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		<title>The Global Economic Crisis&#8217; Effects on Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The global recession prompted &#100;&#117;&#101; to &#115;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108; &#099;&#097;&#117;&#115;&#101;&#115; &#105;&#115; &#097; ghastly piece of news for &#101;&#097;&#099;&#104; &#097;&#110;&#100; &#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; business &#105;&#110; &#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; country throughout the world. The tendency adopted &#105;&#110; this recession by companies &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; pursuit to survive &#100;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103; the chaotic time &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#098;&#101; to enter into reviewing the headcount, &#097;&#115; well &#097;&#115; freezing the [...]]]></description>
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<p>The global recession prompted &#100;&#117;&#101; to &#115;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108; &#099;&#097;&#117;&#115;&#101;&#115; &#105;&#115; &#097; ghastly piece of news for &#101;&#097;&#099;&#104; &#097;&#110;&#100; &#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; business &#105;&#110; &#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; country throughout the world. The tendency adopted &#105;&#110; this recession by companies &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; pursuit to survive &#100;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103; the chaotic time &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#098;&#101; to enter into reviewing the headcount, &#097;&#115; well &#097;&#115; freezing the budget along &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; numerous cost reducing measures.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; possible that the growth of the company will &#098;&#101; stunted &#105;&#110; case you continue &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; the practice &#111;&#114; overreact to the whole situation. &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; seen &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; recession hitting the economy many of the internationally based business were enforced to reorganize &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; operations. This was &#109;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#108;&#121; &#100;&#111;&#110;&#101; by ceasing the functioning of the facilities of production. Millions of working people were required to quit &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; jobs &#100;&#117;&#101; to the ongoing crisis. The course of action adopted by the company &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#098;&#101; to come &#105;&#110; the forefront &#097;&#110;&#100; re-invent the proceeding of your company &#097;&#110;&#100; at the &#115;&#097;&#109;&#101; time think of procedures for global recovery.</p>
<p>The crisis &#105;&#115; faced by the business &#105;&#115; of &#103;&#114;&#101;&#097;&#116; magnitude. Businesses around the globe were hit so hard by the economic crisis that &#115;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108; businesses &#104;&#097;&#100; to seek monetary &#097;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#115;&#116;&#097;&#110;&#099;&#101; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; the government &#105;&#110; order to survive. &#115;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108; industries were &#105;&#110; jeopardy &#097;&#110;&#100; the others were facing the threat of bankruptcy. Practically for many monetary institutions &#105;&#116; was &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; floor has been swept off &#117;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; feet. &#097;&#110;&#100; &#097;&#115; &#097; conclusion the power if acquiring things by the public became feeble. The consumers were &#111;&#110;&#099;&#101; again were very conscious &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; the budget.</p>
<p>Almost &#097;&#108;&#108; people were forced to &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; decisions carefully when &#105;&#116; came to buying &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#097;&#115; everyone was clueless &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; when the recovery &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; recession will &#116;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#112;&#108;&#097;&#099;&#101;. The trends &#105;&#110; the market &#112;&#108;&#097;&#099;&#101; began to fluctuate along &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; the demand of &#118;&#097;&#114;&#105;&#111;&#117;&#115; products. &#097;&#108;&#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; &#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; business was affected by this global economic crisis &#098;&#117;&#116; the companies that were hard hit were the companies having large scale operation along &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#111;&#115;&#101; &#119;&#104;&#111; provide &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; services at high prices. The consumers are now turning to the businesses which render similar services at comparatively cheap prices.</p>
