On World Teachers’ Day 2010 hundreds of thousands of students, parents and activists around the world will pay homage to all teachers who have been directly or indirectly affected by a major crisis.
Be it a humanitarian crisis, such as the earthquake in Haiti and China, or the global economic crisis that has devastated many developed economies over the past year, the role of teachers and other education personnel is vital to social, economic and intellectual rebuilding.
All those who are fighting to provide quality education to children of the world can join teachers and their representative organisations to celebrate the profession and show them their support!
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5 october 2010
flooding in orchard road?
Remember the Typhoon Ondoy flooding last year? Yesterday, June 16, Singapore experienced the same thing.
Here'a an excerpt from GMA News:
Here'a an excerpt from GMA News:
A heavy downpour in Singapore Wednesday morning triggered flash floods that submerged major roads and thoroughfares – an unusual event for the island city-state which is "very rarely" hit by natural calamities.
The flooding did not result in human casualties or serious property damage, but caused traffic jams, according to Vice Consul Jed Martin Llona of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore.
Llona said the floods "inconvenienced" commuters, especially those plying the heavily affected Scotts Road and Orchard Road — a tourist destination teeming with retail stores and entertainment centers.
"The flooding happened during rush hour and we heard reports of major [traffic] jams," the vice consul told GMANews.TV in an interview. He, however, cited latest reports that the traffic situation has already "stabilized."
Llona said the heavy two-hour downpour lasted from 9 to 11 a.m. and left a number of roads submerged in floods.
Save the Children: Haiti Relief Fund
Cord blood, which is usually discarded following delivery, is blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta at the time of birth. It is rich in stem cells, which are special cells normally found in our bone marrow. Stem cells are the master cells which forms the white cells that fight infection, the red cells that carry oxygen, the platelets that promote clotting and the cells of our immune systems.
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood have already been used for such wide-ranging diseases and conditions as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, sickle cell disease, severe anemia's and severe combined immunodeficiency. And experimentation for expanded uses of stem cells holds great promise. There's an ongoing research for a number of potential medical miracles for the treatment of cardiac and neurological diseases, to name a few.
Cells taken from your newborn are a perfect match for your baby for his or her lifetime. For example, in the event your child contracts a disease, which must be treated with chemotherapy or radiation, there is a probability of a negative impact on the immune system. While an autologous (self) transplant may not be appropriate for every disease, there could be a benefit in using the preserved stem cells to bolster and repopulate your child’s blood and immune system as a result of complications from other treatments.
Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Bank has helped over 200,000 families worldwide preserve their newborn's umbilical cord blood for potential use against many diseases since 1992. Along with cord blood banking, Cryo-Cell Cord Blood Bank is pioneering the way in research, to find more solutions to preserve stem cells in a noncontroversial way.
January of this year, we all witnessed the terrible news about the earthquake that devastated Haiti Throughout February, Cryo-Cell will donate $25 from each enrollment to the “Save the Children: Haiti Relief Fund”. You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve your baby's cord blood and also lend a hand in helping rebuild the future for the children of Haiti. All you have to do is enroll now!
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