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Former UN ambassador Kirkpatrick dead at 80 (Dec 08 2006 15:55 GMT) - WASHINGTON (AFP) — Jeane Kirkpatrick, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, has died at the age of 80, the think tank where she was a senior fellow announced. (The full text of this article is available free) |
UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
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ask (Dec 08 2006 15:53 GMT) - i am a student of university. my english language is very weak. im going to improve my english language. i am from iran i am 30 years old i nedd to your advice that show me how can i improve my english language. |
Waveflux
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What does not kill us may still keep us in third place (Dec 08 2006 15:51 GMT) - Even worse: it may keep us in a tie for third. Such was the fate of my beleaguered Purple Stallions fantasy football team as I walked into yet another buzzsaw, losing to the league-leading luniz scoring machine 216.25 points to... |
The Contax G Pages
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Paul (Dec 08 2006 15:47 GMT) - Paul, my Godfather. In a bar, Santa Theresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. |
The Contax G Pages
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Gotta read (Dec 08 2006 15:47 GMT) - Man reading whiole wlking by outside departure hall Guarhulos international airport Sao Paulo, Brasil. |
The Contax G Pages
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To you, Fabrice Wavelet.. (Dec 08 2006 15:47 GMT) - ... for your kind words. But I must disagree with you about one thing, and point out that there are quite a few people with very clever ideas on CONTAXG.COM (Quince leaf accidentally fallen in a glass water container in my garden.) |
The RiotACT
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Jaywalking laws now being enforced? (Dec 08 2006 15:45 GMT) - In the discussion of yesterday's fatality on Northbourne Avenue Poison Ivy has sent in an interesting snippet: . . . and today at lunchtime there were two members of the Canberra constabulary vigorously monitoring jaywalkers on this intersection and issuing $51 fines to offenders. |
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Samsung debuts 1st 18x SATA DVD writer to the market (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - Samsung has launched the world's first 18x Serial ATA DVD writer to the market, the WriteMaster(TM) SH-S183L. Unlike most IDE based DVD writers that have a maximum bus transfer rate of 33MB/s to 66MB/s, the Samsung drive features 150MB/s, 300MB/s and 600MB/s transfer rates for a much...read more... |
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Panasonic to release Dual-Layer 8cm DVD-R Disc (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - Panasonic, the leading brand of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., announced the release of single-sided dual layer 8cm (3-inch) DVD-R discs next spring in the United States.The discs feature 2.6GB capacity, which enables approximately 40 minutes (when recorded with Panasonic HDC-DX1) of... |
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Roxio releases DVDit Pro HD authoring software (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - Roxio announced the release of DVDit Pro HD, the latest version of the company’s pioneering DVD authoring solution, which now makes it possible for video professionals and enthusiasts to create high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies on their PC for the first time.Based on the same...read more... |
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Blu-ray Optical Discs announced by Ritek USA (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - According to a press release published by clickpress, Advanced Media Inc. (RITEK USA), manufacturer and marketer of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, is among the first optical disc manufacturers to introduce the new Blu-Ray media in the United States.In addition to the 25GB,...read more... |
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UK Government report into Copyright Laws (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - A report for the UK government looking into current copyright laws has released its findings. It follows on from a news story on CDFreaks two weeks ago about the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) pushing for an extension in the copyright of songs from 50 years to 95 years. |
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Sony launches PSone game downloads for PSP (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - Sony has launched its game download service for the PlayStation Portable that allows a choice of five classic PlayStation games to be purchased for download online and played on the PSP. Each title is priced at US$5.99, however the online store can only be accessed through the PS3. |
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c|net reviews Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - c|net has carried out a review of Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player, which turned out some interesting results when compared against Toshiba's HD-A1. As expected, unlike standalone DVD players and Toshiba's HD-A1 HD DVD player, this external drive must be used with the Xbox 360 and requires...read more... |
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New upscaling DVD player by OPPO (Dec 08 2006 15:39 GMT) - Until the war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats sees a winner, the better solution to get High Definition content on the large screen at a reasonable price is an upscaling player.Digital Trends published today about the new standalone player OPPO DV-981HD that at "only" $229 (or... |
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