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April 18, 2006

There's The Rub : 10 things to love about being in the Philippines


There's The Rub : 10 things to love about being in the Philippines
INQ7.net, Philippines - Apr 17, 2006... not hospitable to more than 10 of the things to love about being in the Philippines -- which does not include writing columns. So 10 it is: ...


Unit Trust Investment from American Express Personal Financial ...


Unit Trust Investment from American Express Personal Financial ...
Aberdeen Asset Management Asia; ABN AMRO Asset Management; DBS Asset Management; Fidelity Investments (Singapore) Limited; First State Investments ...

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Dividendstocks
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Michael Coley's Stock Market Training Guide - Why Invest in Stocks?
Michael Coley's Stock Market Training Guide - Why Invest in Stocks?

Day Stock Trading
Why Invest In Stocks? By Hari Wibowo Have you ever wondered why investors behave the way they do? For example, why do people invest in bonds or stocks or not at all?

How to invest in Penny Stocks
How to invest in Penny Stocks The Canadian Stockbroker TCS Newswire;is a leading provider of dissemination solutions for the corporate investment community, offering services transforming the


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Manmohan Singh's speech at CII's annual conference


Manmohan Singh's speech at CII's annual conference
NewKerala.com, India - 9 hours ago... Manufacturing Competitiveness Council has also identified key sectors where India can become a ... You must invest more in the education and health care of your ...

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Investing in China's Hospitals -- CBR Nov-Dec 2004


Investing in China's Hospitals -- CBR Nov-Dec 2004
Investing in China's Hospitals China is considering ways to revamp its healthcare system by Roberta Lipson Of all the challenges facing the PRC government, few are as important or daunting as fixing


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Houston County Sherriffs Arrest Two and Shut Down Meth Lab


Houston County Sherriffs Arrest Two and Shut Down Meth Lab
WSFA - The Houston County Sherriff's Department has arrested two people and shut down their methamphetamine lab. The deputies arrested April Wilson and Michael Heath after finding $4,500 worth of meth in a lab on their property. Wilson and Heath are in the

Opinion by Greg Hansen : Barely running Bonds, 41, on last leg of
Arizona Daily Star - Chase Field, Monday, 5:15 p.m., batting practice. Barry Bonds takes 24 swings and puts 24 balls in play. One ricochets off the center field wall. Another squeezes over the 376-foot sign in right-center, landing in a field-level walkway. It is

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Germans: We Don't Want Kids | European Market Watch | Elliott Wave International


Germans: We Don't Want Kids | European Market Watch | Elliott Wave International
Elliott Wave International is the Internet's premiere source for technical analysis information. ... Get alerted as soon as. European Market Watch. is updated ... One month of The European Short Term Update short-term ... One month of The European Financial Forecast monthly analysis ...

SSRN-Trading European Sovereign Bonds: The Microstructure of the MTS Trading Platforms by Yiu Chung Cheung, Frank ...
SSRN-Trading European Sovereign Bonds: The Microstructure of the MTS Trading Platforms by Yiu Chung Cheung, Frank de Jong, Barbara Rindi

European Bonds Drop in Week; ECB Signals Further Rate Increases (Bloomberg.com)
Apr 15 20:19. London: Apr 16 01:19. Tokyo: Apr 16 09:19. US AUBZFPGRHKIMJPLNSMIND. : Top Worldwide. RESOURCES: Top Worldwide. European Bonds Drop in Week; ECB Signals Further Rate Increases ... European bonds extended their drop after the yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year note rose above 5 percent ...

Article | News: Index Boosts European Bonds.
Price: $9.95 | Excerpt: "The first liquid European bond indices were launched last week and are expected to boost investment in European bonds, allowing investors to avoid some of the recent..."

April 16, 2006

Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board


Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board
... Indonesia Brief. About BKPM. Investment. Intellectual ... Costs of Doing Business in Indonesia. Tariff, Pricing, Tax ... Copyright 2006 BKPM (Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board). All ...


