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| | | Asian countries agree to pay $80 bln for regional foreign reserve swap | | 2008-05-04 20:55:00 | | Finance ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday on the minimum scale of a regional foreign reserve swap.
"We also agreed that the total size of the multilateralized CMI would be at least 80 billion U.S. dollars," finance chiefs from the 10-member ASEAN and three East Asian countries said in a joint statement after | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
| | Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries | | 2008-05-02 05:22:00 | | (HealthDay News) -- Roughly 80 percent of high blood pressure-related deaths in the world occur in developing nations, a new study by New Zealand researchers shows.Once regarded as a problem only in high-income countries, high blood pressure is now a global problem that affects both rich and poor nations, the researchers said.The researchers calculated that 7.6 million premature deaths (about 13.5 percent of the worldwide total) and 92 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYS) -- 6 percent of the worldwide total -- among people over age 30 were caused by high blood pressure in 2001.About 54 percent of strokes and 47 percent of heart disease cases were attributed to high blood pressure. About half of those cases occurred in people with hypertension (greater than 140 mm Hg systolic), while the remainder occurred in people with lesser degrees of high blood pressure.In high-income countries, the proportion of premature deaths due to high blood pressure was 17.6 percent, compared to 12 | | By: Integrative Medicine (CAM) Blog | | |
| | Send free SMS via web to 38 countries via Jaxtr | | 2008-04-17 06:37:37 | | Copyright: Phonecto
Send free SMS via web to 38 countries via Jaxtr
The Menlo Park, California based company that “links your phone” to the wen, Jaxtr, announced that its members can now send free SMS to mobile phones in 38 countries directly from their Jaxtr home page.
Those not familiar should know Jaxtr allows users to hear from [...] | | By: The ultimate mobile phones resource | | |
| | Jaxtr Free SMS service to 38 Countries - Send SMS Now at no Cost | | 2008-04-16 13:53:00 | | Jaxtr has launced its new service according to that members can now send free text SMS in 38 countries to anyone whether or not the recipient is a jaxtr member directly from the member's jaxtr home page. Basic jaxtr membership is free, and the new international SMS service is available to all jaxtr members. "Jaxtr allows anyone to sign up for a free membership and start sending SMS messages internationally at absolutely no cost," said jaxtr co-founder and COO Touraj Parang. "You can SMS your friends and family abroad whether or not they are currently members of jaxtr. The moment you sign up for a free account at jaxtr.com, the world is literally at your fingertips." However there seems to be a limitation of sending an SMS with just 65 characters. The messages you send will have to be extremely precise and right to the point.You can create an jaxtr account here | | By: Latest Technology News India | | |
| | Some Countries May Have Slowed Bird Flu's Spread | | 2008-04-15 09:27:36 | | (HealthDay News) -- Several strains of H5N1 bird flu virus that afflicted southern China were blocked from entering neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, say University of California, Irvine, researchers who conducted the first-ever statistical analysis of H5N1's genetic diversity.The information gleaned from this analysis may help scientists better understand how the strain migrates and, in future, determine the success of programs to halt the spread of the virus. The study was published online Feb. 27 in the journal PLoS One."Some countries appear more exposed to bird flu invasion than others. Learning that is a good step in discovering which social and ecological factors promote, or, on the other hand, hamper the virus' spread," lead author Robert G. Wallace, a postdoctoral researcher, said in a prepared statement.He and colleague Walter M. Fitch, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, analyzed almost 500 publicly available genetic sequences of proteins found on the surface of H | | By: Live Blood Cell Darkfield Analyse Blog | | |
| | Free and inexpensive things to do in 15 European countries | | 2008-04-12 02:50:00 | | Italy: Your secret weapon against high hotel prices in Italy is www.rentalo.com, an online directory of apartments and villas that makes it possible for couples, groups of friends and even large families to afford Italy. Rome apartments for $133 a night, Venice villas for $435 a night, a Tuscany farmhouse for $110 a night or an Umbria castle apartment for $144 a night -- they're all there, complete with all the fantasy views, historic charm and all the modern comforts you could desire.
