Africa-pessimists are quick to belittle all this pan-African institution-building, and it is easy to point to the failures.
Once the continent embraces pan-European politics, all manner of budgetary and fiscal unions would become possible.
But the unanswered question is where Rupert Murdoch's pan-European ambitions fit into all this.
Chrysler's turnaround in the U.S., under the enormously able Dieter Zetsche--who may some day head up all of DaimlerChrysler--is no flash in the pan and is unlike past comebacks that were inevitably followed by company-threatening crashes.
"We see the Weather Info for All initiative as a major pan-African effort to empower our 188 (nation) members to provide enhanced weather information and services, " said Michel Jarraud, WMO secretary-general.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, much of Europe's male population tunes in to watch the Champions League, the pan-European football championship embracing the best teams from all over Europe.
Whereas Europe has its UCITS funds, accepted in all EU countries, there is no pan-Asian marketing vehicle for hedge-fund managers.
But, for all Bill Clinton's troubles with Congress, pan-American free trade is still on the agenda.
"I was definitely not expecting this at all - I was not sure how the whole comeback would pan out, " said Davenport.
The fraudulent application was made before the introduction of the pan-London admissions system last autumn, whereby parents now fill in just one form with all their choices.
"Instead of pan-roasting 10 chickens, with barbecue you're cooking a large piece of meat all at once, it's a bit more efficient, " says Mr. Perry Lang, founder and former owner of Daisy May's BBQ in New York City.
Its top public relations executive, Ray O'Rourke, served as principal crisis counselor to now-defunct Pan Am when Libya downed its Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all 270 on board.
This is the crowning event of the festival, which was attended by 60, 000 people who mingled with all manner of famous chefs, from Food Network stars Guy Fieri and Paula Deen to highbrow pan-rattlers Alice Waters and Alain Ducasse.
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