The Economist January 19th - January 25th 2008

**I'm not here for the next two weeks if someone can pick up the baton** Did you know :: On June 15, 2006 Iran banned the sale of The Economist when it published a map labelling the Persian Gulf simply as "Gulf" ? a choice that derives its political significance from a claim by certain Arabs resulting in Persian Gulf naming dispute Leaders ======= Capital markets The invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds Democracy in retreat Freedom marches backward Ethical capitalism How good should your business be? The militarisation of space Dangerous driving in the heavens Global warming Get the price right Letters ======= On Pakistan, Belgians, Italy, cliff jumping, China, tribes, Mormons, Ivar Kreuger Briefing ======== The militarisation of space Disharmony in the spheres United States ============= Michigan's Republican primary All must have prizes The Democrats in Michigan Vote early at your peril Sex, race and Democrats Outrage all round On the campaign trail Primary colour The economy Stampede to stimulus University fees Affording Ivy Depopulation The Great Plains drain Lexington Blood and oil The Americas ============ Brazil's economy This time it will all be different Panama Party time Colombia Liberation politics Barbados Sweet success Asia ==== Taiwan's legislative election Bowing out Japan The ?caretaker? South Korea The ?bulldozer? Australia's new prime minister Rudd, sweat and tears Sir Edmund Hillary Plain man, mighty deeds India's army Unfit for service A bombing in Kabul A bubble bursts Middle East & Africa ==================== George Bush and the Arabs Hard to make friends Iraq A hint of political compromise at last Kenya A cracked nation holds its breath South Africa Let's all arrest one another Zimbabwe A serious rival, at last? Europe ====== Germany's state elections Pay and punishment French defence policy En garde French broadcasting No English, please Serbia Still surly Energy in Poland Walking on hot coals The race for the EU presidency Blair for president? Charlemagne Roll up, roll up, get your energy here Britain ======= Northern Rock Running out of time Party-funding scandal Here we go again Biofuels Sugar in the tank Children's television School's out Public-sector pay disputes The pedagogues are revolting [Britain only] Equality v jobs Robbing Peter to pay Pauline [Britain only] Sprucing up cities The regeneration game [Britain only] Bagehot The Scottish Obama [Britain only] Articles flagged with this icon are printed only in the British edition of The Economist International ============= Measuring liberty When freedom stumbles The World Bank Lin's long swim Broadband Open up those highways A special report on corporate social responsibility =================================================== Just good business The feelgood factor The next question A stitch in time A change in climate The good consumer Going global Do it right Sources and acknowledgments Offer to readers Business ======== The food industry Son of Frankenfood? Corporate law The battle of StoneRidge Regulation in Japan Crime and punishment Italy's violin cluster Con brio Spanish-language publishing Lost in translation no more Media in America Reading the Metro Virtualisation The rise of the hypervisor Face value Google's guru of giving Briefing ======== Sovereign-wealth funds Asset-backed insecurity Finance & Economics =================== Global inflation A delicate condition Bank losses A Citi situation Buttonwood Finding default Indian IPOs Power play Portuguese banks Millennium bug American house prices Baby boom and bust Economics focus Selling sex Science & Technology ==================== Pricing and the brain Hitting the spot Acoustic shielding Sound reflections A messenger from Mercury Syphilis Montezuma's revenge Antarctic science Snow place like home Books & Arts ============ The secret of happiness It's in Iceland America and the world Big think that gets you a headline British post-war history At the centre Crime writing Death watch The American Museum of Finance Curating capitalism Obituary ======== John Harvey-Jones

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julets (2008-01-19)

Great job! Thanks again! :)

p00p3don (2008-01-19)

"**I'm not here for the next two weeks if someone can pick up the baton**"
i got it dude. thanks a bunch.
for some reason i had to manually enter the tracker announce url for this torrent....
any one else?

BrotherNo1 (2008-01-19)

I'd pick up the baton but don't have access to the audio version - from where do you get it?
Happy to spread it around.
macoute @ hotmail.com

kindbyname (2008-01-19)

Same here! If someone supplies the audio I can supply a crapload of bandwidth. Always happy to keep something like this going.
Keep up the good work!

worldwhitenoise (2008-01-19)

I inputted three trackers when making this torrent, although when I now check on it in by bitcomet client...just one - the udp tracker listed on the upload page.
had a curious incident midweek when all my bitcomet settings were lost after a long uptime then restart...

sweedishmetal (2008-02-08)

Even though I subscribe to the print version of The Economist, I listened to this for the first time last week and it's great. However it took over a week to download because the maximum download rate was only 3kbs. Can someone unthrottle their upload rate? Or if not, I'm on broadband at 6mbs, and I'd be willing to seed the original if I knew how to get it. Anyway, thanks again - it's a productive way to make use of my commute.

sweedishmetal (2008-02-08)

Okay, I just checked this out at http://www.economist.com/audioedition/ and they sell each full issue on audio for $8.00.
If anyone is already a subscriber and would like me to download and seed, let me know.
I'd subscribe myself, but I just renewed my print copy subscription in December, so it's only a luxury for me at this point, not a necessity.
Thanks -