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Cash-strapped Northern Marianas turn to Taiwan -- and God 


Cash-strapped Northern Marianas turn to Taiwan -- and God 
SAIPAN (AFP) - Authorities in the cash-strapped Northern Marianas Islands have turned to God and Taiwan in their search for economic salvation.


Ayala Intl eyes new Asia property projects 


Ayala Intl eyes new Asia property projects 
Ayala International Pte Ltd. (AIPL), the Singaporebased property unit of Ayala Corporation, is investing $ 30 million to $ 40 million for projects in the Asian region in the next three years, particularly in China, India, and Thailand, after successfully breaking into the United States and Singapore markets.

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Free Stock Picks Are Worth Absolutely Nothing !


Free Stock Picks Are Worth Absolutely Nothing !
Monthly tipster picks of previously recommended small-cap stocks featured in other newsletters, advisories, and stock pick services. May take position in securities mentioned.

Penny Stock Picks - Investing / CashcowMag.com
Online financial magazine focused on penny stock information.


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Government: Indian Economy to Grow: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance


Government: Indian Economy to Grow: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
... Home. Investing. News & Commentary. Retirement & Planning. Banking & Credit ... NEW DELHI (AP) -- The Indian economy will expand 8.1 percent during the current fiscal year because of robust ...
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MSN Money - 12 ways to invest in China's boom


MSN Money - 12 ways to invest in China's boom
China's economy is jumping, but investing in individual stocks remains risky. Here are nine funds and three ETFs that can give you a piece of the action.


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Bonds firm up on increased liquidity


Bonds firm up on increased liquidity
Sify, India - Apr 9, 2006... from non-resident Indians wanting "a piece of action from the Indian equity markets." This sentiment is likely to power the rally in the bond markets in the ...

China lifts curbs on yuan trade
The Standard, Hong Kong - Apr 14, 2006... They will be able to put their yuan into higher-return overseas bond markets through their banks and appoint fund-management houses to channel their foreign ...

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investinwebsites Great to have them


investinwebsites Great to have them
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April 13, 2006

Rozel sees 35pc revenue growth


Rozel sees 35pc revenue growth
Business Times Malaysia - FURNITURE retailer Rozel Corp Sdn Bhd is expecting 35 per cent revenue growth to RM45 million this year, from 2005's RM33.5 million, buoyed by the opening of two more showrooms in East Malaysia. With 12 showrooms now, Rozel plans to invest RM3


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Walden International - Philippines


Walden International - Philippines
Ayala Corporation is one of the country's largest diversified conglomerates and among the most distinguished business groups in the Philippines. AB Capital and Investment Corporation is one of the

forex in the philippines | E Trade Professional
Leverage your investment: the first $25,000 can be geared 100x for a position of $2.5 million. forex in the philippines Collateral above $25,000 can be leveraged 50x, where you need to maintain a 2


Mining shares lead Asia ADR gains


Mining shares lead Asia ADR gains
MarketWatch - Apr 10, 2006... Singapore and Seoul also ended lower, while Shanghai ended higher and Hong ... Among individual ADRs, mining and resource stocks rallied, buoyed by a broader ...

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Stocks dip as profit-taking hits gainers


Stocks dip as profit-taking hits gainers
The Standard, Hong Kong - 6 hours agoHong Kong stocks slid 1 percent Wednesday, in their steepest one-day decline in three weeks, as profit-taking weighed on recent gainers from China Mobile (Hong ...

Stocks rise at open
CNN - 10 hours agoNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Stocks gained modestly at the open Wednesday, as upbeat earnings and other corporate news overshadowed ongoing concerns about higher ...

Defense stocks may jump higher with big profits
Washington Post, United States - 3 hours ago... have been doing extremely well with mostly double-digit earnings growth," said Paul Nisbet at JSA Research, which specializes in aerospace and defense stocks. ...

Stocks to watch
The Age, Australia - 1 hour agoTLS - TELSTRA CORP - down one cent to $3.65The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday issued a competition notice to telco Telstra in ...

FinanceVisor - Stocks to Watch for April 12,2006
FinanceVisor.com, CA - 3 hours agoPERDIGAO SA ADS (NYSE:PDA): The stock changed from a bearish red FV-Trend(3) bar to a bullish blue FV-Trend(3) bar. Long PDA if it takes out 71.23. ...

