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Summary: Fatal Attack Causes Chaos at Mosque in Nigeria

Officials say that dozens have been killed in a gun and bomb attack during prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. Militants struck the central mosque in one of Nigeria’s biggest cities on Friday, intensifying the violence that has swept across the nation’s north in recent months. Nigerian police said 35 people were killed in the attack, but some eyewitnesses said far more people lost their lives. Many more people have been hurt, about 150. But some estimates were far higher, as corpses quickly piled up in hospitals and some still lay on the ground. Ahmed Mohammed Soron Dinki, one witness, said: “I was rushing to attend the mosque for the prayer when I heard a big sound and heavy smoke skyrocketed the sky,” “It was terrible. I saw more than 50 dead bodies on the bare ground of the mosque, and the majority of the dead bodies are kids and their parents.” Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 and has killed more than 2,000 peo...
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Paragraph: Do's and Taboos

    Doing business is not an easy thing. You must know a lot about the business, how to convince people and especially how to behave in such a situation. Brazil has a large space in the business district. Therefore, you must take some precautions in order to behave doing business.     First of all you need to know how to dress appropriately for a business meeting. Not only the skills and talent are worth when it comes to ascend professionally, appearance is also key. The way you present yourself affects the way it is recognized by others. If your company has adopted a formal standard, obviously their clothes must comply with it and it refers to a job interview. It is also important to know what types of clothing adopted by the company with which you want to trade for you not to go too formal or informal.     Second, respect is very important in all aspects of life especially in the business area. Respect for others is essential to living together in group...
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Summary: Google launches ad-free net experiment

Often when accessing sites, a series of advertisements fill the page. It also hindering the site view can put your computer at risk. To avoid this Google has unveiled a project that offers web users the option to pay to visit sites rather than see adverts. On Thursday, Google started experimenting with a new way to let users contribute to web sites in exchange for removing – or at least reducing – the number of ads. The service, called Contributor by Google, has users give between $1 and $3 a month for ad-free sites. Once they pay, they will see pixelated patterns replacing the adverts. This acts as an ad-blocker that doesn’t stiff the publisher. For Contributor, Google is only working with 10 sites, and it will take a small cut of the contributions. Sites such as ScienceDaily, Urban Dictionary, WikiHow, Mashable and Imgur. Access to the service is currently by invitation only and interested websites can sign up to be on the waiting list. Users log into the service via their Google ac...
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Paragraph: Endangered Species

The animals play important roles in maintaining the balance in nature. They disperse seeds "planted" trees, controlling populations of species when in excess can be harmful to crops and livestock, and still produce important medicines for curing many diseases. So, why remove animals from their natural habitats to sell, hurting them or even killing them? The fact is that, without animals, life tend to become extinct. The fact is that, without animals, life tend to become extinct. Therefore, the animals should be protected from humans. First because they fulfill a basic balance of the planet paper. Are primarily responsible for breathing. Phenomenon that balances photosynthesis. When animals breathe, they break the molecules and absorb the energy stored. With this, it releases water and carbon dioxide again. Second, the animals are essential to control the plant population. When herbivorous animals consume the plants they renew the cycle of plant life because allow new plants ...
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Paragraph: Plant

Although new technologies and remedies arise increasingly in medicine many people prefer natural remedies. Often natural remedy is much better to prevent and cure diseases than usual remedy. A major natural remedies are plants and its use in medicine has many advantages. First, many plants are used to prevent disease. For example, the mint prevents bronchitis. The smell of fresh mint does much more than bring wellness to the home environment. It also relaxes and combat inflammation in the throat, flu, cough, bronchitis and sinusitis. Another example, the flower of orange prevents degenerative diseases due to lack of vitamin C and helps in the assimilation of calcium. Another plant, aloe vera, helps prevent wrinkles and sagging. Second, medicinal plants can heal and preventing diseases. For instance, the eucalyptus is used against rhinitis. Besides being an expectorant and combat the major symptoms of colds and flu, this plant eases other respiratory problems such as bronchitis, rhinit...
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Summary: Could playing video games make you smarter?

Everyone knows that children, and sometimes adults, love video games. Parents and some experts are concerned about the negative effects of technology on children's lives. However, it seems that shooting terrorists or zombies in video games can be more than just an adrenaline rush. This week the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presented a new study shows for the first time that people who play action games, "Call of Duty" and "Unreal Tournament 2004" for example, show greater capacity to learn than those who played non-action games like "Restaurant Empire" and "The Sims 2". Furthermore, these improvements were still with them when they were tested again a year later. This study was done by a research professor in brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, Daphne Bavelier and her team of researchers. She said that our brains can keep predicting what comes next - whether when listening to a conversation, drivin...
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Paragraph: Home

Home is a word used to describe a place where you feel more comfortable and happy. There are three things that must be taken into account to call a place home. First of all, home is a place that bring you good memories. For example, the first time you walked a bike without training wheels and ended up taking the first big drop of your life, but it was a great experience. Another memory that can bring home is about family. For example, one lunch where the whole family gathered and your mom made your favorite food. Home is the place, for instance, where happened the birthday you remember you liked best, because you won the gift that you most wanted as a child. The second thing is home is a place where you feel more comfortable and happy. A comfortable place not only means a place where you feel more relaxed, but also a place where you know you can take shelter. Therefore, if you feel comfortable and happy with your family, for example, home is where your family is. My bedroom is in the ...
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