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Alternative Energy Sources - by Lyle G. Reeser
During the past 30 years many detailed studies have been undertaken regarding the development of alternative energy sources for use to supplement fossil fuels, which presently poison our air, pollute our water and become detrimental to our economy.

With ineffective border security, weak governmental infrastructure, half-hearted efforts at regional cooperation, widespread poverty, and rising crime rate, Central America is ripe to be the new playground for the world’s most dangerous criminals, drug and human traffickers, and terrorist groups.

Editorial on Clean Renewable Energy Sources - by Lyle G. Reeser
During the past 30 years many detailed studies have been undertaken regarding the development of alternative energy sources for use to supplement fossil fuels, which presently poison our air, pollute our water and become detrimental to our economy.

Just Or Unjust War - by Natalia Makarova
War is a reality of nowadays world. Every day we hear from TV, read in newspapers, and are told by our acquaintances about some horrible events that happened in one or another part of the planet. Constant bloody tensions between Israel and Palestine, terrorist acts in Sri Lanka, and the terrible event of September 11th in the US are only some examples of aggression in today’s society.

Comments From A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar - Dan Stoenescu
Salaam from Egypt! I have been here for almost two months and I really enjoy the experience since everyday something new happens.

The Refugee Children of Sudan - by Dan Stoenescu
When many Americans think of Egypt, they see the magnificent past overshadowing the present. Very few Americans realize that Egypt is also a gateway to freedom for millions of refugees escaping the famine, repression and civil wars of the African continent.

The World Bank in Transition - Charles A. Langenhop, Jr.

Since the advent of the first bank, institutions of lending have been objects of suspicion. The World Bank is a multilateral development bank, situated in the unique category of global bankers charged with both impact objectives and a profit motive.

Study of Private Sector Participation in Wastewaster Sanitation Services in Mexico:
Experience and Lessons Learned - by Heber Garcia Migliore and Mauricio Zuazua Elizondo

This study focuses on wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure projects developed in the 90's under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, a form of private participation where the private sector finances, constructs and operates the facility for a water utility, receiving a payment based on service rates. (This article is in PDF file format and requires the use of Adobe Reader.)