 The much anticipated 6th book of J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released on July 16, 2005. The release was synchronized all across the globe, including India. I got my copy on the very first day!
We have a quite a few people really into Harry Potter in our development team. In the past coupla days, our discussions have been infiltrated by Hogwarts, Dumbledore, the Quiditch game and even the books taught during the seven years at Hogwarts. Those who are in the discussion but not into Harry Potter are now asking for the initial 5 books so that they can come in for the discussions.
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The world aquatic championships in Montreal had a bad accident for the American diver. For the first time in history, the World Aquatic Championships - Montreal 2005 are being held in North Americ, and it happend for an American. It was a bad news, though some of the results of the Canadians have been nice.
After a five-year absence, the 750 badge is back for 2006, but this time it carries a big V8, not a V12. A 4.8-liter V8 replaces last year’s 4.4-liter and provides a generous increase in power. In fact, this is now the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 in the ultraluxury sedan class. The 745 model, meanwhile, is history.
Sharp Corporation has developed a high-speed combination flash/SCRAM memory device featuring a throughput of 320 MBps (bytes/second), more than three times the transfer rate of its predecessor model. The LRS1887 High-Speed Memory is optimal for advanced third-generation mobile phones as well as other applications requiring high-speed transfer of large volumes of data. Sharp is currently shipping samples of the LRS1887, and will start mass production in July 2005.
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This Fall, black is the new black, old Hollywood flair is back and skirts are getting even more voluminous. But cleavage is always a girl’s best accessory and Maidenform has taken it to the extreme with the new Extreme push, the latest level in its Feeling Sexy push-up bra collection.