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of articles posted on 12-Oct-2007.
MSN targets mobile content
Friday, October 12, 2007 digital.agencyfaqs.com
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Technology
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MSN India which is the third-largest portal in India, seeks to garner a larger slice of the online market and hence will upgrade its lineup of services. It recently launched a new version of Windows Live Hotmail with 5GB free storage space and followed that with a suite of services including SkyDrive, Live Messenger and Live Spaces. There have been rumours floating that Microsoft attempted to buy
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‘Rolling Stone’ to make forays into event space
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.agencyfaqs.com
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Entertainment , Youth
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Good news for fans of rock music as International magazine ‘Rolling Stone’ will be launched in the country in the next two months. The cult magazine is brought to India by the Mumbai based publisher ‘Man’s World’ and is backed by the reputed industrialist, Anand Mahindra, and the publisher and editor of luxury magazine ‘Verve’, Anuradha Mahindra. According to sources, Rolling Stone has plans to la
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Businesses that may disappear in 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.entrepreneur.com
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Business
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Today predicting which business will survive and thrive in the future and the ones which will not is no easy task. However, a list of businesses which are unlikely to survive in the future are as follows: Record stores; Camera film manufacturing; Profession of crop dusting; Gay bars; Newspapers; Pay phones; Used bookstores; Piggy Banks; Telemarketing and Coin-operated arcades.
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CFL bulbs are killing the incandescent light bulb
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.slate.com
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Environment
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Compact fluorescent bulbs are more expensive than the regular incandescent bulbs but they last up to 10 times longer, use about one-fourth the energy, and produce 90 percent less heat. Over a span of it's lifetime - which is four and a half years - the CFL bulb repays its higher cost in energy savings. However inspite of the long-term benefits, CFL bulbs have yet to be accepted by consumers, who
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Andrew Symonds racially abused : Vadodara
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Andrew Symonds, the Australian all-rounder, who is also the only black player in the Australian outfit was racially abused during his side's one-day win over India in Vadodara. Symonds complained of hearing noises of monkey chants, made by certain sections of the crowd while he was fielding near the boundary. A spokesman of Cricket Australia said that "the matter will be left in the hands of the
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Shoaib to focus on India tour
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Shoiab Akhtar said he is focusing on the forthcoming tour of India instead of fretting over the past. The 'Rawalpindi Express' expressed remorse over the fact that his career has been plagued by scores of controversies. He said, "Although no cricketer wants to be banned and fined, I am happy that the hearing by the Pakistan Cricket Board was carried out fairly and I'm now keen to put this behin
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'Big Three' to miss Challenger series
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The 'Big Three' of Indian cricket- Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid - will be missing from action in the forthcoming NKP Salve Challenger Trophy as the selectors have decided to rest them. Besides the three senior players, most of the other members of the national side such as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan will receive a much deserved rest from the limited ove
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Venus Williams makes it to QF : Bangkok Open
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Recreation
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Venus Williams has entered the final eight of the Bangkok Open following an easy victory over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn. The second seeded demolished her opponent 6-4 6-1 in 75 minutes and will now face unseeded Frenchwoman Camille Pin in the quarter finals.
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Djokovic enters the quarters of Vienna Open
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Recreation
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Czech Tomas Zib 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. The world number three, who was playing in his first ATP tournament since losing in the US Open final to Roger Federer, put in a much stronger performance against Zib despite making another uneven start.
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Paes-Damm make it to semis
Friday, October 12, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Recreation
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Leander Paes and his doubles partner Martin Damm cruised into the semi-finals of the BA-CA Tennis Trophy in Vienna, Austria following a victory over the pair of Mardy Fish and Robby Ginepri. The second seeded pair beat Fish-Ginepri 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and five minutes to reach the last four.
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