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Microsoft Corp.: Perfect passion defines a giant

" Many technology firms offer great perks and challenging work, but Microsoft stands out. The firm whose operating system is embedded in computers worldwide provides such benefits as help finding...

Crédit Suisse to Axe 500 Jobs After SFr 3.23 bn Loss

BANQUE Crédit Suisse are to axe 500 support jobs, most of them in the UK and the US, it has been announced today.  It has announced Swiss Francs 3.23 billion losses after a write down of Sfr 2.43...

Press Release: Obama & DNC admit all allegations in Berg v. Obama

"Obama & DNC Admit All Allegations of Federal Court Lawsuit - Obama’s “Not” Qualified to be President Obama Should Immediately Withdraw his Candidacy for President For Immediate Release: - 10/21/08 - Complete contact details and pdfs of this press release and...

Now, a 50 megapixel digicam

"The Swedish company Hasselblad's announcement of the launch of Hasselblad H3DII-50, featuring a new Kodak 50-megapixel sensor, has pushed the available resolution in digital cameras to a new high. Such high resolution goes beyond the needs of most consumers but...

"When I wear it, I feel like an action hero."

"Behind the battle for Beijing berths at the US Olympic swimming trials another conflict was simmering: The swimsuit wars. Speedo's sensational new LZR Racer has taken swimming by storm, playing a role in 19 of 20 long course records set this year. "For me, wearing the...

'The Dying Song': A tale of intriguing sexual relationship through music

"A tale of evoking music and intriguing sexual relationship celebrates a lost tradition of Indian music in the form of a play 'The Dying Song,' to be staged at London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall, South...

ExxonMobil to sell 2,220 gas stations

Exxon Mobil Corp is planning to sell off its company-owned gas stations because they are not profitable enough at the current price of gas.Business must be bad for them to take this measure!" The nation's...

Houston to Shell Out $150,000 to Defend Police Beard Ban

"HOUSTON —  The Houston City Council has unanimously authorized spending up to $150,000 to defend the city in a lawsuit challenging the police department's ban on beards. Council members spent more than an hour last night discussing the policy and...

LifeLock ID theft protection fraud?

If it sounds too good to be true ..."For a time, the ads were everywhere on TV and radio, the ones with the head of a security company brazenly challenging would-be thieves to try to steal his identity.Richard...

Heathrow T5 boss leaves BAA job

The man who was responsible for the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 has chosen to resign his position. "Mark Bullock had "chosen to leave" his job as the airport's managing director because of a change to...

Jacqui Smith announces 300 new terror police

The UK Home Secretary has announced an expansion of the number of anti-terror police."Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, today announced an extra 300 police officers to fight terrorism and radicalisation within communities.  At the weekend Jacqui Smith warned that as many...

Court seems ready to affirm right to own gun in D.C.

The new conservative-dominated Supreme Court has made some decisions in small cases so far exhibiting its new ideological tilt, but this will be the first big decision showing the court's swing on a hot-button...

Catering to our Cons

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor As far as I am concerned, Bread and Water should be standard fare, and hard labour. There is no reason to accommodate any prisoner's religious rights when it is...

Letters still favoured contact with Santa

"Text messages, e-mails and social networking are challenging traditional mail but Santa Claus at least is receiving more and more old-fashioned letters, according to the world's postmen. The Universal Postal...

Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile

There is evidence of cognitive reserves in use all around us, we all know somebody whose sharp brain and intelligence at old age surprises us, some of us might even know someone facing health issues within...

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