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1-800-Toll Free Numbers for Health Information
2008-06-12 03:43:00 The list below are toll free phone numbers for health information (US, unless stated otherwise). This alphabetical list might help you in your quest for more disease specific medical information. Click to read more ...
Death toll from stabbing spree in Tokyo's Akihabara rises to seven
2008-06-10 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}The death toll from a stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo on Sunday afternoon has risen to seven, police said.The random attack in the Akihabara district of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, also injured 10 others, paralyzing shoppers with fear.The 25-year-old killer, Tomohiro Kato, 25, a temporary worker from Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, was arrested for attempted murder because none of the victims had been confirmed dead at the time. Police are poised to upgrade the cha ...
Death toll rises after weekend storms
2008-06-09 08:14:00 NEW: One dead, one missing in Indiana flooding NEW: Six reported dead in Michigan One person reported killed, four hurt when lightning hits Connecticut park Heavy rains flood communities, threaten levees across Midwest INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Wicked
By: Get rich
Injury toll mounts up
2008-06-08 17:54:00 With UEFA EURO 2008 barely under way, the injury bug has already hit several sides, most of which have yet to take the pitch.
By: sports
Sri Lankan authorities seek public help for flood victims, death toll rises
2008-06-04 15:52:00 Sri Lankan authorities seek public help for flood victims, death toll rises to 20
Sri Lanka: Death toll in floods reaches 20 in south
2008-06-04 15:52:00 Sri Lanka: Death toll in floods reaches 20 in south
Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) Sits Tight
2008-06-04 14:57:00 Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) , a leading U.S. homebuilder, posted a quarterly net loss on Tuesday. It was quite a surprise, as Toll Brothers was behind analysts' expectations, losing almost $94MM in the second quarter. Hit by the housing crisis, the company lost 59 cents per share, including after-tax write-downs of $174.6 million, or $1.06 a share, diluted. The company managed to generate revenues of $81.3 million, down 30 percent from $1.17 billion in the year-earlier period. " read more in hotstocked.com
Taxi flees toll plaza, hits 4
2008-05-30 20:38:00 KOLKATA: Four persons, including two policemen, were injured when a taxi driver hit them while fleeing from the Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza on Wednesday afternoon. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
Jakarta-Cikampek toll fee up to 15 percent
2008-05-29 04:44:00 The Indonesian government has decided to raise the tariffs for a 72-kilometer toll road operated by state-run PT Jasa Marga by 11.7 percent to 15.0 percent, depending on the type of vehicles, Investor Daily reported on Thursday. The highest tariff hike for the toll road which links the capital Jakarta to Cikampek in West Java will be imposed on passenger vehicles with the fee raised to 11,500 rupiah ($1.23) from 10,000 rupiah previously. The increase will take effect on Friday, according to Nurdin Manurung, the head of Indonesia's toll regulatory body. Manurung said his office is also planning to raise the tariff on the toll road linking Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta airport, which is also operated by Jasa Marga.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
Punjab to set up toll-free call centre for NRIs
2008-05-28 18:27:00 Chandigarh: Punjab will have 24-hour toll-free call centre for live and on-the-spot redressal of problems and grievances of the Punjabis settled across the globe. The centre, a bilingual facility in Punjabi and English, comes as a follow-up of the decisions taken during the NRI Sammelan held in Chandigarh and Jalandhar in January this year. Harcharan ...
May 27, 1937 A Day In San Francisco History: The Golden Gate Bridge Is Open
2008-05-28 02:54:00 Courtesy of http://www.co.marin.ca.us One of the most recognizable, visited, and beautiful landmarks the world over, the Golden Gate Bridge was officially open for business this day May 27, 1937. Although the Bridge is not Golden in color, the official color is International Orange, it is golden in the hearts and minds of native San Franciscans. It ...
By: deansguide
The shocking toll Amy Winehouse?s party lifestyle is having on her ravaged
2008-05-27 23:51:00 She is an undisputed singing and songwriting talent. And only last week won an Ivor Novello gong for her stunning song Love Is A Losing Game from her Grammy awardwinning album Back To Black. But it?s clearly not love that is the losing game, as singer Amy Winehouse revealed the heavy toll her drug-taking lifestyle is taking ...
