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...stairs. Floors and walls collapsed, the lights went off, and the family found itself trapped beneath the rubble. Relatives from a nearby town spent eight desperate hours digging them out with their hands. "It was a miracle we all survived," says Nasima. Many people didn't: the official death count in the area reached 500 last week, and as soldiers and international relief organizations moved in to clear the debris, the overall toll was expected to climb to 1,300, United Nations relief officials said on Friday...
...also inflation-proof—something no other investment can guarantee. While many low-income individuals rely on Social Security exclusively when they cease to work, that was not the intention of the program. It was to be a supplement—but something the retired person could count on. The lack of risk was matched by the comparative modesty of Social Security payments. This is neither left-wing nor right-wing dogma: just good social policy...
...American people, let us not allow ourselves to be misled by those who advocate shortcuts to Utopia or fantastic financial schemes.” That was true then. It is true today. In this age of insecurity, Americans of all ages need to know that they can always count on Social Security, both today and in the future...
...been a 41% increase in the number of Catholics (from 757 million in 1978 to 1.09 billion in 2003). Africa has seen the most rapid growth, a 168% jump in members. Similarly, while the overall number of diocesan priests rose a mere 2.5% during the Pope's reign, that count in Africa went...
...digital home," each of which will focus on different ways consumers use technology. Yet analysts have not stopped being skittish about the company's future. "They need to get their road map stabilized," says Kevin Krewell, editor in chief of Microprocessor Report,a trade magazine. "People in the industry count on Intel to know where it's going. If it swings wildly around, the market gets nervous...