September 7, 2010

Ovulation Makes Women Sexier

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Ovulating women unconsciously wear sexier clothes when they are most fertile to beat off competition for a mate without even realizing what are they doing – at least, a study says. University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management’s research shows women dress in sexier clothes when they are more likely to become pregnant. “The desire [...]

Office 2011 for Mac due out October

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Microsoft announced today that Macintosh version of Microsoft Office suite will be released around the world starting at the end of October. Two versions will be available: Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011. Microsoft says, the new Mac version is very similar to the original, allowing [...]

Paris Hilton heils Hitler?

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Paris Hilton has denied she was enacting a Nazi salute when she was partying on a luxury yacht. A spokesman for the American heiress Paris Hilton, insisted that she was “merely dancing and scratching her face at the same time”. Previously, in the early hours of Monday, she was pictured as he was pointing her [...]

RIM Opens Its First BlackBerry Store in China; BB 9800 slider phone coming?

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Developer of Blackberry smartphones, canadian company Research In Motion opened its first BlackBerry retail store in China on Wednesday. RIM hopes that it could boost the smartphone’s presence in the Asian market. They call the Beijing store an “experience center” that will give visitors a better opportunity to try Blackberries and other RIM devices. “The [...]

Tony Hayward to quit BP

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Tony Hayward, chief executive of BP, is about to leave the company. Altough BP said that “no final decision” has been made about possible management changes, it is likely that Hayward won’t be the chief executive of BP anymore. “BP notes the press speculation over the weekend regarding potential changes to management and the charge [...]

Over 3 million Americans could lose unemployment benefits in July

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Currently about 10.5 million Americans collect unemployment benefits each month, but over 3 million people could lose this help in July, if the Congress doesn’t extend the jobless benefits. Although people can receive these benefits for up to 99 weeks, it looks like it’s still a short period of time in these economic conditions. Approximately [...]

Movie about Oprah Winfrey’s life

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The life of Oprah Winfrey, one of the most famous and influential persons in the world, is being made into a movie. Larry A. Thompson, a Hollywood film producer, is basing his story on the recent biography, Oprah, written by investigative reporter and international bestselling author, Kitty Kelley. “Oprah Winfrey’s fascinating journey from rural Mississippi [...]

Spy Swap in Austria

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10 Russian agents were arrested in the United States 12 days ago. These Russian agents and 4 Russians who were accused of conducting espionage activities for the West were exchanged yesterday between the United States and Russia. As Attorney General Eric Holder said, there was no reason for charging the 10 Russian agents, because they [...]

Ecuador taken off FATF list – no longer among countries that support money laundering

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Prior to the start of the FATF Plenary gathering in Amsterdam, as previously arranged, meetings were held by Ecuador’s Attorney General and President of the Consejo Nacional contra el Lavado de Activos (CONCLA – ‘National Council against Asset Laundering’), Dr. Diego Garcia, with the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF – Spanish acronym, [...]

Medicaid is a ticking time bomb according to Deloitte Report

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Without bold action, state governments’ obligation to their Long-Term Care (LTC) Medicaid enrollees may have the potential to debilitate government effectiveness, according to a new report by Deloitte’s Center for Health Solutions. The report, “Medicaid Long-term Care: The Ticking Time Bomb,” cites the immense pressures on state budgets, the fact that Medicaid is the nation’s [...]