Several leaked U.S. diplomatic cables that have been published by WikiLeaks to date mention Kosovo in the context of the ethnic Albanian UDI. The cables originate from the U.S. embassy in Paris, and were sent in the first half of 2007, and the first half of 2008.
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PC Full-Game Digital Downloads Surpass Retail Unit Sales
September 25th, 2010 |
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The first half of 2010 is the first time when digital downloads made up the majority of total PC game sales, NPD reports. – While revenue from in-store purchases continues to trump revenue from
digital downloads, according to NPD Group’s quot;PC Games Digital Downloads:
Analyst Report, quot; during the first six months of 2010, more PC full-game
digital downloads were purchased than physical units.
The first half of…
Apple iPhone Users Want Verizon: Survey
September 23rd, 2010 |
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Apple iPhone users are interested in switching carriers, according to a new Deloitte survey, which found nearly half of respondents wanted to jump from AT&T to Verizon. – Nearly half of Apple iPhone users would be interested in switching to
Verizon, if and when the smartphone breaks from currently exclusive carrier
AT amp;T. That’s according to a new survey by professional services firm
Deloitte, which also found a slim majority of respondents were uninterested in…
Singapore accepted half of 2009 residency requests
September 17th, 2010 |
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Singapore approved about half of processed applications for permanent residency in the city state last year, mostly accepting those from qualified professionals, the Straits Times reported, citing Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, who was speaking in a parliamentary session yesterday.
Pteris Global posts $0.9m profit in 1H
August 12th, 2010 |
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Mainboard-listed Pteris Global, the integrated airport logistics systems provider, reported a profit of $0.9 million for the first half of 2010. This is a turnaround as the group incurred a loss of $0.7 million in the same period last year. Revenue increased by $7.6 million (17%) to $51.8 million in the first half of 2010. During the same period last year, revenue generated was $44.2 million.
“1,100 civilians killed in 1st half of 2010″
July 13th, 2010 |
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An Afghan human-rights group says nearly 1,100 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of this year, an increase from the same period in 2009. Afghanistan Rights Monitor reports about six Afghan civilians were killed and eight others wounded each day in conflict-related incidents in the first half of this year.
CeSID, GSA: Serbia still homophobic
July 3rd, 2010 |
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More than a half of the Serbian citizens, about 56 percent, think that homosexuality is dangerous to society. The survey was performed by Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) and the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA).
Charlie Sheen A Big Hit With Prison Inmates
June 9th, 2010 |
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If and when Charlie Sheen makes it to the Pitkin County Jail in Aspen, Colorado, he might be surprised to find himself among friends. Sheen is facing up to 30 days behind bars for television’s highest-paid sitcom star is all the rage on the local cellblock, snitches say. The 44-year-old actor has a noticeable popularity in [...]
Charlie Sheen to stay on â€Two and a Half Men†for two more years
May 18th, 2010 |
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Charlie Sheen has extended his association with hit TV show ‘Two and a Half Men’ for another two years, it has emerged.
The actor reportedly demanded around 2 million dollars an episode. Warner Bros. initially offered substantially less than half that amount, but went up considerably when the actor did not agree.
“Charlie is very happy,” [...]
Businesspeople expect price increases
April 11th, 2010 |
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More than half of Serbia’s businesspeople expect the prices of their products to increase in the next six months, recent surveys show. According to a survey by the Institute for Market Research (IZIT), 49 percent of producers expect their product prices to increase within the next six months and none of them expect prices to fall.
Charlie Sheen Rehab
February 23rd, 2010 |
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Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen has entered a rehab facility as “a preventative measure.”
“As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility. He will take some time off his series Two and a Half Men. He has asked that his privacy be honored. No further statements are planned,” says [...]
Stephanie Pratt Maxim January 2010
December 18th, 2009 |
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Brace yourselves, Stephanie Pratt is barely clothed and ready for love: “The guys in L.A. are so awful. I feel like I know half of them, and the other half I don’t want to know. They’re all wearing Ed Hardy shirts and trucker hats that say female body inspector. But I’m not looking for someone. [...]
Stephanie Pratt Maxim January 2010
December 18th, 2009 |
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Brace yourselves, Stephanie Pratt is barely clothed and ready to please. It’s sort of like looking at Spencer in a bra — Not a pretty thought.
“The guys in L.A. are so awful. I feel like I know half of them, and the other half I don’t want to know. They’re all wearing Ed Hardy [...]
Milan and Madrid draw to move closer to qualification
November 4th, 2009 |
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AC Milan and Real Madrid took a small step towards qualification for the Champions League knock-out rounds following a 1-1 draw at the San Siro on Tuesday.
Ronaldinho’s convertion of a dubiously-awarded penalty cancelled out Karim Benzema’s opener for the visitors as the stalemate left both teams a point clear of Marseille, who thrashed FC [...]
Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off
October 21st, 2009 |
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The heads of more than half of Afghanistan’s district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election The vote is critical to the country’s credibility and foreign support.
Third time lucky
October 20th, 2009 |
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Which Americans have been married most?
FOR almost half of America’s brides and grooms, wedded bliss eventually turns to divorce misery. But many go on to marry again (and then again) in the search for the perfect mate. According to Census Bureau data gathered for the first time in 2008, the keenest on remarriage are those in Arkansas and Oklahoma, where over 10% of women who have ever been married have been hitched at least three times. The proportion of men (of those ever married) who go on to have at least three weddings is lower: 9.7% in Arkansas and 9.3% in Oklahoma. Southern and western states have the highest shares of those who are thrice (or more often) married, partly because of younger median marrying ages, more poverty and poorer education. New Jersey and Massachussets have the smallest shares for both women and men.
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Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Winner: Emmy Video
September 21st, 2009 |
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Sarah and Leah react to Jon Cryer of “Two and a Half Men,” winning for Supporting Actor, Comedy Series.
Worldwide Printer, Copier Market Drops in First Half of 2009
August 27th, 2009 |
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A report from Gartner shows the printer and copier market took a big hit worldwide in the first half of 2009, dropping 20 percent in comparison to the first half of 2008.
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According to a survey by information
technology research firm Gartner, Inc., the worldwide combined printer, copier and multifunctional product
(MFP) shipments market totalled 51.3 million units in the first half of 2009, a
20.2 per cent decline over first half of 2008 shipments. …
Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Network Participation Soaring in Users Aged 35+
August 26th, 2009 |
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Forrester Research finds that more than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a month, with half engaging with friends, family, colleagues and strangers via social network sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg and Reddit. Among those who embrace social media tools, adults age 35 to 54 boosted their participation by more than 50 percent, with more than half of adults age 35 to 44 now in social networks.
– The belief that social networks are limited to teenagers is looking increasingly misguided.
More than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a
month, with half engaging with friends, family, colleagues and strangers via
social network sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and T…