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| Philippine Typhoon’s Toll Rises After Ferry Sinks | | 2008-06-22 22:09:10 | | By CARLOS H. CONDE : MANILA — Hundreds of ferry passengers, including as many as 45 children, were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized and sank in a raging typhoon that devastated part of the Philippines. Rescuers hampered by wind and rains found only a few survivors.
The Red Cross reported that at least [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
| | GMR awards toll project contract to Allied Digital | | 2008-06-18 22:10:00 | | Allied Digital Services Ltd (ADSL), an IT infrastructure management services provider, has bagged a Rs.200 million contract for implementation of toll collection and traffic control solution from leading developer GMR Projects Pvt. Ltd.GMR has contract of developing four national highway awarded by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) that includes the Ambala-Chandigarh Expressway, Jadcherala Expressway, Pochampally Expressway and GMR Ulundurpet Expressway.ADSL will implement and manag | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
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| | Spanish real estate debacle takes toll on budget surplus | | 2008-05-20 14:30:00 | | Spain says the central government's budget surplus fell by more than half in the first quarter because of a slowdown in the construction industry.The Finance Ministry says the surplus declined to €3.28 billion (US$5.2 billion). This is equal to around 0.3 percent of gross domestic product.Soaring tax revenue had helped Spain accumulate a public sector surplus. It included the accounts of the central government, regional governments and the social security administration. It was equal to 2.2 percent of GDP in 2007.
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| | | Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000 | | 2008-05-12 13:12:51 | | CHONGQING, China (AP) - One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated a hilly region of small cities and towns in Sichuan and nearby provinces. [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Death toll could reach 100,000 in Myanmar | | 2008-05-10 04:21:00 | | From an initial 350 people on the day after cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar 6 days ago, the death toll now could reach 100,000 due to furhter delays in relief effort.The cyclone devastated the country's low-lying Irrawaddy delta region May 3, leaving more than 1 million people homeless, according to the UN. An estimated 80,000 people died in the delta's Labutta district alone, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local military official Tin Win.Myanmar is not known to have an adequate disaster warning system and many rural buildings are constructed of thatch, bamboo and other materials easily destroyed by fierce storms. "The government misled people. They could have warned us about the severity of the coming cyclone so we could be better prepared," said Thin Thin, a grocery store owner. The radio station broadcasting from the country's capital, Naypyitaw, said 3,939 people had been killed. Another 2,879 people were unaccounted for in a single town, Bogalay, in the country's low-ly | | By: Under the Sun | | |
| | | | Death Toll in Myanmar Storm Could Reach 10,000 | | 2008-05-05 20:58:17 | | By SETH MYDANS : Myanmar struggled Monday to recover from a cyclone that killed more than 3,900 people and perhaps as many as 10,000, while its military leaders were moving ahead with a constitutional referendum on Saturday that would cement their grip on power.
If those numbers are accurate, the death toll would be [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
| | Myanmar cyclone death toll rises | | 2008-05-05 10:41:08 | | Myanmar’s foreign minister says the death toll from the cyclone that ripped through the country could reach 10,000.
Foreign diplomats said Foreign Minister Nyan Win acknowledged the possibility of the high casualty figure at a Monday briefing given to them and representatives of UN and international aid agencies.
State radio earlier reported that the official death toll [...] | | By: Singapore 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 | | |
| | Low Spending Is Taking Toll on Economy | | 2008-05-01 08:05:29 | | By PETER S. GOODMAN : For months, beleaguered American consumers have defied expert forecasts that they would soon succumb to the pressures of falling home prices, fewer jobs and shrinking paychecks. Now, they appear to have given in.
On Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported that the economy continued to stagnate during the first three months of [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
| | Toll rises in China train crash | | 2008-04-28 19:52:51 | | The death toll from yesterday’s train crash in China rose to 77. The train from Beijing was bound for Qingdao and crashed on route. Qingdao is where the sailing events will be held for the Beijing Olympics. The rail line was built in 1897 but was due to be upgraded for the [...] | | By: Beijing Olympics 2008 | | |
| | U.S. Death Toll Reaches 4000 in Iraq | | 2008-03-24 10:47:58 | | 4000 American soldiers dead and another 40,000 or more American soldiers maimed. A large but uncounted number of American; contract workers, aid workers, reporters and the like wounded or killed. How to count the number of their family members' lives changed or ruined? But more numerous than all of these together are the innocent Iraqis, the people we claimed to be helping, who have been killed, maimed, exiled or converted into enemies. Documented civilian deaths from violence 85,000-90, 0 | | By: PhreQuency Ent. | | |
| | US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000 | | 2008-03-24 03:58:51 | | BAGHDAD (AP) - A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country.
Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Toll during wedding? | | 2008-03-16 04:31:20 | | I was in Pontian this afternoon; attending a wedding of my sister’s friend. It was raining, but the ceremony run as planned.
During the wedding, I noticed something that are quite interesting to share here.
Karaoke
It is usual to hear loud music at the wedding ceremony, but karaoke? Hurm.. The interesting fact is, the organizer (parents) rent [...] | | By: My Blog - lymeus dot com | | |
| | | 70% toll hike slated for Penang bridge | | 2008-03-04 05:07:00 | | malaysiakini
Secret plans are afoot to increase the toll rates for the Penang bridge, to be implemented after the general election, disclosed opposition party PKR today.
The party revealed that the increment would be by almost 70 percent, putting a bigger dent in the pockets of locals who are already reeling with the increase in the prices of daily necessary items.
PKR - quoting a confidential | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Toll Road Wiped Out at Trestles | | 2008-02-07 08:27:00 | | The California Coastal Commission rejected a proposal late Wednesday to build a toll road that would cut through a popular beachfront state park that's home to a world-renowned surf break called Trestles. The commission voted 8-2 against the project, which had raised the ire of surfers and environmentalists who argued it would wipe out about a dozen endangered or threatened coastal species, decimate an ancient Indian burial ground and block sediment that creates world-class waves at San Onofre State Beach.An estimated 3,000 people - surfers, environmentalists, commuters, union members and tribal members - showed up at the 14-hour hearing, some with surfboards in tow. A variety of signs read "Honk for Trestles" and "Highway from Hell" or "241 Toll Road: Drive Less. Live More." Great news for Southern California. More about Trestles Beach | | By: California Destination Guide | | |
| | Review: Deadly Brew, the Human Toll of Ethanol | | 2008-01-29 10:38:26 | | I saw the Bloomberg documentary Deadly Brew, the Human Toll of Ethanol, which aired last Thursday and I have to agree with some of the criticisms that UNICA levels at the film. The documentary, which focused on the working conditions of cane cutters in Brazil, gave both sides but seemed to favor the workers a little more than the owners. As you can see in the video above, they do that close up thing to one of the owners, a technique that makes anyone look evil. In the end, whatever they got wrong or one-sided, I am not too concerned with labor conditions of Brazilian ethanol worker. Let me explain.The documentary starts out by saying most sugar cane in Brazil is cut by hand. At the end however, the documentary says industry projects that will change very soon, up to 80 percent replaced by machines and the remaining 20 percent will run the machines. So, even if there is a problem, cutting by hand is going away. The documentary also mentions there are laws in place, enforcement groups, fines and even unions. The laws are ignored, says the documentary, enforcement lax, fines too low and unions (while numerous) weak on the national level. I don't mean to seem flippant but that's about as good as it gets in the world.For countries like China, which wants to be a major ethanol exporter, you won't have to use the term virtual slavery when talking about working conditions: It will be slavery! If this were a perfect world, I would agree with EU's interest in trying to change the working conditions around the world. In reality, the best I hope for is some kind of label on the country of origin for ethanol in hopes of shining a light on the problem. We don't know where our food comes from, so I won't hold my breath. What do you think readers: am I wrong to think weak unions and low fines is not a major problem?Related: Brazilian sugarcane industry not happy with "Deadly Brew" documentary Bloomberg to air documentary about Brazilian ethanol worker labor conditions [Sour | | By: Auto News: Car Reviews, Car News, Car Shows | | |
| | Iraqi Death Toll Overly Exagerated: WHY? | | 2008-01-14 14:17:00 | | As it turns out, there were quite a few people behind the overly exaggerated, uber-inflated death toll numbers of 600 thousand plus in the hyped Lancet Study. That number, which has echoed through the halls of media outlets for a while now, and even touted by celebrities on talk shows, namely Rosie O'Donnell, was inflated by upwards of ten times the realistic amount. Fortunately, Elisabeth Hasselbeck shot her down and caused her to eventually leave "The View" television talk show early.Now we know who some of the names where behind the faulty report. Names that surely won't surprise many of us, nor the reasons for it.The Wall Street Journal's article for Jan. 9, 2008, titled "The Lancet's Political Hit" lists such names as George Soros's Open Society Institute, as one of the primary funders of the Lancet study. Other names included Gilbert Burnham and Les Roberts of Johns Hopkins University. Also in the listing was the Lancet Editor himself, Richard Horton. So much for fair and balanced media reporting I guess.As it looks, the report was intentionally released just before the 2006 elections, which would account for the Dem's having gained a bit of undeserved clout. Authority which, in their "100 hours" campaign yielded little more than a bump in minimum wages.Soros funded the report to, well, basically he hates Republicans. No surprise as to why he's funding the heck out of Obama. Meanwhile, Burnham and Roberts told the reporters that they opposed the war from the outset and sent their report to the Lancet on the condition that it be published before the election. And lastly, there's Richard Horton who, according to the WSJ's article, "has also made no secret of his politics," and has been quoted as saying, "'This axis of Anglo-American imperialism extends its influence through