| | By: Italy travel news | | |
| | Teen Breast Augmentation Concerns In Foreign Countries: | | 2008-04-07 03:43:00 | | Eighteen year old Stephanie Kuleba’s death due to complications during a breast augmentation surgery raised questions about the sensibility of encouraging elective plastic surgery among teenagers in America. The repercussions of this concern are being felt worldwide with various countries seeing a rise in teenage plastic surgery figures. In India, doctors are noticing a 20-25 percent increase in the number of teenagers contacting them for a plastic surgery procedure. They cite cosmetic breast augmentation and corrective breast reduction as the most popular cosmetic surgeries requested by girls and boys respectively.In Australia, the state of Queensland already bans people under eighteen from having any body piercing or tattoos and cosmetic surgery is all set to be included in the list as well. This country too seen a 20 percent rise in requests for cosmetic surgery from teenage girls.Zoning in again to the U.S., the Donda West Law is on the verge of attaining success and leading th | | By: Breast Surgery Orange County | | |
| | News: Top 50 most stable and prosperous countries. | | 2008-03-30 16:23:43 | | A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries by Jane's Information Services resulted in a list of the most (and least) stable and prosperous countries. Times Online published an article which got commented upon quite a bit. Some said it took a ride with Jane's the original report.Here is a summary of the Times Online article:The scoring is based on the sort of threats existing in the country, the economic pressures, each nation’s political structures, social and economic trends, military and security risks and external relations. (Full)Here is the Top 10 (in order): Vatican, Sweden, Luxembourg, Monaco, Gibraltar, San Marino, Liechtenstein, UK, Netherlands, Ireland.Rank 11-20: New Zealand, Denmark, Austria, Andorra, Germany, Iceland, Switzerland, Portugal, Australia, Norway.Rank 21-30: Malta, France, Canada, USA, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Japan, Finland, Czech Rep.Rank 31-40: Samoa, Falkland Islands, Singapore, Guam, Slovakia, Anguilla, Cyprus, Qatar, Montserrat, Costa Rica.Ran | | By: The Road to the Horizon | | |
| | OFW Statistics and Philippine Embassy Address in Arab Countries | | 2008-03-26 13:26:00 | | I always forgot the number of the Philippine Embassy here in Kuwait, that every time I need something or I will inquire formal documentation that requires Philippine Embassy I always go online to research the address and the contact number. I think its about time to have a list and then post it here so that when I need it again I will just go here and see it on the list. Here is the list of OFW statistics and Philippine Embassy address in the different Arab Countries. Hope this will be useful to you. (Note: You can bookmark this link, so you can get back here quick :) ) Philippine Embassy in Bahrain No of OFWs: 11,736 EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES H.E. (Mr.) EDUARDO PABLO M. MAGLAYA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Villa No. 992, Road No. 3119, Manama Town 331, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Tel. No. (973) 250-990, 259-599 Fax No. 00-973-258-583 Email: manamape@batelco.com.bh Philippine Embassy in Egypt No of OFWs: 302 EMBASSY OF THE | | By: OFW LIFE | | |
| | HUNG UP was the best selling Rington in 29 countries! | | 2008-03-18 21:09:00 | | Previously concerned that iTunes would mean the demise of the album, Madonna relented to the power of Apple's online music store only last year. In 2006, a ringtone of Hung Up became the best-selling in 29 countries when it was released a month before the song went on sale in stores.
SOURCE: UK TIMES ONLINEwww.madonnasworld.com | | By: Madonnas World | | |
| | Thailand is currently one of the best countries in the world to make a property investment profit | | 2008-03-17 03:27:00 | | Especially profitable are resort properties on Thailand's islands like Koh Samui, and Koh Phangan and even the mature market of Phuket still has fight left in it. In fact people who bought a property on Samui and Phuket two years ago have sold recently for a 100% profit.Phuket was popular before Koh Samui and as a result you won't get a resort villa there for very much under £500,000. With its world class white sandy beaches, tropical climate and in-land jungle, Phuket has become the place where the rich and famous buy their holiday homes.
| | By: Thailand Real Estate News | | |
| | Indonesia urges G-8 countries on carbon emissions | | 2008-03-16 20:51:46 | | Indonesia urges G-8 countries on carbon emissions
Tokyo - Indonesia has insisted the advanced countries grouped in G-8 on immediately meeting their commitment to reduce their carbon emission, and fulfilling their responsibility to the developing countries in the handling dealing with climate and environmental change.
