.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">035 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-035.htm">Capricorn Tower</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/66BF6228-1777-4B55-BCB5-16C38E2C3DFD.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4">036 <A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-036.htm">Al Qasr Madinat Hotel </A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-036.htm"> <IMG width="300" height="225" class="style7" xthumbnail-orig-image="images/a_Dubai-46.jpg" src="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/images/a_Dubai-46_small.jpg" /></A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><tr><TD width="33%" class="style4"><A href="http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL13.htm">Proposed Dubai</A></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/FC060C4F-3553-478C-9D95-3C90445C13D1.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV> Old watch tower in Bur Dubai</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/hitchhiker08/512/9D4DD984-8BF4-45A8-ABD1-7BB79B02A74D.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"> The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095, in the "Book of Geography" by the Spanish-Arab geographer Abu Abdullah al-Bakri. The Venetian pearl merchant Gaspero Balbi visited the area in 1580 and mentioned Dubai (Dibei) for its pearling industry.[12] Documented records of the town of Dubai exist only after 1799.[13]</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV> The love story between Sh. Zayed and his people will always endure…</DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/uae/" rel="tag">uae</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/dubai/" rel="tag">dubai</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/sheikh+zayed/" rel="tag">sheikh zayed</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/dubayy/" rel="tag">dubayy</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/sharjah/" rel="tag">sharjah</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/jebel+ali/" rel="tag">jebel ali</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/emrates+airways/" rel="tag">emrates airways</a></div>http://www.dubai-architecture.info/Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:55:10 GMTCountry briefs - valuable worldwide data http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/0E0494F1-80C5-48DC-9A93-B8489984DF84/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hitchhiker08/">hitchhiker08</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> I guess its a wealth of information from a very reliable source... <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.economist.com/countries/" title="http://www.economist.com/countries/">www.economist.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/countries/headers/countrybriefings.gif" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top"><FONT size="-1" face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif"> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Algeria"><B>Algeria</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Angola"><B>Angola</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Argentina"><B>Argentina</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Australia"><B>Australia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Austria"><B>Austria</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Azerbaijan"><B>Azerbaijan</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Bahrain"><B>Bahrain</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Bangladesh"><B>Bangladesh</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Belgium"><B>Belgium</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Brazil"><B>Brazil</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Britain"><B>Britain</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Bulgaria"><B>Bulgaria</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Canada"><B>Canada</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Chile"><B>Chile</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/China"><B>China</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Colombia"><B>Colombia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/CostaRica"><B>Costa Rica</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Croatia"><B>Croatia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Cuba"><B>Cuba</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Cyprus"><B>Cyprus</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/CzechRepublic"><B>Czech Republic</B></A><BR /> </FONT></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top"><FONT size="-1" face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif"> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Denmark"><B>Denmark</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/DominicanRepublic"><B>Dominican Republic</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Ecuador"><B>Ecuador</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Egypt"><B>Egypt</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/ElSalvador"><B>El Salvador</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Estonia"><B>Estonia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Finland"><B>Finland</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/France"><B>France</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Germany"><B>Germany</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Greece"><B>Greece</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/HongKong"><B>Hong Kong</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Hungary"><B>Hungary</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/India"><B>India</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Indonesia"><B>Indonesia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Iran"><B>Iran</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Iraq"><B>Iraq</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Ireland"><B>Ireland</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Israel"><B>Israel</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Italy"><B>Italy</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Japan"><B>Japan</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Jordan"><B>Jordan</B></A><BR /> </FONT></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top"><FONT size="-1" face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif"> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Kazakhstan"><B>Kazakhstan</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Kuwait"><B>Kuwait</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Latvia"><B>Latvia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/libya"><B>Libya</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Lithuania"><B>Lithuania</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Malaysia"><B>Malaysia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Mexico"><B>Mexico</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Morocco"><B>Morocco</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Netherlands"><B>Netherlands</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/NewZealand"><B>New