'Protected' Congo forest is logged regardless
The world's second largest forest is being traded away for a few bars of soap and bottles of beer, a Greenpeace report reveals (Read on Source)
Centrino Duo (aka Santa Rosa) explained
Today's platform announcement from Intel may have left you scratching your head, and rightly so. After all, the company is replacing its Centrino Duo platform with a whole new platform called... Centrino Duo. And then there's Centrino Pro. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
A Review of openSUSE 10.2
Just Another Tech Blog: "Back in the day, when I first started using Linux, Novell's SUSE Linux was the first distribution that I came across that actually worked with my wireless card..."
The "new" Fedora Board
... at -20 F. Steve Dickson is a kernel Engineer at Red Hat. For the last ... both user and kernel applications for the Linux. Steve started his career at Lachman Associates ...
Nikon gets the Flickr bug
Blog: Nikon is translating its educational and promotional work to Flickr's social-networking and photo-sharing medium.
On the Final Frontier
Saturn sits nested in its rings of ice as Cassini once again plunges toward the graceful giant. ... (Read on Source)
South Africa adopts ODF as govt standard
The South African government yesterday announced the adoption of OpenDocument Format (ODF) as a standard for government communications.
El actor Alfredo Landa, galardonado con el Goya de Honor 2008
El actor Alfredo Landa ha sido galardonado con el Goya de Honor 2007 por la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, en reconocimiento a toda su carrera cinematográfica...
Japanese muckraker energizes revived opposition
For Akira Nagatsuma, an opposition lawmaker who was once a reporter, the goal at hand is clear: breaking Japan's one-party state by rooting out hidden information.
Judge: Plaintiff Failed To Prove PPA Ingestion In 72-Hour Window
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge said in a Dec. 17 order that a plaintiff cannot prove that he ingested the defendant's PPA-containing cold medication within 72 hours preceding his stroke and, therefore, cannot prove causation (Alejandro Garcia, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., et al., No. 01-3424, E.D. La.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92267; See August 2007, Page 13). Full story on lexis.com
Network Solutions Announces Launch of New Corporate Website
... of the domain name registration service, offers a full range of web-related services, including web hosting, web design, e-commerce software, search engine marketing, SSL certificates, e-mail services and domain name ...
Upgrading the electrical grid
Nature News : Electricity grids must cope with rising demand and complexity in a changing world. Emma Marris explores the intricacies involved in controlling the power supply. The Industrial Physicist magazine wrote a similar piece in 2004, What's wrong with our electrical grid? (Read on Source)
Web3D Consortium to Showcase Innovative X3D Technology at SIGGRAPH 2008
Web3D Consortium is announcing its annual SIGGRAPH participation (August 11-15) in Los Angeles, California, USA. This year the consortium celebrates it's 10th anniversary with a bigger presence in the 3D graphics industry. Visit them at SIGGRAPH 2008 (booth 139) and see the progress of this evolving standard and X3D/VRML innovations and find out how you can use X3D for your real-time 3D graphics needs! A week full of events showcasing X3D technology. (PRWEB Aug 5, 2008)
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Mobage-town: Japan?s Biggest Mobile-Only Social Network
There is a lot of hype and hope in the U.S. around taking social networks mobile, but mobile social networking is still in the fledgling stages in the West. In Japan, it is already a reality. One company in particular, DeNA, has taken Japan by storm with its mobile SNS/virtual world/gaming platform Mobage-town. DeNA opened a US office in San ... (Read on Source)
Over Defense Objection, Plaintiff Can Compel Videotaping of Her Deposition
In a case of first impression, a New Jersey judge has ruled that a plaintiff can compel the videotaping of her own deposition, even if the deposing party opposes it. Superior Court Judge Rachelle Harz wrote that a plaintiff-driven recording does not run afoul of the state court rule governing videotaped depositions and that any party may videotape a deposition. She added that videotaping "has become an acceptable method of creating a deposition record and is widely embraced by the legal profession."
Jumping For Joy ... And Stronger Bones
High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents. (Read on Source)
iTunes 8 generating problems with AirPort Express?
Apple's newly-released iTunes 8 may be causing problems for owners of AirPort Express routers, complaints on Apple forums suggest. Accounts mention the software displaying error codes when trying to use the AirTunes option, used to stream music wirelessly to remote speakers. Once an Express is connected to distant speakers, iTunes normally allows users to pick a particular set of audio outputs....
