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- the conference website doesn’t reflect the new date yet, but the call for papers for the mysql users conference is being extended until november 15. so you have a second chance if you missed the initial call for papers, and are just hearing about it now. the speaker notification date isn’t changing. we just came to our senses and realized we didn’t need three whole weeks to make decisions on which sessions and tutorials to accept.with the way things are going, we may have so many great talks that i don’t need to do one. |
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- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional I got note a few days ago that I was recognized again as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for 2005. I'm really happy on this. |
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- Perhaps the best part of this World Series title is the death of the "curse." I can't even begin to count how many times I've rolled my eyes at every mention of it. So goodbye Curse of the Bambino and goodbye 1918. Now the Babe is just a legend of the game and 1918 is just another one of the Red Sox championship seasons. Congrats to the World Champion Boston Red Sox! |
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- The New Scientist reports that fetal cell retinal transplants have shown some success in reversing blindness: Three years ago Elisabeth Bryant believed she would be blind for the rest of her life. I couldnt see anything, she says. Now, although her vision is not perfect, she can see well enough to read, play computer games and check emails. Bryant has retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that has blinded four generations of her family. |
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- They already have the backing of Fresno's popular mayor. Now, another political heavyweight is endorsing Alan Autry's slate of Fresno school board candidates, with one major exception. |
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- Anchorage Daily News | Internet no replacement for libraries Internet no replacement for libraries COMPASS: POINTS OF VIEW FROM THE COMMUNITY By ART WEEKS (Published: October 26, 2004) The Internet needs a library. This simple statement seemingly contradicts the notion that the Internet has lessened our dependence upon the library. Some have even served the Internet up as an excuse for reducing public support of the library. |
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- Groups are pushing hard to mobilize Latino voters "We don't talk any politics with people," he said. "The important part is to get the people registered, get them involved." 7 million likely voters |
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- 8,800 voting cards have wrong poll addresses Osborne said the error went unnoticed in several previous elections [in Arizona]. |
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- Big G. O. P. Bid to Challenge Voters at Polls in Key State Republican Party officials in Ohio took formal steps yesterday to place thousands of recruits inside polling places on Election Day to challenge the qualifications of voters they suspect are not eligible to cast ballots. |
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- Lengthy list of propositions proves daunting "When in doubt, the voters vote 'no,'" she said. |
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- Supervisor weighs in on dairy buffer measure Less than a week before Wasco residents vote on whether they want an imaginary 10-mile dairy buffer zone around their city -- imaginary because the outcome has no legal authority -- Kern County Supervisor Ray Watson has taken out a large opposition ad in the weekly Wasco Tribune. |
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- Study details CSUB impact on economy * Cal State's direct spending of $152 million created 4,198 local jobs. |
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- Fireworks over fireworks * Limit permits to nonprofit groups. That would mean former City Councilmen Mark Dickerson and Vernon Strong would not be eligible for permits. |
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- Timeless Ahwahnee hotel a rock solid match for Yosemite Those may look like windows, but they're actually frames. Here in the Ahwahnee Hotel, they help exhibit some of the most magnificent landscape artworks assembled anywhere. |
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- Apple - iPod Ashlee Simpson Karaoke Edition - "And you can certainly keep plenty of your music on this 20GB iPod. In fact, after purchasing and downloading 'The Complete Ashlee Simpson,' you'll still have enough room for as many as 4,996 other songs." |
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- Potential of Stem Cells Relentlessly Oversold. This is about two things, both more important to its proponents than the science: 1. Money. 2. |
