| NexCen Brands, Inc., Selects Axis Imex Inc. as New Licensee to Expand ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NexCen Brands, Inc., ("NexCen") (NASDAQ: NEXC) parent company of the Waverly brand announced today that it has added Axis Imex Inc. to its growing list of key partners to expand the Waverly brand into new lifestyle categories. Axis Imex Inc. will immediately become the Waverly, Waverly Home (Target) and Waverly Home Classics (Lowes) licensee for decorative home storage and accessories. The Axis Imex product line will include decorative storage boxes, fabric hangers, fabric lined baskets, closet organizers, china storage, travel bags, home office storage, desk accessories, garment bags, shoe storage and children's organization. "Our decision to partner with Axis Imex strengthens our portfolio of licensing partners and allows the Waverly brand to expand into additional home categories.
US/Indo Nuclear Agreement: Derailing a Deal
Now France, Russia and Australia have moved to pursue nuclear deals with India, as China has with Pakistan - hardly a surprise, once the global superpower has opened the door. The Indo-US deal mixes military and commercial motives. Nuclear weapons specialist Gary Milhollin noted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's testimony to Congress that the agreement was "crafted with the private sector firmly in mind," particularly aircraft and reactors and, Milhollin stresses, military aircraft. By undermining the barriers against nuclear war, he adds, the agreement not only increases regional tensions but also "may hasten the day when a nuclear explosion destroys an American city." Washington's message is that "export controls are less important to the United States than money" - that is, profits for US corporations - whatever the potential threat.
Sound and fury, signifying nothing
I'm sure the totalitarians are trembling in fear. Some comments: – A statement from the U.N. Security Council may be meaningful, but what effect will it have? Will deploring "the use of violence," however "strongly," stop Burma's brutal military junta from using violence, strongly? Will it persuade the junta to negotiate, to compromise, to engage in "genuine dialogue," to seek peace? Of course not. It should go without saying that diplomacy is a necessary and effective tool with respect to international affairs, but it often requires teeth to be effective in any real and substantive way. This is a statement without teeth. – Has China really shifted position, that is, taken a new and tougher line on Burma? Is it now on the side of the U.S., the U.K., France, and other western democracies? Of course not.
Canada's Aid Seeded China Dam
The Canadian government's little-examined role in the building of China's Three Gorges Dam sheds light on how foreign governments and companies helped China move forward with one of the most controversial engineering projects in history. Many Western governments, including the U.S., initially refused to support China's plan to build the world's largest hydroelectric dam. Canada was the first Western country to break ranks and back the massive project. That opened the door for Western companies to sell lucrative high-technology equipment to China, while certain governments pledged taxpayer dollars in export credits. .
Weather Chills China's Economy
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