[Dumbass] You reach a toll plaza and realize you don?t have any money. Do y
2008-05-26 23:34:00 Stuff.co.nz
China PM: Toll may top 80,000
2008-05-24 12:48:00 CHENGDU, China - The Chinese government promised financial relief for victims of a massive earthquake Saturday as Premier Wen Jiabao revealed that the death toll might pass 80,000.
By: Get rich
Chinese quake toll passes 60,000
2008-05-24 08:10:00 More than five million buildings collapsed as a result of the earthquakeThe death toll in the recent earthquake in south-west China has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said.
By: Get rich
China PM: Toll passes 60,000; U.N.'s Ban visits quake area
2008-05-24 07:36:00 YINGXIU, China (AP) - China's earthquake death toll has passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000 or more, Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday as he and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the disaster area.
By: Get rich
Report: U.N.'s Ban visits China quake area; toll passes 60,000
2008-05-24 07:14:00 YINGXIU, China (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China on Saturday to visit earthquake relief efforts as experts searched for 15 radiation sources buried in the rubble and survivors moved out of possible danger areas downstream from
By: Get rich
China earthquake toll jumps again
2008-05-23 06:13:00 Officials say more tents are needed to help the millions of homelessThe death toll from the massive earthquake in south-west China rose again, as an official said more than five million buildings had collapsed.
By: Get rich
China: Quake death toll passes 51,000
2008-05-22 15:27:00 BEICHUAN, China (AP) - China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
By: Get rich
China Quake Toll: 80,000 Dead or Missing
2008-05-22 14:43:00 China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
By: Get rich
Quake toll in China tops 51,000
2008-05-22 11:35:00 BEICHUAN, China China said the death toll from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 51,000, as it appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
By: Get rich
More China quake survivors pulled from rubble as toll rises
2008-05-20 18:16:00 CHENGDU, China (AP) - China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the 5 million people whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose Tuesday to more than 40,000.
By: Get rich
Chinese Death Toll Over 39,000
2008-05-20 17:03:00 The death toll for the Chinese earthquake is over 39,000. Does this mean China will let people have a few more kids? Send post as PDF to
By: Euphoric Reality
China's Death Toll at 40,000; 5M Homeless
2008-05-20 15:39:00 China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the 5 million people whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose Tuesday to more than 40,000.
By: Get rich
China: Death Toll Tops 40,000
2008-05-20 15:30:00 CHENGDU, China -- China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the 5 million people whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose Tuesday to more than 40,000.
By: Get rich
Quake death toll tops 40,000
2008-05-20 13:57:00 Major aftershock 'likely,' says seismological bureau Official death toll from China quake rises to 34,073 with another 245,109 hurt China observing three days of national mourning; Olympic torch relay suspended CHENGDU, China (CNN) -- The death toll
By: Get rich
China earthquake toll tops 40,000
2008-05-20 13:44:00 There is little hope of finding more survivorsThe death toll from last week's devastating earthquake in south-west China has risen to 40,075, senior government officials have said.
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China quake toll rises to 32,477
2008-05-18 13:33:00 Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua) The toll in Monday’s devastating earthquake in China rose to 32,477 Sunday, the emergency response office of the State Council said. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, jolted the south-western province of Sichuan May 12. According to officials, 220,109 people were injured. In Sichuan alone, 31,978 people were killed and 209,905 ...
By: Latest News
Myanmar Cyclone death toll rising dramatically
2008-05-17 15:46:00 Death toll in Myanmar rises dramatically, the official New Light of myanmar announced on 17 May 2008. The official death toll from the official New Light of Myanmar are as follows:Death: 77738Missing: 55917Injury: 19359Source: New Light of Myanmar May 17 2008 Technorati Tags Death,Myanmar,Cyclone,Nargis,Bu-rma
Burma death toll jumps to 78,000
2008-05-16 18:23:00 The official death toll for Burma’s cyclone disaster has jumped to almost 78,000 people, with nearly 56,000 missing, according to state TV. Previously, Burma was giving a toll of 43,000 dead and 28,000 missing while the Red Cross and United Nations had estimated a death toll above 100,000. Aid agencies are frustrated at the slow progress of ...
