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Automobiles
Mahindra Scorpio -1800 22 6006
Maruti – 1800 111 515
Tata Motors – 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts – 1800 11 3636
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Computers/IT
Adrenalin – 1800 444 445
AMD – 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers -1800 444 683
Canon – 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems -1800 221 777
Compaq – HP – 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband – 1800 424 1800
Dell – 1800 444 026
Epson – 1800 44 0011
eSys – 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy – 1800 444 888
HCL – 1800 180 8080
IBM – 1800 443 333
Lexmark – 1800 22 4477
Marshal’s Point -1800 33 4488
Microsoft – 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update – 1901 333 334
Seagate – 1800 180 1104
Symantec – 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics -1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals -1800 44 6446
Wipro – 1800 333 312
Xerox – 1800 180 1225
Zenith – 1800 222 004
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Indian Railway Enquiries
Indian RailwayGeneral Enquiry 131
Indian RailwayCentral Enquiry 131
Indian RailwayReservation 131
Indian RailwayRailway Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335,1330
Indian RailwayCentralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9
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Couriers/Packers & Movers
ABT Courier – 1800 44 8585
AFL Wizz – 1800 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers – 1800 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd – 1800 21 4560
DHL – 1800 111 345
FedEx – 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers – 1800 11 3456
UPS – 1800 22 7171
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Home Appliances
Aiwa/Sony – 1800 11 1188
Anchor Switches -1800 22 7979
Blue Star – 1800 22 2200
Bose Audio – 1800 11 2673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines – 1800 44 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners – 1800 444 222
DishTV – 1800 12 3474
Faber Chimneys -1800 21 4595
Godrej – 1800 22 5511
Grundfos Pumps -1800 33 4555
LG – 1901 180 9999
Philips – 1800 22 4422
Samsung – 1800 113 444
Sanyo – 1800 11 0101
Voltas – 1800 33 4546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio -1800 44 5432
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Investments/ Finance
CAMS – 1800 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund- 1800 22 2300
Easy IPO’s – 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments – 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund – 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley – 1800 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund – 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance – 1800 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund -1800 22 3040
Sharekhan – 1800 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund -1800 22 0101
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Travel
Club Mahindra Holidays – 1800 33 4539
Cox & Kings – 1800 22 1235
God TV Tours -1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism -1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort – 1800 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours – 1800 22 9900
Sita Tours – 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours – 1800 22 3344
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Healthcare
Best on Health -1800 11 8899
Dr Batras – 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline -1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson – 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic -1800 22 5292
LifeCell – 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies – 1800 33 4420
Pfizer – 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek -1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha – 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses -1800 44 8383
VLCC – 1800 33 1262
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Insurance
AMP Sanmar – 1800 44 2200
Aviva – 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz – 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance – 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life – 1800 227 227
LIC – 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life – 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram -1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance -1800 22 9090
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Hotel Reservations
GRT Grand – 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group – 1800 111 000
Marriott – 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza -1800 111 222
Taj Holidays – 1800 111 825
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Teleshopping
Asian Sky Shop – 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe -1800 11 5225
Tele Brands – 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping -1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping – 1800 220 777
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Others
Domino’s Pizza -1800 111 123
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Cell Phones
BenQ – 1800 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones – 1800 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist – 1800 11 1211
Nokia – 3030 3838
Sony Erickson – 3901 111

Missile defence has divided Czech politicians into two opposing camps, and reaction to the news that the US was shelving its European missile shield plan was swift and predictable.

Mirek Topolanek, the former prime minister who negotiated the treaty with the Bush administration, said the announcement was proof that the United States under President Obama had lost interest in Central Europe.

“It puts us in a position that we in Central Europe have known for the last 100 years: we’re not anchored by a strong security partner, a strong ally,” said Mr Topolanek, leader of the centre-right Civic Democrats. “I see that as a threat.”

Civic Democrat MP Jan Vidim, however, went further.

“My first reaction is one of enormous disappointment and disgust at Mr Obama’s cowardice,” Mr Vidim, chairman of the lower house defence committee, told reporters.

Former Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg was more phlegmatic, saying US President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap the European elements of the shield was obviously a gesture towards Moscow and Tehran ahead of talks with Iran in Turkey.

“As gestures go, however, it’s pretty cheap,” added Mr Schwarzenberg.

The news is likely to dominate the headlines for several days, but not much longer. The country is in the midst of a prolonged political crisis; Czech politicians have far more pressing issues to worry about.

Welcome to Fare City: where the city never sleeps and the taxis rule the streets!

ABOUT
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It’s the evening shift at Fare City Taxis. Soon the city will come alive as the downtown crowds party the night away. As the new dispatcher it’s your job to get them where they need to go pronto.

Sure, life’s pretty simple at the start with only one taxi on duty, but as the night gets going you better stay on your toes because business ain’t slowing and the taxis keep coming.

Next fare is in a New York minute…

FEATURES
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SIMPLE CONTROLS

Fare City is an addictive ‘line drawing’ game with easy touch and drag routing. The simple control system offers plenty of power moves including “wrap-around” routing, u-turns and emergency braking.

ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY

Fare City is easy to pick up and the increasingly hectic pace makes it hard to put down. And with normal, turbo and nitro taxi speeds, there’s a pace to suit any play style. Don’t be shy, give nitro a try!

ELEGANT DESIGN

The game auto-saves and reloads, keeps track of your stats, remembers your sound preferences, lets you play your own music and looks great with a jazzy style and tune.

GLOBAL LEADERBOARD

Compare your performance with others on our global leaderboard. Transparent and quick to use, with no registration or complicated login, announcing your high score to the world is just a touch away. And if you forget to submit your newest achievement or lose connection, don’t worry – the game will keep it around so you can upload it later.
(requires internet connection)

CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS

Everyone loves a bit of friendly competition. Email challenges directly from the game, along with a screenshot of your high score. If you’re the best, let your friends know!
(requires internet connection and an email configured device)

VIDEOS AND REVIEWS
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Visit www.finklyinteractive.com for videos of the game and latest news and reviews.

When searching online for a new gadget to buy or a movie to rent, many people pay close attention to the number of stars awarded by customer-reviewers on popular websites. But new research confirms what some may already suspect: those ratings can easily be swayed by a small group of highly active users.

Kostakos studied voting patterns on Amazon, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), and the book review site BookCrossings. The research was presented last month at the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Social Computing. His team looked at hundreds of thousands of items and millions of votes across the three sites. In each case, they found that a small number of users accounted for a large number of ratings. For example, only 5 percent of active Amazon users cast votes on more than 10 products. A handful of users voted hundreds of items.

“If you have two or three people voting 500 times,” says Kostakos, the results may not be representative of the community overall. He suspects this may be why ratings often tend toward extremes.

Jahna Otterbacher, a lecturer at the University of Cyprus who studies online rating systems, says that previous research has hinted that rating systems can be skewed by factors such as the age of participants. But she notes that some sites, including Amazon, already incorporate mechanisms designed to control the quality of ratings–for example, allowing users to vote on the helpfulness of other users’ reviews.

Kostakos proposes further ways to make recommendations more reliable. He suggests, fo making it easier to vote, in order to encourage more users to join in, and waiting until an item has received a certain number of ratings before showing them.

Kostakos also suggests removing overly negative and overly positive reviews, so a site won’t be too positive or too negative overall. But Otterbacher, who is examining reviews from IMDb, Amazon, and Yelp, worries that such a policy could discourage many people from taking part. “People who write reviews want to say something about the item, and they can be pretty passionate about their opinions,” she says.