廢話少說,世界杯時間於現場時間6月9日降臨地球。德國隊揭幕戰4:2欺負了一把哥斯達黎加,也成就了節目賽有史以來進球最多之紀錄。不管踢得好與壞,世界足以沸騰,要不足球怎麽稱得上是世界最流行的運動項目呢。從19世紀在英倫起源以來到本世紀初,現代足球在全球擁有2億5千萬運動員(大部分非職業),13億足球愛好者。2002年的世界杯的電視觀眾總數據稱有450億人次[
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Inthepastacoupledayswesawtwopiecesofbignewscomingoutofthetechindustry.OnThursday25/05,YahooandeBayannouncedamultiyearglobalpartnershipononlineadvertising,paymenttools,searchtoolbarandthedevelopmentofclick-to-calladvertisingtechnology.Lateronthesameday,Google-DellpartnershipwasalsoreportedthatGoogleDesktopalongwithotherGooglesoftwarewillbeloadedontoDellPCsandlaptopspre-shipment.Althoughfinancialter...[
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IT時代周刊今天報道說,即上海文廣之後,央視成為第二張IPTV牌照的主人。牌照允許央視從事以下服務:1)以計算機為接收終端的自辦點播節目業務、自辦頻道業務、集成運營業務;2)以電視機為接收終端的自辦點播節目業務、自辦頻道業務、集成運營業務;3)以手機為接收終端的自辦點播節目業務、自辦頻道業務、集成運營業務。這張牌照,把3C顯示終端全部囊括其中。電[
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ReportedbyNPRmorningedition.AyoungcoupleandtheirtwokidslivedinathrowbacklifeinSpringfield,Massachusetts.Theyleaveonfoodthattheyproducedontheirown,byraisinghensandbeesbesideotherthingstheydo.Theyliveoncandlelightsandfirewood.Theygooutonfoot,bikeortakebus,whethertheyaregoingtoamarketorvisitingrelativesintheneighboringstates.Theyattempttoliveinalocaleconomy,whichtothemismostlythelocalcommunityandconn...[
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Withaturnoutof86%thattakepartintheMontenegroreferendum,theMontenegrinsvotedtobecomeindependentfromSerbia.55.5%ofthosevotedoptedtoseparation,whichrepresentsmerelyhalfpercentageoverthepresetapprovallimit(55%).Adaylater,SerbiaacceptedtheresultafterEUurgedforitsacceptance.
MontenegroandSerbiawillstillplayasunifiedteaminWorldCupnextmonth,butwilldissolveafterthefinal.HeadingforEuro2008qualification,...[
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“ThegreatexpectationssurroundingtheThreeGorgesDamprojectalsohavegeneratedahugereservoirofcontroversyfromwithinChinaandabroad,”alengthyreportbyCNNInteractivewrotelastweek.OnMay20th,thefamousThreeGorgesDambecameconnectedfromnorthtosouthafterbuilderspouredlastamountofconcretetotheconstructionof185mhighand2309mlong.Internationalnewsreportsshowedamixofapplauseandcriticism.Thelatterdominatesthewestern...[
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ReportedbyWallStreetJournalOnlineyesterday,NepaleseparliamenthasvotedunanimouslytostripofftheKingofhislegalimmunity,authorityoverthearmyandfreedomofpayingtaxes.Inaddition,theKingwillalsonolongedbethesymbolofthecountrythatwillbefurtherconvertedfromHinduintoasecularstate.Notably,Nepalhasbeeninconstantpoliticalturmoilsince1990swhenKingBirendraretainedits1962constitution.Thelandlockedcountryhasbeensuf...[
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Uptonow,Typhoon“Chanchu”haskilled11peopleinsouthernChinaGuuandongProvince,accordingtoMid-day.com.China’sStateFloodControlandDroughtReliefHeadquartersandtheMinistryofCivilAffairsrevealedtherearemorethan1millionpeopleevacuatedfromhomes,includingsome630,000evacuatedpriortoChanchu’slandingnearShantou,GuangdongProvince.AccordingtoTypoon.com,ChanchuisthestrongesttyphoonhitChinainMayinthehistory.
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Skype,騰訊和網信融合SkypeyesterdayannouncedcustomersinNorthAmericawillbeabletomakeSkypeOutcallswithintheregion(USandCanada)forfree.AttheacquisitionofSkypebyeBayinlastSeptember,Skypeclaimedthatithad30millionregisteredusersworldwide.Torealizethe$2.6billionpromisedbyeBay,Skypehastoreachatotalof200millionsusersbyendoffall2006.Inthelasttwoquarters,Skype’stotalnumberofregisteredusersmounted100millions....[
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ProsecutorssaidKennethLayandJeffSkilling,theformertopexecutivesofEnron,haveusedhocus-pocustocovermassivefraudexistedinthecompany.Inhiscontentioustestimony,Laycommented“Rulesareimportant…butyoushouldnotbeslavesofrules.”Theircontentionhasmadethetwomenmoreandmorealienatedinfrontofthejury.Lately,federaljudgetoldjurorstopay“greatcare”ofthetestimonyofwitnesseswhohavepleadguiltyaspartofthedealwithpr...[
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