Focus Rule
Do less, but do it better.
The quality of your life depends on the quality of your focus.
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August 6, 2001
Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
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United Kingdom
- GDP/capita
- $53,246
- Pop.
- 69.2M
- Inflation
- 3.3%
- Unemp.
- 4.8%
- Tax
- 27.0%
- Life exp.
- 81.4
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