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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...
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Connecticut Shooting in Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary: Parent Interview

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Diane Sawyer talks to the mother of one of the children who made it out of Sandy Hook Elementary.
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Media and School Shootings

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In light of the school shootings in Connecticut today, a lot of people are putting blame on several issues that led to this. Some are calling for gun control, others are blaming movies, TV and video games. Here's a BBC report from a forensic psychiatrists (and Charlie Brooker's) insightful perspective on news coverage's perpetuation of mass shootings in schools. The full version of this wondrous and though provoking programme is currently available in the UK via BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jf3hx/Newswipe_Episode_1/
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President Obama Makes a Statement on the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

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President Obama delivers a statement on today's shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut. December 14, 2012. As of this writing, 20 children between 5 to 10 years old were killed along with 6 adults. This is just so wrong. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.
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Successful Filipino in LA

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Here's a feature of a successful Filipino businesswoman who established a skin care clinic in LA. Olivia started her clinic in a room in a salon and now has two stand alone clinic and another one in the works. Here she is featured on America's Best on KCAL9.
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Is This a Great Country Or What?

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Funny cartoon about the U.S. healthcare. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

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Just in case you haven't heard. Osama Bin Laden is dead. He was killed in a firefight in a mansion in Pakistan on May 1, 2011. Here's a video of President Obama announcing the death of Bin Laden. Here are videos of the celebration on the streets by the Americans after they heard the announcement. The celebrations lasted past 3am in some parts of the city. This ended the 10 year search for the USA's most wanted man.
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