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- LabourStart headline - Source: CLC |
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- Anonymous Reader writes "The purpose of this paper is to provide analysis on the Linux operating system along with Open Source software in general. Discussion will include benefits of the operating system, some of its downfalls, and the direction where Linux and the Open Source movement is headed. It is targeted specifically for IT managers and CIO's who are considering Linux Distribution rollouts to replace their existing IT systems. Lastly conclusions and recommendations will be made. This paper was created primarily as a research paper however it includes some personal experiences, and experiences derived from other Linux users. |
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- When you encounter security issues, is your first inclination to enable Full Control on the everyone account? I certainly hope not, and if it is, you won't be developing software for very long. |
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- It went down for a short while, but I'm very pleased to see that BlogShares is back ... |
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- Extensive digging finds no evidence to support the German conniptions on the reconstruction contracts. The timing of the Wolfowitz memo a little tactless, though, given James Baker's upcoming jaunt: or is it merely setting up an excuse for failure... |
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- In what I would classify as out of the box thinking scientist have been able to stop a pulse of... |
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- The post below reminded me of a story Brian Throckmorton used to tell. He was our features desk copy chief at the Mercury News until he got a better gig back in Lexington, Ky., running the copy desks at the Herald leader. Brian wasn't given to Universal Pronouncements in regards to headline writing, but he had one hard-and-fast rule: Headlines with the word "still" in them were banned. |
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- BLOOMINGTON, IN -- The Indiana Daily Student takes another look at the history of the Von Lee Cinema and its prospects for the future in today's issue of the Indiana University student paper. |
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- LOS ANGELES, CA -- a new California state law, set to become active on January 1, will make recording a feature film with a camcorder a misdemeanor punishable by one year in jail and a maximum fine of $2,500, according to a report in camcorderinfo.com. The law, signed by former governor Gray Davis, is designed to cut down on illegal recording activity in... |
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- TORONTO, CANADA -- A new theater complex will be built in downtown Toronto to house the various departments and programming of the Toronto International Film Festival. Details can be found here. The festival -- including this year's event -- had been previously held at the Uptown Theatre, which collapsed earlier this week during a planned demolition. |
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Ongeduldig (Dec 11 2003 16:36 GMT) - Weken heeft die digitale camera hier defect gestaan. Vorige week heb ik hem dan eindelijk opgestuurd en nu wil ik... |
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- Alleen is ie nu wel erg wit geworden. En hij woont ook nog eens bij mij in de buurt ;)... |
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- Straten, plantsoenen, zelfs luchthavens worden naar Amalia vernoemd, zo las ik gisteren. Eventjes dacht ik dat Nederland volslagen gek geworden... |
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- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today that the United States Senate has confirmed President Bush's nomination of Steven J. Law to be Deputy Secretary of Labor. |
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- A CAUCUS meeting of ZANU PF parliamentarians last night resolved to bootBritish, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand diplomats out of the country -a move immediately condemned by political observers as "retrogressive". |
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- The number of Zimbabweans needing food aid next year is expected to risewell beyond original estimates, according to new research. |
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- ZIMBABWE'S second largest foreign currency earner after tobacco,horticulture, has seen exports decline by 22.53 percent over a period offour years due to, among other things, a decline in the number ofproducers. |
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- ZCTU critique of the 2004 National Budget |
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- THE recent ZANU PF annual people's conference in sleepy Masvingo town,which gobbled billions of dollars, turned out to be a mere talk shop as hadbeen widely expected, with ruling party officials ducking critical issuesthat have made Zimbabwe the focal point in the world. |
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- THE mining sector has called on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) toincrease the level of foreign currency retention by mining companies fromthe current 50 percent to between 70 percent and 75 percent when itannounces its monetary policy next week. |
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- TIGHT liquidity conditions persisted on the money market this week,further fuelling the interest rate rally while the equities, devoid of anychanges in fundamentals, continued to wallow in the nether territory. |
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- THE absence of a clear succession policy and the dearth of leaders whocan fit into President Robert Mugabe's shoes has once again reared its uglyhead as evidenced by the continued refusal by the ruling ZANU PF's topleadership to debate the critical succession issue. |
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- IN two-and-a-half weeks' time, Zimbabweans would leap into the year 2004with great optimism as usual, leaving behind a disastrous 12-month periodthey would want to forget quickly for breaking the wrong records. |
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- THE withdrawal of Zimbabwe's membership from the Commonwealth hassparked anger amo-ng critics and opponents of President Robert Mugabe, whosay the move demonstrated his aversion to democratic principles binding theClub members together. |
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- CONSTRUCTION companies have witnessed a decline in projects due toescalating construction costs, industry players told The Financial Gazettethis week. |
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- The Zimbabwean economy is at what can only be described as a puzzlingcrossroads characterised by a disillusioning, tough and desperate situationfor Zimbabweans whose economic well-being has been seriouslycompromised. |
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- COMMERCIAL farmers whose properties were acquired for resettlement havenot accepted compensation from the government because the money beingoffered is below the true value of their farms. |
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- AS the HIV and AIDS campaign 2003-2004 gathers momentum since its launchon December 1 in Murehwa, the nation needs to pause and reflect on a clearnational agenda in the fight against the stigma and discriminationassociated with the pandemic. |
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- AS if to contrast the passionate saint against its fallible accusers,the venue of the ruling ZANU PF people's congress in Masvingo last weekendwas awash with posters and placards emblazoned with self-serving andself-congratulatory messages on the one hand and on the other, those bearingfurious denunciations of Zimbabwe's imagined enemies. |
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- ARISTON Holdings Limited (Ariston) has unveiled a set of results thatshould be a sweet scent to its shareholders. |
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- LEADING sugar producer, ZSR Corporation Limited, is planning to unbundle its operations into strategic business units that could be listed separately on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). |
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- DATA communication services company, Africom, has commissioned newbroadband wireless equipment, making redundant its old wirelessequipment. |
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- OK sells furniture business 'to a local private company' for $10 billion |
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- Impressive results only nominal, Turnover influenced by priceincreases |
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- KINGDOM Bank, a subsidiary of Kingdom Financial Holdings Limited, hashiked its minimum balance for savings accounts to a whopping $250 000 in amove designed to off-load low income earners from its books. |
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- IN a landmark ruling that could affect future industrial relations, theSupreme Court has ruled that it constitutes unfair labour practice foremployers to make employees pay for any losses incurred during the course oftheir business. |
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- ZIMBABWE'S sole electricity cable manufacturer, Central African CablesLimited (CAFCA), recently unveiled a US$1.2 million upgrade of a mediumvoltage cable plant that is expected to boost the company's domesticproduction as well as beef up its hold on the regional market. |
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- Next week, the Reserve Bank governor, Dr Gideon Gono, will present hismuch-awaited maiden monetary policy statement. |
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- CAPS Holdings Limited director, Frederick Mtandah, has emerged as themajor player at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed internationalpharmaceutical group following intermittent buying sprees that have seen himshoring up his stake in the firm to upwards of 25 percent. |
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- AN estimated Z$70 billion is changing hands outside the official bankingchannels, ostensibly for speculative purposes, raising fears that the bitingliquidity crunch could revisit the financial services sector soon. |
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- THE recent cell phone tariff increases effected by two of the country'sthree mobile network companies have brought them a welcome temporaryreprieve - but questions remain over the Posts and TelecommunicationsRegulatory Authority of Zimbabwe's commitment to frequent reviews in lightof the firms' stated desire to track inflation. |
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- Ask Metafilter may be the new LazyWeb--if you're a MeFi member already. It's already off to a roaring start, I'd... |
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