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Sun drops out of Eclipse negotiations (Dec 04 2003 23:27 GMT) - Discussions aimed at merging Sun's NetBeans Java development framework with the IBM-backed Eclipse group have broken down, Sun said Wednesday. The news ends months of speculation about whether Sun, the company that created Java, would join forces with IBM, one of Java's biggest supporters, and unify the two companies' efforts to create a standard open-source development environment for Java. |
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More dog news. (Dec 04 2003 23:27 GMT) - This morning, I fed my tired puppy-girl and brought her out to the back yard, where a not-so-tired JD bounced... |
Diamond Talk
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Green Diamonds (Dec 04 2003 23:27 GMT) - How about these green diamonds: [IMG]http://www. vividcollection. com/images/2r44. |
arwen.org v7.0
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getting published? (Dec 04 2003 23:26 GMT) - Hmm. The Vancouver Courier just called me to verify that I wrote the rant referenced in this post. (I sent in a slightly modified version.) I wonder if this means they're going to publish it. Hmm. |
Odobea
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Complications of 3somes (Dec 04 2003 23:26 GMT) - Nip Tuck I believe is a show on FX (not sure it it's still on the air). It got me thinking on a whole bunch of things like the emotional complications of threesomes. I'm guessing, some people think of threesomes... |
Oelie's Log
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Smart Fortwo (Dec 04 2003 23:26 GMT) - Naamswijziging per 1 januari 2004: Ik weet nog niet wat ik er van moet vinden. Vroeger had je maar één smart. |
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Sondaggio marrone (Dec 04 2003 23:26 GMT) - Sto conducendo una ricerca di psico-sociologia comprendente e anche un po' antanica. Voi, quando dovete andare al bagno - nel senso di dirigibile marrone senza elica e timone - utilizzate il cesso del vostro ufficio? Naturalmente mi fido di quanto... |
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Personal: Dish Network (Dec 04 2003 23:26 GMT) - Another personal post from me! :) We are switching over from the Big Dish (or Big Ugly Dish, as some refer to it) over to Dish Network this weekend.. Our programming package was up for renewal and we found it cheaper now to buy programming on the Little Dish than on C-Band... Plus, with all of the West feeds of channels disappearing forever (A& |
David Fletcher's Government and Technology Weblog
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ITS Openhouse (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - The Utah Division of Information Technology Services held an openhouse this afternoon to demonstrate some of its existing and new services. They also unveiled their new website which is now live. Governor Walker dropped by for a surprise visit and was very interested in many of the new products and services. |
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So Cold In Here... So Very Cold (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Open question to my weblogger pals: What do you do when your daily weblog starts to seem less like fun and more like a... What do you call it? Oh yeah: "A job. |
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Blogger News Item (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Bush ditches steel import duties. President Bush does a political U-turn by repealing illegal US tariffs on steel and avoids a trade war with Europe. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] |
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Blogger News Item (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - SA police smash 'body-part trade'. Two people are charged with smuggling human organs from Brazil and Israel into South Africa. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] |
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Blogger News Item (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Resignation calls in Cincinnati. Community leaders say the local police chief must resign over the death of a black man beaten by police. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] |
TiZ WineBiZ
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Licensing authority rejects vineyard liquor application (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Free wine tasting at Lake Hayes Vineyard will continue after the Liquor Licensing Authority turned down an on-licence application by the vineyard to charge for its tastings. In his decision this week, Judge Edward Unwin said wine tasting was not an activity that required an on-licence. |
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Wine growers warned of need for sales push (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Marlborough's wine industry needs more markets, not more plantings, says Marlborough Winegrowers spokesperson Stuart Smith. His warning comes on the heels of Marlborough's Whitehaven Wine Company striking a deal with global wine giant E & J Gallo, that will allow the company to treble its wine production in the next three to five years. |
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Central set for wine's big four (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Central Otago's wine-producing area is expected to skyrocket to 1062ha by 2006, making it the fourth-largest in New Zealand. Statistics released by the New Zealand Winegrowers Association show the region's 703ha this year is likely to grow by another 360ha over the next three years. |
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SecretVineyards.com Delivers Boutique Wines to Your Door (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - The site is a great vehicle for distributing these wine country treasures that are rarely found outside of the winery itself. SecretVineyards.com caters to a specific, sophisticated lifestyle of leisure through the incorporation of an exceptional wine club, an informative newsletter, great music, and even dating. |
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AUS: Plant more grapes or harvest the consequences, growers told (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Winegrape growers have warned that vineyard expansion is at a standstill, despite bullish forecasts for wine industry growth. The pressure on growers was the result of a squeeze on wine profits, with returns on bearing vineyards and vineyard margins less than half of those five years ago, it has been claimed. |
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AUS: Foster's drained by wine US fears (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Australian wine export sales continue to slide as ABN Amro yesterday downgraded earnings forecasts for the Foster's Group, with its Beringer Blass Wine Estates trying to recover ground following a poor start to the year. |
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AUS: Grape growers feel pressure (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - Winegrapes growers have warned vineyard expansion is at a standstill, despite bullish forecasts for wine industry growth. The pressure on growers was the result of a squeeze on wine profits, with returns on bearing vineyards and vineyard margins less than half those of five years ago. |
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SA: Demand for wine farms has agents running (Dec 04 2003 23:25 GMT) - The five percent interest rate cuts of the last year, which have seen the bank lending rate tumble from 17 percent to 12 percent, have resulted in a sudden rush of activity in certain areas at the upper end of the Western Cape property market. |
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