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Thu, 4 October 2007 9:45 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Opening of New Orleans Flood Gates
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Water flows from four outflow lines into Lake Pontchartrain during a test by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
at the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. The pumps are used to move water in the canal around closed floodgates. During
a hurricane event the gates would be closed keeping water from entering the canals and overtopping the levees.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
AP - Mon Aug 27, 2:24 PM ET
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Water is pumped around the floodgates by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the 17th Street Canal in
New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. The pumps are used to move water in the canal around closed floodgates. During a hurricane event the
gates would be closed keeping water from entering the canals and overtopping the levees.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
AP - Mon Aug 27, 2:23 PM ET
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Water begins to flow out of two outflow vents during a test by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the
17th Street Canal in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. The pumps are used to move water in the canal around closed floodgates. During
a hurricane event the gates would be closed keeping water from entering the canals and overtopping the levees.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
AP - Mon Aug 27, 2:24 PM ET
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A worker takes a photograph of the water being pumped into Lake Pontchartrain during a test by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers at the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. The pumps are used to move water in the canal
around closed floodgates. During a hurricane event the gates would be closed keeping water from entering the canals and overtopping the levees.
(AP Photo/Bill Haber)
AP - Mon Aug 27, 2:24 PM ET
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Sometimes there are moments when your photos do not appear at the Yahoo News Photos.
Like after the photo of you on August 10, 2007, it was vacuum for several days, and what I found were the photos of New Orleans flood
gates dated 27 August 2007, since it matches the keyword of "gates".
Nevertheless it is worth to display those photos here, since it is related with the bitter historical moment
when New Orleans drowned after hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Besides, it is quite a relief to see the flood gates in operation again, thank to the work of Army Corps
of Engineer. It is refreshing to see the stream of water flow securely through the improved flood gates.
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Date:
Thu, 4 October 2007 9:59 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
PM Gordon Brown, Douglas Alexander, and the 700 Multiplier
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Douglas Alexander Britain's Secretary of State for International Development, right, looks over towards
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, centre, and Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, left, at 10 Downing Street in London, during an
International Health Partnership meeting, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. Software tycoon Bill Gates gave his backing to a new initiative unveiled
by Brown to tackle killer diseases in developing countries. Gates is among high-profile supporters of the plan, which Brown said aims to ensure
funds pledged to poorer countries are directed toward treating patients, instead of becoming tied up in bureaucracy. His program, backed by
Germany, Canada, Norway, France, Italy and the Netherlands, is part of a wider drive to speed progress toward meeting the U.N. Millennium
Development Goals.
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP - Wed Sep 5, 3:09 PM ET
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Margaret Chan from the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at 10 Downing Street in London during
an International Health Partnership meeting, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. Software tycoon Bill Gates gave his backing to a new initiative unveiled by
Brown to tackle killer diseases in developing countries. Gates is among high-profile supporters of the plan, which Brown said aims to ensure funds
pledged to poorer countries are directed toward treating patients, instead of becoming tied up in bureaucracy. His program, backed by Germany,
Canada, Norway, France, Italy and the Netherlands, is part of a wider drive to speed progress toward meeting the U.N. Millennium Development
Goals.
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP - Wed Sep 5, 3:12 PM ET
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia speaks at 10 Downing Street in London at an International
Health Partnership meeting, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. Software tycoon Bill Gates gave his backing to a new initiative unveiled by Brown to
tackle killer diseases in developing countries. Gates is among high-profile supporters of the plan, which Brown said aims to ensure funds pledged
to poorer countries are directed toward treating patients, instead of becoming tied up in bureaucracy. His program, backed by Germany, Canada,
Norway, France, Italy and the Netherlands, is part of a wider drive to speed progress toward meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goals.
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
AP - Wed Sep 5, 3:11 PM ET
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Also during the vacuum of your photos at Yahoo News Photos, there were the photos of British PM Gordon Brown
dated 5 September 2007, during an International Health Partnership meeting, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. It was mentioned that "….software tycoon
Bill Gates gave his backing to a new initiative unveiled by Brown to tackle killer diseases in developing countries."
Among those photos, PM Gordon Brown was with Britain's Secretary of State for International Development
Douglas Alexander. It was after my previous letter of "035 072 8 6 0 1"
dated 1 September 2007 that contains my saving account numbers.
The last name of Mr. Douglas Alexander reminds me with my old friend in the senior high school Alex Sujudi
who often placed his saving account number in the mailing list of my ex-senior high school friends. He does that to encourage my friends to give charity since he is
a member of the board in the mosque located inside the yard of my senior high school.
Especially during this fasting month of Ramadhan which will end on 12 October 2007, where such charity becomes
more meaningful since in this holy fasting month the value of every good deed will be multiplied 700 times. Of course this 700 times is more about the value
of good deed that will be evaluated in the eternity. Inevitably there are also those who wish that such multiplying effect will not only for the eternity, instead
also to become some kind of return in this world.
For example, if you donate US $ 1million, then the return would hopefully amounted US $ 700 million, or slightly higher
than the record fine of US $ 613 million that you should pay to EU Regulator after the EU's Court of First Instance dismissed Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against
an EU antitrust order. When I wrote the draft of this part, some rather heavier wind blown, I have no idea whether it was some kind of “Solomon wind sending
green light from God” or just an ordinary wind. But then again, the 700 times is more about the value of good deed that will be evaluated in the eternity, not in
this world.
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Date:
Thu, 4 October 2007 10:15 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Record Fine, Not So Fine a Record
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European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes addresses a news conference at the European
Commission headquarters in Brussels, July 4, 2007. As president of a Dutch business school, Kroes once awarded former Microsoft chief
Bill Gates an honorary degree. But as the European Union's top antitrust cop, she has fined his company millions.
(Stringer/Reuters)
Reuters - Wed Sep 12, 1:14 AM ET
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European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes addresses a news conference at the European Commission
headquarters in Brussels in this June 27, 2007 file photo. As president of a Dutch business school, Kroes once awarded former Microsoft chief
Bill Gates an honorary degree. But as the European Union's top antitrust cop, she has fined his company millions. Picture taken June 27, 2007.
To match feature EU-KROES/. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM)
Reuters - Wed Sep 12, 2:10 AM ET
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After awarding you with an honorary degree a few months ago, European Union Competition Commissioner
Neelie Kroes now set a Record Fine of US $ 613 million toward your Microsoft company, the largest ever levied by EU regulators. Not so
fine a record.
I wish after that you could soon gain similar amount from any sources to replace it.
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