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Real Estate

Income Framework Review

The income graph can definitely rise up by online work

They are numerous websites which gives a person the opportunity to earn well by online work. Internet has helped the world in various things, and it always makes our work easier. It has also helped us in earning well and giving a boost to our income level. Individuals can earn by working, in the field of online marketing just by signing up in a website, or they may also opt for writing articles, essays, research work or even by balancing balance sheets and forming an operating cycle. It just requires time, effort, hard work, seriousness, capabilities, talent and good internet connection.

The income framework is also one of the websites which helps a person in earning wealth online. If a person has the abilities then this website definitely gives an increment in the person’s wealth by helping them earn more. Ideal skills and talent is required by this webpage to give a chance to become its part. It is completely home based job which can help many different people from different countries, areas and fields to work easily. Just giving a few hours by signing in on a website from your personal computer and laptop is not a difficult task at all.

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To sign up for income framework no difficult process is required, and it’s completely free to sign up. It just requires a little bit of information of the person like about their education level, expectations, aims, job info, and family related info and so on.

The income framework website gives full assistance and help to its workers at any time. It guides the person completely to complete the work easily and properly, and earn the money as promised. Living has become really tough these days, thanks to the inflation rate, and this website really helps to make living easier. It pays well according to the work, it just depends that what the person and his abilities really deserve.

The payment is done by different modes, like through checks and even by online payment methods. These days doing payments are not difficult at all as many banks offer online payment methods.

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Wikinews discusses H1N1 with the WHO

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a program of the United Nations and a global authority on human health. In an interview with Wikinews, the WHO tells about the current H1N1 pandemic.

The organization’s 93rd update as of March 26, 2010 states 213 countries, territories, and other communities have laboratory-confirmed cases and there have been at least 16,931 confirmed deaths, including 4,653 deaths in Europe and 7,673 in the Americas.

Wikinews reporter Mike Morales talks with Karen Mah, a media relations representative for the WHO, and asks her several questions.

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Mary Barra appointed as General Motors chief

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The United States’s largest car manufacturer General Motors today named Mary Barra as its new chief executive.

Barra, 51, will be the first woman to lead a firm in the American auto industry. She has been with General Motors for 33 years, and is currently the global head of product development.

She said in a statement: “With an amazing portfolio of cars and trucks and the strongest financial performance in our recent history, this is an exciting time at today’s GM. I’m honored to lead the best team in the business and to keep our momentum at full speed.”

She replaces Daniel Akerson, who was appointed by the government as both chief executive and chairman in 2009 during the company’s bankruptcy. Akerson plans to stand down on January 15 following his wife’s advanced cancer diagnosis.

In a message to employees, he said: “I will leave with great satisfaction in what we have accomplished, great optimism over what is ahead and great pride that we are restoring General Motors as America’s standard bearer in the global auto industry.”

Akerson will also relinquish his chairman role, to be replaced by current director Theodore Solso. The company also announced head of finance Daniel Ammann as its new president.

The appointment comes just days after the US government sold the last of its shares in the company, losing around $9 billion on its initial bailout in 2008 that saw 61% of the firm coming under public ownership.

General Motors recovered from their bankruptcy a year after the appointment of Akerson, and re-entered the stock market in November 2010. It remains the largest car manufacturer in the United States, posting sales figures of $152 billion in 2012. It currently produces fifteen brands of vehicle in 37 countries.

Barra holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, and was recently listed by Forbes as the 35th most powerful woman in the world.

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Social Media Management

How To Create Unique Ocean Theme Wedding

By Jesse Jake Vickers

Since the advent of themed weddings, a number of more designs followed through, each declaring their own uniqueness from the previous. No one would want an ordinary creation for an extraordinary event in one’s life, thus it is expected that every bride and groom would want theirs to be uniquely their own. This concern for the quality of uniqueness is not an issue for those who were married off. But to those who followed, it is an entirely different perspective.

Friendly sibling rivalry is common in the family, especially if parents compare. We cannot help if parents, or even neighbors compare. So it is just normal for the next couple to be apprehensive about being unique. Some families follow traditions of wedding ceremonies. If the elder got married in the church, chances are, the younger ones will, too. This is the case if parents request it so. Church weddings are always a classic and there will always be new additions to make yours unique.

However, in the case of beach wedding, it is quite normal to ran out of ideas to qualify uniqueness. Other marry while aboard a raft, some by the seashore, some aboard a boat. A good thing about having your ceremonies aboard a raft is that, it is alone in itself, unique. It would be difficult for the guests to hear what the priest or pastor will say, so most couples prefer to do it by the seashore.

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When you hear ocean-themed weddings, what are the things that comes to mind? Most probably, you will see yourself in a white, flowing gown, holding a bouquet of flowers – tulips or roses perhaps? A passing thought of plastic chairs dressed with white clothes, each one adorned with ribbons of your choice. The altar table would be pristine white, adorned with different flowers that you fancy. How about having a small gazebo constructed for the ceremony. It would put you and your groom center stage, which is the idea of the altar table being placed at the center facing your guests.

