Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Dale Ogden, a 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews reporter Mike Morales about his platform.
Ogden is a member of the United States’ Libertarian Party.
Building collapses, leaving four dead in Hong Kong
Monday, February 1, 2010
A decades-old building collapsed along Ma Tau Wai Road in Hong Kong at about 1:30pm on Friday, local time. That building was located at 45J, Ma Tau Wai Road in Hung Hom. A shop on its ground floor was undergoing renovations when the building collapsed. The street was full of dust afterwards. Firefighters arrived at the scene to search survivors and they asked residents in the buildings nearby to evacuate the area. Those buildings included 45G and 45H.
Chief Executive Donald Tsang called for an investigation into the cause of the building collapse. He aimed at preventing similar incidents. The government required all old buildings with similar structures to undergo inspection, according to Secretary for Development Carrie Lam.
The government has confirmed that four people were dead in the incident. Rescue efforts ended on Saturday morning when the government confirmed that no one was missing. Lam visited the scene on Saturday afternoon and sought advice from the police and Buildings Department. The police has started its investigation into the incident. Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung said that the government would do its best to meet the victims’ needs.
The collapsed building was more than 50 years old. The government had inspected its five-storey structure before the incident and had ordered repairs. After the tragedy, the government announced that it would inspect buildings older than 50 years in one month. The government has restricted access to buildings at 45G and 45H as they were in danger.
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Best Entry Level Telecommuting Jobs
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There are many telecommuting jobs available in the area of telephone customer service. Compared to many positions, they are easier to get, because many of them provide on-the-job-training and require little experience. Most of theses companies offer flexible hours, and usually require between a twelve and forty hour workweek. Some even offer benefits. Other companies consider you an independent business owner or contractor.
When considering a telephone customer service job, you should have a separate phone line for business purposes, a headset phone and possibly a high-speed internet connection (depending on the company, some require this).
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There are two basic types of phone customer service positions: inbound and outbound. If you have an inbound position, you are waiting for calls to be transferred to you by the company that are initiated by the customer. In outbound service, you are given a list of customers to call. These are pre-existing customers, instead of cold calling.
Alpine Access is one company that hires inbound customer service employees. They provide customer service via phone, e-mail and chats. They require any prospective employees to have high speed internet, a landline and a phone with a headset. They do pay every two weeks (average of $9 an hour) by direct deposit and offer benefits after three months. They are only hiring in a few states, despite being a telecommuting position, so be sure to check if the opportunity is available in your state.
Customer Loyalty Concepts hires outbound phone customer service employees. They focus on two main types of business: newspaper subscriptions (renewals) and business-to-business sales, with the goal of increasing the client base. They require employees to have unlimited long distance phone service, but provide training (they have a special dialing system so the calls dont go on your bill). They pay every other week by check or direct deposit (direct deposit available after 90 days). They do provide paid training, starting at $7 an hour, with the potential to make $11 an hour. CLC does not currently hire in all states, but they do not list all the states in which they do hire.
Liveops is in inbound customer service job, but you are considered an independent agent or business owner, as opposed to an employee. As a Liveop agent, you will receive calls from customers wanting help with Liveop services. Pay is based on actual talk time on the phones, averaging from $7 to $10 an hour, in addition to bonuses and incentives. Agents are paid twice a month, by check or direct deposit. While there is no start-up fee, there is a $30 fee for background check. Liveops hires in the forty-eight contiguous states.
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Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars.
Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list.
Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance Bureau of Canada said “The Civics are easy targets.”
Dubin said that once stolen, the cars are most often sold to “chop shops” where thieves completely dismantle the vehicles. The automobile’s individual parts are worth more than the entire car.
The sheer numbers of the cars and their lack of theft deterrent systems make them thieves’ preferred choices.
1999 and 2000 Honda Civics do not come with an electronic immobilizer, however all Hondas from 2001 and onward are equipped with an immobilizer. Immobilizers will be mandatory on all new cars sold beginning September 2007. The devices enable an engine computer to recognize an electronic code in the key. If the code in the key and the engine don’t match exactly, the vehicle can’t be started.
In third place was the 2004 Subaru Impreza, while the 1999 Acura Integra came in fourth, with the 1994 Honda Civic rounding out the top five.
In sixth place, the 1998 Acura Integra, and the 1993 Dodge Shadow completed seventh.
