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Interview with Mohamed Ali on violence-related mortality among Iraqi ...
Supplement to: Brownstein CA and Brownstein JS. Estimating Excess Mortality in Post-Invasion Iraq. N Engl J Med 2008;358:445-7. Supplement to: Iraq Family Health Survey Study Group. Violence-Related Mortality in Iraq from 2002 to 2006. N Engl J Med 2008;358:484-93. Dr. Mohamed Ali is a statistician in the Department of Measurement and Health Information Systems at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Rachel Gotbaum, the interviewer, is an independent producer based in Boston. Download Interview MP3 (7:04, 3.3 MB) Subscribe to Podcast Listen to Other Interviews .
Deadly Smith Mine explosions continue to echo
Jake would be part of a recovery crew that found James' body five days later. Jake helped carry his father's body to a part of the mine where it would remain until it was brought out the next day.Jake never talked about that horrific day to his family, Jeffrey McNeish said.Jeffrey McNeish, who lives in Billings, has just published his third book on the mine disaster that claimed 75 lives and nearly erased the close-knit communities of Bearcreek and Washoe from the map.In addition to the 74 miners killed by one of two blasts in the mine or a few hours later by gas poisoning, a rescue-team member, Matt Woodrow, 61, would be overcome by gas and die a few weeks later.The book project started 2-1/2 years ago when McNeish realized how little he knew about the mine disaster that took his great-grandfather's life and the lives of nine other relatives.
Inflation is price as Gulf nations fight to maintain dollar pegs
The arguments in favor of breaking the policy tie will gain weight as U.S. rates fall but growth and inflation remain high in the Gulf," said Simon Williams, senior regional economist of HSBC. Policy makers may put on a show of unity as they are committed to preparing for a common currency in the Gulf. "A revaluation can be delayed for a long time, but it will come at a cost," said Marios Maratheftis, regional head of research at Standard Chartered Bank. "That cost is inflation." Inflation has become a political problem in the Gulf, where it has overtaken official lending rates in five of the six states preparing for monetary union. Arguments that the status quo brings stability have begun to ring hollow as governments are forced to raise wages and impose controls on rents and food prices to contain public discontent.
EXPO Magazine’s 2006 Best New Show Award Winners
In addition to e-mail and online advertising, they ran about 100 print ads a year for both markets, all of which were traded. The cost: About $2 million, says Pretner.
The results: The first show attracted 60 percent of the top 200 U.S. retailers, including buyers from all 50 states and 83 countries, and featured 10 of the top 25 U.S. furniture manufacturers. Capitalizing on the success of the first show and lease-up of the building, World Market Center received $225 million in additional financing for construction of Phase Two, which is already fully leased, and future building at the complex. World Market Center launched the second Las Vegas Market in January 2006.
Lessons learned: Forecasting attendance was a moving target, say Pretner. World Market Center doubled its original estimates.
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