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“Panama Proved to be a Pleasant Surprise”

The Experiences of four Corporate Executives Relocating to Panama

Panama continues to be a destination for corporate executives of international businesses large and small. They come from as far away as France and Israel or as near as Colombia and Costa Rica. For many of them, this isn’t their first or even second international move. After they have made the decision to accept the relocation, they have many concerns for themselves and their family’s comfort and safety in addition to finding housing, schools, and resolving legal issues. Relocation firms from around the world assist these corporate executives and their families to make the transition easily and positively.

http://www.panamarelocation.com/html..._Surprise.html

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Background:
Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including: disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids. It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for some two and a half centuries. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence. Since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism industries. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/cs.html

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Monday, September 8, 2003 Posted: 10:22 AM EDT (1422 GMT)



Victims were mainly the elderly.

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PARIS, France -- French health authorities and hospitals have been blamed for the deaths of thousands of elderly people during a brutal heat wave, according to a new report.

Hospitals were faulted for letting doctors leave during August vacation, and health authorities were too slow to realize how serious the situation was, France's first official investigation into the deaths found, said The Associated Press.

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Deaths
The U.S. Census Bureau is not the primary source for data on deaths.
The primary source is the NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS). They can provide information on total deaths, deaths by age, race, and sex, etc. For deaths look under "Publications Printed" for recent years. They have data at the state and county levels.

Their phone number is 301-458-4636.

The U.S. Bureau of the Census does use deaths collected from NCHS and from state departments of vital statistics in our population estimates and projections programs. We present deaths in some of our estimates and projections products located on the Internet and in other formats.

The deaths presented in these products have been modified by our estimates and projections procedures, and therefore will differ from the annual deaths released in NCHS products.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/death.html

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Number of cigarettes sold in the U.S. in 2005: 378 billion
According to the National Association of Attorneys General, 378-billion cigarettes were sold in the U.S. in 2005, the lowest number sold since 1951, when the U.S. had a significantly smaller population.
Source: St. Petersberg Times, 3/11/2006

http://www.vitalstatistics.info/

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adverb: in a significant manner
Example: "Our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts"
adverb: in a statistically significant way
Example: "The two groups differed significantly"
adverb: in an important way or to an important degree

http://www.rhymezone.com/r/d?u=significantly&loc=fdef

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Cuts are open wounds through the skin. Normally the skin is under slight, constant tension as it covers the body. A cut is a forceful injury to the skin. Many people accidentally cut themselves with household or work items, yard tools, or when operating machinery. Children often are cut during play and sports activities, or from falls while riding wheeled toys, such as bikes, scooters, or skateboards. Most cuts are minor and home treatment is usually all that is needed.

Cuts can be caused by:

Blunt objects that tear or crush the skin (lacerations). These cuts are more common over bony areas, such as a finger, hand, knee, or foot, but they can occur anywhere on the body. Blunt object injuries usually cause more swelling and tissue damage and leave jagged edges, so problems with healing may occur.
Sharp-edged objects pressing into and slicing the skin tissue (incised wounds). Sharp object injuries are more likely to cut deeper and damage underlying tissue.
Sharp-edged objects piercing the skin tissue (stab or puncture wounds).
A combination of blunt and sharp forces from objects that tear, crush, and slice the skin tissue.

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Cuts-Topic-Overview

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Intoxication is an excuse, not a causeJune 26th, 2007
Look what we have here:

Drinking Alcohol and Bad Behaviours (potsdam.edu)
In particular:

Intoxicated people have much greater control over their behavior than generally recognized. For example, in those societies in which people don’t believe that alcohol causes disinhibition, intoxication never leads to unacceptable behavior.

[…]

The researchers conclude that people who have been drinking can control their behavior if they want to.

This isn’t to suggest that getting drunk doesn’t impair one’s reflexes, or even one’s thinking: but it does rather strongly support the notion that alcohol, in and of itself, doesn’t make one lose control. Chalk one up for personal responsibility.

http://bluntobject.wordpress.com/

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