Friday, November 23, 2012

Business telephones: Smoothen your corporate communications

In this age of technological superiority, where every business is striving hard to not only survive, but emerge as a successful leader in the highly stiff competitive environment, you must need an excellent communicative tool. One such tool is pbx telephone systems. To simply explain what the pbx phone system is, we would define it as having a personal phone network installed inside your office premises. The PBX telephonic system works with the simple fundamental principle that it sends the external calls and internal calls via lines named as ?trunks?.

To simply put the things a PBX System eradicates busy signals, guarantees that each and every call must be answered when it rings, automatically connects the customers to the suitable person within the organization, offers voicemail services to each and every employees within the company, and most importantly, enables each and every employees of the firm to communicate over the phone line for gratis. In addition, a PBX telephonic system assigns each and every employee or a group of employees a particular extension number.

With PBX telephony, you can easily determine the number trunks that you will need in the near or distant future. Let?s clear the concept of trunks. A PBX system adopts trunks, which are voice lines that further enable the company to make external calls. Although, you would not require a separate and dedicated trunk for each and every employee of yours, rather the calling pattern adopted by the organization and the requirement of extensions decide the amount of trunks required.

Generally a customer may adopt a PBX telephonic tool keeping in mind the following features such as call waiting, conferencing, call holding, intercoms, transferring, call pick-up groups, voice mails and the capacity to control the restrictions on the dialing of external numbers. Some of the advanced PBX telephonic systems are built on the most cutting-edge technology that incorporates extra feature such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR), music on hold, caller ID and Cal Detail Records (CDR). For the sole purpose of enhancing the efficiency of a business, you can lay your hands on the PBX telephones data cabling systems which are fabricated with the aid of the most advanced technology that also has Voiceover Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other internet data capabilities.

Irrespective of the size of the business, every single of them need a proper PBX System, and is often referred to as the best key system, which is highly cost-effective. Moreover, prior to the installation of the PBX system, you must crosscheck with the Supplier as to whether they give after-sales services or not? And what type of technical assistance are they willing to render, initial setup fees, employee training, etc. Therefore, experience the power of highly advanced telephonic systems now by installing one at your office space.

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Rice breaks her silence, defends Benghazi comments

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, broke her silence on Wednesday and defended her remarks on a September attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to the North African nation.

Republicans have criticized Rice for appearing on several TV talk shows five days after the September 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi and saying that preliminary information suggested the assault was the result of protests over an anti-Muslim film, rather than a premeditated strike.

"I relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community," said Rice, who is seen as a possible nominee to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

"I made clear that the information provided to me was preliminary and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers," Rice told reporters at the United Nations in her first comments on the controversy.

The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in the attack, which has raised questions about security of diplomatic missions, U.S. intelligence about the threat, and the adequacy of the immediate response.

"Everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in good faith, to provide the best assessment based on the information available," Rice said. "None of us will rest ... until we have the answer and the terrorists responsible for this attack will be brought to the justice."

Senate Republicans John McCain and Lindsey Graham vowed made last week to oppose any attempt by President Barack Obama to elevate Rice to a Cabinet position that would require Senate confirmation.

Rice said some statements about her by McCain were "unfounded." "I look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him," she said.

The White House has also said that Rice's comments were based on the best information she had at the time.

Obama warned Republicans last week that if they had a problem with his administration's handling of the Benghazi attack to "go after me" rather than picking on Rice.

Senator Carl Levin, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Sunday the criticism of Rice was "one of the most unfair attacks I've ever seen in Washington in 34 years. Susan Rice was using the unclassified talking points which were provided by the intelligence community."

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Paul Simao and Christopher Wilson)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rice-says-benghazi-comments-based-preliminary-intelligence-002943684.html

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Thanksgiving Ideas for Entertaining Your Guests

That time of year is quickly closing in once again and you probably already have your turkey in the freezer and your invites sent out. Thanksgiving is a lovely holiday when you can spend time with your friends and family enjoying a mouth watering meal and delectable desserts. However, besides food, what can you do to entertain your guests while they are in your home? Here are a few ideas to keep the gathering interesting and fun after you enjoy the food.

