It may not be an idea that'll take off in Britain – but Hong Kong Airlines has introduced kung fu lessons for its cabin crews and it's proved a soaraway success.
Tutoring in wing chun martial arts – which is close-range combat involving striking and grappling - has become mandatory so...
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For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,
'If Ford had kept up with technology like the...
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Most of Lydia Tinker's customers come to her because she does a great tax return, but some come back because they want a psychic reading.
For the past 35 years, Tinker, a licensed tax preparer in La Mesa, Calif., has offered psychic readings from the spirit world to her customers, many of...
InterGrid provides its customers with on demand bursts of power for complex, intensive computing processes using the Link Removed. Primary industries served include biotechnology, financial modeling, digital media, oil and gas, and design and manufacturing. Common usage scenarios entail the...
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I've looked for driver updates on Gateways website for my PS/2 keyboard. Alas there are none. I even had a live chat w/ support and they said since my computer was no longer under warranty I had to pay for extended cust. serv. He said it was an issue w/ the upgrade but refused to give me any...
Mystery surrounds Idaho winner of $190 million - Washington Times
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RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) — Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Then came the mugshot: a thin young woman...
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I have chinese crap motherboard that its manufacturers customer service is only one person and gave me 700kb rom file through chat in a very long 2 hours.
My problem is I can't find appropriate flashing utility for my bios file (.rom). Please don't mind contacting customer service again. I am...
Having bought my Aspire7535G from Acer in Jan 2010 preinstalled with Vista OEM I was thrilled when a month later my free upgrade to Win7 arrived.
However, what I wasn`t so thrilled with was that it only contained the 32 bit Home version.
Acer were very happy to extol the merits of their 64bit...
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Just had a laugh at BT's expense, they rang me trying to flog me BT-broadband... they tried to tell me the max my line can support is 3.5mb, I told them outright they need to check that because on BE ISP i've had 2+ years with actual speeds of never less than 9mb, usually 10-12mb from a 24mb...
Google has selected local Internet provider Sonic.net as a partner for its high-profile project to deliver ultra-fast broadband services to a select few homes in the South Bay.Sonic.net will provide customer service and perform on-site installations for the fiber optic broadband network...
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Just purchased a new Emachines EL1352-07e computer from Best Buy. Brought it home and it did not have an internet connection at all. Contacted geek squad who then said to contact my ISP, who then said to contact the manufacturer. No luck, no one knew what was going on. I then brought it back to...
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Hi,
During the July 2010 webcast, we fielded questions varying from the re-release of Link Removed due to 404 Error to answers for the error messages received during the application of Link Removed due to 404 Error and more. Click Link Removed due to 404 Errorto review the full Q&A page so...
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Link Removed due to 404 ErrorOK, fine, "hostage" may be a bit of hyperbole.
However, right at this moment, Bank of America is presenting me with a take-it-or-leave-it proposition: Agree to our "Electronic Communications Disclosure" - all 2,127 words; three densely packed printed pages - or...
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From the New York Times:
From the Associated Press:
I've been on the phone with Optimum Online, which provides high speed cable Internet to the NY tri-state area. I've been on hold for over an hour. :confused: It looks like the infrastructure here is seriously damaged. This is following a...
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Latest Cyberfraud Attack: (Authoritative Looking Letter From Hotmail Customer Service)
Two Types-- One theme states "Are You Protected?" Then goes on to talk about how older boxes are not saved with because of all the new customer accounts to handle. And we have found you to be in violation...
Here's my problem. I downloaded Windows 7 from a special college deal for $30 I upgraded from vista, but it screwed up my computer. I would get blue screens at random times while I was using it. I decided to clean install instead, but then I realized the stupid file they gave me only works for...
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Here's my problem. I downloaded Windows 7 from a special college deal for $30 I upgraded from vista, but it screwed up my computer. I would get blue screens at random times while I was using it. I decided to clean install instead, but then I realized the stupid file they gave me only works...
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There are sites out there where ine can get burned and I got burned. So just letting you know. I will not name the site unless I get permission to but, it was really nice well set up site just about like Windows 7 Forums. Except this one sold software only. Naturally I purchased a week and...
Has anyone else received this Email today, from Microsoft support.
I was urged into emailing a complaint to them. What a terrible waste of space !!!
One of the biggest linked articles refers mainly to Vista, and is a blatant advert for the "Official" windows magazine. Another, teribly out of...