The remark was made by Masnellyarti Hilman in her capacity as Deputy [...] | | By: Indonesia First | | |
| | The Countries Sum Up the Tourist Results | | 2008-03-13 09:42:23 | | Statistical data on tourists visiting different countries in the year 2007 appeared on many web sites. Using this information one can follow up the main tendencies of developing of tourist industry for the last year and note the most popular countries among the holiday-makers.
Original post by Larry O’Hanlon, Discovery News | | By: UniQuest | | |
| | TOP TEN TOURIST-FRIENDLY COUNTRIES | | 2008-03-02 17:07:00 | | Number 1 -- Ireland
Ireland was chosen by Lonely Planet as the World's Friendliest Country. Ireland's history is based on people working, prospering, socializing, and sometimes fighting together. Tourists can witness it firsthand by watching events like the Galway Arts Festival, complete with street performers, comedy acts and visual arts. Based on the country's falling crime rates, the people
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| | California wine exports increased 77 percent in value and were shipped to 125 countries | | 2008-03-02 07:12:00 | | U.S. wine exports, 95 percent from California, reached a record high $951 million in 2007, an 8.6 percent jump from the previous year, according to a report Friday from the Wine Institute, the industry’s lobby. Volume shipments in 2007 increased 12 percent to 453 million liters, compared to 2006. "The long-term sales trend continues to be positive. Over the last decade, U.S. and California wine exports increased 77 percent in value and were shipped to 125 countries," says Joseph Rollo, director of the Wine Institute’s international department.
| | By: California Wine News | | |
| | Fewer Countries Double Tax Corporate Income | | 2008-03-02 00:00:00 | | Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), has a Washington Times op-ed explaining the need to cut the U.S. corporate income tax to stay internationally competitive:Currently, the American corporate capital-gains tax rate is 35 percent, which happens to be the highest rate in its history, with the exception of 1940-41 owing to World War II. Some of our global competitors like Belgium, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore don't tax corporate capital gains.Other competitors offer far better capital-gains taxation than the United States. For instance, Japan and the United Kingdom have exemptions when capital gains are reinvested. Even France and Germany passed a 95 percent exclusion. And, only the United States, Sweden and the Netherlands still tax corporate income at the corporate level and then again at the individual level when shareholders receive dividends.The whopping 35 percent U.S. rate creates a "lock-in" effect of investment capital. This means that corporate taxpayers are l | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | More Countries Move to Simpler, Lower Taxes | | 2008-02-25 00:00:00 | | The Cato At Liberty blog has been reporting on the wave of tax simplification and corporate rate cuts taking place across the world:Poland may adopt a flat taxIceland and Taiwan to cut corporate tax rates People leaving Ireland due to high personal income taxesHungarian government considers a flat taxKuwait cuts corporate tax rateSwiss canton adopts flat taxBy contrast, the U.S. federal-state corporate income tax rate stands at 39.3 percent, the second highest in the industrialized world. | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
| | New Countries and Old, The Dance Continues | | 2008-02-19 08:59:00 | | Yesterday's News ~~ HistoryGeorge Washington was an interesting fellow by all accounts. And he had a strong connection to Jesuit Catholics which surprised the heck out of me. It just goes to show how truly cosmopolitan the world was, even in his time. He had a book of tips written by Jesuits in the 16th century, and recopied all 110 tips by hand. I thought this one was most telling of the times:"Kill no vermin, as fleas, lice, ticks, etc.,in the sight of others. If you see any filth or thick spittle, put your foot dexterously upon it, if it be upon the clothes of your companions, put it off privately, and if it be upon your own clothes return thanks to him who puts it off."Furthermore on Washington, who hasn't heard about his famous "wooden teeth?" Well, of course, some of us have learned that they were not wooden at all. But what they were is perhaps more surprising than the myth itself. It seems fitting today, since I believe Hawaii is holding a primary, to include some information | | By: Views from the Tractor | | |
| | | WidgetBucks CPM on different countries | | 2007-12-29 12:49:47 | | If you have an WidgetBucks code on your website or blog and you have an international traffic, you should know this. WidgetBucks widget will only be seen for visitors from USA or Canada. For international visitors CPM ads will appear. And CPM will be different for different regions and countries. For instance, CPM rate is [...] | | By: Work from home AT blog | | |
| | OPEC Countries [Flickr] | | 2007-11-16 10:22:57 | | energyPICS posted a photo:
Indonesian Oil Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (right) speaks with his Iranian counterpart Gholamhossein Nozari at the opening ceremony of the third OPEC Ministerial Summit in Riyadh November 15, 2007. | | By: energy BLOG | | |
| | Gender Gap: The bottom 33 countries | | 2007-11-13 04:10:03 | | The World Economic Forum has released their annual global gender gap index, basing their scoring for 128 countries (90% of the world’s population) on economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival subindex, and political empowerment.
