Schein: Favre should be sent packing
For the record, here was Favre's response on the Packers web site over Jay Glazer's report yesterday: "I was frustrated a couple weeks back when Randy Moss was traded to New England, I never wanted to be traded and I don't want to be traded. I want to be in Green Bay. I want to finish my career as a Packer." (Read on Source)
New Fun Christmas Story: Bluey Santa's New Recruit -- A Secret Weapon for Parents at Bed-time that K
Bluey Santa's New Recruit ebook and audio book is destined to be a perennial favorite. Bluey encourages children to go visit their "Santa Wish Box in the Sky" -- the secret place where dreams and wishes are placed before they come true. It's a fun new tradition that children will look forward to each night before sleep. Children are already reporting to be turning off the TV or computer in replace for a visit to their "Santa Wish Box in the Sky"! (PRWeb Jul 15, 2007)
Scratch that -- no longer on the sidelines
The Edwards campaign just sent us this response, which puts him in the Clinton-Dodd camp on the nukes story. ?Senator Edwards believes a candidate for president should, in general, avoid talking about the potential use of nuclear weapons. Getting into hypotheticals about the use of force?particularly in the case of nuclear weapons? ... (Read on Source)
Some iPhone customers finding dead spots on iPhone screens
Blog: Apple appears to be replacing an unknown number of iPhones that have unresponsive spots on the touch screen, according to reports.
Nvidia Preps GeForce 7xxx Series for Tues. Launch
Nvidia is rolling out a graphics microchip that will be embedded in the main collection of components that make up a personal computer, as the company goes toe to toe with Intel in the integrated graphics chip market....
Radio Burst
Today's information age allows some astronomy to be done from a desktop. Projects like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey produce enormous databases. Sometimes, as was the case with WMAP, the data is jealously guarded so that the gatherers can impose their own interpretation. Ideally, all researchers are free to dig at their convenience. Sometimes ... (Read on Source)
Microsoft signs deal to work on international development
Microsoft has joined with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other development organizations to attack AIDS and other humanitarian problems worldwide, the company announced Monday.
Microsoft will offer a wide variety of assistance to USAID as well as the U.S President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, two other humanitarian aid organizations, Microsoft said.
The assistance could include technology consulting and software development support for agencies on the ground in developing nations and other types of help, said Frank McCosker, Microsoft's senior director of global strategic accounts.
Microsoft has worked in an ad hoc basis with USAID in the past, but this 5-year partnership will give the aid organizations a "faster pipeline" to Microsoft resources, said Corey Griffin, Microsoft's director of international development. The memorandum of understanding announced Monday pulls together Microsoft and the three development organizations in a more comprehensive approach that in the past, he said.
The company plans to work with the aid organizations on a variety of projects, including AIDS, other health problems, education, and economic growth, Microsoft said. The company is looking at creating so-called "innovation centers" in developing nations, where users can learn to create jobs in their countries, Griffin said.
Microsoft will also work on disaster response and environmental sustainability, the company said.
"In this age of increasing interconnectedness, this global collaboration with Microsoft will help to mobilize ideas and resources, skills and technologies to spur innovation and deliver results far more efficiently and effectively than ever before," Henrietta Fore, acting administrator of USAID, said in a statement.
The first project under this memorandum of understanding will be an alliance between Microsoft, USAID and Indonesia Entrepreneurship And Agribusiness Development Activity. The alliance partners will sponsor a national business innovation competition and awards program focused on improving innovation and IT competitiveness in Indonesia.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable organization set up by Microsoft's founder and his wife, has long given money to programs targeted at improving health and education around the world. But other than inspiration, Microsoft gets no marching orders from the foundation to work on health and education programs, McCosker said.
The deal is a commercial one, he said. "It's about getting access to the next 5 billion users," he added.
Microsoft plans to announce more projects in the partnership in the next six weeks.
Rock Band Launch Center [PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360]
MTV and Harmonix have teamed up to create one of the most all-encompassing rhythm games yet.
Google In Court Again
Google is being taken to task for suggesting serials and cracks for software. Will be interesting to see how this case pans out:
A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search terms offered by Google's toolbar that it claims directs users to pirated software.
The suit, originally filed in February, was refiled Wednesday by ServersCheck BVBA, a small company that makes network monitoring software, over Google's "Suggest" feature, included in the latest version of its search toolbar for Web browsers. When a user types in keywords for a search, the toolbar shows a drop-down menu of guesses related to those words.
If ServersCheck is entered, Google generates suggested search terms such as "serverscheck crack," "serverscheck pro crack," and "serverscheck keygen," which lead to pirated software, said Maarten Van Laere, chief executive officer of ServersCheck.
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Death, Division Or Cancer? Newly Discovered Checkpoint Process Holds The Line In Cell Division
Each day, a staggering number of cells perform a feat that still amazes researchers with its complexity: they divide to produce perfect replicas of each other. The process is called mitosis, and an inability to control it is one of the hallmarks of cancer. Researchers have discovered a novel biochemical activity involved in controlling cell division, which they've called the mitotic checkpoint factor 2. While the proteins involved in MCF2 remain to be determined, their findings offer insight into a fundamental question of biology, which may also help to increase the efficiency of cancer drugs like gemcitabine or paclitaxel.
