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...place since 1965, it was only after that disaster that Indian Ocean nations developed one of their own. As many as 95% of tsunamis are local, Kong says, striking within an hour of the earthquake - the 2004 disaster included. That time frame gives community members little time to react - even if they are aware of the danger...
...suffering, antibiotics to treat dangerous secondary infections like pneumonia, and real-time communications to spread the word. Soon we will almost certainly have a vaccine as well. We're living through an unprecedented opportunity for civilization - a chance to pre-empt a catastrophic pandemic influenza rather than just react...
...members of your lodge react when you told them you were writing a book? I didn't really go out of my way to publicize that I was doing it because I didn't want any undue attention. I didn't want people saying "Write about this" or "Don't write about this." I did discuss the book with a few people from my lodge, and while I was writing it, I had a number of Masons look it over to make sure I wasn't putting my foot in my mouth...
...Deputy Foreign Minister declined to comment on how Islamabad would react in the event of sanctions or tougher forms of pressure on Iran. Instead, Islamabad's focus remains on an "enhanced level of engagement" that can draw Iranian support for Pakistan's "energy, trade and communications" sectors. The new relationship with Iran has already seen a 28% rise in trade, according to Deputy Minister Khan, and with chronic shortages of electricity supply, Islamabad is eagerly awaiting the construction of a decades-old proposed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline - plans for which remain doubtful...
...market in China. While smart phones occupy just 10% of the Chinese mobile market now, that will jump to as high as 30% next year, Zhang says. Apple's model may take time to expand its market share, but it has already forced wireless giants like China Mobile to react. In July the world's largest mobile carrier said it was developing its own smart phones using software based on the Android operating system and manufactured by Dell, Philips and Samsung. If you want to know the system's inspiration - and competition - you need only look at its name...