When asked why early model vehicles are selected, he said that, “auto thieves continue to find it easier to steal older vehicles lacking an IBC-approved immobilizer. We’ve seen this trend developing for several years, and these results confirm it.”
Another Honda automobile, the 1996 year model Civic filled eighth place, with the 2000 German Audi TT Quattro in ninth.
The American 1996 Chevrolet/GMC Blazer rounded out the top ten.
None of the above cars had an electronic immobilizer.
Get The Most For Your Money With Rental Management Assistance In Tulsa, Oklahoma
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If you are a property owner of one or more houses, it would be very beneficial to seek out rental management assistance in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you already have your properties rented, you know the burden of responsibility that is required in managing your property alone. Without assistance in managing your property, you will be the sole person responsible for handling the maintenance, accounting, rent, tenants, and more.
To help make managing your properties more simple, there are many rental management companies recognized by the Oklahoma state government designed with the benefits of the property owner in mind. These companies will manage almost every detail of your property, putting you in the position to be able to simply sit at one place and manage the few details left.
Management Assistance for AnyoneAssistance in rental management will also allow you to reap the highest profits from your properties. The professionals from these companies are trained to follow the market trends in real estate and are licensed to treat each customer with the highest quality of service. They know how to get you the most out of your investments, whether you are looking into buying new properties or renting properties that you already own. Even if you are looking for assistance in managing your own rent or mortgage payments and you need a simple solution to help you overcome your financial burdens, there is a rental management company designed to help you.
First Time BuyersIf you are looking for property to buy in Tulsa for the first time, you will absolutely benefit from getting professional assistance. Licensed professionals in rental management are trained to follow important market trends around the area and can find you the best property for you budget in the location of your choice. They will make many options available to you that you never would have found if you were searching for property on your own.
Find the Company for YouBefore you hire a professional to assist you in managing your property needs, do some research on which companies offer the best services to match your requirements. Whether you are looking for assistance in managing a single property or multiple units, looking to buy property for the first time, searching for a tenant to lease a property to, or simply getting assistance in payments on your property, there is a management company in Tulsa designed to suit your needs.
You will want to do some background research once you have found a company that is offering the services you seek. You want to find out if they have a reputable reputation with agencies such as the Better Business Bureau and that they are up to date on all of their required licenses for the services they provide. There are many trustworthy companies in the Tulsa area looking to assist you today.
‘Top Model’ winner CariDee English on her modeling career and her battle with psoriasis
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Since winning the reality television series America’s Next Top Model in December 2006, CariDee English, a small-town girl from Fargo, North Dakota, was plucked from relative obscurity to be the new look for CoverGirl Cosmetics, the newest fresh face on the cover of Seventeen, and affiliated with the largest modeling agency in the world, Elite Model Management.
However, she feels her greatest accomplishment is being the spokeswoman for the National Psoriasis Foundation, in which she is a motivational speaker and gives encouragement to psoriasis sufferers. CariDee has even lobbied in Congress for the passage of a bill which would ask the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Institute of Medicine to increase spending on finding a cure for psoriasis. You can read more about her role with the National Psoriasis Foundation here.
Wikinews reporter Mike Halterman sat down and talked with CariDee earlier in the week to discuss her own issues with psoriasis, how she has helped other sufferers in her role as spokeswoman for the Foundation, as well as what it’s like to be a new model in New York City and her thoughts on how the fashion industry operates today.
This is the second in a series of articles with America’s Next Top Model contestants. Articles will be published sporadically.
Common Sense Advisory announces size of worldwide translation and localization market and ranking of top 20 language services companies
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Common Sense Advisory, Inc., an independent business globalization, internationalization, and localization and translation research and consulting firm, announces the release of its list of the top 20 language service providers (LSPs) and its estimate of the size of worldwide translation and software localization market. The list, which includes Lionbridge (LIOX) and L-3/Titan (LLL) is based on the firm’s Human Delivered Service Company (HDSC) Index, a sophisticated assessment model that evaluates the business fundamentals, market strength, and service offerings of companies that depend on people to produce most of their revenue. The ranking of translation companies reflects recent industry mergers and acquisitions including Lionbridge’s acquisition of Bowne Global Solutions, a unit of Bowne & Co, (BNE).
Common Sense Advisory also estimates the current worldwide translation and localization market at US$ 8.8 billion, reaching a total of US$ 12 billion in 2010. “This figure is particularly relevant at a time where the market seems to be entering a new wave of consolidation,” comments analyst Renato Beninatto.