Since it is a beach wedding, you can see yourself on barefoot. You will walk down the aisle. How about placing a plywood on the sand, then covering it with a red carpet for you and your groom to walk on, then have your cute flower girl throw some flower petals? Each side of the aisle can be decorated with flowers, too.

How about having your wedding at night? That would be a sight! The suggestions above, plus some candles along the aisle to guide you as you walk to the altar. The candlelight glow can be softened by placing it inside a brown paper bag – this is good if there are no kids to play with it. However, you can use some clear glass to hold the candles, steadying it by digging a hole enough to hold the glasses.

Whether you do your ocean wedding on a night or day, wedding favors will not go out of style. How about making them memorable by having some promotional tote bags personalized with you and your partner’s favorite song, or favorite quote perhaps? Aside from being environment-friendly, it is easier to handle thus facilitating transport from your place to the ceremonial wedding venue.

About the Author: Jesse Jake Vickers enjoys writing for Hqweddingfavors.com and Corporatesnobs.com which offer bridal shower favors and promotional pens as well as a host of additional products.

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World’s cheapest car launched in India, will go on sale in April

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The world’s least expensive car, the Tata Nano, has been launched in India. It will go on sale in April, and will start delivery in July. The automobile costs only 100,000 Indian rupees, or just under US$2,000.

“We are at the gates offering a new form of transportation to the people of India, and later I hope other markets as well,” said the chairman of the auto firm, Ratan Tata, calling the vehicle a “milestone.”

“From the drawing board to its commercial launch, the car has overcome several challenges,” Tata said. “I hope it will provide safe, affordable four-wheel transportation to families who till now have not been able to own a car.

“This was never conceived as the cheapest car, but as providing transport to those people who never owned a car,” Tata said. “Driven mainly by the change in demand that we see elsewhere in the world, we suddenly felt we had a product that could be of considerable interest as a low-cost product in western Europe, eastern Europe, the UK and even the U.S.”

The Tata Nano is a four-door vehicle, and is 3 metres long, 1.5 m wide, and 1.5 m tall. It is equipped with a 33 bhp, 624 cc engine at the rear. No radio, airbags, power steering, or air conditioning are available in the basic model, although upgrades are available. The Nano Europa, a slightly larger European version of the car, is expected in 2011.

According to Ravi Kant, the managing director at Tata Motors, the first 100,000 people to receive a Nano would be chosen from the initial orders by a ballot.

An auto analyst for Bombay’s Angel Broking, Vaishali Jajoo, predicted that the Nano will add only three percent to Tata’s revenues even if it can sell a quarter of a million such cars per annum.

“That doesn’t make a significant difference to the top line,” Jajoo said. “And for the bottom line, it will take five to six years to break even.”

Environmentalists say that the car will exacerbate traffic problems already rife in India, and help increase pollution levels. Tata, however, stated that its vehicle is the least polluting car in the country.

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Former South African apartheid regime’s police minister repents

Monday, September 4, 2006

Adriaan Vlok, the former South African apartheid regime’s police minister, went to Reverend and director-general Frank Chikane’s church in Soweto on Sunday, the 3rd of September to repent. This follows his recent apology on the 3rd of August, 2006, which was described by some as “a miracle” that has had global impact.

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Nigeria fireworks fire kills one, injures dozens

Thursday, December 27, 2012

At least one person has been killed and at least thirty were injured as the result of a fire in the city of Lagos in Nigeria after an explosion in a building with fireworks stored in it. As many as nine other buildings in the Lagos Island fire yesterday were also impacted by the flames, according to authorities. The fire was reportedly the cause of the explosion, although this is yet to be confirmed.

Some local residents reportedly jumped out of the windows of buildings in fright in the large commercial area of Jankara. One man, Wasiu Olaleye, required treatment for a cut to his leg because “I had to jump from the first floor to save my life”, he said. Some local businesses were open when the incident occurred, but yesterday was a public holiday in Nigeria.

A school located in close proximity to the warehouse was significantly damaged in the incident. Numerous vehicles in the area were completely burnt out by the fire. The windows of several nearby buildings were also destroyed as the fire caused the windows of houses a few miles away to shake. Thick smoke was also sighted above Lagos.

Crowds of thousands of nearby people accumulated near the fire, with spectators and individuals intending to assist or gain information about relatives amongst them. Three fire service tanker vehicles attended the scene, but used up all their water supplies. Some people in the crowd attempted to assist fire crews with holding fire hoses and gathering water-filled containers. Some of these people were taken to hospital for treatment after experiencing injuries. One official reported military assistance was used. Additional water arrived later, as the severity of the fire slowly decreased.