By: Today's Talk
Burma death toll jumps to 78,000
2008-05-16 17:00:00 Survivors are complaining that aid is simply not reaching those that need itThe official death toll for Burma's cyclone disaster has jumped to almost 78,000 people, with nearly 56,000 missing, according to state TV.
By: Get rich
Death Toll In Myanmar May Be 128,000 Or More
2008-05-15 22:12:00 Very sad. For our human rights article of the day - in honor of Blog Catalog's Unite For Human Rights Day - the spotlight is on Myanmar and Burma. As we reported earlier this week, it is estimated that 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a massive public health catastrophe. Today, the International Red Cross has announced an estimate that shows the death toll from the disastrous cyclones in Myanmar is looking to be around 128,000.
China quake death toll rises to at least 20,000
2008-05-15 20:10:00 Wenchuan (ANTARA News/Reuters) - China on Thursday raised the death toll from a massive earthquake in the southwest of the country to at least 20,000, as hopes faded for a further 25,000 buried under rubble for three days. The Communist Party leadership told officials to “ensure social stability” as Monday`s 7.9 magnitude quake spawned rumours of ...
Blast toll in Indian city rises to 80
2008-05-14 15:50:00 JAIPUR, India - A series of bomb blasts across the ancient Indian city of Jaipur killed at least 80 people and turned busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage, police said Wednesday. A.K. Jain, additional director-general of state police, said 20 people succumbed to their injuries overnight, raising the death ...
By: TexasFred's
Motherhood Is Taking Its Toll On Jennifer Lopez
2008-05-14 12:56:00 Motherhood must really be taking its toll on old J.Lo because she looks used and abused. She always wore about 12 lbs of make-up, so that?s not new, but it looks more cakey and disgusting now. And she just seems like she?s really faking to act semi-happy. I don?t know, she just looks like shit ...
Source for Stalin's Death Toll
2008-05-14 10:08:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.Updated May 15:Here.For a more academic source that Sousa's essay is based on, see Victims of the Soviet Penal System in the Pre-war Years:A First Approach on the Basis of Archival Evidence by J. Arch Getty, Gabor T. Ritterspoon and Viktor N. Zemskov.I am really getting tired of endlessly answering these questions to people who are not familiar with the literature. Note: I am not insulting those of you who have not heard of the revisionist studies, as the revisionist tolls on Stalin have never been disseminated by the "free press" (LOL!) in the West, so of course no one has heard of any of this stuff.Peacetime figures for political deaths in the USSR 1921-1953 are:Executions: 900,000Deaths in the gulag: 300,000Dekulakization Ukraine: 390,000Totals: 1.59 millionGranted this does not include their fake deliberate ...
By: Robert Lindsay
China quake death toll, now 15,000, continues to soar
2008-05-14 06:52:00 Beijing, May 14 (DPA) Military helicopters flew aid Wednesday to settlements cut off near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake in southwest China that killed some 15,000 people and left tens of thousands missing in toppled buildings. Heavy rain had initially prevented the helicopters from flying emergency aid to Wenchuan county, Sichuan province, while troops were ...
By: Latest News
Death toll from hydrogen sulfide suicides this year hits 34 in Tokyo
2008-05-14 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}As many as 34 people have committed suicide in central Tokyo by generating deadly hydrogen sulfide gas since January, with roughly 60 percent of them in their 20s, local government officials said.The latest finding has prompted the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to do more to prevent suicides among youths before the end of next month.The metropolitan government's Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health has released the figure during its first meeting t ...