  • What Are You Thankful For?- This is the perfect time to play this game and it is a tradition in many families to have each guest tell what it is they are thankful for. You could put a little kick in this game by putting several folded index cards in a bowl for the guest to draw out, one by one. On each card, write a different question such as, ?What are you thankful for about your childhood?? or ?Truthfully tell what food you were most thankful for here tonight.? This is a great game and is sure to start a lot of interesting conversation.
  • Christmas Decor- Did you know that at least 50% of households in America will put their Christmas decorations up on Thanksgiving night. It is not a bad idea to have your guests help you put up your tree or lights. They will most likely enjoy working together and you will get lots of help with the task.
  • After Dinner Cocktails and Music- After dinner is a good time to try that new cocktail recipe, or maybe even a few new recipes, with your friends. Turn on some classic tunes, mixed with a few popular holiday songs, and who knows, there may even be a bit of dancing.

Who says that the fun of Thanksgiving is only stuffing yourself and your family like a bunch of turkeys? There is no reason that you cannot entertain your guests after the food is eaten and keep the fun going for several hours. These are just a few of the ways that you can do just that.


Source: http://www.hendersonproperties.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-tips-for-entertaining-guests/

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Stocks log 4-day win streak ahead of holiday

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Stocks closed higher in thin, choppy trading Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, after a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but some mixed economic reports and worries over Greece put a limit on gains.

The market will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving and will be open for a shortened session on Friday.?

The?Dow Jones Industrial Average?rose 48.38 points, or 0.38 percent, to end at 12,836.89, led by?Hewlett-Packard, after trading in a tight 60-point range all day.?DuPont?led the blue-chip laggards.

The?S&P 500?added 3.22 points, or 0.23 percent, to close at 1,391.03. The?Nasdaq?gained 9.87 points, or 0.34 percent, to finish at 2,926.55. Both the S&P and Nasdaq ended higher for the fourth-straight session.

The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, ended above 15.

Most key S&P sectors ended in positive territory, led by?telecoms?and?energy.

Egypt announced a?cease-fire agreement?to end fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The cease-fire took effect at 2pm ET.?Oil prices closed off their highs?following the news.

Stocks finished largely unchanged in the previous session as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's negative comments on the looming "fiscal cliff" added to ongoing worries.?

Policymakers are not expected to return to negotiations until next week.

?We have this vacuum on the 'fiscal cliff'???that?s a mild positive under the market. Then Congress comes back next week so there might be some untoward comments,? said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services. ?There?s a mild upward historic bias to today and also the abbreviated session on Friday.?

Euro zone finance ministers failed to finalize the details of a debt-reduction package for Greece before the close of their meeting.

Still,?European shares reversed their initial losses to close higher?after Reuters reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had told lawmakers at a closed-door meeting that lower interest rates and an expanded European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) could fill?Greece's financing gap.

Hewlett-Packard?rose after plunging nearly 12 percent in the previous session following an?$8.8 billion writedown?related to its purchase of Autonomy last year. Still, at least three brokerages lowered their price target on the company, while another two cut their rating.?

Among earnings,?Deere?fell after the equipment maker?missed earnings expectations, though revenue exceeded consensus. Deere said it is seeing continued strength in demand for large equipment, but did note caution surrounding its U.S. livestock and dairy markets.

Salesforce.com?soared to lead the S&P 500 gainers after the enterprise cloud computing company edged past earnings expectations and boosted its full-year 2013 revenue.

Scholastic?plunged nearly 20 percent after the children's book publisher cut its guidance for the fiscal year amid lower sales in its high-margin educational business.

St. Jude Medical?tumbled to lead the S&P 500 laggards after an inspection report from the FDA cited flaws in the medical device maker's oversight of design changes in its Durata line of implantable defibrillator leads. Wells Fargo lowered its rating on the stock to "market perform." Meanwhile, rival?Boston Scientific?rallied.

