1. Check 21 allows checks to be processed electronically, consequently checks clear much more quickly.
2. Maxwell arrived, he clocked in and began waiting on customers.
3. German shoppers generally bring their own plastic or cloth bags for groceries, therefore they were unaccustomed to Wal-Mart’s bagging techniques.
4. Greenland is the largest island in the world, it is about ten times the size of Great Britain.
5. Five cities expected to bid on the 2020 Summer Olympics are Cape Town, South Africa Busan, South Korea, Istanbul, Turkey, Lima, Peru, and Birmingham Alabama, USA.
6. The city to host the 2016 Summer Olympics will be announced soon, the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city.
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Web advertising attempts to reach large international audiences, television advertising is aimed at national or local audiences.
11. New York was chosen as the city where people would most like to live, and work San Diego came in second.
12. Computer hackers can easily decode short passwords; thus passwords should be at least six characters long, and be a mix of letters and numerals.
13. We have hired “white hat” hackers, their job is to test how well our computer systems withstand assaults by real hackers.
14. Smart companies assume their computer networks will be broken into, consequently they develop computer-use policies to limit the damage.
15. Among the oddly named towns in the United States are Boring, Maryland; Truth or Consequences, New Mexico; Rough and Ready, California; and Slap Out, Alabama.
16. Recent speakers at the Commonwealth Club include Jack Welch, former CEO, General Electric, Arthur Frommer Founder, Frommer Travel Guides, and Ellen Tauscher congresswoman, 10th District of California.
17. Consumers expect anytime, anywhere access to businesses, therefore wireless cell phone use is growing.
18. Women now earn the majority of bachelor’s degrees in business, biological sciences, social sciences, and history, in addition women outpace men in degrees in education and