Those scientists honored to join the Qanats Club will be given a certificate and formally become members of the Club through certificates endorsed by UNESCO and ICQHS. The members of the club will be long-term partners of ICQHS to further pursue its mandate in advancing the knowledge of Qanats and capacity-building for the Qanats know-how.

UNESCO: Water Portal | Water Events Worldwide

The Senate could have become a place where the regions were formally represented and could settle their differences, akin to Germany's Bundesrat.

ECONOMIST: How much is enough?

It had been suggested that Nigeria's many groups of powerbrokers agreed to let him formally become acting president only because he was not seen as a threat - and would not seek to contest April's elections.

BBC: Profile: Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan

Latvia has formally applied to join the euro in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc.

BBC: Latvia applies to enter eurozone

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AllPolitics, Nov. 12) -- With the election a full year away, Jeb Bush has formally launched his second bid to become governor of Florida.

CNN: AllPolitics - Jeb Bush Jumps Into 1998 Florida Governor's Race