With a total of $45 billion, India was the top recipient of remittances in 2008. China came next with $34 billion followed by Mexico ($26 billion), Philippines ($18 billion) and Poland ($11 billion).India tops remittances in 2008, fall predicted in 2009: WB - Business News - News - MSN India - News
Entries from April 5th, 2009
Basketball’s half-time advantage
April 3rd, 2009 No Comments
Not surprisingly, the basketball team in the lead early in a game wins over 2/3 of the time, and the further a team is ahead, the more likely it is to win. Every 2 points better a team is doing relative to its opponent at halftime increases its probability of winning by 8%. But an [...]
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Extreme Pareto: 9 people accounted for 2,700 emergency room visits
April 2nd, 2009 No Comments
Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
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