The Qiang ethnic minority lives mainly in the counties of the Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan; Maowen Qiang Autonomous County is the largest area that is home to the Qiang. The Qiang have a profound history of over 3,000 years as ...
Tags: The Qiang Nationality, Language, Character, Belief, Crafts, Food
The Wet Seal, Inc., a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 27, 2012, and provided its financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. For the third quarter: ...
Tags: United States of America, Sales
Times of India reported that the Bombay HC directed the MRA Marg police, who are probing a fake iron ore certificate scam, to give a 72 hour notice to four directors of Raipur based Hira Steels Ltd before arresting them. While giving the ...
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Mobile phones are expected to play a significant role in the future of cashless payments in remote and on-premise purchases. Payment companies are ramping up their mobile offerings in the scramble for this lucrative market. ...
Tags: mobile phones, cashless payments, remote purchases, on-premise purchases
Mercy,the caffeine-free,non-alcoholic beverage that helps prevent hangovers,has launched its redesigned can. The 65-calorie Mercy can features an angel and blue shield,which is a symbol of its goal to protect and defend its customers from ...
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The time is now for Malaysia's players,as they step onto the pitch and embark on the journey to defend the title in Southeast Asia's most prestigious biennial football championship,the Asean Football Federation(AFF)Suzuki Cup 2012,to be ...
IDG News Service-The U.S.Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing eBay of entering into a"handshake"agreement to not recruit or hire employees of software maker Intuit. The DOJ,in an antitrust lawsuit filed Friday,seeks to ...
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Google was yesterday accused of being"cleverer than the tax man"by MPs as it was questioned by the Public Accounts Select Committee over its controversial tax bill. Labour MP Margaret Hodge led the questioning of Matt ...
Tags: UK, MPS, Google, Tax Avoidance, internet giant, corporation tax
Nearly a quarter of worldwide internet users are still running outdated browsers, creating huge gaps in online security, a study has revealed. Out of a random sample of 10 million customers, security firm Kaspersky found 23% were using ...
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I recently attended a press event in Westminster where"three senior government officials"were to brief journalists on the latest developments in cyber security. These men,we were led to believe,are helping to ensure the UK is shielded ...
Tags: Government DDoS gaffe, cyber security, DDoS attacks, strategy
It's not exactly the type of advertisement most people would understand. For sale:"Our first 0day for Win8+IE10 with HiASLR/AntiROP/DEP&Prot Mode sandbox bypass(Flash not needed)."It's part of a recent message on Twitter from Vupen,a ...
Tags: Windows 8, Zero-Day Vulnerability, Vupen, computer security research
The Department of Homeland Security(DHS),struggling to find enough cybersecurity talent to meet its needs,says it is going to groom the next generation of cybersecurity pros starting in kindergarten. But several security experts say while ...
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A text message delivered to O2 subscribers in the UK this week has revealed an intention by the telecoms giant to raise the cost of making and receiving calls and using data outside Europe dramatically. From 28 November ...
Tags: double roaming charges, telecoms giant, Ofcom, pence
Apple, Microsoft and Adobe have been criticised by the Australian parliament for obstructing a committee investigation into the costs of IT products. The IT pricing inquiry is examining why Australians pay up to 56 per cent more for ...
The name Foxconn has become shorthand for the human costs of building the iPhone in China, linking Apple to bad publicity about worker suicides, deaths from a plant explosion and rioting factory workers. But many other companies besides ...
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