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Best and Worst Places In Terms of Women's Freedom

By greendan 262 days ago from http://bizaims.com

According to Cheryl Hotchkiss, who works as the campaigner for women's rights at Amnesty International Canada, there are lots and lots of obstacles that women have to face in order to receive proper education. Despite the free education some mothers refuse to give their daughters to school due to the fact that their girls can

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America's Top 20 Most Admired Companies of 2008

By greendan 265 days ago from http://bizaims.com

Number 1 is Apple

In order to develop the list of the top 20 companies, representatives of Fortune together with their survey partners from Hay Group asked over 3,700 people working in various industries to choose 10 companies that they like the most. The first place granted to Apple is in fact the result of Steve Jobs' act

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Eight Year Old Boy Passes Law School Exam

By greendan 273 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

An eight-year-old boy from Brazil, following his dream of becoming a judge, managed to pass a law school entrance test. However, he was not admitted to the university, as he had not graduated from high school. Joao Victor Portellinha de Oliveira, the 8-year-old boy was initially enrolled in the Universidade Paulista, a private

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Sony and Microsoft Talk about Blu-ray Drive Incorporation in Xbox360 - Technology - InfoNIAC

By greendan 273 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

After its short campaign to support to the already dead HD DVD format, the software giant, Microsoft, has entered into discussions with Sony, the company that developed the winning high-definition technology, Blu ray, to bring the new format to Xbox360. "If Microsoft wants to release Gears of War 3 on a Blu-ray Disc, I think w

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Robots to Become Our Closest Friends Soon

By greendan 274 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

A humanoid baby robot able to pick up language skills and interact with humans will be released next year. Scientists at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Computer Science in collaboration with an international consortium led by the University of Plymouthon ITALK (Integration and Transfer of Action and Language Knowle

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Vulture - The Unmanned Aircraft Able to Stay in the Air for 5 Years

By greendan 274 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

The unmanned aircraft that is able to stay in the air for about 5 years at a time is a project of DARPA, a company that characterizes its project as a "persistent pseudo-satellite capability in an aircraft package." It is worth mentioning that the aircraft will carry a 1000 pound (450 kg) payload in terrible winds at an altit

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Eating Breakfast Fights Obesity

By greendan 275 days ago from http://health.infoniac.com

Having breakfast regularly contributes to healthier diet in comparison to those who avoid breakfast. Those who eat breakfast every morning are more physically active than those who skip the first meal of the day, especially during adolescence. Breakfast is an important meal, helping you to stay fit especially if you are a teena

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A 16-Year Old Genius Gave a Lecture on Ancient Coins

By greendan 276 days ago from http://dig4coins.com

Will Robins has been writing, exhibiting and giving lessons on ancient and modern coins for about four years. He is the owner of numerous awards and is highly appreciated by the Numismatic Association. What is most curious is that Mr. Robins is jus 16 years old. He has lectured senior numismatists and historians at Colorado Col

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Gigantic Coin, 400 the Size of a Normal $1 Coin, Was Presented by the Australian Mint

By greendan 276 days ago from http://dig4coins.com

Royal Australian Mint presented its new circulating $1 coin along with a series of new collector coins, which featured a gigantic commemorating coin that honors the Centenary of Scouts Australia. The upper mentioned model coin was the biggest coin ever made by the Australian Mint. The commemorative coin is 400 times the size of

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Microsoft Signs Up Autodesk, Blockbuster, Coca-Cola and Ingersoll-Rand to its New Service

By greendan 276 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

According to the company's executives Microsoft's customer list got bigger. However, they refused to state which partners are on the roster. Recently Microsoft announced some of the names. Its customers include Autodesk, Blockbuster, Coca-Cola and Ingersoll-Rand. In addition the software giant's officials stated that Microso

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NASA to Strike the Moon with a Double Sledgehammer

By greendan 281 days ago from http://www.infoniac.com

NASA is in hope that its double explosion on the surface of the moon will reveal the hidden water ice. The rocket will smash into the moon's craters at a speed of 2.5 km per second. The impact will rise 1,102 tons of moon fragments and dust. By understanding what's in the moon craters, scientists are examining a fossil recor

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Places You Really Would Not Like to Visit

By greendan 294 days ago from http://bizaims.com

Due to high level of pollution, crime, over-population or other socio-economic or political issues, some places cannot even pretend to claim as being tourist destinatinons. Some of them have buses with bullet holes in them, some have a high rate of kidnapping and some simply represent a perfect picture of chaos.  &nbs

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