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Kimberley Process to allow Zimbabwe diamond sale
The chairman of the Kimberley Process has agreed to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from its disputed Marange fields, deputy mines minister Gift Chimanikire said on Friday.The Kimberley Process, created to prevent the trade in "blood" diamonds that fuel armed conflicts, normally takes such decisions by consensus at its regular meetings.But the current chairman, Mathieu…
Website to pay $950,000 for posting Beatles hits
A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents apiece before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit.U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker signed off on the settlement between BlueBeat.com and music companies EMI Group PLC, Capitol Records and Virgin Records America on…
J-Lo at Obama Super Bowl Party
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Actress and music diva Jennifer Lopez will top the bill at US President Barack Obama's annual Super Bowl party on Sunday, as the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the NFL championship.J-Lo will be joined by husband Marc Anthony at the White House party, also featuring top officials including…
H&R Block agrees to improve access for deaf
WASHINGTON – The nation's largest tax preparation company, H&R Block, agreed Monday to improve its services for deaf and hard of hearing people.The Justice Department announced that H&R Block had agreed to a nationwide settlement to resolve a complaint filed by a deaf person in San Antonio, Texas, under the Americans with Disabilities Act."The agreement…
Luxembourg ambassador says she filed rebuttal
SEATTLE – A superstar donor of President Barack Obama's last campaign who later became ambassador to Luxembourg said Saturday that she has filed a rebuttal to an internal State Department review that found her tenure to be a disaster.Cynthia Stroum told The Associated Press that she did not know whether she could release details of…
Microsoft Adds Phony E-Mail to Your Hotmail Account
Microsoft recently announced a new feature that lets you create and maintain multiple phonyfrom your main .The new alias service lets you create up to five different e-mail addresses per year that point directly to your primary Hotmail account. Microsoft says you can keep up to 15 aliases on one account even though you can…
T-Mobile's G-Slate Boasts 3D Camera
T-Mobile's upcomingwill have dual cameras to record 3D video, and will be able to play back 3D movies viewed with special glasses, T-Mobile's vice president of broadband and emerging devices Jeremy Korst told PCMag.com."2010 was really the year that Android overtook the smartphone market. 2011 is really shaping up to be the year of 4G…
Sanctum review
When the number one thing that a movie has going for it is that one of its producers is well known not an actor, director or even writer then you should be wary, and rightly so.When you look at the trailers and posters for the film Sanctum, the one thing you will notice highlighted is…
Robinson has 17 points, leads Kansas past K-State
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Thomas Robinson, two days after his mother's funeral, shook off a slow start and had 17 points and nine rebounds Saturday to help lead No. 6 Kansas past Kansas State 90-66.Markieff Morris had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (20-1, 5-1 Big 12), who celebrated the 150th anniversary of Kansas'…
Westport Weston Family Y Selects Crossbow Group for Capital Campaign Planning and Communications
The Westport Weston Family Y has selected Crossbow Group to develop and implement the communications plan for its capital campaign to raise funds for a new Family Y facility at Mahackeno. The firm will also support the Y's communications efforts to its members and the communities it serves. The business was awarded after a review…
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