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TEACHER:    Why are you late? STUDENT:     Class started before I got here. ——————————————————– TEACHER:    Maria, go to the map and find North America    .  MARIA:         Here it  is.  TEACHER:   Correct.  Now class, who discovered   America ?  CLASS:         Maria.  ____________________________________    TEACHER:    John, … Continue reading →

Posted on December 12, 2011 by matson | Leave a comment

Phillipines: A New Capital of Call Centers

Posted on November 27, 2011 by matson

Jes Aznar for The New York Times People Support workers in Makati City, near Manila. About 400,000 Filipinos work in call centers, roughly 50,000 more than in India. MANILA — Americans calling the customer service lines of their airlines, phone … Continue reading →

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Kindle Fire Review: 5 Things Amazon’s New Tablet Is Missing

Posted on November 26, 2011 by matson

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool As early adopters crack open their Kindle Fires this month, the rest of the country is watching. Is Amazon.com’s (AMZN) new $199 gadget as good as the $499 iPad 2 or the $249 … Continue reading →

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US apologises to APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking incident…

Posted on November 14, 2011 by matson

                US apologises to APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking incident See photo NEW DELHI: The US has apologised to former President APJ Abdul Kalam for subjecting him to frisking at New York’s JFK … Continue reading →

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Rena officers face new charges

Posted on November 5, 2011 by matson

Two senior officers from the Rena, the cargo ship grounded on a New Zealand reef for almost a month, are to face further charges, the country’s shipping authority has announced, ifw-net reports. The Rena caused New Zealand’s worst environmental crisis … Continue reading →

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Piracy: Sailors freed from hijacked Algerian ship

Posted on November 5, 2011 by matson

Somali pirates holding an Algerian bulk carrier since January 1 freed the 25 crewmen being held hostage on Thursday, the foreign ministry said.”It is with great joy and profound relief that we announce the release this morning of the 25 … Continue reading →

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The World’s 25 Best Multinational Workplaces

Posted on November 5, 2011 by matson

Ben Baden, On Saturday 29 October 2011, 2:49 NZDT Employees have spoken, and three technology companies took the top spots in a new survey of the best multinational workplaces: Microsoft, software-maker SAS, and data-storage company NetApp. The Great Place to … Continue reading →

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Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer sentenced to jail for spot-fixing

Posted on November 5, 2011 by matson

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment for spot-fixing. Mohammad Asif was sentenced to one year concurrent jail term. Mohammad Aamer got six months in jail, while bookie Mazhar Majeed was sentenced to 2 years … Continue reading →

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‘Historic’ snowstorm slams US northeast

Posted on October 30, 2011 by matson

Mariano Andrade, AFP October 30, 2011, 2:13 pm Snow and icy rain have pelted the US east coast, sparking long airport delays and major power cuts as forecasters warned the rare October storm could dump up to a foot of … Continue reading →

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Shell, PetroChina May Ship Canadian LNG to Gain From Asia Prices

Posted on October 29, 2011 by matson

| Friday, 28 October 2011 13:00 Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, together with PetroChina Co. and Japanese and South Korean partners are examining plans to ship liquefied natural gas from Canada’s west coast to Asia.“This gives us … Continue reading →

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