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More Privacy Guaranteed by Ask |
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Topic: Current Events |
3:25 am EST, Nov 18, 2008 |
InterActive Corp.'s search engine, Ask, announced the introduction of a new online tool that will be able to help people who surf the Internet keep their history of search private. The new tool was entitled AskEraser and with its help users will be able to delete any data regarding the searches they made on the Ask website, this includes the elimination of information from the company's servers. More Privacy Guaranteed by Ask |
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U.S. Mint to Fine any Misuse of Its Names and Symbols |
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Topic: Current Events |
4:08 am EST, Nov 17, 2008 |
The new Treasury Department regulation gave the U.S. Mint the power to charge fines of up to $25,000. In such a way the Mint will be able to police the use of its names, emblems and symbols. It will also be able to fine those who misuse names and symbols of Treasury in their advertisements and other activiti U.S. Mint to Fine any Misuse of Its Names and Symbols |
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China and India Registered Huge Growth in Mobile Service Industry |
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Topic: Current Events |
4:01 am EST, Nov 17, 2008 |
Statistics for the last year show that Chinese users of mobile phones sent about 429 billion text messages. At the same time India registered an enormous growth of mobile service subscribers. Both countries joined the group of the two fastest growing countries if the field, Brazil and Russia. China and India Registered Huge Growth in Mobile Service Industry |
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Number One Tennis Player to Star in an "AIDS-Free Generation" Video Announcement |
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Topic: Current Events |
3:35 am EST, Nov 14, 2008 |
One of the most famous tennis players in the world and the number one player in the world rankings, Roger Federer, being the official UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, will play his major role in World AIDS Day public service announcement, the goal of which is to increase the awareness about HIV transmission from mother to child. Number One Tennis Player to Star in an "AIDS-Free Generation" Video Announcement |
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World's Biggest Gold Coin Registered in Guinness Book of Records |
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Topic: Current Events |
10:00 am EST, Nov 13, 2008 |
The Royal Canadian Mint was highly appreciated in the Guinness Book of Records for its innovative approach towards producing coinage products. The RCM created a 100-kg (220lb) bullion coin, being made of 99.999 percent pure gold, which was registered in the Guinness Book of Records. Coin's face value is $1 million World's Biggest Gold Coin Registered in Guinness Book of Records |
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Data Protection Minister Uninformed about the Missing Information on 25M People |
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Topic: Current Events |
9:47 am EST, Nov 13, 2008 |
The amount of mistakes the British government created in order to protect personal information critically increased when Michael Wills, the data protection minister, revealed that he had been not informed about the disappearance of the disks with information that included personal data of 25 million people. It is worth reminding that Revenue & Customs lost the disks and Mr. Data Protection Minister Uninformed about the Missing Information on 25M People |
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The Wrong Inscription of U.S. Coins |
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Topic: Current Events |
8:36 am EST, Nov 13, 2008 |
One of the greatest American symbols - the American dollar, have been presented to the world with a new look. 300 million new George Washington dollar coins were recently struck. About 50,000 proved to be without the edge inscription "In God We Trust"without the edge inscription . People around the world are arguing whether it was made mistakenly or intentionally. New coins are even considered a disgrace to the country. The Wrong Inscription of U.S. Coins |
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Top of the Tops - the Top 10 Most Useful out of the Most Useless |
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Topic: Current Events |
8:25 am EST, Nov 13, 2008 |
Bringing together the top of the strangest, weirdest and useless gadgets I came up with an idea to create the top of gadgets that can one day come in handy. Although considered weird and of little use these gadgets will probably help you some day. If so, the producers of strange devices will most probably go public, hoping to get their piece of pie. Just in case: "top 10" isn't trendy anymore, that's why you're welcome to look through "the top 9". Top of the Tops - the Top 10 Most Useful out of the Most Useless |
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Sony Cuts Prices for a Better Cooperation with Game Designers |
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Topic: Current Events |
2:50 am EST, Nov 12, 2008 |
he Japanese giant Sony cut its prices for a software development kit, which designers use for creating Play Station 3 games, by half.This encouragement of Sony for its game designers follows the company's price cut last month on the console itself. Sony Cuts Prices for a Better Cooperation with Game Designers |
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The Errors of Jefferson $1 Coin Officially Certified |
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Topic: Current Events |
2:41 am EST, Nov 12, 2008 |
If a 3.5 percent of a damaged dollar was missing, would the coin be worth 96.5 cents? In case the coin has a clipped planchet error then its value would be much higher, and it would be worth more that a buck.Two 2007-D Thomas Jefferson dollar coins, which were issued recently, have been certified by the Professional Coin Grading Service. Both Jefferson dollar coins have almost the same location of their 3.5 percent semi-circular planchet The Errors of Jefferson $1 Coin Officially Certified |
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