Resource, financial stocks take Toronto market down
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 15 hours agoTORONTO - A broad-based decline led by energy and financial stocks took the Toronto stock market down more than 100 points yesterday even as oil remained close ...

Australian stocks set to inch up, NZ stocks slip
Ninemsn, Australia - 16 minutes agoMELBOURNE, April 13 (Reuters) - The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street, in a shortened trading ...


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rediff.com: Intel to continue investing in India big way


rediff.com: Intel to continue investing in India big way
... Intel to continue investing in India big way ... and communication products, will continue to invest in India as before to expand its presence and operations in ...
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A marriage of opposites


A marriage of opposites
New Scientist - THE secret of a successful marriage is difficult to pin down, but if part of the answer is about learning from and adapting to each other, then the pharmaceutical industry would do well to take note. Big pharma is now effectively married to biotech


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Trade bonds : Try our trading platform for free


Trade bonds : Try our trading platform for free
Trading Floor makes it possible for you to trade in over 140 Sovereign, Government and Corporate Bonds . Very low trade commissions and custody fees. ... Bonds offer a safe-haven during periods of market instability in the equity and currency ... Sovereign, Government and Corporate Bonds . Existing bonds can also be deposited with ...

ESPN.com - MLB - Report: Bonds unknowingly used steroids
ESPN.com; Bonds testified that substances didn't work by . For more information on , San Francisco Giants,Barry Bonds visit ESPN.com. ... Bonds told a U.S. grand jury that he used undetectable steroids known as "the cream" and "the clear ... According to Bonds, the trainer told him the substances were the nutritional ...

Yahoo! Bond Center
... Note: Applies to Corporate and Municipal bonds only --Select one--All RatingsSuperior Quality(AAA)Very ... Note: Applies to Municipal bonds only --Select one--All statesAlabamaAlaska ...
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Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra


Embassy of the Czech Republic in Canberra
CZECH INVEST. National Investment Promotion Agency of the Czech Republic. Official guide to your investment in the Czech Republic. ...

Eastern Europe Investing Resources
Eastern Europe Investing Resources Guide picks. Investing in Eastern Europe including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Czech Republic - Central ...

The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : `Ideal time for investing in Czech ...
The present time would be ideal for investment in the Czech Republic, with lower corporate taxes and freedom from value addition norms for accessing the EU ...

FT.com / World Reports / Czech Republic 2004
Main page content:. Czech Republic Published: November 1 2004 ... Investing in Portugal 2004 · Investing in Russia 2004 · Investing in Spain 2004 ...


April 5, 2006

Exxon Oil Offers Hope for Indonesia's Poor: William Pesek Jr. 


Exxon Oil Offers Hope for Indonesia's Poor: William Pesek Jr. 
March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Few facts say more about Indonesia's dysfunctional economy: The only Asian member of OPEC is also a net importer of crude oil most months of the year.


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The Philippines: Beyond the Crisis


The Philippines: Beyond the Crisis
Also, two-way trade has more than tripled since 1990 to reach $A1.7 billion in 1997 and the number of Australian firms investing in the Philippines has been ...

Doing Business and Investing in the Philippines - PwC Phils.
A handy guide to Philippines investment climate, financing and market conditions, government policies, rules and regulations, assurance, accounting, ...


Citibank International Personal Banking Singapore


Citibank International Personal Banking Singapore
Offshore banking from Citibank International Personal Bank Singapore, a safe haven for private banking, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and online banking. If you're thinking of investing globally or managing your money offshore, ...

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Trading with Japanese Candlestick Signals


Trading with Japanese Candlestick Signals
Login. Password. keyword search. Japanese Candlesticks and Candlestick Trading Made Easy... Finally! ... the "one-stop shop" for all online trading and investing needs! What if you could get a three ... how to do that, whether stock trading, commodity trading or option trading ...


