Microsoft founder and Chairman Bill Gates recently took part in a question-and-answer session on popular message board site Reddit. Gates’ Ask Me Anything (AMA) session garnering more than 18,000 comments shortly after it ended. ...
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Following disappointing jobs report and the news earlier this week that US fragile economic recovery has come to a virtual halt, it is imperative that the White House and Congress immediately make economic growth and job creation their top ...
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The bookcase is one of our best weapons against the universe's natural tendency to move things into increasingly disorganized states. Today, it has established itself as one of humankind's most useful and versatile pieces of furniture. But ...
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The United States spends twice as much per person on health care as the rest of the developed world, with little to show for it except shorter and unhealthier lives than citizens of its peer nations enjoy. That's the depressing conclusion ...
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The latest TVs and tablets are only part of the fun that International CES has to offer.This is about the biggest tech trade show in the world,after all,with thousands of vendors falling over each other to get noticed.Live demos go ...
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Friends Provident International said that UAE investors are increasingly turning to real estate as a preferred asset class. Almost half of respondents said that they expect the property market to perform strongly over the next 5 years.A ...
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Network World - SANTA CLARA -- At this week's Fall 2012 DEMO conference, big data was in a category by itself - and for good reason. In an event typically dominated by consumer-facing technologies, DEMO organizers created a separate panel ...
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IDG News Service - At the CEATEC show that opens in Japan this week, the country's electronics manufacturers will show a host of products that are probably a few years from catching on, as well as a few design concepts that will need a bit ...
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There's never a dull moment in the car industry,and 2012 proved to be another year of frenetic new-car activity and drama.So just in case you missed them–or you just want to read them again. Holden Commodore/Chevrolet SS[exclusive] ...
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Prosperity Minerals said that all parties have now agreed to proposed changes to its parent company's proposal to buy All Wealthy Capital. All Wealthy Capital has a 70% stake in Billion Win Capital, which owns a Malaysian iron ore ...
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Tehran Times quoted Mr Mohammad-Reza Farzin spokesman of the national economic reform working group’s as saying that some 8 million wealthy Iranians have been identified who are not eligible to receive cash subsidy. Mr Mahmoud ...
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The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies: In 2011, Resource nationalism became the number one risk for mining companies Nationalization Expropriation Increased taxation Constraints on the degree ...
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Four BRIC countries (India, China, Brazil and Russia) and a few other Latin American countries like Mexico have proved to be the 'Knight in Shining Armour' for embattled luxury home textile producers and brands across the world following ...
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The sharemarket fell slightly in quiet trading yesterday as global equity markets awaited the outcome of negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens to slow the US economy next year unless politicians reach agreement on ...
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The wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based Prudential insurance group,. The company expects the plan to expend up to S$3.6m($2.28m)on the critical illness diagnosis while providing an accidental death benefit of 100%sum assured coverage and ...
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