The large crowds were part of the reason it took around an hour for fire service members to reach the scene of the fire. News agency Reuters was told by a government official that the possibility of further explosions from fireworks also interfered with the fire service’s rescue operation. “It’s very dangerous for the firemen to go in, because the government don’t want any of these men to be injured”, they said.

Ibrahim Farinloye from the National Emergency Management Agency reported one fatality to Agence France-Presse (AFP), saying: “We pulled out a body from the building”. Nicolas Adesile, of the Red Cross, told the same news agency that as many as thirty people have been treated thus far.

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Performing Arts

Former Undocumented Immigrant Salma Hayek

Former Undocumented Immigrant – Salma Hayek

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samuel5028

Salma Hayek was once an undocumented immigrant in the United States. Hayek who was born in 1966 is, by birth a Mexican, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico and the daughter of Spanish mother, an opera singer and Lebanese father, an oil executive.

On seeing the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, in a local movie theater in Mexico, Salma decided to become an actress.

She was then sent to study in Louisiana, at the Academy of the Sacred Heart. It was when she was moved to Los Angeles to study acting, her visa expired and stayed in the US as an illegal immigrant. This happened in 1991. This leading actress immediately left for Mexico on realizing that her visa had expired and renewed her visa. Hence her immigration status was rectified quickly. She is now an American Citizen, though she was once considered a Hollywood racist.

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Having arrived in Hollywood, she was first unknown. She then realized that she was doubtful about continuing her acting career in a foreign country as she had a very thick accent. She was told she would have no chance of becoming a leading star in Hollywood as there were major chances only for people speaking English. She then determined to improve her English to survive in the Hollywood. Salma is now proficient in English, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.

She had once endured the worst time in Hollywood, in terms of racial discrimination, due to her Mexican origin, when she first started the career in acting. It was out of the question to the US directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a major part in the movies. At present Salma is one of Hollywood\’s highest paid Latina actresses.

According to Salma, Hollywood has grown in recent times, in including the Latinos because the Latinos were not part of any story, previously. The US citizen Salma is now pleased with the changes that had taken place in Hollywood and is now an acclaimed actress, producer and a director. She also owns a production company named Ventanarosa.

She is privileged to be a part of the people who were a part of the changes. Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin are said to be the pathfinders. Salma hayek is now one of Hollywood\’s most spectacular and influential Latina\’s and is one of the few Latina\’s to be nominated for the \’Best Actress\’ award of the Academy Awards for the role she played in the movie, \’Frida\’.

Hayek\’s involved herself in charity projects related to women\’s issues.

Her support is extended in the promotion of awareness programs related to Violence Against Women and she is also against the discrimination against

undocumented immigrants who are employed in the US. Salma cares a lot about the plight of the undocumented workers and is now an active campaigner fighting for their rights and that of women. She continues to be one of the most diligent actresses in Holly

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World’s first double arm transplant undertaken in Munich

Saturday, August 2, 2008

A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the first patient to receive a complete double arm transplant. The patient, whose name has not been released, underwent the operation at the Klinikum rechts der Isar, part of the Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), last week; he is said to be recovering well.

The operation lasted 15 hours and was performed by a team of 40 specialists in Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Orthopedics and Anesthesiology, under the direction of the head of the Plastics and Hand Surgery department, Prof. Hans-Günther Machens, Dr. Christoph Höhnke (Head of Transplants, Senior Physician; Plastics and Hand Surgery) and Prof. Edgar Biemer, the former Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Clinic.

In a press statement released by the clinic, it was revealed that the patient had been thoroughly physically checked and had psychological counselling prior to the surgery to ensure he was mentally stable enough to cope with the procedure. Since completion of the surgery, the patient has been on immuno-suppressant drugs to prevent rejection of the new limbs.

Following the surgery, the press release from the clinic’s press manager, Dr. Tanja Schmidhofer, included the following statement:

The flow of blood was [re-]started in intervals of 20 minutes because the anaesthetists had to make sure that the patient would not suffer from the blood flowing back from the transplanted parts. No significant swelling was seen, nor indeed any ischemia (lack of blood flow to the tissues). This is a testament to the surgeons who established a fully functioning blood flow…the main nerves, the Musculocutaneus, Radial and Ulnar nerves were all attached and sewn together, and finally an external fixator was applied, with pins in the lower and upper arms, avoiding the risk of pressure points and sores. The operation was successfully completed after 15 hours.

Without the immuno-suppressant drugs given to the patient, the risk of there being a Graft-versus-Host Reaction or GvHR, would have been significant due to the upper arm containing a large amount of bone marrow, consisting of ICC’s or Immuno-Competent Cells, which would have triggered a near total rejection of the new limbs. A GvHR is a condition which results in the cells from the transplant attacking the immune system of the body.

Indications from the clinic suggest that the double attachment went well, although it could be up to 2 full years before the patient is able to move the arms.

The donor arms came from an unnamed teenager, who is believed to have died in a car accident.

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