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In a surprise decision that exonerates dozens of major companies, the US Supreme Court today ruled that corporate earnings statements should be protected as works of art, as they "create something from nothing."
The impact of the ruling was widespread. Investigations into hundreds of firms were canceled, and collectors began snatching up original balance sheets, audits, and P&L statements from WorldCom, Enron, and Global Crossing.
Auditing firms such as Arthur Andersen (now Art by Andersen) were reclassified as art critics, whose opinions are no longer liable.
Virginia Beach Police Department purchased a FaceIt Argus system for an upgrade to its CCTV network on the beachfront.
?The system will be tested over the Independence Day Holiday weekend and is expected to be ready for full use within two weeks.
The contract, which includes the installation of 3 new cameras to the existing 10-camera network, new fiber optic cables and the integration of the Argus system
The installation was approved by the Virginia Beach City Council in late 2001.
Same system used in Tampa/St. Petersburg and at last year?s Superbowl
James Auger, 31, and Jimmy Loizeau, 34, developed the device while enrolled in a master’s program at the Royal College of Art in London on the way technology is used today.
Theoretically, the device would allow spies to receive instructions secretly, or athletes to hear from their coaches while on the field, or spin doctors to talk to politicians
Does not allow people to talk back to callers or make outgoing calls
Technology would place a small device in a person’s back molar that includes a wireless, low-frequency receiver and a gadget that turns audio signals into mechanical vibrations, which would pass from the tooth directly to the inner ear as clear sounds.
More than 80% of all US net users have used a search engine
29% of people use search engines every day
52% of net users check e-mail everyday
Men are more likely, 30%, to look for themselves online than women, 24%.
Google is by far the most popular general search engine based on the average number of minutes people spend using it per month.
The MSN search engine is the most popular overall, largely because anyone typing a keyword into the address box on Internet Explorer gets taken to the MSN search page.