July 21st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI - Email This PostDharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), July 21 (ANI): The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) will go on a hunger strike from July 28 in New Delhi against the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The protest would be a part of the ”Tibetan People’’s Mass Movement” programme.Tsewang Rigzin, the president of TYC, told reporters in Dharamshala on Monday that they were demanding the “immediate end to the gruesome suppression of Tibetans inside Tibet and the unconditional release of all Tibetan political prisoners.”“We are also demanding convincing evidence to prove the well-being and the whereabouts of his holiness Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, and to allow independent and neutral international fact finding delegation media and humanitarian organisations to assess the current situation in Tibet,” added Rigzin.China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet’’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on July 1st in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.It is the second closed-door meeting between the representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government since rioting erupted in Tibet in March and heaped international pressure on China to deal with the Nobel laureate, who fled into exile in India in 1959 after an abortive uprising against the Chinese rule.About 134,000 Tibetans live in exile, a vast majority of them in India or Nepal. Of them less than half were born in their homeland.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/exiled-tibetans-to-go-on-hunger-strike-from-july-28_10074257.html
Showing posts with label demand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label demand. Show all posts
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Why Are Gas Prices So High? by Frank James
Why Are Gas Prices So High? Supply - the amount of oil we pull from the ground, and the amount we refine into gasoline - remains fairly constant. But demand is growing at an alarming rate.
Here is the short and long answer of why gas prices are so high:
Unfortunately, that situation isn’t going to change for the better. In fact, it is expected that demand will continue to rise! As a result, most experts predict that gas prices will also continue to rise.
There are three possible answers:
* We increase supply. This one isn’t particularly realistic. * We lower demand. We actually can have an impact here, but it would be very small. Most of the increasing demand comes from rapidly industrializing nations like China, India, and Brazil. * We find alternatives to oil. Yes, but still years away (however, it is possible to use the “water4gas†modifications that allow you to run your car on water and gasoline). * We improve gas mileage. This is the only real, practical, immediate solution.
Every gas mileage improvement translates into paying less money for gas at the pump. A 25% gas mileage improvement is equivalent to paying 25% less per gallon.
There are literally thousands of websites and resources available online to help you make gas mileage improvements.
Here is the short and long answer of why gas prices are so high:
Unfortunately, that situation isn’t going to change for the better. In fact, it is expected that demand will continue to rise! As a result, most experts predict that gas prices will also continue to rise.
There are three possible answers:
* We increase supply. This one isn’t particularly realistic. * We lower demand. We actually can have an impact here, but it would be very small. Most of the increasing demand comes from rapidly industrializing nations like China, India, and Brazil. * We find alternatives to oil. Yes, but still years away (however, it is possible to use the “water4gas†modifications that allow you to run your car on water and gasoline). * We improve gas mileage. This is the only real, practical, immediate solution.
Every gas mileage improvement translates into paying less money for gas at the pump. A 25% gas mileage improvement is equivalent to paying 25% less per gallon.
There are literally thousands of websites and resources available online to help you make gas mileage improvements.
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Time to go digital? by Keith Barrett
According to figures released in July 2008, more than 60% of UK televisions have now gone digital. That means that they are linked up to appropriate digital boxes, or else have them built in.
The figures mean that more than 80% of UK households can now receive a digital signal, with many opting for Freeview. There also seems to be strong demand for satellite and cable television services.
Why has there been an increase in the number of people choosing to go digital? Part of the reason will undoubtedly be that the advantages of digital TV have been hitting the mainstream media for some time.
In particular, it seems that many viewers are being impressed with the new interactive functions. These functions are being used to expand the reach of the existing channels.
Access to digital TV also means access to a greater number of channels. This will have driven some people to make the change, particularly given the new range of options offered by the BBC.
A final factor is that the government are publicising the fact that the analogue system will gradually be switched off. There's a timetable in place, meaning that viewers who don't make the leap to digital will simply face losing their TV signal.
So is it now the time to switch, if you haven't done so already? There are clearly plenty of advantages to making the change and there are some good deals on the market that are also making it much more affordable.
For my part, I've switched to make use of a Freeview box, with works extremely well with my Panasonic television. You'll need to shop around to identify the best deal for your own viewing needs.
There's no doubt that digital television has rapidly become part of life. What we once thought of as something that might appear in the future is now very much part of today.
The figures mean that more than 80% of UK households can now receive a digital signal, with many opting for Freeview. There also seems to be strong demand for satellite and cable television services.
Why has there been an increase in the number of people choosing to go digital? Part of the reason will undoubtedly be that the advantages of digital TV have been hitting the mainstream media for some time.
In particular, it seems that many viewers are being impressed with the new interactive functions. These functions are being used to expand the reach of the existing channels.
Access to digital TV also means access to a greater number of channels. This will have driven some people to make the change, particularly given the new range of options offered by the BBC.
A final factor is that the government are publicising the fact that the analogue system will gradually be switched off. There's a timetable in place, meaning that viewers who don't make the leap to digital will simply face losing their TV signal.
So is it now the time to switch, if you haven't done so already? There are clearly plenty of advantages to making the change and there are some good deals on the market that are also making it much more affordable.
For my part, I've switched to make use of a Freeview box, with works extremely well with my Panasonic television. You'll need to shop around to identify the best deal for your own viewing needs.
There's no doubt that digital television has rapidly become part of life. What we once thought of as something that might appear in the future is now very much part of today.
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