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Google removes some street view images

Saturday, March 21, 2009 Google’s release of Google Street View, which is a panoramic street-mapping tool, has sparked complaints which have forced the company to remove some images. Some of the images that were removed have been said to depict individuals, such as a man entering a sex shop, a person throwing up, and people being arrested. Google has stated that if anyone wanted their picture removed, they would do so. “We’ve got millions of…

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Full-length open source movie ‘Boy Who Never Slept’ is released online

Monday, July 3, 2006 Amateur filmmaker Solomon Rothman has released a full-length open source movie called ‘Boy Who Never Slept.’ The movie is offered under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license; this allows people to use, edit, or share the movie in any way (except commercially) as long as they credit the creators. All of the raw unedited footage, including audio files, is offered under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license; as long as the…

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TGV makes 574.8 km/h on rails

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 A French Train à Grande Vitesse (High-Speed Train or TGV) has smashed the world record for a train on conventional rails by a big margin, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph) The TGV travelled over 59.8 km/h (36 mph) faster than its previous record of 515 km/h (320 mph) The record attempt by a modified TGV took place on a track between Paris and the eastern city of Strasbourg. However, this is not the…

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Personal Life Insurances For Secured Future}

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Loans For Pensioners Australia Aistralian Premier Finance Website Submitted by: Ryan Harder If you want to see your family remembers happy after your death, you must opt for insurance policies. The life insurance policy will secure your future. They do not have to live low standards of living after your death. If you want to see your family remembers happy after your death, you must opt for insurance…

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