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Young Americans Seek Opportunity In Booming Bangalore


Young Americans Seek Opportunity In Booming Bangalore
KGO - Apr. 2 - After graduating from Northwestern University last year, Nate Linkon contemplated job offers in Chicago and New York. But he chose a less conventional path and started his career here, in India's booming tech capital. The 22-year-old

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: A meeting of Motor Cities


INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: A meeting of Motor Cities
Detroit Free Press, United States - Apr 3, 2006... out to Michigan with a goal of not only inviting business, but investing in the ... of SOLO World Partners LLC in Grosse Ile, was among those on my trip to China. ...


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Bonds Center - Bond quotes, news, screeners and education information.


Bonds Center - Bond quotes, news, screeners and education information.
Bonds Center - Learn the basics of bond investing, get current quotes, news, commentary and more. ... Features. Bond Lookup. Find Bonds by Name. Advanced Bond Screener. Tools. Composite Bond Rates. Bond Market Summary. Bond Screener ...

http://www.usfca.edu/economics/veitch/ECON220/Financial%20markets.ppt (MICROSOFT POWERPOINT)
... Fixed Income Securities. The Bond Markets. Characteristics of a Bond. A Bond is simply a standardized loan agreement ...

Real-Time Price Discovery in Stock, Bond and Foreign Exchange Markets (PDF)
Real-Time Price Discovery in. Stock, Bond and Foreign Exchange Markets. Torben G. Andersen. a. , Tim Bollerslev. b. , Francis X. Diebold. c. and Clara Vega. d. July 2003. Highly Preliminary Draft. Abstract ... stock, bond and foreign exchange markets. We find that announcement surprises (that ... almost uniformly that. the bond markets react most strongly, followed by foreign exchange markets ...

An Empirical Analysis of Stock and Bond Market Liquidity (PDF)
... This paper explores liquidity movements in stock and Treasury bond markets over a ... volatility, and order flow in the stock and bond markets. We. find that a shock to quoted ...
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That pricing disparity raises the question whether investors in European hybrid bonds are being adequately compensated for the additional risk associated with holding a security with extremely

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European Bonds Post Longest Losing Run in Six Years on Growth - Bloomberg - Financial TimesEuropean Bonds Post Longest Losing Run in Six Years on Dave Zirin, A White Man, On Barry Bonds, Base.

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Trader Street
European Bonds Post Longest Losing Run in Six Years on Growth - Bloomberg - Financial TimesEuropean Bonds Post Longest Losing Run in Six Years on GrowthBloomberg - 21 hours agoApril 1 (Bloomberg


::KBRI Kuala Lumpur


::KBRI Kuala Lumpur
New York (ANTARA News) - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the prospects of the Indonesian economy in the medium term would remain strong despite the weakening activity


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Japan Aims for Talks on Economic Community


Japan Aims for Talks on Economic Community
Stamford Advocate - TOKYO -- Japan's economy minister on Tuesday said he hopes to begin negotiations in 2008 to create an East Asian economic partnership that would be based on a regional free-trade agreement among 16 nations. The nations include Australia, China, Korea


Singapore firm CapitaLand to form US$40-mil property venture


Singapore firm CapitaLand to form US$40-mil property venture
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 1 hour ago... The company's core businesses are property, hospitality and real estate financial service ... the world, including key gateway cities in Singapore, Australia, China ...

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Union Bank of California - Invest in Stocks & Bonds


Union Bank of California - Invest in Stocks & Bonds
UnionBanc Investment Services, a subsidiary of Union Bank of California, makes it easy to invest in stocks Stocks and bonds are fundamental building blocks of a well-rounded investment portfolio.

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The world s economies are becoming more interrelated,and dramatic changes in stock value in one market canspread quickly to other markets.Keep in mind that even if you only invest in stocks ofU

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Invest in China - Discovering Quality Chinese Stocks, Shares, Equity
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Web Design India Company, India web development, Web Designing India


Web Design India Company, India web development, Web Designing India
Offering web designs, promotions and domain name registration from India.

