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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Romania - Government Profile Feb 27, 2008
Overview of the Countrys Political Framework and Structure - 2008. Romania, formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, is now an independent parliamentary democracy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. (Suite101.com)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
ACT Appeal: Assistance to Flood Victims, Romania Oct 13, 2007
Torrential rains and strong winds swept the Eastern part of Romania from September 5 - 7, affecting in particular the counties of Galati, Vrancea, Bacau and Vaslui in the Moldavia province. Nine people lost their lives to the floods, while 13,800 houses were flooded, resulting in the evacuation of 4,116 people and the complete destruction of 900 houses. (AlertNet)
ACT Rapid Response Payment: Flash Floods, Eastern Romania Sep 12, 2007
Dozens of villages in the eastern counties of Bacau, Vrancea, Galati and Vaslui were isolated as the floods blocked roads and cut off electricity. Around 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes as about 1. (AlertNet)
Flood Death Toll Hits 7 in Romania, Danube Rising Sep 10, 2007
Heavy rains have washed away dozens of homes in Vrancea, Bacau and Vaslui counties since Wednesday, forcing hundreds out of their homes. "The death toll has risen to seven people, one is still missing and 1,391 persons were evacuated," said deputy interior minister Victor Dobre. (Planet Ark, United States)
Floods Kill Four Romanians, Hundreds Evacuated Sep 7, 2007
"Hundreds of households were flooded in several villages in the counties of Vrancea, Bacau and Vaslui," an Interior Ministry press officer told Reuters. The ministry said in a statement authorities would distribute food and water in the flooded areas. (Planet Ark, United States)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
* Romania's textile center imports workers from China Apr 16, 2007
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, BACAU, ROMANIA Monday, Apr 16, 2007, Page 11. Chinese workers of the Wear Company, at sewing machines in Bacau, Romania, last December ... Once they reach Bacau, a drab industrial city of 181,000, 240km northeast of Bucharest, they go to work in a large, inconspicuous warehouse on the outskirts of town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Poor Romania Imports Poorer Workers Apr 12, 2007
Once they reach Bacau, a drab industrial city of 181,000 some 150 miles northeast of the capital, Bucharest, they go to work in a large, inconspicuous warehouse on the outskirts of town ... Cornelia Barbu, deputy director of the Bacau County employment agency, said inspectors had thoroughly inspected conditions for the Chinese workers. (BusinessWeek)
Romanian firms importing workers Apr 10, 2007
BACAU, Romania -- To get around the chronic labor shortages plaguing this traditional textile center -- as well as many industries across Romania -- Sorin Nicolescu, who runs a clothing factory, came up with an original solution: import 800 workers from China ... Once they reach Bacau, a drab industrial city of 181,000 in northeastern Romania, they go to work in a large, inconspicuous warehouse on the outskirts of town ... Cornelia Barbu, deputy director of the Bacau County employment agency,... (Boston Globe)
Chinese workers return home after strike in Romania Feb 4, 2007
The female workers started the strike from Jan. 16 this year in a clothing factory in Bacau, northeast of Bucharest, after the Romanian factory manager Sorin Nicolescu amended the contract to cancel bottom wage and double workload ... Groups of female workers arrived in Bacau beginning July last year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese in Romania protest Jan 26, 2007
Hundreds of Chinese textile workers are on strike in the Romanian town of Bacau, north-east of Bucharest ... The 400 Chinese women arrived in Bacau last year, but since then have been totally isolated ... Meanwhile, Chinese diplomats have visited Bacau and spoken to the workers and the local authorities. (BBC News -- Business)
