Appendix Conditions. 1  Appendicitis: For unclear reasons, the appendix often becomes inflamed, infected, and can rupture. 2  Tumors of the appendix: Carcinoid tumors secrete chemicals that cause periodic flushing, wheezing, and diarrhea.
In April 2000, the companies announced that the Bell Atlantic-GTE merger would take the name Verizon and that the Bell Atlantic-Vodafone wireless unit would be called Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications owned 55 percent of Verizon Wireless while Vodafone retained 45 percent ownership.owever, on September 20, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced a joint effort with the Vodafone Group to transition their networks to the 4G standard LTE and on November 29, 2007, Verizon Wireless announced that they would start LTE trials in 2008.
This Is Why Microsoft Bought Skype. A little over four years ago, in May 2011, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) purchased Internet communications company Skype. Microsoft paid approximately $8.5 million in cash for Skype from an investing group led by Silver Lake, according to Microsoftâs website. At the time, this had many media pundits wondering why Microsoft would pay so much money for a company that clocked in ârevenue of $860 millionâ and had a small loss.