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Microsoft Automobile Technology

Microsoft Automobile Technology

After the Microsoft / Yahoo takeover failure Microsoft takes their money elsewhere. If they can’t win at becoming a portal powerhouse they will try to take control of automotive in car technology. Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems. Together, Microsoft and HKAG will deliver new and innovative solutions based on the Microsoft Auto software platform, bringing the future of in-car technology to Hyundai-Kia drivers worldwide. “These new systems will redefine consumer experiences in the car. . .We’re now aligned to develop the next generation of in-car...

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Murder of DC Madam

The “DC Madam”, Deborah Palfrey, whose arrest for running a high-end prostitution ring sent sex-scandal tremors through the US capital, has hanged herself in a shed at her mother’s house, police said. Deborah Jeane Palfrey was found Thursday by her mother hanging by a nylon rope from the ceiling of the shed at her mother’s mobile home in Tarpon Springs, Florida, local police said. (AFP) What I do not believe: That a shed cross bar could sustain any weight of a person to commit suicide. Reminder this is a shed in a trailer park, usually made of fiber glass,...

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K Street Fails Again

K Street Fails Again

Lobby groups are constantly thinking about the pocketbook but not about the real issue. How many compromises have there been with green issues, economy stimulus packages, war issues, and many others.  We can add the young lobby group to the list, The HRC. Now the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights group, Human Rights Campaign, has recently announced the first round of their 2008 election endorsements stiff candidates that not only would support the HRC 100%. Here is the list: Max Baucus, D-MT Joe Biden, D-DE Susan Collins, R-ME Dick Durbin, D-IL Al Franken, D-MN Tom Harkin, D-IA John Kerry,...

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Marvel Super Heroes Theme Park

Marvel Super Heroes Theme Park

Dubailand announced a landmark deal with US-based Marvel Entertainment, Inc., the creators of such globally renowned Super Heroes as Spider-Man, The X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk, to develop the region’s first Super Heroes theme park at the world’s largest leisure, tourism and entertainment destination. Allocated within Dubailand, the Marvel Super Heroes theme park will be one of its key anchor projects. The design and conceptual master plan of this 4.5 million sq ft development has recently been finalized. The park, expected to welcome visitors in 2012, will provide families an ultimate destination with new...

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DVD :: Murderball

DVD :: Murderball

  I have seen Murderball in the movies with my friends, and my paramour has not. Which means we Netflix the DVD. We sat down and already we were engrossed within the first 13 mins pf the film.Things I learned from Murderball Towels can be erotic You can be either an asshole with or without a wheelchair. This movie is about tough guys, as in any sport movie, playing to win. There are teams from all around the world to play Murderball (quadriplegic rugby) at the Olympics. Just to clarify, it is not the special Olympics, this is the...

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