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Re:Amazon Prime Air on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @12:06AM (#6838647)
Domino’s trials new drone delivery system for pizzas... I think they didnt get the kind of PR Amazon got...

http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/05/dominos-trials-new-drone-deliv...

Meet The 'Assassination Market' Creator Who's Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/11/18/meet-th...
its not stable unless there is huge volume of transaction done. can't predict anything as of now. bitcoin value can be controlled now by few people doing the transactions.

BharatRatna... Sachin and/or Dyan Chand?

29th August (Dyan Chand birthday) is celebrated as National Sports Day (India)... Dyan Chand award is the highest award for lifetime achievement in sports bestowed in his name...1928 Amsterdam Olympics - 14 goals in 5 games : won gold : tagged DC as 'The Hockey Wizard' 1932 Los Angeles Olympics - beat USA 24 - 1 ( 8 goals by DC ) : won gold again 1936 Berlin Olympics - beat German 8 - 1 : won...

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Re:US government research shuts down on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:00PM (#6477419)
List of U.S. government shutdowns : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_shutdown
The idea is that sensors will transmit data at the speed of light (taking into account delay on networks). If an earthquake was to have its epicenter 20 miles away, you could know about it 10 seconds before you felt the ground shake. http://www.bigdata-startups.com/the-great-sensor-era-brontob...