Friday, May 12, 2006

An exit poll survey reveals the true scenario of Assembly Elections

It gets more interesting with subsequent phases. Take Contai that went to polls during the second phase. The Left gets 39%, while the Trinamool gets 46%. Till the fi rst two phases, the Congress has managed to get more than 10% of the total votes polled. That starts changing with the third phase. In Belgachia constituency in Calcutta, the Left gets 44%, while Trinamool gets 53%. The Congress manages a princely 3%. In another Calcutta constituency Beliaghata, the Left gets 48%, while the Trinamool gets 46%. The Congress manages 5%! The political message is quite clear. Has the Congress encouraged a Left victory to ensure the survival of the UPA government at the centre?

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Rowenta expert Steam Iron

The laundry-wallah is a bit too talkative for your liking and you need your clothes to be ironed right away; the quickest solution is the Rowenta professional Steam Iron. This powerful iron can generate steam just at the touch of a button. The soft handle makes it convenient to hold and its built-in ergonomic iron rest, reduces body stress. The easy-fill, removable water tank comes with a transparent cover and has the capacity to hold up to 33 ounces of water. Its enhanced features of variable steam control, nonstick, jumbo, scratch-resistant, laser soleplate, easy-read thermometer and the indicator light makes it a must-have in every home for just Rs.11,289. Go, iron out your ironing troubles…

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006

Thursday, May 04, 2006

The genesis of TPAs:

(TPA). The single-largest grievance that any discontented health insurance consumer would have is that belated payment of claims, or that of undecided claims. In order to resolve this difficulty, the concept of TPAs was introduced—which fundamentally meant outsourcing the claim settlements. The cashless model of hospitalization also depends largely on the TPAs, whereby policy holders are permitted to gain from medical dealings at any of the networked hospitals without having to shell out the money upfront for medical services.

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006