<p>Businesses that can survive this economic recession &#105;&#110; &#097; &#098;&#101;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#114; &#119;&#097;&#121; are basically small &#097;&#115; well &#097;&#115; medium scale industries. &#110;&#111;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#108;&#101;&#115;&#115;, &#105;&#116; &#100;&#111;&#101;&#115; not suggest that &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; are not hit by economic crisis. The difference primarily lies &#105;&#110; the fact that small &#097;&#115; well &#097;&#115; medium scale enterprises &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; comparatively undersized operations &#097;&#110;&#100; &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; the ability to maintain the operation &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; fewer revenues. Such business usually has streamline &#119;&#097;&#121; of operation which minimizes the total effect of the global crisis for survival.</p>
<p>The time span required by the international economy to recover &#105;&#115; long &#097;&#115; the magnitude of the crisis &#105;&#115; large. Nations will &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; to strive hard to restructure &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; economy. What &#105;&#115; &#102;&#117;&#114;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; &#105;&#110; store for &#117;&#115; &#105;&#115; hazy &#097;&#110;&#100; the lucid picture &#105;&#115; still to emerge. &#104;&#111;&#119;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;, &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; hoped that businesses will retain &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; normal position &#111;&#110;&#099;&#101; again.</p>
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		<title>How can I ensure relief donations for Haiti are used most directly and effectively for those in need?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to donate for Haiti relief. Which Haiti relief organization offers best return per dollar to victims &#097;&#110;&#100; those in need? &#104;&#111;&#119; can I ensure my donation funds are implemented most effectively? &#097;&#110;&#100; which humanitarian aid organization gives the highest percentage to program services? If you are Canadian, go &#116;&#104;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#103;&#104; CBC, then the government [...]]]></description>
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<p>I want to donate for Haiti relief. Which Haiti relief organization offers best return per dollar to victims &#097;&#110;&#100; those in need? &#104;&#111;&#119; can I ensure my donation funds are implemented most effectively? &#097;&#110;&#100; which humanitarian aid organization gives the highest percentage to program services?</p>
<p>If you are Canadian, go &#116;&#104;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#103;&#104; CBC, then the government doubles it &#097;&#110;&#100; CBC gives it to &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114; organization &#110;&#101;&#101;&#100;&#115; it most.<br /> Otherwise, I&#039;m &#110;&#111;&#116; quite sure.</p>
<p> edit: just noticed &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; username, so it &#115;&#101;&#101;&#109;&#115; unlikely you&#039;&#114;&#101; Canadian. Sorry!</p>
<p>Well, &#098;&#121; reading the fine print &#097;&#110;&#100; &#097;&#115;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; questions.&#105;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; is &#097; phone number you can &#099;&#097;&#108;&#108;, you can &#112;&#114;&#111;&#098;&#097;&#098;&#108;&#121; ask such questions, &#105;&#102; it is &#097; live operator.</p>
<p>connect &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; RED CROSS</p>
<p>If you want to donate to kids, then it will be Unicef. &#105;&#102; it&#039;s all, then it&#039;s Red Cross.</p>
<p>I was &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; in same confusion. When I heard the news &#111;&#102; earthquake in Haiti was &#097; 7.0 in magnitude &amp; many lives &amp; families are destroyed then I was totally shocked &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; such damage.</p>
<p> I &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; wanted to donate for Haiti &amp; in search &#111;&#102; &#097;&#110;&#121; reliable source &#119;&#104;&#111; can effectively works for the Haiti relief donation. I &#102;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; &#097; &#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; reliable &amp; safe way to Donate-For-Haiti.I &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; contribute to &#116;&#104;&#101;&#109; &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; my donation to &#104;&#101;&#108;&#112; Haiti &#097;&#116; their time &#111;&#102; ample need.<br /> Contribute &amp; Pray for Haitians.</p>
<p>Just donate &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; money to &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; local homeless shelter, or local food pantry then you know it is going to the &#099;&#111;&#114;&#114;&#101;&#099;&#116; &#112;&#108;&#097;&#099;&#101;. The US has homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, &#097;&#110;&#100; mentally ill without treatment &#8211; &#097;&#110;&#100; &#121;&#101;&#116; &#119;&#101; &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; &#097; benefit for the people &#111;&#102; Haiti &#111;&#110; 12 TV stations raising &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114; $57 million! I think &#119;&#101; &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#104;&#101;&#108;&#112; our own &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116;. Don&#039;t get &#109;&#101; &#119;&#114;&#111;&#110;&#103; I think it&#039;s &#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; sad what happened to those people &#098;&#117;&#116; did Haiti rally together for hurricane Katrina or 9/11?</p>
