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Indian cos prefer face-to-face meetings over social networking Press Trust of India / New Delhi Mar 09, 2012, 19:00 IST

Social networking sites might be catching the public's imagination but Indian companies still feel face-to-face meeting will be the most effective way to lure customers in the next two to three years, says a survey.

A study by global workspace provider Regus, conducted among over 600 senior business managers, has found that a majority of companies (62%) in India believe face-to-face networking will be the most effective way to find new customers over the next two to three years.

"Face-to-face networking remains the top new business technique, despite a 10% fall over the previous period ... The rise and rise of business social media networks mean that today they are as essential a tool to finding new customers as face-to-face interaction," Regus Global Director (Product and Business Development) Andre Sharpe noted.

However, the increasing importance of professional social networking sites such as BranchOut, Viadeo and Xing stands out in the research, also witnessed by increasing user volumes, with LinkedIn having reached more than 135 million members.

Interestingly, small businesses (65%) believe that face-to-face networking will be key to recruiting customers over the next three years, compared to only 57 of large businesses.

Besides, 59% of respondents also declare online advertising to be one of the top channels to find new customers in the next three years, up from 49% in the previous three years.

Attending trade exhibitions (46%) and public speaking at key events (34%) are also regarded as significant tools for future customer recruitment, the survey noted.

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HIV/AIDS, the most publicized deadly virus is fast becoming a national calamity, as it spreads throughout the political subdivisions of Liberia.

By All Account, the virus is endangering the lives of thousands, especially the youth population from which much is expected in terms of national development.

As WE SPEAK, hundreds of people either consciously or unconsciously have fallen prey to the deadly HIV/AIDS virus. In some clinics and hospitals in Liberia, diagnosed HIV/AIDS infections are apparently dominating the report.

AT GANTA, PHEBE, CATHOLIC, ELWA Hospitals and the Government Hospital in Buchanan, reports of HIV/AIDS diagnoses are very disturbing. At these various hospitals, HIV/AIDS diagnoses are being made on a daily basis, with nearly 20% of those tested proven positive.

TRUTHFULLY, THE HIV/AIDS infections' rate is multiplying across the country. Death rate in relation to the virus is seemingly high although some people ignorantly associate it(death rate) with "witchcraft activities" and "African Science".

NO DOUBT, the children, young and the elderly are sufferers of this deadly disease.

IN SEVERAL HOSPITALS and Clinics across the country, the conditions of HIV/AIDS sufferers are bad. Some of the victims, with absolutely no hope of survival, whimper for death. Often associated with pain and frustration, the virus is by all account a threat to humanity.

WITH THESE CANDID analysis and coupled with our desire to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS virus in the country, we will, like in our previous editorials, call on the Government of Liberia, United Nations and all HIV/AIDS crusaders to join the campaign aimed at fighting this killer disease.

WE BELIEVE, the fight against this killer disease will achieve its desired objectives once we all work collectively.

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by Jacqueline Quynh

KTVB.COM

Posted on May 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM

Updated today at 4:11 PM

BOISE-- Mosquitoes can not only be annoying, they can also carry potentially deadly illnesses.

Case in point: the summer of 2006 when 23 people in Idaho died in connection with the West Nile virus. Experts say while 2012's wet spring doesn't guarantee a bumper crop of 'skeeters' here in Idaho, they caution folks to be on the lookout.

Why?

At least one case of West Nile Virus has already shown up in Pennsylvania. Now, national experts say the East Coast could see its worst mosquito season in decades due to 2012's unusual weather patterns.

Will mosquitoes 'suck' here in Idaho?

According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, it may be difficult to predict a potential rise in cases of West Nile virus here in Idaho. However, department spokesman Tom Shanahan says everyone should be prepared to deal with an outbreak because conditions could be favorable for a rise in the mosquito population.

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In the Odessa City Council today, 29 may, a meeting of the Commission on the implementation of the program the preservation and development of the Russian language in Odessa, correspondent BakuToday the press-service of the City Council.

According to the information provided, in the meeting, in addition to the members of the Commission, was attended by chiefs of profile departments of Odessa City Council, representatives of public organizations, Deputy of Odessa City Council, representatives of the Consulate-General of Russia in Odessa and the teachers of the Russian language and CENTERS them. I.i. Mechnikov. During the meeting, members discussed the conduct of activities in the framework of the International Festival the great Russian word in the city of Odessa. Press Service recalled that Grand Russian word is an International Festival every year, for the sixth time in Crimea. Delegation from Odessa traditionally takes part in it. This year, at the initiative of the Commission on the implementation of the program the preservation and development of the Russian language in Odessa, chaired by the Deputy of Odessa City Council Alexey Kosmina the Festival for the first time will take place in Odessa.

Within the framework of the International Festival the great Russian word 5 June will take place round table the preservation and development of the Russian language: problems and prospects, with the participation of deputies of city councils of South of Ukraine, representatives of the Ministry of education and science, youth and sport, as well as a forum for young researchers-rusistov, which will be attended by more than 100 people from different cities of Ukraine of more than 15 areas. Organizers stressed that the Forum is purely scientific and educational nature.

In all events happening in our city to the day of Russian literature, will be attended by writers, poets, writers from Russia and Ukraine, which will arrive in Odessa with Literary expedition project implemented within the framework of the inter-State programme of cultural cooperation between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Expedition, in which more than 70 people from Russia and Ukraine, 4 June arrival in Odessa. As coordinator of the expedition Nelya Fazlova, this is an unprecedented project of cultural cooperation of Russia and Ukraine, aimed at building a common intellectual and cultural space of Russia and Ukraine, acquaintance with modern trends in Russian, Ukrainian and World Science and culture, the support and cooperation of intellectuals and the general public of our countries.

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Smart young people from across the nation compete to become the next National Spelling Bee champion. Above, Lori Anne Madison of Lake Ridge, Va. is the youngest-ever contestant in the National Spelling Bee.

By msnbc.com staff and NBC News

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- "W-i-t-t-i-c-i-s-m." And with that word, correctly spelled byKevin Lazenby, 13, of Opelika, Ala., the85th National Spelling Bee got under way on Wednesday morning.

Each of the 278 participants spells two wordsduring the day's preliminary rounds, and their scores will be combined with their scores from a 50-word computer test they took Tuesday to determine the field of no more than 50 semifinalists, The Associated Press reported. You can follow along with the day's rounds here.

This year's contest included the bee's youngest speller ever: 6-year-old Lori Anne Madison of Lake Ridge, Va. Lori Anne, speller No. 269, correctly spelled "dirigible" during her turn just before noon Wednesday. The Washington Post reported that she asked for a definition, got the word right and quickly took her seat.

But she misspelled "ingluvies" during the third round later that afternoon. Ingluvies means the craw or crop of birds; Lori Anne provided the spelling e-n-g-l-u-v-i-e-s. The error does not eliminate her from the bee but will count toward her final score of the day, which will determine whether she moves on to the semifinals.

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