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China shows dominance in ongoing Philippine Badminton Open

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:23:32 GMT

Shuttlers from the Chinese mainland showed their dominance Friday night when competing for semifinals slots in the ongoing Philippine Badminton Open 2009 held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Manila.

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Death Crow Swarms

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:08:57 GMT

"Death Crow Swarms" 07 03 2009 GM: Jamas Players: Pete, Shawn, Bert, Travis, Logan Table top roleplaying game aka 'actual play'. Heroic Cthulhu is a role playing game based on a humorous mix of forensic investigation, urban horror and more.

USTA Women's $50,000 Tennis Challenger comes to Grapevine July 6-12

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:27:48 GMT

The USTA recently selected the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine to host the USTA Womena TMs $50,000 Tennis Challenger July 6-12, 2009.

Ernest Jones Celebrates Tennis and Summer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND, July 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Despite the unpredictability of the weather and regardless of sporting performances, Brits are opting for year-round strawberries on and off centre court.

Jackson back with Lakers

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:41:12 GMT

Phil Jackson is returning to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season. Jackson announced his decision Friday on the team's Web site.

Government As Early Adopter

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:40:10 GMT

Emerging tech that's being put to real-world tests. InformationWeek July 4, 2009 12:01 AM 3-D PHOTO MONTAGE NASA is using Microsoft's Photosynth technology to stitch multiple images of the International Space Station, Hubble telescope, and Mars rover vehicle into 3-D photo composites.

CIO Profiles: Chad A. Eckes, CIO Of Cancer Treatment Centers Of America

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:17:59 GMT

View All Forums Microsoft Dave Methvin It's been about a month since I started a Bing experiment , and it's gone pretty well.

Your Daily Construction News Source

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:35:29 GMT

The new two-mile Louisiana Highway 1 toll bridge over Bayou Lafourche in Leeville opens at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, the first phase of a $1.4 billion project to build a 19-mile bridge from Golden Meadow to the Gulf of Mexico, replacing the existing, deteriorating road that floods even in low-level storms.

Open Source and Open Standards

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02:54 GMT

Open standards are motherhood and apple pie a ' they ensure a level playing field in which many implementations can compete against each other, keep the barrier to participation low for newcomers, will outlive any given company, and ensure that systems can communicate with each other with a minimum of fuss.

Inspired by the light

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:40:33 GMT

A NEW art exhibition of works by Yorkshire-based artist Julie Thompson is underway at Sewerby Hall and Gardens.

Author Steve Early Reads from "Embedded with Organized Labor" in Cambridge, MA

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:53:13 GMT

Audio recording of noted labor organizer and author Steve Early reading from his new book "Embedded with Organized Labor, Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home" on June 29th, 2009, at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States.

Radio4U - week 4

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:45:22 GMT

Radio 4U is based on the hugely successful Lions/Leo Club's 4U magazine, featuring much of the content associated with the magazine.

Can Linux do BitLocker better than Windows 7?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:32:55 GMT

Last month, I concluded our ongoing series about my picks for Top 10 Features in Windows 7 . And I received a number of letters from folks who claimed that Linux did this first, or already did that several years ago, or does this better.

Andy Roddick's reward: Try to prevent Roger Federer from making Grand Slam history at Wimbledon

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:06 GMT

Who says American tennis is in decline? Underdog Andy Roddick stunned No. 3 seed Andy Murray and all of Great Britain on Friday, advancing to the Wimbledon men's singles final with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 , 7-6 semifinal victory on Centre Court.

Former hockey international thrilled to be up close with Roger Federer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:06:41 GMT

DURING his playing career, former hockey international K. Balasingam had met several sport icons, but none was as friendly as one whom he had met recently - Swiss tennis master Roger Federer.

Murray boxes clever in Andys battle

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:56:02 GMT

It is billed as the "Battle of the Andys" as millions prepare for to see Andy Murray take on American Andy Roddick on Wimbledon's Centre Court.

IBM Releases Open Source Machine Learning Compiler

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:54:02 GMT

Experiments carried out with the compiler achieved an average 18% performance improvement.