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		<title>Gov.-Gen. tells Haitians they &apos;are not alone&apos;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean &#111;&#110; Monday called &#116;&#104;&#101; destruction &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; town where &#115;&#104;&#101; was born &#8220;unbelievable,&#8221; &#98;&#117;&#116; expressed optimism &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; Haitian people can rebuild their quake-shattered country. &#8220;We are &#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; today &#116;&#111; &#116;&#101;&#108;&#108; you &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; Haitians are not alone,&#8221; Jean told reporters &#97;&#116; a news conference &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Haitian President Rene Preval. [...]]]></description>
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<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean &#111;&#110; Monday called &#116;&#104;&#101; destruction &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; town where &#115;&#104;&#101; was born &#8220;unbelievable,&#8221; &#98;&#117;&#116; expressed optimism &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; Haitian people can rebuild their quake-shattered country.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are &#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; today &#116;&#111; &#116;&#101;&#108;&#108; you &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; Haitians are not alone,&#8221; Jean told reporters &#97;&#116; a news conference &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Haitian President Rene Preval.</p>
<p>The Governor-General&#8217;s remarks came as &#115;&#104;&#101; kicked &#111;&#102;&#102; a two-day trip &#116;&#111; Haiti &#116;&#111; offer &#104;&#101;&#114; support for Haitians &#97;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; Canadians assisting &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; relief effort.</p>
<p>After being greeted &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; airport &#98;&#121; Preval, Jean travelled &#98;&#121; helicopter &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; National Palace, where &#115;&#104;&#101; met &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Haitian president &#97;&#110;&#100; Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s as &#105;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; city &#104;&#97;&#115; &#98;&#101;&#101;&#110; bombarded. &#116;&#104;&#101; magnitude of destruction is unbelievable,&#8221; &#115;&#97;&#105;&#100; Jean, adding &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#115;&#104;&#101; was anxious &#97;&#110;&#100; impatient ahead of &#116;&#104;&#101; trip.</p>
<p>&#8220;The images &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#119;&#101; received &#105;&#110; Canada &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; disaster were just unbearable, &#98;&#117;&#116; &#97;&#108;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#121; what I &#115;&#101;&#101; is people &#114;&#101;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#121; trying &#116;&#111; overcome &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#105;&#110;&#99;&#114;&#101;&#100;&#105;&#98;&#108;&#101; ordeal. I was amazed &#116;&#111; &#115;&#101;&#101; &#104;&#111;&#119; many people were &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; streets.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Governor-General &#115;&#97;&#105;&#100; Canada is ready &#116;&#111; support &#116;&#104;&#101; reconstruction &#112;&#108;&#97;&#110; developed &#98;&#121; &#116;&#104;&#101; Haitian government.</p>
<p>&#8220;There was a &#112;&#108;&#97;&#110;, &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; was a national strategy ready for sustainable development &#97;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#111; fight poverty &#105;&#110; Haiti. &#97;&#110;&#100; I believe &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#97;&#108;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#121;, &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#103;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; circumstances &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; changed &#97;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; situation is &#109;&#111;&#114;&#101; difficult &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; it was a year &#97;&#103;&#111;, &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; is &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101;,&#8221; &#115;&#104;&#101; &#115;&#97;&#105;&#100;.</p>
<p>&#8220;I believe it is feasible (to rebuild). It takes vision. Haiti&#8217;s not alone. We&#8217;ve heard Canada &#115;&#97;&#121; it &#97;&#110;&#100; we&#8217;ve heard &#116;&#104;&#101; international community &#115;&#97;&#121; it, &#97;&#110;&#100; &#119;&#101; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; support &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#112;&#108;&#97;&#110;.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Jan. 12 quake left &#109;&#111;&#114;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; 200,000 people dead &#97;&#110;&#100; &#109;&#111;&#114;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; a million homeless. Although &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; &#98;&#101;&#101;&#110; small signs of progress &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; almost two months &#115;&#105;&#110;&#99;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; disaster, many of &#116;&#104;&#101; capital&#8217;s residents continue &#116;&#111; take refuge &#105;&#110; makeshift tent cities.</p>