Zealand</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Nigeria"><B>Nigeria</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Norway"><B>Norway</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Pakistan"><B>Pakistan</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Peru"><B>Peru</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Philippines"><B>Philippines</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Poland"><B>Poland</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Portugal"><B>Portugal</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Qatar"><B>Qatar</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Romania"><B>Romania</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Russia"><B>Russia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/SaudiArabia"><B>Saudi Arabia</B></A><BR /> </FONT></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top"><FONT size="-1" face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, sans-serif"> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Serbia"><B>Serbia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Singapore"><B>Singapore</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Slovakia"><B>Slovakia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Slovenia"><B>Slovenia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/SouthAfrica"><B>South Africa</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/SouthKorea"><B>South Korea</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Spain"><B>Spain</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/SriLanka"><B>Sri Lanka</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Sweden"><B>Sweden</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Switzerland"><B>Switzerland</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Taiwan"><B>Taiwan</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Thailand"><B>Thailand</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Tunisia"><B>Tunisia</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Turkey"><B>Turkey</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Ukraine"><B>Ukraine</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/UnitedArabEmirates"><B>United Arab Emirates</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/USA"><B>United States</B></A><BR /> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Venezuela"><B>Venezuela</B></A><BR /><DIV> <A href="http://www.economist.com/countries/Vietnam"><B>Vietnam</B></A></DIV> <BR /> <BR /> </FONT></TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/ecdc_125x34.gif" alt="Economist.com" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/opinion.gif" alt="OPINION" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/world.gif" alt="WORLD" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/business.gif" alt="BUSINESS" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/finance.gif" alt="FINANCE" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/science.gif" alt="SCIENCE" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/people.gif" alt="PEOPLE" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/books-arts.gif" alt="BOOKS & ARTS" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/markets.gif" alt="MARKETS" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.economist.com/images/navigation/diversions.gif" alt="DIVERSIONS" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/news/" rel="tag">news</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/country+profiles/" rel="tag">country profiles</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/forecasts/" rel="tag">forecasts</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/statistics/" rel="tag">statistics</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/worldwide/" rel="tag">worldwide</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/finance/" rel="tag">finance</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/economics/" rel="tag">economics</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/database/" rel="tag">database</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/da/" rel="tag">da</a></div>http://www.economist.com/countries/Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:06:00 GMTTurmoil in Egypthttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/88999241-A146-48ED-B4FD-3463AD11F7B9/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/hitchhiker08/">hitchhiker08</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Seems to be the year of the (mo)Baraks one way or the other?! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/04/08/egypt_elections_proceed_amid_protests/9988/" title="http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/04/08/egypt_elections_proceed_amid_protests/9988/">www.metimes.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="headline">Egypt elections proceed amid protests</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://www.metimes.com/story/media/image/0a49edef4b5eb5c79be0f0389e7ffe20/" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="caption">A QUIET CORNER -- Voters wait at a polling booth to cast ballots in the municipal elections in the Maadi district of Cairo. Large numbers of Egyptians are expected to boycott the elections, which kicked off Tuesday. The results are expected to be announced on Wednesday. (Sipa Press via Newscom)</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Recent price hikes have seen the cost of living rise by as much as 50 percent since Jan. 1, causing widespread civil unrest in the Arab world's largest nation.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Since Sunday, the northern Nile Delta city of Mahalla al-Kobra has been the frontline of these tensions. Demonstrators have clashed with security forces on and off since a general strike was called for April 6.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>As many as four activists have died, including a 15-year-old boy, Egyptian bloggers following the events have reported, although the interior ministry has denied the deaths.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Egyptian bloggers have called for a second strike on May 4, which happens to be Mubarak's 80th birthday.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/cairo/" rel="tag">cairo</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/nile+delta/" rel="tag">nile delta</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/mahalla+al-kobra/" rel="tag">mahalla al-kobra</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/egypt+elections/" rel="tag">egypt elections</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hosni+mobarak/" rel="tag">hosni mobarak</a></div>http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/04/08/egypt_elections_proceed_amid_protests/9988/Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:00:27 GMT