war and conflict, gathering power and wealth as it goes, so millions of people are left to die in poverty and disease."Now, a more accurate study, having been conducted by the World | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | Why I Took The Wrong Toll Exit This Afternoon | | 2007-12-18 08:10:28 | | Note: The story happened more than 6 months ago. By then I was still working for L'Oreal Group Indonesia. I was managing a finance project which consolidated 9 countries throughout Asia, and then my boss decided to go ahead with office renovation project, which was my responsibility too. I thought it should be easy, but boy how wrong I was! I think now it's safe to publish the story based on several reasons: 1) the project was finished including the maintenance period, 2) I'm no longer working for L'Oreal, 3) the person I mentioned a lot here has moved to another company 4) both my boss in L'Oreal and the person's boss have moved to different companies respectively too.Here is my story....Saturday, 27 January, 2007I just changed my job, and like any other story, I was asked to join my client's company, L'Oreal Group Indonesia, the very great opportunity that I wouldn't want to miss.This means that now I'm being Procon Indah's client.We have one office fit-out/renovation project which has started a couple of months after I've moved, and automatically my boss assigned me to handle this project on top of my main project. The disaster started when Procon Indah appointed a new girl to manage the project. She's never handled a project bigger than a Starbuck's counter. So she looks, sounds, and behaves like she has no clue what she's doing, and before long I had to take the lead, and bam! suddenly I've became a project manager again, full time.This wouldn't be a problem if I only handled this tiny, 600 sqm project. But I am actually leading another project, which consolidates 9 Asian countries and involves almost a hundred of people in the team. With different accents, currencies, and time, this project's already confusing, not to mention that I have to handle 10 categories altogether, which means I am scheduled to meet around 200 vendors from all over Indonesia to find the best one for L'Oreal.With a little time left, I've tried to help this new projec | | By: Finally Woken | | |
| | | Phone Appointment (Toll-free) | | 2007-10-25 02:04:16 | | Yes, the name mentions it all!
Your phone appointments are now easily handled by the automated system. The callers can schedule an appointment by calling your 800 number or local number. The system either prompts them with the next available schedule or provides options for the caller to enter his designated date and time.
An [...] | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | Burma death toll much higher than reported | | 2007-09-28 16:16:00 | | Crowds taunted and cursed security forces barricading central Rangoon overnight, as the junta tried to prevent more mass protests against Burma's 45 years of military rule and deepening economic hardship. Meanwhile Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australian diplomats feared the true death toll in the country was much higher than has been reported so far, and could be in the hundreds.
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| | EasyTrans - Toll-free Transcription | | 2007-09-20 01:26:33 | | The first custom solution, EasyTrans, is now available for medical transcription engineers and doctors. The solution allows them to dial a toll-free number (or local number) and leave the recording in an easy and convenient fashion and thus eliminating the need to carry a Dictaphone.
EasyTrans is available everywhere your phone can reach. The recording is [...] | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | Toll-like receptors meeting THIS MONTH | | 2007-09-10 04:11:47 | | Just a quick reminder about EuroSciCon’s 'Toll-like receptors - Investigating innate immunity & infection ' which is coming up on 25 September 2007 at The BioPark, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City.
It’s not too late to book! | | By: Mums in Science | | |
| | Woodstock Knoll - Toll Brothers Breaks Ground | | 2007-08-03 17:47:41 | | Toll Brothers is making progress on their new community, Woodstock Knoll. Ground has been broken on the site and they are looking for pre-sales to begin by the end of the summer! The excitement is building as they get closer to taking their first deposits.
Woodstock Knoll is located just minutes from I-575 and within walking [...] | | By: Maxsell Real Estate | | |
| | Long-Term Elder Care Takes a Toll on Family | | 2007-07-19 14:00:00 | | Q:After my mother-in-law suffered a stroke nearly two years ago, my wife and I have cared for her mother at home with us. When we saw that we could not handle this part-time and could not get my wife's siblings to help, my wife stopped working to stay at home with her full-time. This meant her losing the ability to retire early. Of late, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with dementia, and we just can't do it any longer. We tried to find a facility that would admit her, but because she only has $1,500 to her name and $720 per month in Social Security, the nursing homes tell us that there is an 18-month wait for a "Medicaid bed," and that they can't take her unless my wife and I guarantee to pay for her care at more than $5,500 monthly. We tried to discuss splitting the costs with her brother and sister, but they are not interested, and my wife and I simply can't afford to assume this cost. We are at our wit's end. A:Yours is a prime example how long-term care may have an intergenerat | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | | 'Anti-insurgency ops taking toll on jawans' | | 2007-06-11 13:55:44 | | Prolonged
counter-insurgency operations, with little time for rest and recuperation, are
exacting a heavy toll on the physical endurance and mental health of
soldiers.