<p>The Canadian government &#104;&#97;&#115; allocated $555 million &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114; five years &#105;&#110; aid for Haiti, &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; it &#116;&#104;&#101; second largest recipient of Canadian foreign aid, after Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Since &#116;&#104;&#101; quake, &#116;&#104;&#101; government &#104;&#97;&#115; pledged &#97;&#108;&#115;&#111; &#116;&#111; match &#97;&#116; least $128 million &#105;&#110; individual donations &#116;&#111; &#97;&#110; earthquake relief fund.</p>
<p>Jean was born &#105;&#110; Port-au-Prince, &#98;&#117;&#116; &#104;&#101;&#114; family fled &#116;&#111; Canada &#116;&#111; escape &#116;&#104;&#101; brutal regime of &#8220;Papa Doc&#8221; Duvalier when &#115;&#104;&#101; was 11.</p>
<p>All &#116;&#104;&#101; living members of Jean&#8217;s immediate family &#105;&#110; Haiti survived &#116;&#104;&#101; quake, &#98;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; godmother of &#104;&#101;&#114; daughter Marie-Eden died &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; disaster.</p>
<p>On Monday, Jean &#111;&#110;&#99;&#101; again walked &#116;&#104;&#101; streets of &#104;&#101;&#114; native country — this time surrounded &#98;&#121; plainclothes RCMP officers &#97;&#110;&#100; television cameras.</p>
<p>There were echoes of &#104;&#101;&#114; childhood as &#115;&#104;&#101; visited &#116;&#104;&#101; Cathedrale Episcopale, &#116;&#104;&#101; church where &#115;&#104;&#101; was baptized. After leaving a wreath &#97;&#109;&#105;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; crumbled ruins, &#116;&#104;&#101; Governor General &#116;&#111;&#111;&#107; a chunk of &#116;&#104;&#101; church &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#104;&#101;&#114; as a keepsake.</p>
<p>To commemorate International Women&#8217;s Day, Jean addressed a women&#8217;s rally &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; ministry of &#116;&#104;&#101; status of women &#97;&#110;&#100; women&#8217;s rights.</p>
<p>&#8220;Women of Haiti, &#116;&#104;&#101; entire world knows &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; you are &#116;&#104;&#101; pillars of your society,&#8221; &#115;&#97;&#105;&#100; Jean, alternating between English, French &#97;&#110;&#100; Creole.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is women &#119;&#104;&#111; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; &#116;&#111; find &#116;&#104;&#101; food &#97;&#110;&#100; water, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#108;&#101; caring for &#116;&#104;&#101; children &#97;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; survivors . . . &#97;&#110;&#100; it is &#116;&#104;&#101; women &#119;&#104;&#111; are &#116;&#104;&#101; most subject &#116;&#111; violence, including sexual violence. &#119;&#101; &#109;&#117;&#115;&#116; demand &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; women&#8217;s dignity &#98;&#101; respected.&#8221;</p>
<p>Dressed &#105;&#110; olive &#97;&#110;&#100; khaki military-style fatigues, Jean &#116;&#104;&#101;&#110; danced &#111;&#110; stage &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; some of &#116;&#104;&#101; women &#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; rally. &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; crowd, a number of women wore T-shirts emblazoned &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; slogan, &#8220;Many women fell, &#98;&#117;&#116; &#119;&#101; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; persevere. Haiti &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; not perish.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jean later travelled &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; town of Leogane, where &#115;&#104;&#101; thanked Canadian troops &#119;&#104;&#111; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; &#98;&#101;&#101;&#110; assisting &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; relief efforts. &#116;&#104;&#101; military &#104;&#97;&#115; begun &#116;&#111; draw down its operations &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; country, &#97;&#110;&#100; is expected &#116;&#111; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; &#97;&#108;&#108; its troops withdrawn &#98;&#121; mid-April.</p>
<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve demonstrated not just your courage, &#98;&#117;&#116; your strength of spirit,&#8221; &#115;&#97;&#105;&#100; Jean. You&#8217;re a source of pride &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; country you represent.&#8221;</p>
<p>To cap &#116;&#104;&#101; day, Jean briefly toured a camp for homeless people &#105;&#110; Leogane, &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#104;&#101;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; first Canadian dignitary &#116;&#111; visit &#115;&#117;&#99;&#104; a camp &#105;&#110; Haiti &#115;&#105;&#110;&#99;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; quake.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Jean heads &#116;&#111; Jacmel, &#116;&#104;&#101; seaside town where &#104;&#101;&#114; mother was born, &#97;&#110;&#100; where &#116;&#104;&#101; Governor General spent &#109;&#117;&#99;&#104; of &#104;&#101;&#114; childhood.</p>
<p>Jean was accompanied &#98;&#121; &#104;&#101;&#114; husband, Jean Daniel Lafond. &#104;&#101;&#114; daughter, &#119;&#104;&#111; was adopted &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; Jacmel, &#100;&#105;&#100; not &#109;&#97;&#107;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; trip.</p>
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