The top 13 spots are filled by European countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, UK, Netherlands, [...] | | By: And Far Away... | | |
| | | What Countries Search For On Google | | 2007-10-17 22:14:47 | | I haven’t gotten around to doing a strange search terms post this week and I’m not sure I will but I’m always fascinated in the words people will sometimes enter into google or other search engines. One site has actually upped the ante by looking at what countries look for particular words the most. [...] | | By: U Suxxors | | |
| | South Carolina High School Bans T-Shirts Depicting Countries' Flags | | 2007-09-12 18:31:45 | |
Ok now this is utterly preposterous. What's next? every single student must wear a white uniform to school? Perhaps they must not dye their hair any other color but blonde and wear blue contact lenses.What is going ON in this school??!!! Haven't they ever heard of the words "loyalty" and "patriotism?"It seems to me that by disallowing the students to wear their respective countries' flags upon their clothing, they are stealing something extremely precious from their students personalities - their sense of pride in their roots via their country of birth. I cannot see how this would benefit their lives in any positive way at all, for to me this greatly hinders their strength of character as they continue on their journeys into adulthood.READ ABOUT THIS HERE Practice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
| | | land in Viet Nam to skyrocket above the price of land in other countries | | 2007-09-09 21:04:00 | | Hoa Binh Construction and Real Estate Corporation (Hoabinh Corporation) is one of the leading real estate and housing construction companies in the country. Viet Nam News talks with Le Viet Hai, Chairman and CEO of Hoabinh Corporation, on the sideline of the Asean 100 Leadership Forum 2007 in August. Currently, between 30 and 40 per cent of our investment capital comes from the shares we own in the stock market. The remainder of the investment capital comes from our business partners.
| | By: Vietnam real estate news | | |
| | | Malicious Internet Activity By Countries | | 2007-09-03 09:38:00 | | The reality of Cyberwars reached a new level in the wake of sustained denial-of service attack on the Estonian government web sites which were targeted for several weeks in April and May this year. A global botnet of compromised home computers was used to create and direct the packet flood attack and hackers also defaced key government web sites.Malicious activity will continue to be on the rises as we move away to more and more towards e-commerce. This is going to poise a treat to the countries and business a like.According to Symamtec's last Internet Security Threat Report on malicious cyber activity in different countries the United States accounted for 31% of malicious activity, China came in second with 10%,Germany was in third place with 7%, France (4%) and United Kingdom 4% completed the top five.Taking the amount of a country's malicious activity and dividing by the number of that country's Internet users, Symantec found that Israel has the most per capita malicious Internet users, at 9 percent. Taiwan came in second, with 8 percent, and the United States came in third, with 6 percent.Fifty one percent of all underground economy servers known to the company were located in the United States—the highest total of any country. In that underground economy, your credit card, with a card verification number, will fetch between $1 and $6. Your identity is more pricey, going for $14-$18 including your U.S. bank account, credit card, date of birth and government-issued identification number.Malicious code sniffing out confidential information such as credit card numbers increased from 48 percent of Symantec's Top 50 malicious code reports in the first half of 2006 to 66 percent in the second half. Threats that log keystrokes and export sensitive user and system data increased, with keystroke loggers now making up 79 percent of threats to confidential information.China is becoming a powerhouse in the world of viruses, phishing scams, and botnets. The country's | | By: Science & Technology Today | | |
| | U.S. Spends a Great Deal on Healthcare While Other Countries Spend Less And Fare Better | | 2007-08-09 05:58:04 | |
Having had a great deal of experience in the health care field, I know for a fact that this is the truth.I also know for a fact that we should be ashamed of ourselves for allowing this health care debacle to continue in our America.No I haven't yet had the privilege of seeing Michael Moore's movie 'SICKO' yet, but I am sure that once I do, I will be sick to my stomach once I leave my theater seat.READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
| | ATA Carnet system operational countries | | 2007-08-03 07:17:45 | | Countries which the ATA Carnet system is in operation.The ATA Carnet system is in operation in 58 countries at present. They are;Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cote d'Ivorie, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Public of), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zeland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United State of America.For more details please contact,International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL)No.141/7, Vaxhall Street, Colombo 02. Sri Lanka.Telephone / Fax: +94 11 2307841Email: iccsl@slt.lk, iccserve@sltnet.lkWebsite: www.iccsl.lk
| | By: Sri Lanka Jewelers | | |
| | Kenya - Removed from World?s Least Developed Countries | | 2007-07-27 07:00:00 | | Kenya's terms of trade in the international market may change for the worse following its recent removal from the list of the world?s Least Developed Countries, it has emerged.
