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Philippines Rank Fourth as Main Source for Drugs, While China in Top

March 31, 2012 - by Adrian Fisher

During the anniversary of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, its Vice president announced that Philippine stood fourth in Asia among the main sources of illegal drugs, while china is the top drug destination in the region. In terms of point of origin of illegal drugs in Asia, Malaysia tops the list with 24% followed by Macau, and Thailand. Nepal and Philippine stood at fourth position followed by Vietnam and other Asian countries. This sounds some …

One in the Five have Knowingly Taken Lift from a Drunken Driver

March 31, 2012 - by Adrian Fisher

It is quite common in people to do errors unknowingly, without their knowledge. But what if they do it knowingly. Yes, a recent study revealed that people even after knowing the fact that the driver is drunken still asked him for a lift. The survey was conducted by AA Motor Insurance Poll, in which it was found out that one in the five respondents admitted that they have knowingly taken the lift from a driver …

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Sued for Fueling His Drug Addiction

March 31, 2012 - by Adrian Fisher

The death of Michael Jackson, the king of pop is really a great loss to the entertainment industry. The investigations about his death are still going on and a latest development in the case is suing Micheal’s personal doc for fueling his drug addiction. Jackson’s dermatologist Arnold Klein has been accused for providing him with the pain killers and the muscle relaxers which led him to prescription drug addiction. For some time his doctor Conrad …

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Mobile Bill Payment is Growing Very Fast: Reports

March 16, 2012March 21, 2013 - by Adrian Fisher

The mobile bill payment is growing very fast in the youngsters these days. The bill payment through mobile is getting more popular all over the world. A new report released in 2010, says that the mobile payment is the fastest growing channel in the US consumer market. Specially the people who are in the age group 18- 34 are very much interested to make mobile bill payments and they feel comfortable with the mobile bill …

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US Auto Industry Plans to Hit 14 Million Vehicles Sales for 2012: Market Analysts

March 16, 2012December 11, 2015 - by Adrian Fisher

US auto market has showed optimistic sales performance for 2011. All of the car manufacturers have received positive sales growth. After experiencing decline sales growth in 2009, the US automakers have received positive sales growth continuously since then. As usual the market analysts forecast the 2012 sales to be around 14 million units. Automotive analysts in Detroit auto show conference revealed 2012 sales to be between 13.3 million to 13.9 million units. An analyst from …

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Mercedes is the Leading Luxury Car Segment for December, 2011 in US

March 16, 2012December 16, 2013 - by Adrian Fisher

The competitors in the luxury segment in the US auto market are few. Those are Mercedes-Benz and BMW. These two are closely competing to lead the segment. As on 10th December, 2011, Mercedes-Benz leads the segment by selling 5,000 units more than the competitor (BMW). Mercedes-Benz reached their deliveries successfully with the help of C-Class, E-Class and redesigned M-Class models. Mercedes-Benz increased these brand sales growth with 47% to sell 26,796 units. Mercedes-Benz C-Class increased …

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Volkswagen “Golf R” is the New Sports Car

March 16, 2012February 15, 2016 - by Adrian Fisher

Volkswagen is continuously increasing its sales growth in the US auto market with the existing models. Volkswagen plans to introduce their new sports utility model car in earlier 2012. Golf R comes with more power and performance and with less gasoline consuming features. Volkswagen Golf R is designed using more advanced features. This car comes with the 2.0 L turbocharged four-cylinder TSI engine, which produce 256 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque. It has six-speed …

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Volkswagen is Increasing Its Sales in the US Auto Market

March 15, 2012December 11, 2015 - by Adrian Fisher

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is getting a good sales response in the US auto market, it got the 35.6% sales growth for September, 2011 which more than the previous year, it sold 27,036 vehicles for this month. The cumulative sales growth for this year is found to be 22.2%. The officials from Volkswagen America Incorporation have said that they are planning to expand their product portfolio by introducing new models with advanced technologies. As per …