| Afghan police kill seven boys collecting firewood (Independent) Seven Afghan boys were shot dead today by police who mistook them for insurgents, a provincial police official said. us.rd.yahoo.com |
BIR orders tollways; start collecting VAT (Philippine Daily Inquirer) The Bureau of Internal Revenue has ordered tollway operators to start collecting the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) starting April 1, initially on private vehicles. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Data Mining Helps Hospitals Pry Fees from Patients Even the Sisters of Charity sometimes need help collecting bills. That's where Conifer Health Solutions comes in. Conifer is among a handful of software companies that hospitals, like those run by the Catholic order, hire to collect payments from patients. The goal: to catch patients before they leave the hospital and eliminate collection headaches down the road. news.yahoo.com |
Crews continue collecting tar balls in Brevard CAPE CANAVERAL A six-man crew hired by the U.S. Coast Guard began rolling down the beach Wednesday on all-terrain vehicles, gathering tar balls from Jetty Park to 16th Street South in Cocoa Beach. floridatoday.com |
County libraries collecting change for fundraiser The Franklin County Library System is launching a fundraiser campaign for spare change in September called “Change Matters: You Can Make a Difference.†From September through December, local libraries will be collecting change to help offset the loss of state funding two years in a row. Soon you can find bookmarks with awareness facts, as well as donation containers, at your library. therecordherald.com |