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"American Idol" finally has said goodbye to its most talked-about contestant, 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar. From the very beginning of the season, audiences could not help but wonder how Malakar, the show's first Asian-Indian American, made it through the competition with a vocal range that's been described as "horrendous" by judge Simon Cowell. But it was Cowell's televised frustrations toward Malakar that sparked initial rumors called the Indian Call Center Theory, suggesting voters from India were responsible for his continued presence. Read more. Imus Inspires Nike Ad Nike is putting its spin on the Don Imus controversy. In last Sunday's edition of The New York Times, the sports-apparel giant took out a full-page ad indirectly thanking Imus for bringing race relations and sexism to the forefront.
Iran to seek bids for atomic power plants
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would seek bids in the next few days for two new nuclear power plants and will partly run them on fuel produced at home, a process the West fears could lead to material for building atomic bombs.Ahmad Fayazbakhsh, an official at Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, said the power plants would each have capacity for 1,000 to 1,600 MW and would be built at Bushehr, the southwest port city where Russians are building Iran's first atomic plant.The West fears Iran's civilian nuclear programme is a smokescreen for atomic weapon ambitions, a charge Tehran denies.A Western diplomat said the tender announcement appeared aimed at justifying Iran's statement on Monday it had expanded work to make atomic fuel in defiance of a U.N. demand to halt uranium enrichment, a process which can be used to make bombs."Two international tenders in the coming days will be issued by Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation ...
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Putting the right options on your car can impact used values
Motorists should take more care with the options they fit to their new car as making the right decision could improve used values by hundreds of pounds according to a Manheim Auctions survey. Worryingly, making the wrong decision can cost drivers literally thousands.
Manheim, which has 19 auction sites across the UK, quizzed nearly 100 of its top used car buyers for their views on the impact of optional extras on the second hand values of cars in the Family, Compact Executive and Executive car sectors.
Desirable options, now expected on virtually all types of car include leather, metallic paint and a decent sound system. Satellite Navigation is increasingly sought after and healthy premiums are paid for cars with this as a factory fitted option.
Not surprisingly it's the luxury cars in the Executive sector which are most sensitive to the right specification.
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