Ghanaian Nurses An Endangered Species
- May
- 27
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The Ghanaian nurse is like an endangered species bound for extinction.
Nurses in Ghana have so many ‘natural’ enemies to contend with and they do not seem to have the ability or the strength to fend these threats off.
Their numbers in the country is dwindling fast to the detriment of the overall health sector, and the [...]
Blast Victim Gas Leak Probe
- May
- 17
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Detectives investigating the blast in Stanley Road, Harrow, north London, on May 7 think it was caused by a gas leak, Scotland Yard said.
Police had linked the explosion to a substance poured through the letterbox of number 21 but this has now been ruled out as a cause.
Earlier, the sister of bomb blast victim Charlotte [...]
Capello Vows To Live Up To Fa Expectations
- May
- 7
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England coach Fabio Capello believes he will be able to meet the Football Association’s demand to see the national team reach at least the semi-finals of the next World Cup or Euro 2012.
The English FA revealed their vision for the next four years on Tuesday in a wide-ranging 52-page document which set out a number [...]
Elderly often crime targets
- April
- 27
John Hopkins geriatrician Dr. Robert Burton has heard far too many stories like that of Nancy Schmidt, the 74-year-old woman who was attacked in her Remington home this week.
“I think older people are particularly vulnerable to crime …” Burton said, ticking off horror story after horror story of patients he has known who have been [...]
Microsoft, Novell Tag-Team Against Chinese Distros
- April
- 25
The Other Players
Currently, the major Linux players in the China market are home-grown Red Flag; Hong Kong-based Sun Wah Linux; Japanese player TurboLinux; and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) .
Of the other players, only TurboLinux has joined Microsoft’s Interop Vendor Alliance, which seeks to help vendors insure interoperability between their applications and Microsoft’s; the rest remain [...]
Avaya’s Jim Smith on the Advantages of SIP in the Call Center
- April
- 25
Question: You’ve positioned the announcement as allowing companies to offer “faster service with a personal touch.” Can you explain what you mean by “personal touch”?
Jim Smith: Customers interact with businesses for a variety of reasons. They could be seeking information, shopping for a new service, trying to solve a problem, seeking an update, exploring additional [...]
INSIGHTSA Busy Week by the Bay
- April
- 25
This last might seem surprising in light of NetSuite’s announcement that it was offering new enterprise capabilities for its target customer base. Specifically, the company said it now has fifty companies using its solution to run companies that operate in multiple countries with different currencies and accounting rules, so this was more than an [...]
Trolleys zipping on U.S. 1792?
- April
- 21
Trolleys have been discussed as part of talks about how to redevelop the highway into a corridor of high-density, mixed-use development. The idea is in its infancy. And trolleys might not even be the final product, Metsopoulos said. The vehicles could be something like the Lymmo buses in downtown Orlando. [...]
Thieves prey on ambulance gear
- April
- 20
A Howick ambulance has lost valuable equipment after a smash and grab raid in Manukau.
The incident happened while the ambulance was parked at Manukau ambulance station.
A front window was smashed and an electronic road mapping system used to help ambulances locate seriously ill and injured patients was taken.
The communications centre has a good range of [...]
