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Iraqi Cleric: America Is Enemy of Islam (Apr 30 2004 07:41 GMT) - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told worshippers at Friday prayers that he will not accept calls to tone down his anti-American rhetoric, adding that "America is the enemy of Islam and Muslims, and jihad is the path of my ancestors." Al-Sadr made the speech at a mosque in Kufa, a stronghold of his Al-Mahdi army. |
Tongue Tied
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Truth Hurts (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - Activists are calling for the firing of a radio host in Toronto who said on air that a society capable... |
GIGO: words unreadable aloud
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Zillions of puppy pix (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - So I signed up for a spymac.com account, mainly for the disk space. My Radio UserLand space (only 40 Megabytes) is 75% full, and my mac.com account (100 Mb, I think) is 80% full (and my goodness do their servers suck). But then, so do spymac's, although maybe they'll suck a little bit less. |
Among Other Things
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A day with Stattoo (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - This little app has some nifty features, is awesome at what it does, and has very few annoying quirks, but $13? Not hardly. |
Among Other Things
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?Let?s raffle a baby!? (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - Ever wonder what would happen if one TV exec turned to another TV exec, said "Let's have a show where we raffle a baby!", and then hit the other guy with a shovel before he could protest? |
Among Other Things
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Is this a joke? (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - This morning, I received a message from someone I didn't know with a link to somewhere I didn't recognize. Yes, yes, I know. It seems to be a bit of a joke; namely, it apparently tries to print the page itself if you're using Internet Explorer. Uh... |
eWEEK Technology News
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AMD, Seagate Shuffle Execs (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - Advanced Micro Devices and Seagate Technology made unrelated management moves late Thursday and early Friday, restructuring the executive offices at both companies. |
Heiko Hebig
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Fly the flag (Apr 30 2004 07:40 GMT) - No need to worry, even though European enlargement is around the corner, the European flag will not change. Maybe you have not noticed, but there are 12 stars on the flag, symbolizing perfection and completeness. The 12 stars will stay. Pictured above Rem Koolhaas' unofficial proposal for a new European flag, dating back to 2002. |
Recent MO Jobs Posted
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Windows and Network Administrator (Saint Louis, MO) (Apr 30 2004 07:39 GMT) - Technical level knowledge backed by at least 3 years practical, hands on experience with: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / Server, and Windows XP OS. Hewlett Packard desktop, laptop and server hardware and management software. DNS, WINS, DHCP, Active Directory, doman/forest constructs, group policies, security templates, file system / user rights permissions and authentication protocols. Windows User authentication processes. |
Feathers of Hope
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Adventures In Spanish (Apr 30 2004 07:38 GMT) - Tuesdays and Thursdays are long days on campus for me. My Spanish class starts at 6:30 in the evening and runs till 8:20. I grab dinner at the campus eatery before heading on over to class. |
Recent MA Jobs Posted
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QA Tester (Boston , MA ) (Apr 30 2004 07:38 GMT) - This individual will be part of a system development team working to enhance the existing order management system (OMS) used by equity portfolio managers to communicate trades to the trading desk. It involves thorough regression testing of all existing functionality and testing of all new functionality being introduced in a release. The role requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, and self-motivation. Tools/TechnologiesSkillRequire of years of experienceDemonstrated experience in SQA, user acceptance testing of systems in the investment industryRequired5SilkTest script developmentRequired2-3Prior experience with Test Director, or other comparable issue tracking applicationsRequired5Solid written and verbal communication skills RequiredPrior experience with Order Management or Trading systemsHighly DesiredDaily ActivitiesWorking with the project manager, business analysts, quality assurance and development teams to first gain an understanding of the existing system. Work to develop automated test scripts to augment the existing suite of scripts, using SilkTest. |
Recent MA Jobs Posted
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Systems Admin (Wakefield , MA ) (Apr 30 2004 07:38 GMT) - CEI is looking for a Systems Administrator to carry the responsibility the proper and efficient operation of the NT and 2000 Servers as well as all the workstations connected on the network.Required Technical Skills: Superior skills in Microsoft NT/2000 administration and a high proficiency in administering the Windows platform. Sound knowledge of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and NT 4.0, as well as knowledge of other programming tools like VB Scripts, Perl, etc is an added advantage Full knowledge of Networking and Microsoft Small Business Server 2000Required to set up new email accounts, and distribution listsRequired to participate and perform coding functions for FileMaker Pro, the main engine driving our databases, as well as have a strong handle on database designs using MS ACCESS, MS SQL-Server, and MySQL Troubleshoot and fix network, printer, and other peripheral equipmentProvide leadership for the Web Services group, and provide pro-active solutions to constantly improve the environment Required to participate in web-enabled applicationsAssist in performance tuning of the servers, routine backups of system and applications on the servers and the establishment of system recovery procedures. |
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology
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Blackboard, OUNL deal widens Learning Design access (Apr 30 2004 07:38 GMT) - IMS Learning Design and Educational Modelling Language (EML) pioneers the Open University of the Netherlands (OUNL) and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) makers Blackboard inc. have inked a strategic alliance that allows the OUNL's Edubox player to be integrated with the Blackboard VLE and portal. The deal will make it easier for institutions with Blackboard installations to take advantage of the pedagogic flexibility and power of EML, or, in the near future, IMS Learning Design. |
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology
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Canadian ADL Partnership Lab opens (Apr 30 2004 07:38 GMT) - With the new ADL Lab in Ottawa, Canada will be the second non-US site in the ADL co-lab network. In a sense, it is a return to base, as the Canadian forces had quite an input in the early development of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) e-learning format. |
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