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Longhorn Server - Terminal Services Easy Print

Now that Longhorn Server Beta 3 is released, it's time to take the covers off a new feature in Longhorn Server - Terminal Services Easy Print. The folks over at the Terminal Services Team Blog just published their post on the topic - here's something to whet your appetite ...


University of Miami finds itself in unfamiliar role heading into '07

University of Miami finds itself in unfamiliar role heading into '07 'Canes look to get back on national radar PINEHURST, N.C. It is something that was unexpected when Miami joined the Atlantic Coast Conference three years ago. (Read on Source)


Building Trust on your Web Site

I wrote a blog post about building trust online. Trust makes business work. People do business with people they trust. Please read the post and leave comments here or on the post itself. Let me know how you build trust on your web site or online store. Thanks Paul Wilson for this link so you [...] (Read on Source)


Linux Dedicated server

Dedicated Server are cost effective solutions for your organization's most challenging linux hosting and application needs. Each linux dedicated server is built with high-quality Intel components, with high-speed SATA disk storage and plenty of premium Internet bandwidth. These linux dedicated servers are perfect for advanced users who have the expertise to configure and manage a Linux dedicated server and who need the flexibility to run their own Internet applications. All linux dedicated servers come with the latest software and utilities to get you up and running quickly.


Mom a passenger, 5-year-old drove

When a car came speeding around her street corner Saturday night, Wendy Barrett of Lafayette assumed it was a delivery driver running late.


Free data acquisition tool

Carving out just the data you need from a disk image can often be very difficult. Foremost 1.5, a tool developed by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations can help with this process.


How To Tell Apache To Not Log Certain Requests In Its Access Log

HowtoForge: "Normally Apache logs all requests in its access log. In certain cases this can distort your page view statistics (if you use a tool like Webalizer or AWStats that creates statistics based on Apache's access log)..."


Candidates Pin the Flag on Obama

Barack Obama may choose not to wear an American flag pin on his lapel, but many of the presidential contender's political rivals say they wouldn't leave home without one.


Photo Gallery: A Million Mexicans Affected by Floods

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With nearly 80 percent of Belgium-size Tabasco state flooded, about half of its two million residents are suffering, according to reports.


It Takes Community to Save the Planet

The power of community is grossly underestimated in this country. Current collaborative trends on the Internet, from Web 2.0 to Wikipedia models, are seen as merely social or arguably informative in nature. That's a bit like saying the U.S. Constitution, another collaborative work, is a fetching flight of fancy thoroughly detached from real world application.


'It?s the year of the pro' at WSOP

'It?s the year of the pro' at WSOP Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow, a professional poker player, believes an amateur is less likely to win the main event this year. Pros have won 38 of 53 world series events so far. (Read on Source)


The Microwave Scream Inside Your Skull

The U.S. military bankrolls early development of a non-lethal microwave weapon that creates sound inside your head. But in the end, the gadget may be just as likely to wind up in shopping malls as on battlefields.
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Report: Intel Faces New European Charges

The new antitrust charges would expand the case against Intel. European regulators say Intel's antitrust actions hurt AMD.
· (Reuters) - European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street Journal said, citing ...


Learning Management System (LMS) Hierarchies

What is a hierarchy? Why use one? Many businesses use different departments, organizations, locations, or other structures to distribute and organize their personnel. And when fitting their u...


Pandora Reaching Its Epilogue?

Pandora.com, an Internet radio site that I am personally quite fond of is hitting a rocky patch (if you're not familiar with Pandora, WebProNews recently chatted its CEO Tim Westergren, so check that out).

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100% tenure-awarding rate: departmental success or failure?

I'm sure this question has been addressed in the educational literature to which I do not currently have electronic access. The question for the day is whether a department that has, say, a 10-year record of awarding tenure to every faculty member who has come up for evaluation is one that has standards that are too low. One might argue that ... (Read on Source)


Ace Quantum Mechanics — the Reality TV Way

With CERN's Large Hadron Collider finally coming online, watercoolers around the world will soon be abuzz with talk of Higgs bosons, gluons, and other mind-blowing subatomic thingies. How to keep track of all that quantum fluff? It's easier than you think. Fans of shows like Survivor, American Idol, Top Chef, or America's Next Top Model already have the tools they need to wrap their heads around the fundamental bits in our universe. Turns out, if you understand reality TV, you can understand reality.

Gluons (high-powered producers)

Gluons are the Donald Trumps, Tyra Bankses, and Mark Burnetts of the subatomic world. Just as these executive producers (often doubling as onscreen overlords) dictate the rules and force contestants into tightly knit alliances for survival, gluons wield what's called the strong nuclear force, impelling quarks to clump together into the neutrons and protons of an atom's nucleus.

Quarks (contestants)

There are six types of quark, arbitrarily named up, down, top, bottom, charm, and strange. Think of them as the personality types that make every reality show go: the gay one, the jock, the bumpkin, the minority, the brainiac, and the drunken train-wreck girl. They always form alliances (called hadrons), and, well, they work best in threesomes. Hot!

Higgs boson (lasting fame)

We know the Higgs boson particle must exist — it's why matter has mass. But physicists have been unable to observe it. Have folks like Kelly Clarkson found the Higgs boson of reality TV — enduring stardom? Let's hope so. Because like the real Higgs boson, if lasting fame isn't possible, the whole Theory of Everything will need to be reconsidered.