Paltry salaries, lack of basic amenities, problems of their
families back home, ineffectual leadership and the constant fear of being
accused of human rights violations only add to the explosive mix. The latest
Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) study, done at the instance
of defence minister A K Antony after the spurt in suicide and fragging cases in
Army, has stressed the need for "psychological indoctrination" of soldiers
battling militants in Kashmir and the North-East.
"Our troops in LIC
(low-intensity conflict) areas are fighting an enemy that is ambiguous and
almost invisible. The insurgents are highly-motivated individuals, with a sense
of determined purpose," says the study, accessed by TOI.
"In
contrast, soldiers are usually ill-equipped, both materially and
psychologically. The ration | | By: IBIBO | | |
| | | Why do liberals blame the US for the Iraqi death toll? | | 2007-06-06 04:02:31 | | Why is it that liberals like to place banners on their websites showing the Iraqi death toll? Obviously, it is because they believe that the US is to blame for the casualties. Victor Davis Hanson notes on National Review:
Somehow “thousands have been killed” is never qualified as those mostly butchered and blown up by insurgents–since the loose use of the passive voice lends a general sense that somehow Americans are directly involved in, or responsible for, the killing.
I don’t see how the death toll has anything to do with whether the US was right in going to Iraq or not. What is the number of casualties that would have been acceptable? Sure, the death toll is depressingly high. But most of the casualties are caused by terrorists blowing up fellow Muslims. How can the US be blamed for that? If a police officer arrests a woman’s abusive husband and the neighbor kills her, is the police officer to blame? It doesn’t make any sense to blame the US for the acti | | By: Casey's Critical Thinking | | |
| | Advantages of toll-free numbers | | 2007-06-02 06:14:36 | | Toll-free numbers offer tremendous advantages to any type of business. Below are some of them:
Improves business overall
Make your advertising more effecient
Improves sales
Larger professional company image
Receive more prospective calls
Improved sales revenues
High response rates to your marketing campaigns
Able to target national market
Gain competitive edge
Track calls and improve quality
No busy signals to your 1-800 telephone number
Scalability in business
Efficient [...] | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | | | Elder Abuse Scam Victim Dies : Stress took Ultimate Toll on Senior | | 2007-03-27 14:06:00 | | Sadly this story is being repeated way too many times only the names changes , the story of abuse remains the same.Dr. A.J. Fernandez loved Clara, whom he met in Cuba on 1945 and married her a year later in Boston , M.A . Clara first caught his eye when he rode by on a bicycle and later they would meet again at the bank where Clara's father was the administrator and A.J. stopped by to get a loan to pay for his tuition for medical school , Clara recalls, "he was really cute, shy and had beautiful blues eyes.."What Dr. Fernandez didn't know when he met Clara was that in the Golden Years of his life they would be separated by a greedy relative and that they both would become victims in a tenacious scam orchestrated from Winter Haven, Florida and that the same Law Enforcement Agencies, the The Sheriff's Office , State Attorneys Office that showered him with plaques, honors just a few years earlier would now turn a deaf ear when Dr. Fernandez asked for their help in seeking Clara's retu | | By: Elder Abuse | | |
| | | Do I need toll-free number? | | 2007-01-02 18:53:25 | | Are you a small entrepreneur? Do you have a small business and look forward to adding more customers while keeping your existing customers satisfied? Have you been wondering if your business needs a toll-free number? Its about time you consider a few aspects of these magic numbers. | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | What is toll-free number? | | 2006-12-27 18:52:32 | | A toll-free number is a special telephone number that can be called at no cost to the caller, as the call recipient pays for the call cost. Toll-free numbers are also called 800 numbers as they have the area code as 800. But now, they start with 888, 877, 800, 866, etc. | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | A Useful Toll-Free Number | | 2006-12-16 18:51:40 | | Small business and new entrepreneurs strive hard to give a professional identity to their businesses. A toll-free number is the first thing that helps them to build a professional look. Toll-free numbers are an advertising media in itself. The response rate is surely high if a toll-free number flashes in your ad. They act a [...] | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
| | Toll-free number for small businesses | | 2006-12-09 18:49:56 | | Small scale businesses enjoy lot of benefits by getting a toll-free number for their business. They can make use of their toll-free number to build relations with the customers and boost the sales. The specialty of these numbers is that the callers can call for free and the owner of the number pays for the [...] | | By: Toll-Free Virtual PBX Provider - 800PBX | | |
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