A Look Inside Tcl and Perl Dev Kits

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:53:24 GMT

Internet advocates have been saying for years that America needs policies to ensure "universal access," but that's a more complicated goal than just saying "everybody should have access to the Internet." A former Obama advisor says government needs to determine what levels of access should be universal-how fast is fast enough? And another part of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Why I am opposed to the War in Vietnam

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:12:11 GMT

Audio Archive > Open Source Audio > Martin Luther King Jr. Why I am opposed to the War in Vietnam

Serena and Venus Williams set to throw a July Fourth lawn party at Wimbledon

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:45:52 GMT

Richard Williams refuses to watch daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage.

INTERSOG to Bring Innovative Suite of Trusted Learning and Professional Tools to Mobile Users

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:36:50 GMT

Chicago, IL, July 03, 2009 -- -- INTERSOG, LLC , a Chicago-based developer of mobile device applications, has announced an upgrade to their Learning-To-Go educational platform, making the most complete mobile educational product on the market even better.

What soccer team would your company be? - CNET News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:00 GMT

Martin Veitch, Editor of CIO.co.uk If your football club (soccer team) were a software company, which one would it be? Martin Veitch, editor-in-chief of CIO.co.uk, has written two wonderfully insightful (and painful, depending on who you follow ...

Technology: Open Source Facing a Difficult Battle for Cloud Relevance ... - Tech.slashdot.org

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT

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Debian claims Mono not part of default install - Itwire.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:53:00 GMT

The Debian GNU/Linux project has claimed that it installs Mono, the contentious open source clone of Microsoft's .NET development environment, as a default only for a small subset of users. Debian spokesman Alexander Reichle-Schmehl said in a post on ...

CSIRO sells Funnelback search company to Squiz - Itwire.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:53:00 GMT

Squiz is the developer of he MySource Matrix, an open source content management system used by governments, universities and corporations. It claims to be "one of the world's largest privately owned content management companies with offices ...

CSIRO sells search engine - ITnews

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:34:00 GMT

Funnelback in the hands of Squiz. The CSIRO has sold off its Funnelback search engine to privately-owned open source content management system developer Squiz. The price tag for the sale was not disclosed. The engine, which started life as 'P@noptic ...

Off-topic: Why can't I have this job? - CNET News

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:59:00 GMT

I wake up at 5:30 AM to write this blog, then spend the rest of the day (and sometimes evening) working my day job at Alfresco, an open-source applications company. Yes, I did get to meet Cesc Fabregas on a trip to London a few years back, but I'm ...

Microsoft weighs next-phase in open-source support - The Register

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:23:00 GMT

Microsoft's, shall we say, cautious engagement with open-source could mean frameworks like Spring and Hibernate are the next projects tuned to Windows. Sam Ramji, director of the open-source development lab, in a recent interview pointed to the rise ...

PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins - Zd Net Asia.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of the open source database management software, with more than 290 additions and changes to features. The most numerous updates are for administrators, with new or tweaked administration and monitoring ...

Debian rejects open-source .NET threat claim - The Register

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:00 GMT

Debian, the foundation of Ubuntu, has rejected claims that it's potentially holding Linux's future hostage to Microsoft by including an open-source implementation of .NET in its code. A project spokesman has said GPL daddy Richard Stallman was wrong ...

JPC - Pure Java x86 PC Emulator ( run linux in browser ) - Xbitlabs.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:00 GMT

"Classic DOOM and DSL Linux Desktop inside your Java-enabled browser! The latest JPC, the fast 100% Java x86 PC emulator, is now available with online demos and downloads. JPC is open source and is the most secure way of running x86 software ever ...

Microsoft Ends Java Virtual Machine Support - VisualStudio Magazine

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Microsoft gave notice on Thursday that it removed 10 security patch downloads, all associated with Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology. The bulletins addressed bugs that could use Java-based applets to take over a workstation after a user ...

Statement: Virgin Festival Nova Scotia

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:43:29 GMT

The Tragically Hip unable to perform but the show will go on... for free! Due to a serious family medical issue The Tragically Hip will regrettably be unable to perform at this year's Virgin Festival Nova Scotia on July 4th in Halifax at Citadel Hill.