O.C. toll roads traffic falls
2008-05-13 22:26:00 Want to bet the weak O.C. real estate market has something to do with this? To the north, on the 91 Express Lanes, traffic’s off 6 percent in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year through April vs. the previous year. Assuming the trends hold, this will mark the first drop in use since the Orange County Transportation Authority took control in 2003 Head south, and on the Foothill/Eastern tollway, and you find traffic down 3 percent in the same time frame. Previously, the road enjoyed traffic growth ever since it opened in 1993. And near the sea, traffic on the San Joaquin tollway is down 2%, heading toward its second yearly drop in usage since the debut in 1996. The last drop came in 2001 as drivers shunned the road during the dot-com technology bust and ensuing economic turmoil. Today, with gasoline pushing four bucks a gallon, local folks are clearly looking for ways to cut their transportation budgets. Why else would Metrolink train ridership be up 5 percent in the...
Death toll from China quake soars past 12,000
2008-05-13 20:36:00 DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - The number of dead in China's earthquake climbed past 12,000 on Tuesday with the toll expect to soar further after state media said nearly 19,000 people were buried under rubble in one city alone. Rain hampered rescue efforts in the mountainous area around the epicenter of Monday's 7.9-magnitude quake that jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan, the country's worst earthquake in three decades. State media reported scenes of devastation as rescuers gradually filed into villages near the epicenter in Wenchuan, a remote county cut off by landslides about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of the provincial capital, Chengdu. An advance squad of more than 30 People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops arrived at Wenchuan's Yingxiu township and rescued 300 injured residents, Xinhua news agency said. Only 2,000 were found alive in the town of 12,000, according to He Biao, a local official. "They could hear people under the debris calling for help, but no one...
Cyclone Death Toll rising
2008-05-13 11:31:00 Latest death toll from Myanmar Cyclone Nargis has rising, according to official New Light of Myanmar. Latest official figures are as follows:Death: 31,938Missing: 29,770Injury: 1,403Source: New Light of Myanmar (As of 13/05/08) Technorati Tags Death,Myanmar,Cyclone,Nargis
Myanmar: As The Cyclone Death Toll Soars, Why Aren?t Relief Efforts Bigger?
2008-05-13 00:00:00 Whether the cause is awareness of environmental issues, the slow government , the massive need for aid in the wake of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami or the grim situation in war-torn Darfur, over the past few years major disasters around the globe have elicited rapid, highly publicized responses. Celebrities ? tapping ...
By: Mp3 weblog
Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
2008-05-12 21:54:00 CHENGDU, China (AP) — One of the worst earthquakes to hit China in three decades killed nearly 9,000 people Monday, trapped about 900 students under the rubble of their school and caused a toxic chemical leak, state media reported. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated a hilly region of small cities and towns in central China. The official ...
By: Latest News
Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
2008-05-12 20:12:00 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
Toll Free Number 1-800-COMPANY Sells for $10 Million
2008-05-12 16:00:00 The toll free number, 1-800-COMPANY, was acquired today by a document filing company that forms corporations, LLCs and trusts for $10 million. The associated website that promotes the company’s services, www.1800company.com, was recently launched as well. The acquiring party is associated with Companies Incorporated (www.companiesinc.com) a corporation and LLC formation service that started business in 1977. ...
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
2008-05-11 17:59:00 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Red Cross boat carrying rice and drinking water for cyclone victims sank Sunday, while the death toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was carrying supplies for more than 1,000 people and was the first Red Cross shipment to ...
By: Latest News
Death Toll from Cyclone Nargis
2008-05-08 12:11:00 According to Myanmar Official Newspaper "New Light of Myanmar" on 8th May, here is the official figure of casualties from Cyclone Nargis.Death: 22980Injury: 1383Lost: 42119 Technorati Tags Death,Myanmar,Cyclone,Nargis,Bu-rma
Burma death toll may exceed 100,000
2008-05-08 03:43:00 Wow. Just a quick post this morning before I go to work. From The Nation: Burma’s military government is under pressure to open its borders to more international help after a devastating cyclone that a US diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people. The numbers just keep getting higher. What a tragedy.
Death toll? soars in Myanmar
2008-05-08 00:35:00 YANGON, Myanmar - Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone.
By: Get rich
Death toll? soars in Myanmar
2008-05-08 00:35:00 YANGON, Myanmar - Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone.
By: Get rich
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