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Like the man it’s named after, Columbus has changed the world. Men and women who were born here, have lived here or made their marks here over the past 200 years have charted new courses in medicine, manufacturing, science and technology.
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Facebook files for 'biggest' initial public offering of $5bn
Washington, Feb 2(ANI): Facebook has filed for an initial public offering of five billion dollars, which is expected to be the biggest technology flotation, with its founder Mark Zuckerberg comparing the launch of the company to the invention of the printing press.
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Facebook files for 'biggest' initial public offering of USD 5bn
Washington, Feb 2: Facebook has filed for an initial public offering of five billion dollars, which is expected to be the biggest technology flotation, with its founder Mark Zuckerberg comparing the launch of the company to the invention of the printing press.
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Debt crisis: as it happened - February 2, 2012
US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke warns that the country must rein in spending and create a sustainable budget in order to avoid a debt crisis similar to that seen by Italy and Spain in the eurozone.
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How to save Sydney's season
WITH seven games to go, the fight is on to save something from a painful season for Sydney FC.
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Umpire cam in the Big Bash
THIS is the $100 pair of sunglasses that will change the way television sport is delivered into our lounge rooms.
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Count Super Bowl a place for numerals
Not being what you would call a football fan, I’m not too excited about the Super Bowl – except for one thing: those awesome Roman numerals. Admittedly, “Super Bowl XLVI” is a tad pretentious, not to mention anachronistic. This is the computer age, so why doesn’t the NFL use binary numbers? “Super Bowl 101110” sounds pretty good. They could even try hexadecimal, although I admit “Super Bowl 2e ...
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Roman numerals are interesting, not just for making a football game look pompous
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column originally forgot about “D”, the character for 500 - the sentence has been corrected. . Not being what you would call a football fan, I’m not too excited about the Super Bowl – except for one thing: those awesome Roman numerals. Admittedly, “Super Bowl XLVI” is a tad pretentious, not to mention anachronistic. This is the computer age, so why doesn’t the NFL use binary ...
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Six Nations 2012: Scotland v England live
Follow Nick Pearce's live commentary as the Stuart Lancaster era begins at Murrayfield.
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How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? ed by John Brockman: review
Has it all become much too fast now? asks Andrew Pettie, reviewing How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? ed by John Brockman.
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