Joke of the month

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:40 GMT

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Hovingham Gardens' gates thrown open

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

AN OPEN gardens event in Hovingham will be followed by a songs of praise service in the grounds of All Saints' Church on Sunday July 12.

APNewsBreak: Target Field to open April 12 - Seattle Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Target Field has a target date. Outdoor baseball is tentatively set to return to Minneapolis on April 12 when the Minnesota Twins play their 2010 home opener against the Boston Red Sox. The date was contained in a draft schedule for next season that ...

Jennifer Aniston - the next Martha Stewart?? - ONE News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:45:00 GMT

Jennifer Aniston wants to open a restaurant. The Marley and Me actress has wowed friends with her culinary skills and they are now encouraging her to launch a new business venture so she can share her skills with others. A source said: "Jennifer is ...

What's open and what's closed on July 3 and 4 - Seattle Times

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:09:00 GMT

The Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, but some community and government agencies will recognize the holiday on Friday, July 3. Here's a list of what will be open and what will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. The Fourth ...

Study:GPL loses ground in open source development - Zd Net Asia.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 GMT

The GNU General Public Licence is falling in popularity, looking at all the versions of the GPL as a whole, according to figures released on Tuesday by Black Duck. At the same time, Microsoft's open source software license, MS-PL, is gaining ground ...

Legalized drugs, now open source. Those crazy Dutch! - CNET News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:29:00 GMT

While some organizations continue to hide their open-source adoption, NOiV (Nederland Open in Verbinding), has published a map of over 200 open-source products currently in use by the Dutch central government as of mid-2009. ( Translation here ...

Open source vs closed source: opinions from a virus analyst - Australian PC World

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:48:00 GMT

David Emm, Kaspersky Lab senior regional researcher, Global Research & Analytics Team. Open source security is a hot topic in the IT world. Some people believe that open source solutions are a potential playground for mischief-makers and cyber ...

IBM offers AI help to mobile developers - Zd Net Asia.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:15:00 GMT

IBM on Tuesday announced a software development tool that it claims can cut the time for optimizing mobile phone applications by a factor of 10, with the potential to rapidly and efficiently move entire operating systems between platforms. Milepost ...

CSIRO sells Funnelback search engine - Computerworld Australia

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT

CSIRO has sold its Funnelback search engine technology business to open source content management company Squiz. Funnelback was developed by CSIRO and the Australian National University, originally under the name of P@noptic . Dr Alex Zelinsky ...

Atari 7800 goes open source - Crunchgear.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT

I would have guessed that the widely available complete ROM dumps of these games would have made a release like this unnecessary, but that?s apparently not true. Clearly there?s more to these old games than their assets and final code. There are ...

Mozilla's Comparison Game Just Doesn't 'Stack Up' - PC World

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:53:00 GMT

I'm an equal-opportunity critic of bad decisions, regardless of whether they're coming from an open source or closed source purveyor. A few weeks back I wrote that the IE8 "Get the Facts" campaign gets it wrong by showing little respect for the ...

Ubuntu Flies into the Cloud - PC World

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:32:00 GMT

On July 1, Canonical , the company behind Ubuntu in partnership with Eucalyptus Systems , an open-source cloud infrastructure firm, will be launching Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services. According to sources at Canonical, Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud ...

223 Million Smartphones to be Shipped with Open Source Operating ... - TMCnet

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:23:00 GMT

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PostgreSQL 8.4 Comes with New Features, Development Strategy - eWeek

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:31:00 GMT

PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives on the scene with almost 300 new features in tow. Version 8.4's arrival follows a new development process for the open-source database. The PostgreSQL 8.4 database has hit the streets, bringing with it a host of new features ...

Nuxeo Launches Nuxeo DM Cloud Edition for Easy-to-Use and Secure ... - TMCnet

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:02:00 GMT

(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/01/09 -- Nuxeo, the developer of one of the industry's most advanced open source ECM platforms, today launched its Software as a Service offering. Fully secure and reliable ...