1 million people welcome 2007 in Sydney

Monday, January 1, 2007 A crowd of approximately 1 million has welcomed the new year in Sydney overnight. Many of the crowd had camped out since 6 AM AEDT (7PM UTC) to ensure they had the best vantage point for the fireworks displays at 9 PM and 12 AM. Earlier predictions of rain failed to… Read More »

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News briefs:April 22, 2010

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With US mid-term elections fast approaching, three prominent Democrats announce retirement

Thursday, January 7, 2010 With this year’s November midterm elections fast approaching, three prominent United States Democrats announced their plans for retirement from public service on Wednesday. Powerful and influential—yet controversial for his alleged close ties to the financial sector and his handling of last year’s bailout—Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announced that he would… Read More »

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Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam

Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account for one in four spam messages. BACKGROUND Spamming remains one of the biggest problems facing… Read More »

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Googling Your Corporate Secrets}

GOOGLING YOUR CORPORATE SECRETS by Sankarraj SubramanianGoogle & Your Website – A Blind AllianceAssume you have a website www.onlineshopper.com and when you search it on Google with keywords online shopper website you might get a sneak peek on the page results of your website and other websites relating to your keyword. That’s quite universal as… Read More »

New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sworn in

Monday, September 29, 2014 Today Ashraf Ghani, a former Afghan finance minister and World Bank official, was sworn in as President of Afghanistan following a months-long dispute over election results. The transfer of power from former President Hamid Karzai marks the first democratic leadership transition in Afghanistan’s history, and follows a power sharing agreement with… Read More »

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Online Search Engine Marketing Will Make Your Web Sites Known?}

Get More Information Here: Retail Industry Trends Brand Strategies Online search engine marketing will make your web sites known? by Roberto BellOnline search engine marketing or SEM is simply Internet marketing meant to make various web sites known. The goal of marketing type is to make sites visible or noticeable in search engine result pages,… Read More »

British computer magazine discovers electricity cost of running computers

Wednesday, March 30, 2005British computer magazine PC Pro has investigated the electricity costs of running today’s computers. Their investigations showed that an individual could save £250 a year while a medium-sized business could potentially save £5,000 a year by making changes to the way computers and their peripherals are operated. A CRT monitor uses £150… Read More »

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Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance… Read More »

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