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1. State of New Jersey -- People
   New Jersey State Detectives ... protect and serve the people of the State of New Jersey at no cost to the taxpayers. By their very nature, State Detectives provide additional police presence on the streets, in the malls, in restaurants, in the parks, churches and schools in all communities throughout the State. They serve as additional eyes and ears to help ensure a safe and secure environment and enhance the quality of life for each and every citizen.
2. Haiti -- Independence
   Haiti: The price of freedom3/25/2005Progreso Weekly:"The most unfortunate of American nations was the only one on earth obligated to pay in gold for its liberty. In 1814, France demanded 150 million francs because, due to its revolution, it lost its most prosperous colony where 450,000 slaves, exploited by 40,000 whites, produced almost all of the sugar and coffee that Europe consumed. There was bartering and the figure was rounded off to 90 million. When in 1883 all payments were terminated, Paris recognized Haiti’s independence. In 2003, 189 years later, Jean Bertrand-Aristide, the only Haitian president elected on two occasions, demanded that the contribution be returned which he calculated to currently represent 21.685 million dollars. Jacques Chirac sent Regis Debray who, with the ambiguity that characterizes him, acknowledged the legitimacy of the charge as much as the repayment demanded.
3. Jennifer Aniston -- Bruce Almighty
   Jennifer Aniston ... did some promotional videos for Microsoft and Windows95. In the year 2003, Jennifer Anniston featured in a film called Bruce Almighty. This was her biggest box office hit. The film’s gross revenue is almost 243 million dollars in the United States box office. Its worldwide revenue was almost double this amount. In the year 2006, Anniston was voted as the ‘Best Dressed Actress’ by the People’s Magazine.
4. Richard Rainwater -- Crescent Operating
   John co-founded Crescent with legendary investor Richard Rainwater, who earned billions of dollars for the Bass family when he was chief strategist of their investment portfolio. Rainwater has since earned his own billions and is now ranked by Forbes as the 335th richest person in the U.S.
5. Caterpillar Inc. -- Company
   For more than 75 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world's infrastructure and, in partnership with Cat dealers, is driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is a technology leader in construction, transportation, mining, forestry, energy, logistics, financing and electric power generation. More information is available at http://www.cat.com./
6. Webshots -- Photos
   Webshots is a photo sharing and storing site from CNET that allows you to do more with your visual content than what would have been possible by just storing them on your computer. In many ways, it is like other photo sharing sites like Flickr, MSN Photos, Kodak Gallery -- yet it does have some features that set it apart from these other sites.
7. Las Vegas Gambling -- Shows
   Las Vegas gamblers can drop their luggage in their suite and run downstairs for a quick game of blackjack before a shower and dinner. In Macau, the gamblers have to run next door.
8. Space Elevator -- Materials
   A Space Elevator is an immense structure constructed by humans which is used to ferry large loads of materials into orbit of a planet. Space elevators generally consist of large structures of carbon nanofiber and metal rings which span streight up from the ground, literally miles high, ending at stations in space. Vehicles using the structure derive power from strands of superconducting material[1].
9. Coins
   Coins are reflections of history! The study of coins... called numismatics , has been crucial in deciphering history. The study of ancient and medieval coinage have authenticated historical events known from literature, artifacts and archaeological findings. Indeed, the history of the Indian subcontinent and it's coinage share the complexities as evident in presence of hundreds of dynasties and their attempt to issue distinct coinage over thousands of years. Paradoxically this very facet made the study of Indian history and numismatics an interesting but challenging proposition. Modern research in numismatics led to discoveries which firmly established existence of numerous rulers (and on many occasions entire dynasty!), as no trace of their presence can be found today.
10. Landmines -- Countries
    Landmines are one of the most serious humanitarian problems facing a full one-third of the world's nations. It is estimated that 60-70 million landmines are currently in the ground in at least 70 countries, and 30-40% of all victims are children under 15, according to UNICEF.

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