Kyi from her own people and from the international community by keeping her under house arrest for over 12 years," he said. "However, the generals, who control over 400,000 soldiers, are losing a battle with a single, unarmed woman. Her only tools are courage and loving kindness." It was not clear when, or how, Ms Suu Kyi would be presented with the medal. More than 300 individuals and groups have received the Congressional Gold Medal. George Washington was awarded the first medal, which originally was given to military heroes but was later expanded to include prominent humanitarians, scientists, explorers, artists and others. Non-American recipients of the medal include Winston Churchill, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Mother Theresa.



E-mail this to a friend Printable versionbe a limited step towards fully appreciating the role of "instantaneous
communications" and phases of great excitements in the financial markets. Indeed,
long distance communication was virtually made instantaneous in the late 1860s
with wire services provided by cross-channel and transatlantic cable systems.

This, as well as the speed of the "new" ticker tape machines were important
parts of the bubble in stocks, corporate bonds, and commodities that blew out
in September, 1873. Western Union Telegraph was the popular big-cap high-tech
stock.

On the way up the boom, the enthusiasm went beyond individual high-tech favourites
and formed a consensus that instantaneous communication would provide ready
assistance in staving off a liquidity problem. This was reviewed in contemporary
publications.

The initial whiff of panic arrived in late September with the failure of Jay
Cooke and Co. The immediacy of transmission is best