On the economic front, consumer sentiment rose to 82.7, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey. Still, the reading was below projections for 84.5, according to a Reuters poll.

Weekly jobless claims?fell to 410,000, according to the Labor Department, matching expectations from Reuters, but the report was still distorted by Hurricane Sandy.

And the leading economic indicator?edged up in October, according to the Conference Board, pointing to modest economic expansion growth in the near term.

Meanwhile, U.S. manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in five months in November, according to financial information firm Markit's U.S. "flash" manufacturing PMI.

Weekly mortgage applications?eased last week?as interest rates ticked higher, though demand for new loans improved, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/stocks-log-4-day-win-streak-ahead-holiday-1C7206754

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Imams, priests play soccer match in Bosnia

ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) ? A soccer match between Muslim imams and Catholic priests has helped raise funds for a new kindergarten in Bosnia.

More than 4,000 people paid 1 euro ($1.30) to watch the game in the central town of Zenica on Wednesday night, cheering "Bosnia, Bosnia" and celebrating whoever scored.

The Catholics won 5 -3.

The match, organized by Bosnia's Inter-religious Committee, was played by priests of the Bosnian Franciscan order and Muslim imams, said Priest Fra Zdravko Andjic. His good friend, Imam Jakub Salkica, said both sides got along well, but joked that shouldn't raise suspicions about match fixing.

Nearly two decades ago, more than 100,000 people died in this country in a war that involved Muslim Bosniaks, Christian Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/imams-priests-play-soccer-match-bosnia-115849720.html

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1:26 AM - two way internet, voice, data via satellite communications

?From Wikipedia

?Communications in Afghanistan

Communications in Afghanistan has grown considerably in the last decade, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. The Afghan Ministry of Communications signed a $64.5 agreement in 2006 with China's ZTE on the establishment of a countrywide optical fiber cable network. The project was intended to improve telephone, internet, television and radio broadcast services throughout the country. About 85% of the country's population has access to communication services as of 2012.

Telecom companies, such as Afghan Wireless and Roshan, began boasting rapid increase in cellular phone usage in the mid 2000s. In response to this Etisalat and MTN Group were launched, and by 2009 there were about 18 million mobile phone users in Afghanistan. Etisalat became the first company to launch 3G services in 2012 followed MTN and Roshan. In the meantime, Afghan officials announced that they plan to send its own satellite into space.

Telephone
Further information: Telephone numbers in Afghanistan

There are about 18 million GSM mobile phone subscribers in Afghanistan as of 2009, with over 75,000 fixed-telephone-lines and little over 190,000 CDMA subscribers.[1][8] Mobile communications have improved because of the introduction of wireless carriers into this developing country. The first was Afghan Wireless, which is US based that was founded by Ehsan Bayat. The second was Roshan, which began providing services to all major cities within Afghanistan. There are also a number of VSAT stations in major cities such as Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, Mazari Sharif, and Jalalabad, providing international and domestic voice/data connectivity. The international calling code for Afghanistan is +93. The following is a partial list of mobile phone companies in the country:

  • ??? Afghan Wireless
  • ??? Roshan
  • ??? Etisalat
  • ??? MTN Group

All the companies providing communication services are obligated to deliver 2.5% of their income to the communication development fund annually.

According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology there are 4760 active towers throughout the country which covers 85% of the population. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology plans to expand its services in remote parts of the country where the remaining 15% of the population will be covered with the installation of 700 new towers. An agreement worth US $32 million has been signed with a Chinese contractor for the realization of the plan.

Internet

Afghanistan was given legal control of the ".af" domain in 2003, and the Afghanistan Network Information Center (AFGNIC) was established to administer domain names. As of 2010, there are at least 46 internet service providers (ISPs) in the country.Internet in Afghanistan is also at the peak with 1 million users as of 2009.