With the UN report coming ahead of the expected arrival of an international rating agency Standard and Poors, consensus at Treasury is that the country looks set to emerge with a better rating compared with the B+ it got last year... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
| | YouTube launches in 9 countries | | 2007-07-24 15:27:00 | | YouTube has announced international versions of its web video service. The video site has launched nine versions across Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK. Each site is translated into local languages and has country-specific video rankings and comments. More than half of all viewers on YouTube were now from outside the US .So it was obvious for YouTube to launch it.YouTube has also unveiled content partners around the world, including deals with France 24, Antena 3 in Spain, European football clubs such as AC Milan, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid, as well as organisations such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace.
| | By: Orkut Tips & Tricks | | |
| | | | | | Name of Countries in Japanese | | 2007-03-21 03:44:00 | | How do you call “Nihon” in your country? Japan, Japon or Reben? The way of calling countries names differs from every languages. Those are examples how Japanese call other countries. Check out yours.North AmericaAmerica…アメリカ(amerika)Canada…カナダ(kanada)South AmericaVenezuela…ベネズエラ(benezuera)Mexico…メキシコ(mekisiko)Brazil…ブラジル(burajiru)Argentine…アルゼンチン(aruzenchin)Peru…ペルー(perû)Paraguay…パラグアイ(paraguai)Chili…チリ(chiri)AsiaJapan…ニホン(nihon)Korea…カンコク(kankoku)China…チュウゴク(chûgoku)Russia…ロシア(rosia)Turkey…トルコ(toruko)India…インド(indo)Cambodia…カンボジア(kambojia)Malaysia…マレーシア(marêsia)Indonesia…インドネシア(Indonesia)Singapore…シンガポール(singapôru)Vietnam…ベトナム(betonamu)Saudi Arabia…サウジアラビア(saujiarabia)Iraqi…イラク(iraku)OceaniaAustralia…オーストラリア(ousutoraria)New Zealand…ニュージーランド(nyûjîrando)AfricaEgypt…エジプト(ejiputo)Ethiopia…エチオピア(echiopia)Sudan…スーダン(sûdan)Jamaica…ジャマイカ(jamaika)EuropeEngland…イギリス(igirisu)Germany…ドイツ(doitsu)France…フランス(furansu)Belgium…ベルギー(berugî)Netherlands…オランダ(oranda)Italy…イタリア(itaria)Switzerland…スイス(suisu)Greece…ギリシャ(girisha)Spain…スペイン(supein)Portugal…ポルトガル(porutogaru)Sweden…スウェーデン(suêden)Norway…ノルウェー(noruê)Monaco…モナコ(monako) | | By: Discover Japan! | | |
| | Visited countries | | 2006-02-22 21:14:00 | | visited 14 countries (6%)Africa:BeninEurope:AndorraFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsRomaniaSpainSwitzerlandUnited KingdomVatican Citythe Middle East:IsraelPalestinian AuthorityNorth America:United Statesvisited 10 european countries (19%) | | By: The Lost Lagoon | | |
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