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...truth, though, the problem is deeper. Deploying copper wire telephone service to rural areas in West Africa is expensive, and the obvious source of money to do something like this is from toll call revenues. Slice toll call revenue by making phone calls cheaper and, on the one hand, more Ghanaians can afford to talk to their relatives overseas more often at Internet cafes; but on the other hand, more Ghanaians have to wait longer before they can have telephones in their home, or before wireless phone service can be deployed in their area...
...past four years, President George W. Bush has spewed forth a torrent of abominable policy, nearly all of it adversely affecting the college-aged generation. The most visibly dangerous policy for young Americans is the ever-rising death toll in an unnecessary war in Iraq. But we are also concerned that younger generations will not receive the benefits of social security and Medicare, and we worry that the spiraling national debt will substantially increase their tax burden. We take issue with Bush’s mortgaging of the environment in deference to corporate interests. And based on Bush?...
...meet E.U. human-rights standards (Poland joined the E.U. on May 1). The right-wing Law and Justice party submitted the motion following a series of high-profile murders. Surveys show that 77% of Poles support the death penalty for the most serious crimes. Mining Tragedy CHINA The death toll from a gas explosion in a coal mine in central Henan province continued to rise, with 77 confirmed fatalities and hopes fading of finding any of the 71 missing alive. China's mining industry is notoriously dangerous; 4,153 miners were killed in the first nine months of this year...
...Just because rowing is such a grueling sport, it can really take a toll on you not just physically but emotionally and spiritually,” he says. “I feel like I draw my strength from my relationship with God. If I didn’t have that relationship, I don’t think I would be able to do it and make it in the sport...
...this Red Sox celebration came after the seven-game American League Championship Series (ALCS) had already taken its toll on academic life...