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TOP 12 WORLD NEWS STORIES IN 2006 – RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD

March 3, 2010 | Admin

From town criers to pigeon messengers; from tablets and scrolls to newspapers; from radio and TV coverage to news online the way news spreads throughout the world has changed with times. News updates people on whats happening and where it’s happening, news shapes opinions and influences the lives of people. It is news that mobilizes help in times of natural disasters or terrorist attacks. The year 2006 had varied hues some bright others grey. There was death, war, scandals, sports, and a few delights. What the top 10 stories of 2006 were would vary and depend on individual perspectives. It

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"CLIMATE SHOCK! THE UNTOLD TRUTH ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING."

December 18, 2009 | Admin

As an independent Australian researcher and scientist I have recently turned my attention to investigating and bringing out the truth about Global Warming. What I found shocked me. Climate change is happening now and there is no escaping it. "Much more likely than not, global warming is upon us. It is prudent to expect that weather patterns will change and the seas will rise, in an ever worsening pattern, through our lifetimes and on into our grandchildren's...Nearly everyone in the world will need to adjust. Citizens will need reliable information. So it is an important job, in some ways our

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WHAT ARE EARTHQUAKES?

November 7, 2009 | Admin

An Earthquake is an abrupt traffic of the ground that releases the stretch energy stored within the rocks, creating destructive seismic waves. The word "seismic" comes from the Greek word "seismos" sense an earthquake. These quake are not unique events. They come with slighter shocks, called aftershocks, with minor effects. An earthquake is caused when two sides of a large splinter in the rocks within the earth slide onwards one another. This fracture is called a failing, which may be microscopic or thousands of kilometers in extent, while their width is usually a few millimeters or a few met

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YOUR GARAGE AND HURRICANE WINDOW

October 16, 2009 | Admin

The garage door is routinely the biggest opening on houses, especially if you have a dual garage. The volume of the door makes it very vulnerable to spoil from storms, in particular hurricanes. Many people judge that they have to invest considerable means to shelter their windows, however few people interrupt and think about their garage door. The high make bend experienced during a tornado can fairly simply blow a garage door in, allowing more snake and rainwater into the house. The very curve and deluge can reason broaden injure to your house, belongings and even endanger people's lives. Ma

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THE STATE DEPARTMENT TODAY ISSUED A WARNING ADVISING FOR ALL AMERICANS TO AVOID ALL “NON-ESSENTIAL” TRAVEL TO MEXICO

September 24, 2009 | Admin

Michael Webster: Syndicated Investigative Reporter. April 17, 2009 at 9:30 AM PST.  Bulletin: Mexico struck by 5.8 earthquake. More to follow.The state department today issued a warning advising for all Americans to avoid all "non-essential" travel to Mexico out of concern for the swine flu outbreak. The United States today also launched border and airport screening for swine flu exposure. In Lebanon yesterday Clinton said the government is taking the outbreak "very seriously," though President Obama said the emerging cases are not a cause for alarm. The number of confirmed swine flu ca

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CHINA EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 34,073

September 16, 2009 | Admin

The death toll in China's devastating earthquake rose to 34,073 as of noon on Monday, according to the earthquake relief headquarters of the State Council (cabinet). Another 245,108 people were injured in the 8.0-magnitude quake that jolted southwestern Sichuan Province last Monday.According to the Ministry of Health, about 52,934 people have been hospitalized and 7,979 have recovered, while 3,304 died in hospital.China began a three-day mourning period for the victims on Monday, with flags flying at half-staff and public amusements suspended.As of Sunday evening, the civil affairs department

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EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA REVEALS ARCHAIC LIFE INSURANCE SCHEMES

August 31, 2009 | Admin

More than $20 billion dollars worth of destruction was the result of the most damaging earthquake in China since 1950, unearthing the realization that the nation’s insurance industry is years behind those of the world's biggest economies. One official from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, who refused to be named, stated that only 5% of the cost of the overwhelming mass of damage in Sichuan Province was covered by insurance.When compared to the U.S., and their handling of Hurricane Katrina, the most costly storm in their history, which was insured by companies and the federal gover

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EARTHQUAKE SHAKES TOURISM INDUSTRY

August 20, 2009 | Admin

The 8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Sichuan province on May 12 would seriously hamper tourism in affected regions in the short term. Sichuan-bound excursions are among the most popular of the firm's travel packages, generating about 10 percent of its total domestic travel revenue.When the quake struck on May 12, 298 tourists were on Shanghai Spring International trips in the province, including 281 visitors from Shanghai and 17 from Shanxi province. They had all been safely returned home by May 21.Many customers bound for other regions in China cancelled their trips with the company af

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THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUBTLE GARBAGE BY GITA SARAYDARIAN

July 31, 2009 | Admin

We cannot change the world for the better if we limit ourselves only to the tangible things that people do and do not do. Our emotions, thoughts, and choices that we make have a huge impact on the environment as a whole. All of life is one. Our environment can be the biggest we can fathom to the smallest that we can put our arms around. So, let us consider what our thoughts, feelings, and spiritual striving have to do with our environment:Every time we take action, we see an immediate or delayed impact on life around us. Every time we feel something, it has power and energy. It goes out of ou

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CONFIDENT CHINA AND PARANOID MYANMAR

June 25, 2009 | Admin

Natural tragedies have struck both Myanmar and China in the recent past. However, there could not be more stark contrast in the response to the disasters from Myanmar and China. Myanmar has been diffident and paranoid but China has been confident and open. Myanmar was struck with a devastating cyclone --Nargis -- which has killed tens of thousands of men, women and children. Death in Myanmar has come not only from the cyclone but from lack of sustained relief efforts -- so there have been deaths due to starvation and disease. The current death toll is at nearly 78,000, though expected to surp

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