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FrontPage magazine.com :: U.S. Banks Investing in China by Frederick W


FrontPage magazine.com :: U.S. Banks Investing in China by Frederick W
U.S. Banks Investing in China Recognizing China s enormous importance to the global financial marketplace and its


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Utility Financial Resources


Utility Financial Resources
Capital Markets Finance 101 Investing in Bonds.com Math 101 - [Lebenthal]. Information Governmental Current Bond Yields (Empirical Data) Dow Utilities current . GovPX - (real-time benchmark U.S.

Asian Economic Papers - Toward Developing Regional Bond Markets in
Toward Developing Regional Bond Markets in East Asia Daekeun Park and Yung Chul Park pp. 183 - 209 View/Download Full Text Creating regional bond markets in East Asia has emerged as an important policy

Municipal Market At-A-Glance
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Even Uncle Sam Pities Mr. Softy


Even Uncle Sam Pities Mr. Softy
Motley Fool - It's been a long time since Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) caught a break in its fight with the European Union. On Thursday, my Apple-loving, Microsoft-swatting friend and colleague Tim Beyers even said, "Dude, enough is enough ." Today, it appears some of


Labor policy tradeoffs


Labor policy tradeoffs
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Apr 2, 2006... could debilitate growth in the formal sector of the economy, which currently only provides around 35 percent of total employment. Most Indonesian workers are ...


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Philippines


Philippines
Philippines. The Investors' Lease Act (RA 7652, 1994) allows foreign companies investing in the Philippines to lease land for ...


Short Takes


Short Takes
Computerworld Singapore - Leading German technical services provider TUV SUD has announced that it is acquiring PSB Corporation and PSB Certification as part of its expansion in Asia Pacific. The new Group will put its complementary strengths together to build Singapore into

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Open Directory - Business: Financial Services: Holding Companies


Open Directory - Business: Financial Services: Holding Companies
Bank holding company with subsidiaries which perform commercial banking operations, credit card services, trust services, investment banking services and other related financial activities. (Nasdaq:

NASDAQ - Mundane horoscopes --- HOROSCOPER.NET -----
NASDAQ Stock Exchange, a mundane horoscope chart presented and interpreted. Mundane astrology and the NASDAQ is the very modern integrated, computerized stock exchange, which is dominant when it comes

2006 NASDAQ-100 Open
An ATP Masters Series event and a WTA Tier I event held in Key Biscayne, Florida. History, players' biographies, live scores, and tournament draw.

U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ: GROW)
Global Investors' stock trades over the counter on the Nasdaq stock exchange (Symbol: GROW). Please consider carefully the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses.

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Volume based market timing for QQQ trading, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 indexes

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FCG gets delisting notice from NASDAQ
Los Angeles Business - First Consulting Group Inc. has received a notice from the NASDAQ warning that the company's stock will be delisted due to a delay in filing an annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. FCG's fiscal year ended on Dec. 31, 2005. The


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India,Daily,News,Samachar,Bollywood,Politics,Sports,Computer


India,Daily,News,Samachar,Bollywood,Politics,Sports,Computer
News about India, aimed mainly at a foreign and expatriate audience.

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Invest in China


Invest in China
- [ Translate this page ]The summary for this Chinese (Simplified) page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set.


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Bonds plunge modestly


Bonds plunge modestly
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - NEW YORK Bonds fell modestly Monday, as traders and investors ignored a key manufacturing report and allowed other factors to drive the market. The 10-year Treasury note was down 4/32. Its yield, which moves in the opposite direction, rose to 4.87

FED: Our Take On The March 28 FOMC Meeting
FXStreet.com - True to form, Bernanke s first FOMC meeting was pretty straightforward. As expected, the FOMC raised the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.75%. They also left the language very close to that of previous meetings. The Fed will

Bonds Whack Blue Chips
Street.Com - Blue chips were whacked Thursday as concerns about inflation drove long-dated bond yields to their highest level in nearly two years. Tech stocks held the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 65 points, or 0.58%, to 11,150.70, and the S&P

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The European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom


The European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom
Describes the interaction between the European Commission and The United Kingdom and outlines the activities and responsibilities of the Representative.

EU.org: free domain names
The goal of EU.org is to provide free subdomain registration to users or ... EU.org would have been unthinkable without a lot of support of many kinds. ...