Video: Forty million credit card numbers compromised
The technique is called wardriving, and it allows hackers to detect vulnerabilities in a retailer's wireless network in order to lift credit and debit card information. In Wednesday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Dan Farber discuss the latest charge against 11 people accused of this multinational crime.
Come September: IPods
Apple has announced a San Francisco-based special event for September, and new iPods are likely in the offing.
Ospraie fund to close after 27 percent August slide
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Ospraie Management LLC will close its flagship fund after it plunged 27 percent in August on losses in energy, mining and natural resources equity holdings, in one of the biggest ever closures of a commodities-focused hedge fund.
Still the One
The sad news about Tom Brady, aptly lamented by SF below, reminds us just how difficult the feat of endurance is in professional sports. Just today, the Mets announced closer Billy Wagner is done for the season. That knowledge makes all the more impressive the accomplishments of Derek Jeter, who... (Read on Source)
When Your PC's Ailin', Who Ya Gonna Call?
When you buy a PC, chances are darn good that the service package will be neither very convenient nor inexpensive. Most in-home or in-office service plans amount to little more than a local repair shop guy traipsing through your front door on a first-available basis. Even carting the computer to an in-store service center does not guarantee fast or efficient service.
VMware adds Linux, iPhone to virtualization mix
Taken together, the moves mark a shift away from having to rely on Microsoft Windows to host the software used to manage servers with VMware installed.
More App Store tweaks expected with iPhone 2.2
When the next version of the iPhone OS arrives at some point in October, Apple is expected to make a few subtle changes to the application-buying process on the App Store.
Inevitable Commerce: Retail vs. Digital
Should soaring digital-download sales make retailers nervous? "There is no question digital will overtake physical. It happened in music, and it will happen to ...
Intellectualism & Sarah Palin: Or How The Smarty Pants Set Are Threatened By Someone Who Knows Sense
Sarah Palin inspires vitriol for many reasons among the smug knobby-headed class. The latest unguarded moment came courtesy David Brooks who called Sarah Palin a "cancer on the party" to a group of writers from The Atlantic. (As AllahPundit points... (Read on Source)
Never Fear: It May Be OK To Let Your Kids Gorge On Candy This Halloween
Halloween can present a very scary time of year for any parent concerned about their child's oral health. One pediatric dentist says that when his daughters go trick or treating, they come back with a pretty big haul -- but he lets them enjoy as much as they want.
Hosting Providers - How to Pick a Good One
One question you may have asked yourself is "how do I choose a hosting provider when there are thousands of available hosting companies online?" Well, it really is like searching through the yellow pa...
Jane Goodall branches out
Goodall, who is set to receive the Leakey Prize, is focusing on humanitarian efforts. She says chimps in Africa can't be protected unless people's living conditions are improved. Jane Goodall's research has changed the definition of what it means to be a human. When she went to what is now Tanzania in 1960 to study the chimpanzees of Gombe, ... (Read on Source)
FCC Gives Thumbs-Up to White Spaces
After contentious lobbying, the commission moves to open access to unused spectrum for new wireless devices.
Sexual disease e-cards break news of infection with humour
Darkly humorous e-cards that allow people diagnosed with STDs to anonymously alert their sexual partners are helping fight the spread of infections, according to a new report. (Read on Source)
Cisco plans 4-day shutdown to cut costs
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. will close most of its U.S. and Canadian offices for 4 days over the holidays as part of a plan to cut $1 billion in costs in the current fiscal year, the company said Tuesday. (Read on Source)
Chone Offensive Projections
Behold! On first glance: Carlos is being viewed skeptically, which makes sense. If he does it again, there's no worries. And hes Q! so are there worries to begin with? No. No there are not. I haven't digested much else. They look somewhat pessimistic, I guess? Also, I don't know if they have been park-adjusted or not. Per Tango it's still in ... (Read on Source)
Warriors-Magic capsule
Warriors tonight Who: Warriors (8-20) vs. Magic (21-6) Where: Orlando When: 4 p.m. TV/radio: CSNBA/1050 Magic update: Orlando has won four straight, and any doubts of its legitimacy as an NBA elite team should be removed after home wins over the Lakers and... (Read on Source)
100-Meter-"Schallmauer" liegt bei 9,48 Sekunden
100 Meter in 9,48 Sekunden bei Männern, 10,39 Sekunden bei Frauen: Das sind die Rekordlimits in der Leichtathletik, die ein US-Biomechaniker berechnet hat. Beim Marathon ist eine Zeit von knapp über zwei Stunden denkbar. (Read on Source)
Android Market stocks up with paid-for apps
Google's Android OS has been pretty well received thus far, and the presence of the Market, where users can download applications, has fared pretty well except it has missed one thing: paid-for apps. While it might sound like a bad thing that users will have to start paying for applications, the incentive for developers (ie cash) means that the whole experience should now get a little better.
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