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There are a number of service interruptions which should never happen. It is ridiculous how many people do not care about the number of individuals they affect when going on strike. Many strikes go on for over 2 months with no sight of an end.

1. Doctors’ strike:

As horrible as this sounds, this has happened in the past. In 1962, Saskatchewan doctors went on strike for 23 days. They wanted CCF to rescind the idea of universal health care. In 2011, a doctors’ strike in India was arranged. In 6 days, 50 people died due to the extent of the strike. The government cracked down and arrested the doctors for negligence and fired them.

2. Nurses’ strike:

Nurses are known to go on strike as well. Recently, the nurses’ strike in Nova Scotia was averted before it had a disastrous effect on the health care system. In 2003, the nurses in Scotland went on a series of strikes which lasted for 7 weeks. Can anyone imagine their health care system without nurses? This service should be guaranteed and essential without any likelihood of strikes.

3. Garbage:

In Toronto, residents had to endure 2 recent garbage strikes. They both occurred during the summer. The most recent one in 2009 lasted for 1 month before a deal was struck. Streets reeked with garbage as no one was taking it. People had to take their own garbage to designated dumping sites. Ridiculous since we usually pay tax payer money to have others do it.

This is not as bad as Greece who has dozens of strikes each year.

4. Ambulance:

Like nursing, this should be an essential service. Every city needs paramedics who arrive on the scene of an emergency. Where a life and death situation is present, one cannot afford a strike.

5. Buses:

This one is the worst, especially in the city of Toronto. In Toronto, TTC services decided to cease all operations at 12am and walkout. They stopped the bus, declared themselves on strike and refused to drop off passengers. Viva and YRT of Greater Toronto has gone on 2 strikes, most notably the one which started in October of 2011. As of January 28, 2012, a deal has been reached but the workers are taking their sweet time to go back to work. Whilst the bus drivers are striking, students and those who use the transportation to go to work suffer in costs and in time.

Since the introduction of electronic mail (e-mail) as part of internet services, nothing has managed to dominate the core of online activities like free e-mail services. It is the primary means of communication for not only business enterprises but also individuals. E-mail is used in a variety of ways than you can ever imagine. For instance, sending and receiving documents, updating social network statue and business transaction alerts amongst other services.

The most surprising thing is that a majority of online users have been utilizing the same email service for over the past 10 years. This was when a number of corporations companies launched e-mail service as part of its activities, e.g. Yahoo, Google and Hotmail. Nonetheless, as information and communication technology develops, there has been a shift in email services as different email service providers come up with diverse services thus creating a competitive market.

Illustrated herein are some of the top ten free email service providers in the world. The list comprises of main free email service providers to niche email service providers. The arrangement has not been done in any chronological order apart from the first four on the list. The remaining has been placed randomly. The reason for this is that each service provider has a unique solution that it offers its clients.

1. Gmail:

There is no absolute doubt that of all the free email services available today, none beats them all like Gmail. Nonetheless, what makes Gmail the best free email service in the world today? The email account is connected to various Google application programs, i.e. search engine and Gtalk amongst others. In addition, the development team is constantly working round the clock to better its services. Whereas, Gmail is new in the market in comparison to other free email services that have been in the market for quite some time, it has managed to live up to its name.

2. Yahoo Mail:

In terms of tracking current and old messages, Yahoo Mail offers the best platform. Using the Automatic filter, one can be able to separate search results with ease thus offering you a single click to folders, documents and senders amongst others in the process. Over the years, Yahoo has been able to enhance its services by including social services where users are able to connect with one another thus keeping tabs on what others are up to.

3. Hotmail:

Since its acquisition by Microsoft Inc, hotmail has seen several changes on its interface and features than what it initially was. Hotmail has also been linked with other Microsoft products, for example, Outlook. Therefore, you can be able to read and send all your Hotmail messages from your Outlook account. Other features which have been enhanced include anti-spam that filters mail messages. The downside of linking Hotmail with a number of other Microsoft products limits its usage unless you are running the mail on a Windows platform.

4. AOL:

Initially, AOL was not a free email service. But, because of increased competition, it was compelled to offer free email services. It is undoubtedly the oldest email service provider. In spite of having gained experience in the field of email service, it has not managed to keep up with the competition. AOL interface is lacking in so many ways and needs some serious improvements. However, the email service provider is on point in terms of security as it has been able to put adequate measures so as to prevent and hinder viruses and spamming.

5. Inbox:

Inbox is a free email service provider that comes with loads of features rivaling the top email service providers, i.e. free 5GB storage for your documents and mail messages. It has a good security platform but has not been able to adequately manage phishing. In addition, the email service provider does not offer log on through IMAP.