As part of the new mechanism, the Senior Appointment Group (SAG) reviews candidatures for appointment by the Secretary General.

Meanwhile, it can use its 2 trillion of reserves as a cushion when the US and global economy sag. China s economic growth may slow as its exports to the US and Europe weaken, but it is less dependent on these markets than most people assume.

Similarly, collaboration with Gustavus Simmons opened the door forErdős numbers within the cryptographic research community, and many linguists have finite Erdős numbers, many due to chains of collaboration with such notable scholars as Noam Chomsky (Erdős number 4), William Labov (3), Mark Liberman (3), Geoffrey Pullum (3), or Ivan Sag (4).