Explains Common Sense Advisory founder and CEO, Donald A. DePalma, “Many language services companies want to get bigger. Our certification model lets us benchmark one company against comparable language services firms, against offshore providers providing a full range of engineering and localization offerings, and against the service firms that make up our own innovative HDSC Index. This information is valuable to any procurement department – not to mention to any LSP thinking about where it fits in the marketplace relative to its competitors.”
Ranking of Top 20 Translation Companies is now available for free download.
Airbus launches world’s largest passenger plane
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Toulouse, FRANCE — In a ceremony attended by several European political leaders and 5,000 VIP guests, Airbus unveiled plans for the A380, a twin-deck aircraft that can carry up to 840 people in all-economy class (550 for a Boeing 747), or 555 people in typical three mixed classes layout.
The new aircraft will take the world’s-largest title away from rival Boeing’s 747. Boeing’s upcoming new design, the 7e7, does not attempt to compete directly with the A380 but instead is aimed at a more efficient and comfortable flight at 200-250 seats.
Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard stated that he expected sales of the aircraft to exceed the 250 required for the project to break even. To date, 149 confirmed orders for the aircraft have been received. Airbus has hopes that sales will exceed 700. The company is currently in talks with China regarding possible sales there.
The first test flight of the aircraft may take place as early as March, and the first commercial flight is expected to take off in mid-2006 from Singapore’s Changi Airport.
British and American airline Virgin Atlantic has purchased six of these aeroplanes and intend to fit them with gyms and bars as well as seats.
Making Your First Move Away From Home
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When you finally decide you want or need to move, you ve taken the first step to making it happen. Life is continuously changing and so you need to move with it, to be able to keep up. At different stages of your life you will find you may need to upsize or downsize your home. We are talking about your first move, one which most young people make at some stage of their life.
This can usually be to step out on your own, to take on the responsibility of work, become independent and start a new part of your life. It can be a move because of a new job or starting tertiary education or maybe just to move in with friends. Whatever the reason it can be a very exciting time, and so make sure that you will have what you need for your new place, and check that there will be enough room for all your belongings.
There are a few important things to take into account with your first move and these are, firstly to ensure the new place will accommodate your furniture, secondly organize all the things you want to take and those you want to leave behind that may cause clutter, and thirdly use a reputable removalist company that have good customer service, at a reasonable cost.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST MOVE
When you re young and taking that first step to leave home, the good thing is, you can get a lot of help from family and friends. They can help with the sorting and packing and then when you get to the new place they can help with the unpacking and putting away. Of course when it comes to the heavy lifting of the larger items, you need to choose the right removalist company. The right movers are the key to making the transition done properly. You may have accumulated many things, some of them from when you were very young. There may be some sentimental treasures you want to take with you, which you will want to pack yourself. It s important to have all you are going to need, so if you have taken measurements of the new place it will help ensure the furniture will fit. Making a list of the furniture will keep you organized. When enlisting the help of the furniture removalists, it s important to communicate exactly what you need including organising the day and time and the amount of furniture to be moved.
CHALLENGES INVOLVED
If you ve decided to move out with your friends, to step out on your own you will probably be feeling excited and anxious at the same time. You will be looking forward to the change of being able to live with your friends or even different people. This can also be quite challenging as there will be a lot of different things you will need to get accustomed to. Being independent means having to fend for yourself, so there is more work involved. Learning to take on new responsibilities can have its ups and downs, but this is a learning curve and helps you to find your feet. Apart from setting up your new home and settling in to your new space, you need to organize timetables for work and university. This will make sure you get off to a smooth start.
If you have chosen a removalist company such as Quick pick movers, you can rest assured they will get the job done. They are professionals in their field and have had years moving experience. Quick pick movers will talk to you to make sure that all the details of the move are determined from the onset and that you are happy and satisfied with the move. Their movers will help you from the start to the end. They will make sure all your items and packed and wrapped carefully and they will move the furniture to truck using special equipment if needed. Their help will make your move a breeze, and before you know it you will be in your new place. Melbourne is a great city which offers many opportunities and is also a great place to have a lot of fun. So when you have settled into you re new place, you can make a day to go out with your friends and enjoy the freedom, or invite your family or friends over and celebrate your move.
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