Photons (non-judging hosts)

Photons carry electromagnetism, which bonds electrons to nuclei, and generally keep the excitement level up. Zooming around at the speed of light, these energetic particles hold the whole shebang together — just like Ryan Seacrest, Idol's charismatic liaison between judges, contestants, and viewers.

Leptons (non-hosting judges)

Many shows have a panel of regulars that sit on the sidelines and observe. This is the lepton family. Some, like electrons, matter (Tom Colicchio).Some, like muons, are overblown and unstable (Simon Cowell). Others, like neutrinos, pass through without ever making contact with reality (Paula Abdul).

W and Z bosons (surprise guests)

W and Z bosons carry the weak nuclear force, which causes other particles to decay. These are like the parents, ex-lovers, and others who pop into a show merely to wreak havoc. Think Flavor of Love's Tiffany Pollard, aka New York, who returned in season two to terrorize anew.

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How to Build an Open Source Mainframe in Your Kitchen

Interop News: "Can you build a mainframe computer at home in your spare time? On your kitchen table? Using only common utensils and your bare hands?"


Preemption Judgment Denied; Seroquel Plaintiff's Claims Include Extra-Label Promotion

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Seroquel multidistrict litigation court on Nov. 6 denied, at least for now, defendant AstraZeneca's motion for preemption on 11 plaintiffs' failure-to-warn claims, saying they include not just drug labels but also promotional activities of sales representatives with doctors (In Re: Seroquel Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1769, No. 06-md-1769, M.D. Fla., Orlando Div.). Full story on lexis.com


Cashing Out

WasWatching takes a negative view of the Yankees extending Brian Cashman's contract. I wonder if a more apt comparison might be the Baltimore Orioles. They were a powerhouse in the mid to late 1990s, with a good team and an... (Read on Source)


Enterprise Database Development on OSX

... home with dbVisualiser. However, I prefer Aqua Data Studios implementation of a SQL editor. VPN (OS X internet connect, Ciscos VPN Client ) When I need to connect ...


Using the GBC A4525 Pro Rotary Cutter as a Cover Scorer

The GBC A425pro dial a blade rotary cutter is jam packed with great features for a small price tag. The A425 includes GBC's innovative dial-a-blade technology allowing the user to easily switch between straight cutting, perforating, scoring and weave cutting. Although the other three features are also useful, this article is going to focus on the ability of the A425pro rotary trimmer to act as a scoring device. The A425pro dial-a-blade cutter is one of the most inexpensive scoring devices available on the market. At under $80 shipped, the A425 is affordable for almost any budget. This makes it ideal for individuals who wish to do their own short run perfect binding and need to create their own covers. For such individuals, a $1000 scoring device is not usually an option. However, the Accucut A425pro makes scoring both easy and affordable. The GBC Accucut A425pro is primarily a rotary cutter and works just like any rotary trimmer. However, the A425 allows you to easily switch the blade of the trimmer over to a dull scoring blade that is not designed for cutting but instead is designed for creasing paper for easier folding. The fact that the A425 was designed as a cutter makes it easy to square up your document using the score marks on the document table. Then just like you would cut a piece of paper you run the scoring blade across the paper to provide a nice clean crease line. Truthfully, the A425 doesn't do as good of a job as the more expensive DocuCrease Scoring devices. However, at one tenth of the price the A425 is ideal for low volume users who are on a budget. It is certainly better than the alternative (a dull butter knife). Plus, when you aren't using the GBC A425 as a scoring device you can always use it as a paper trimmer or a perforator.

Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for MyBinding.com.He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.


Homo erectus fossil challenges evolution ideas

Homo erectus fossil challenges evolution ideas The fossil of a wide-hipped Homo erectus found in Ethiopia suggests females of the pre-human species swayed their hips as they walked and gave birth to relatively developed babies with big heads, researchers said on Thursday. (Read on Source)


E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space (AP)

AP - In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.


AdCenter Announcing $1000 Free Clicks Offer for SEMPO Members

AdCenter Announcing $1000 Free Clicks Offer for SEMPO Members If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our Full RSS feed to get a daily digest of news around search engine industry. Microsoft's adCenter has come out with a new $1000 free clicks offer for all Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) members. The campaigns that will be created by promotion will be positioned on ... (Read on Source)


100-meter Sprint World Record Could Go As Low As 9.48 Seconds

During the last century human athletic records have continued tumbling, but are there limits to how fast elite athletes can run? Marathon runner Mark Denny from Stanford University has calculated human athletes' speed limits over distances ranging from 100m to the marathon and predicts that male runners may eventually sprint 100m in 9.48s.


Freddy and Fredericka

Freddy and Fredericka Mark Helprin's Freddy and Fredericka is a marvelously funny romp through the royal family and one man's pursuit of himself. (Read on Source)


Dead Space comic available free online

The first issue of the Dead Space comic is available online, free to read. The comic, written and illustrated by Anthony Johnson and Ben Templesmith, is a prequel to the movie Dead Space: Downfall, which itself is a prequel to the game Dead Space. It’s published by Image Comics, which has so far published six [...]


Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3: The iPod of Cameras?

With a slick and slim frame, a huge touch screen, Wi-Fi connectivity, and multimedia-playback capabilities, the G3 looks like an interesting rival to the iPod Touch and the iPhone.

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