Rays' walkoff win boots Red Sox back into second - Boston Globe
 Boston Globe | Rays' walkoff win boots Red Sox back into second Boston Globe - By Amalie Benjamin ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Justin Masterson let the ball fly, hoping it would stay down, watching for the anticipated ground out. Rays edge Bosox in 9th, 2-1 Rays Beat Red Sox In Last At-Bat |
Fishy Diet In Early Infancy Cuts Eczema Risk
An infant diet that includes fish before the age of 9 months curbs the risk of developing eczema, indicates research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Artifacts from the Future: Bumper Stickers of 2018
: We imagine the bumper stickers you might see 10 years from now. Wired staffers created many of the stickers on a truck bumper and "weathered" them. They put the stickers on a rented Chevy truck, smeared dirt on and added more wear and tear in image post-production. We'll continue to create a new Artifact from the Future in upcoming issues of Wired magazine. But we'd like to see your prognostications too. What do you think our world will look like in 10, 20 or 100 years? Each month, we'll propose a scenario. Then it's up you: Sketch out your vision, then return here to upload your ideas, see other submissions and vote for your favorites. Check out this month's Happy Meal challenge. - - - The concept and many of the stickers came from Aaron Rowe, a contributor to the Wired Science Blog. Contributing Wired magazine designer Walter Baumann, photo assistants Sarah Filippi and Daniel Salo, deputy photo editor Anna Goldman Alexander, production director Jeff Lysgaard helped create the future stickers on the truck. : Calvin clones: We need another border fence.: Costco retirement village reserved parking: Climate change is a hoax: Sea levels are rising because Jesus is crying.: Only hippies eat vat-grown meat.: They'll get my gun when they disable my AI sentrybot!: Stop outsourcing jobs to Moonbase Alpha.: Local 225: International Brotherhood of Microfluidics Reconfigurers, Nanotechnicians, & Cybernetics Engineers : WWRPD: What would Ron Paul do? More Artifacts From the Future Wine Spectrometer Dawn of the Networked Era RISK CNN World News Edition
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Honda Working On Hybrid Bikes
Honda is currently developing a gas-electric motorcycle that will rely on a hybrid drivetrain, and this model might even hit showrooms within a couple of years time. Not much information is available concerning this Honda hybrid, but it will apparently be available in displacements ranging from a mere 50cc all the way to 1,000cc, with a 50% improvement in fuel economy - definitely a plus point in anybody's books considering the ever rising costs of fuel. Hopefully this technology will also be transferred into hybrid cars in the future. Unless you're a performance nut who is willing to sacrifice a little bit of the environment for your enjoyment, hybrid vehicles look set to take over the future.
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Casino slots are the mainstay of gambling
Slot machines are a requisite for every casino to possess, deriving nearly 70% of its total income. They are also common in bars and clubs. The first version of the slot machine has been in existence ...
How Blackberry can beat iPhone: stop giving the cool phones to AT&T first
If Blackberry really wants to compete with the iPhone they should take advantage of other carriers who need to compete.
Programming .NET 3.5
lamaditx writes "The world of the .NET framework is taken to the next level by the release of .NET 3.5. The intended audience of this book are experienced .NET programmers. There are no sections that tell you details about C#, SQL servers or anything like that. I don't recommend this book if you never worked on a .NET project and don't know how to set up a SQL database. You should be aware that the code is written in C#. You might use one of the software code converters if you prefer Visual Basic instead. I think the code is still readable even if you do not know C#. I appreciate the fact that the authors decided to use one language only because it keeps the book smaller. The authors assume you are using Visual Studio 2008. You don't necessarily need to update to 2008 if you are working with an older edition because you can use the free Express Edition to get started." Keep reading for the rest of Adrian's review.
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Hands On with Square Enix's The Last Remnant
The new "East-meets-West" roleplaying game from Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix is tactically adventurous but visually confusing.
Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit
The Microsoft CEO will have to take the stand give testimony in a class-action lawsuit over the Vista Capable program.
Red Hat Pushes Fedora 10 Out
... claimed that Fedora has the largest Linux distribution with over 9.5 million users, surpassing Ubuntu that claimed around 8 million users. ...
Three Applications for Making Disc Labels
Linux.com: "Making labels for DVDs and their cases is an often overlooked task. Many discs are lucky to have some terse information quickly scrawled on them after burning. But there are some fine open source applications available for creating labels for CD-ROM and DVD disks and printing jewel case inserts, including gLabels, kover, and cdlabelgen."
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