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I never touch MS products if I can help it, and still am able to breath ;).. seriously it is a very good review of the MS Yahoo buy out and I would say that google could be worried about the prospects of MS just keep on buying up the other areas, needless to say that they have never done that before ;).... !!! For me personally I am a linux user, purely because I find it interesting and also very easy/productive means of coding/office work and really do not miss the MS applications in the slightest. .
Taxpayers can relax and wait for refunds
Maybe one of the best things about the federal tax rebates headed for millions of households starting this spring is that most people don't have to do anything special to get one. Simply file your tax return as usual and sit back and wait. There are no extra forms to fill out or questions to answer. Uncle Sam will do the calculations for you and automatically send you the money. While the majority of households will receive the maximum $600 for singles, $1,200 for couples and an extra $300 per child, high and low wage earners will receive less. Some will get nothing. If you're not sure how much you will be getting and don't want to wait to find out, Kiplinger.com has posted a handy online calculator that figures a household's rebate based on income, filing status, number of children and tax liability.
What FBI Whistle-Blower Sibel Edmonds Found in Translation
Most Americans have never heard of Sibel Edmonds, and if the U.S. government has its way, they never will. The former FBI translator turned whistle-blower tells a chilling story of corruption at Washington's highest levels - sale of nuclear secrets, shielding of terrorist suspects, illegal arms transfers, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, espionage. She may be a first-rate fabulist, but Ms. Edmonds' account is full of dates, places and names. And if she is to be believed, a treasonous plot to embed moles in American military and nuclear installations and pass sensitive intelligence to Israeli, Pakistani and Turkish sources was facilitated by figures in the upper echelons of the State and Defense Departments. Her charges could be easily confirmed or dismissed if classified government documents were made available to investigators.
Visit Iran's mosques, bazaars, ancient ruins
You'll then turn towards the Lut Desert and the city of Kerman, which was once a trading point along the Silk Road and still hosts a lively bazaar. You'll spend the night and then head off to Yazd, a Zoroastrian center whose warren of streets features badgirs (wind towers), bazaars, and a Zoroastrian fire temple. Mashhad, a popular Shiite pilgrimage site, thanks to a shrine to Imam Reza, will be the last stop before you return to Tehran, where you'll have two days to soak up the atmosphere and tour sites like Golestan Palace, Imam Khomeini Mosque, and the former U.S. Embassy (whose walls are splattered in political images and graffiti). The Hotel Kowsar will be your base in Tehran, and you can add extra nights before or after the tour for an additional $40 per person per night, based on double occupancy.
Presidential campaigns target Houston
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BET Networks Announces the Launch of BET in the UK
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. NYSE: VIA NYSE: VIA.B, today announced the launch of BET, a new television channel in the United Kingdom dedicated to bringing British consumers access to top-rated BET shows, including 106 & PARK, AMERICAN GANGSTER, HELL DATE, THE BET HONORS, COLLEGE HILL, MEET THE FAITH and many more. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO ) BET will be offered free-to-air on the digital satellite platform beginning on Thursday, February 28. Available via the Sky Guide, BET will be accessible to more than 8.8 million digital satellite homes, adding considerably to BET Networks' global reach. BET Networks is the leading provider of media and entertainment for African Americans and consumers of Black culture, currently reaching more than 87 million households in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Pr. George's Police Suspect Online Prowler in Six Rapes
The rapist stalks his victims on the Internet, surfing popular dating Web sites and chat rooms, where he meets women and sets up sex dates. At least six times, unsuspecting Prince George's County women arrived for a date but found a masked attacker, armed with a handgun, county police said yesterday. .
Meet the Master of Mideast Buyouts
It was among the most important lunches of Arif M. Naqvi's career. The founder of buyout firm Abraaj Capital met in mid-February with Nassef Sawiris, chief of Orascom Construction Industries. Over an okra-and-lamb stew called bamia at Sawiris' Cairo mansion on the Nile, Naqvi worked out terms for the sale of one of his companies, Egyptian Fertilizer. After two hours, Sawiris agreed to pay $2.69 billion. It was the biggest sale ever in the region by a private equity player. Welcome to the Middle East, where buyout fever is rising even as it wanes in the West. It's the ideal environment. Economic growth remains torrid, stoked by oil exports. Cash is abundant. There are also plenty of companies with weak management teams and subpar financial operations, the hallmarks of a private equity target.
Severely disabled don't have to pay extra airfare
Even the seats on a school bus are bigger and roomier than anything AC provides on any plane except maybe the cockpit seats. The only thing on the airlines CEOs mind is the bottom line. Maintenance is way down as events show. Passenger service is non existent. Crews are cut back to the max and the passengers are packed in to increase the profit. Blame the investors and the airlines, not the passengers because at the end of the day the users pay for it all. .
Paul Allen's seed money helps arts organizations grow and prosper
Of that, nearly $4 million went for arts and culture, nearly $4 million to community development and social change, and $1.7 million to youth engagement programs. About $2.5 million went to Puget Sound arts groups such as ACT Theatre, Bellevue Arts Museum, Henry Gallery, Kirkland Arts Center, Maureen Whiting Dance, On the Boards, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pat Graney Performance, Seattle Arts and Lectures, Seattle Chamber Players, Seattle Opera, Seattle Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Theatre Group, Tacoma Art Museum, Town Hall, Velocity Dance Center and the Village Theatre. Although figures vary from year to year, the foundation often gives more money to the arts than most key funders in the region. "The Allen foundation gives a lot of money to arts groups that would be hard to replace," said James F.
Inge on WDFN: Ring is nice, but career stability more important
We don't need a cancer in the locker room. That's the first time I've felt this way about Inge but he's keeps saying things that aren't good for the chemistry in the clubhouse. I agree with honrechuck, if you wouldnt have sucked it up last year the Tigers wouldn't have replaced you. It isn't their obligation to trade you, you lost your spot so suck it up and honor your contract. .
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