This is very common in Brazil. They usually call late at night since the victim will be confused and will be more inclined to fall for the scam. They tend to target the elderly.

Just bought the game last week at 50% discount on Steam sale. The game is awesome, the bugs (if any!) are very minor. Best quality visuals I've ever seen. Awesome gameplay. Recommend.

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"Everyone" knows that? So YOU claim to know what everyone knows and wants?

...to keep its nose of other people's business. The US government's "freedom" fighters can't wait to destroy Cuba. What right does the US have to be there trying to create chaos?

Nicaragua is just one of a few dozen countries that were destroyed by the "freedom from the soviets" imperialist ideals...

Really well put. It is a tough world out there for those with the brains and no pockets.

"if a teenager can't understand or be impressed by demonstrations and explanations of buffered solutions, the speed of light, or cell mitosis... I have to say that maybe science just isn't for them."

On this phrase you put the blame of communication on the receiving end. Put all of the blame on the speaking end and you will solve all of your communication problems.

All of them CAN, however where they lead to may not be very useful.

They usually are. At anytime there's probably about 2 or 3 soap operas on TV.

Well, if they want to sell a lot of copies in Brazil all they have to do is show someone in a soap opera playing it. Or in the Big Brother show. You think I'm kidding: we have a store that sells houseware stuff, we keep an eye on what they show on tv because the next day people will be in here looking for the same stuff.

I just finished playing a very addictive and free game on the G1, in Brazil. My Wii is gathering dust. The G1 is a very amazing phone, it beats any Palm easily.

Somebody is speaking from experience... ;)

Staying on topic, to the person who's in doubt about the company: if you do decide to stay in the garage with your friends, here's a very important lesson about your company:

The main goal of a business is to MAKE MONEY. Everything else is part of the STRATEGY to MAKE MONEY, but it is not, however, the main goal.
(Read "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt).

The situation is really bad! Only yesterday 2826 people DIED in Brazil alone! Of all of them, 141 DIED from infectious or parasitic viruses... Do YOU know why your neighbor is coughing? DO YOU???

You can do train your body to react to the allergens the same way they react to things you are not allergic to. Psychologically. Don't try it on allergies that are fatal. See books by Robert Dilts.