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20 Million Copies of Windows Vista Sold |
 ...s Windows XP sold in the same period of time in 2001, two months after its release, Vista's index could be considered as rather impressive.
However, these 20 million copies include a series of other facts. Since October 2006 PC manufacturers have offered their buyers either a free or a or a cheaper upgrade of their old system to the new Vista. Distributive copies of Vista ordered by PC manufacturers for pre-installation ... |
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European Intelligence: In April U.S. Military Could Attack Iran |
 ...he cause for initiating this operation. Two captured Israeli soldiers were the cause for Israel war against Hezbollah last year.
Dana Perino, the Press-Secretary of the White House, denied all these facts when answering questions of American reporters on this topic. She once again mentioned that the situation can be settled with diplomatic means.
However the Persian Gulf experiences about the same amount of the U.S. mil... |
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HIV blood killed haemophilia patients |
 ...t blood was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. More than 2,000 patients infected through contaminated blood died or are reported to be seriously ill.
Newsnight BBC programme disclosed the hidden facts of contaminated blood use. It became known that doctors were using blood of the clotting agent Factor 8 and these supplies were taken from US prisoners. Specialists testing new blood products were neglectful of the dang... |
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Further escalation in the Estonian - Russian relationship |
 ...Federation was beaten without being given any rational reason for this. It is worth mentioning that Mr. Sorokin is said to have had his ID, proving both his citizenship and his service. Despite these facts, he was beaten and brought to the police station while being unconscious.
As the press service mentioned further, Estonian policemen ignored every claim of Mr. Sorokin to inform the Russian embassy in Estonia about t... |
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Fake Products – a Trifle or Economic Crunch? |
 ...r just $100. But savvy customers think it's a bargain. If to take into account a working-class budget, it seems just fine to purchase such a 'high class accessory'.
The following are some alarming facts about counterfeiting:
Counterfeit goods production has risen by over 10,000 percent during the past two decades, partially as a result of existing consumer demand.
As reported by the IACC (International AntiCounterfe... |
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Scientists Discover New Facts about 'Placebo Effect' |
 ...New study conducted by scientists helped them discover a brain region responsible for the placebo effect when a person strongly believes in the effectiveness of the received treatment, thus boosting its effect. Even if a patient is given a sugar pill instead of real drug, his belief in the therapeutic effect actually makes him feel better.
The University of Michigan researchers studied the nucleus accubens (NAC), a re... |
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Stressed at Work - Mentally Ill by 32 |
 ...ople away from stress at work place, considerate employers must do their best to minimize confusion and make sure people have clear understanding about what they have to do.
Consider the following facts:
45 per cent of cases of recently diagnosed people who suffer depression or general anxiety had direct connection to workplace stress.
12 per cent of employees who were subjected to stress at work place and had showed... |
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Male birth decline - an environmental fault? |
| ...bserved for boys and girls births is around 105 boys born for every 100 girls worldwide. Although more males are born than females, by by the age of 36, women outnumber men. This is explained by such facts as boys are more susceptible to various diseases like diabetes, heart diseases and also die from accidents more often than women. In general, more twice as many boys than girls die at adolescence.
The decline in male... |
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Crime Story Writer - a Cruel Killer? |
 ...A Polish writer has been accused of a murder - he wrote a crime story, having precisely described the facts of a real-life murder.
According to investigators, travel writer, journalist and author Krystian Bala, aged 33, sent them his bestseller novel Amok that provided a detailed murder account in an attempt to draw attention to it. It raised strong suspicion of the police as the writer's account turned out to be amaz... |
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Father Killed His Sons to Make His Wife Suffer |
 ...thers' Day for the rest of her life".
Peter Morrissey, Farquharson's attorney, stated that the crown's case had only a theoretical base, which is why he asked jurors to pay attention on the real facts.
While Mr. Morrissey was saying sympathetic phrases like "There are three beautiful kids dead, their father is on trial and ... he loved these kids ..." Mr. Farquharson wiped the tears of his eyes with a handkerchief... |
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Chocolate - Really Addictive? |
 ...onery covered by chocolate. These foods contain less cocoa solids, implying a lower concentration of psychoactive compounds, than 'dark' chocolate which is in fact not so popular.
Considering the facts mentioned above, there appears the suggestion that love for chocolate, and its positive effects on people's mood, are due mainly to sugar and fat, its major compounds, and the related nutrition value and orosensory effe... |
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Researchers Suggest: More Happiness Results in More Suffering |
 ...problem of ratio, or perspective.
According to Mr. Oishi and his colleagues, it's good to have a positive perspective, but we must learn how to switch our mindset to be able to accept the negative facts of our daily life, then it will be easier for us to maintain a comfortable level of satisfaction.
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80 Percent of Mexican Women Murdered by Family Members |
 ... 8 women out of ten in Mexico were killed by one of their family members, president of Mexico Felipe Calderon declared on Monday. On the event of International day Against Violence, he presented the facts that revealed that almost 30 million women in Mexico were victims of domestic violence last year.
The Mexican President also marked the day by signing legislation regarding punishment of those who deal with human tra... |
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Vladimir Putin - one of the wealthiest man in the world? |
 ...ading company is estimated to be about $20 billion, which adds another $10 billion to the Putin's capital.
However, the Russian President is either very good at hiding his real income or all these facts are mere speculations of his rivals, because his official income declaration states that he does not become any richer, whereas his friends, such as Gennady Timchenko, do.
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Apple.com Gains an 18% Overall Traffic Growth |
 ...e.com visitors during these three months is about 46.8 million, whereas the same period last year showed only about 40 million.
Nielsen Online experts have also brought other interesting figures and facts. For example during Q4 2007 the overall time, users have spent on Apple.com was about 10 billion minutes, i.e. over 19,000 years!
Web traffic growth has also increased the on-line sales: this number in November 2006 wa... |
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