According to the Ministry of Communications, the following are some of the different ISPs operating in Afghanistan:

  • ??? AfSat
  • ??? Neda
  • ??? CeReTechs
  • ??? Insta
  • ??? Global Services (P) Limited
  • ??? Rana Technologies
  • ??? LiwalNet
  • ??? Global Entourage Services

Television

There are over 50 Afghan television channels worldwide, many of which are based inside Afghanistan while others are broadcasted from North America and Europe. Selected foreign channels are also shown to the public in Afghanistan, but with the use of the internet, over 3,500 international TV channels may be accessed in Afghanistan.

Radio

As of 2007, there are an estimated 50 private radio stations throughout the country. Broadcasts are in Dari, Pashto, English, Uzbeki and many other languages.

The number of radio listeners are decreasing and are being slowly outnumbered by television. Of Afghanistan's 6 main cities, Kandahar and Khost have a lot of radio listeners. Kabul and Jalalabad have moderate number of listeners. However, Mazar-E-Sharif and especially Herat have very few radio
listeners.

Postal service

In 1870, a central post office was established at Bala Hissar in Kabul and a post office in the capital of each province. The service was slowly being expanded over the years as more postal offices were established in each large city by 1918. Afghanistan became member of the Universal Postal Union in 1928, and the postal administration elevated to the Ministry of Communication in 1934. Civil war caused a disruption in issuing official stamps during the 1980s-90s war but in 1999 postal service was operating again. Postal services to/from Kabul worked remarkably well all throughout the war years. Postal services to/from Herat resumed in 1997. The Afghan government has reported to the UPU several times about illegal stamps being issued and sold in 2003 and 2007.

Afghanistan Post has been reorganizing the postal service in 2000s with the help of Pakistan Post. The Afghanistan Postal commission was formed to prepare a written policy for the development of the postal sector, which will form the basis of a new postal services law governing licensing of postal services providers. The project was expected to finish by 2008.

Satellite

The Afghan Ministry of Communications announced that they plan to send its own satellite into space. The satellite will be launched at a position of 50 degrees east, due to geographical position of Afghanistan, the satellite will be able to cover Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. According to the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), the geographical existence of Afghanistan is very valuable to connect all communications to this satellite.

The satellite is expected to improve the country's television and internet coverage. In addition, it will save Afghanistan money in fees; Afghanistan currently pays around 100 million dollars a year to provide communication services. Based on statistics from the MCIT, Afghanistan needs around 1,700 megabytes for its communications per year. It will take at least three years to launch the satellite, with the total cost ranging between 200 to 300 million, major international countries have shown interest in sharing the costs with the Afghan government.

VSAT INTERNET FOR AFGHANISTAN

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? Afghanistan is within our satellite KU band service coverage via SES-4, AM44 and ARABSAT. See footprints below.

See above the Middle East Map and trace Afghanistan? to the satellite coverage below. This means Afghanistan people can avail of a two way data, voice, video and internet communications to the rest of the globe via any of these covering communication satellites.

What will be required are an ODU (Out Door Unit) composed of satellite dish antenna (VSAT), penetrating or non penetrating mount which can be aligned to the serving satellite by qualified engineer in no time; and an IDU (In Door Unit) composed of satellite modem or?receiver/transmitter and a connection to the end user LAN (Local Area Network).

Source: http://twowayinternetsatellitecommunications.blogspot.com/2012/11/wikipedia-communications-in-afghanistan.html

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Mozambique looking at building $2B railroad, port

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) ? Mozambique's government is considering a $2 billion port and railroad line project to speed the nation's coal exports to the rest of the world.

Rosario Mualeia, chairman of the state-run CFM, said Wednesday that the project would involve moving coal out of the central city of Tete to be able to ship out. He said the project also would include improvements to the nation's ports.

With the improvements, Mualeia estimated the country would be able to transport about 60 million tons of coal a year.

A civil war that broke out in 1975 and lasted for 17 years left Mozambique's infrastructure in ruins. The country is now registering economic growth, though many remain poor.

Mozambique has some of the world's most valuable coal deposits, sparking a recent coal rush.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mozambique-looking-building-2b-railroad-port-181830300--finance.html

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