Movie Poster for 2008 film, Quarantine By SHARON K. GILBERT April 29, 2009 QUARANTINE. It’s a powerful word. Based on an old Italian (Venetian) word quarantena, it literally means ‘group of forty’. So, the word today can mean isolating someone or something for a period of 40 days. Sort ofContinue Reading

By SHARON K. GILBERT April 3, 2009 We believe that the only sure foundation for sustainable globalisation and rising prosperity for all is an open world economy based on market principles, effective regulation, and strong global institutions. –G20 Communique THE WORLD’s major economies met this week, and they have constructedContinue Reading