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- This podcast is excerpts from a live house concert with Mark Erelli and Jake Armerding here at Whole Wheat Radio in Talkeetna, Alaska on Wednesday, October 27th, 2004. I think the show speaks for itself. To be able to bring you living memories of live concerts with outstanding independent musicians (and just plain cool people) feels like the culmination of my technical, audio and personal existence on this planet. I'm so proud of this podcast that I'm just bursting buttons. Mark and Jake are happy for you to listen to this special live performance from a little cabin in Alaska. |
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- These were taken with 13.2mm, f3.8, ISO 400. Anyone have tips on taking photos of the moon with a consumer-level digital camera? I can... |
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- The Endpoint Exchange Network will begin live operations today of a pilot agreement among Fiserv, M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, and INTRUST Bank, Wichita, Kan. |
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- [quote] October 1944: Arkham House publishes Smith's second book of short stories LOST WORLDS, dedicated "To August Derleth and Donald Wandrei." Circa the late 1940's, Smith assists Kenneth Yasuda with the " |
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- Wow, just been looking at my stats and for the first time ever Firefox is basically matching IE for percentage share. Granted, i know that this is a more technical blog but it still shows a big shift. If more and more companies are using it at work t... |
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- Officials testing blue and green salt to fight icy roads and to prove they're doing their jobs |
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Short Takes (Oct 29 2004 01:56 GMT) - The Boston Red Sox kill the curse. Oh yeah, and some pre-election political facts and opinions. |
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- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun an investigation into whether the Pentagon improperly awarded bids (registration required, get a login here) to Halliburton Co. The FBI was spurred to act based on comments made by Bunnatine Greenhouse, a chief... |
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- Singer-songwriter David Francey's fourth album is good. His earlier work is good but relatively unknown. The new album should get... |
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- Ãëàâû âíåøíåïîëèòè÷åñêèõ âåäîìñòâ Ðîññèè è Êîíãî Ñåðãåé Ëàâðîâ è Ðîäîëüô Àäàäà îáñóäÿò óðåãóëèðîâàíèå êðèçèñîâ â Àôðèêå è äâóñòîðîííèå îòíîøåíèÿ, ïåðåäàåò ÐÈÀ "Íîâîñòè". Ñåãîäíÿ ìèíèñòð èíîñòðàííûõ äåë, ñîòðóäíè÷åñòâà è ôðàíêîôîíèè Ðåñïóáëèêè Êîíãî Ðîäîëüô Àäàäà ïðèáûâàåò â Ìîñêâó ñ ðàáî÷èì âèçèòîì. Îí ïîáåñåäóåò íå òîëüêî ñ Ëàâðîâûì - åìó ïðåäñòîÿò è âñòðå÷è â ðÿäå äðóãèõ ðîññèéñêèõ âåäîìñòâ. Êàê çàÿâèë â èíòåðâüþ ÐÈÀ "Íîâîñòè" îôèöèàëüíûé ïðåäñòàâèòåëü ÌÈÄ ÐÔ Àëåêñàíäð ßêîâåíêî, "â õîäå ïðåäñòîÿùèõ ïåðåãîâîðîâ ïðåäïîëàãàåòñÿ ïîäðîáíî îáñóäèòü àôðèêàíñêóþ ïðîáëåìàòèêó, â òîì ÷èñëå óðåãóëèðîâàíèå êðèçèñíûõ ñèòóàöèé â öåíòðàëüíîàôðèêàíñêîì ðåãèîíå è íà êîíòèíåíòå â öåëîì, äåÿòåëüíîñòü Àôðèêàíñêîãî ñîþçà, èíòåãðàöèîííûå ïðîöåññû â Àôðèêå". Íà ïåðåãîâîðàõ áóäåò òàêæå îáñóæäàòüñÿ ó÷àñòèå Ðîññèè â ðåàëèçàöèè ïðîãðàììû "Íîâîå ïàðòíåðñòâî äëÿ Àôðèêè" (ÍÅÏÀÄ) è ïëàíà äåéñòâèé "âîñüìåðêè" ïî Àôðèêå. |
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- So Florida has already managed to lose 58 thousand absentee ballots. Plus more allegations of attempts to disenfranchise black voters. Blah. Also, Caltech ranks 27th in electoral-vote.com's list of hits from college domains. |
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- Email us at B,>Cruise Cheap ! To receive our latest daily updates on Cruise Specials ! |
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- According to National Review, they sense momentum....and see it in the polls, too. And they apparently feel the Kerry campaign stepped in it on the ammunitions issue -- and that former Iraq war Gen. Tommy Franks will step on the... |
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- Adrian Floarea (Oct 28 2004) |
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- John Fastabend (Oct 28 2004) |
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- Alexandre Skyrme (Oct 28 2004) |
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- John Madden (Oct 28 2004) |
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- David Gillett (Oct 28 2004) |
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- ericaldrc51_at_netscape.net (Oct 28 2004) |
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- Don Parker (Oct 28 2004) |
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- Dan Tesch (Oct 28 2004) |
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- A new quarterly retail report issued by Canada's largest payment processor and one of the country's leading retail consultancies indicates a healthy third quarter rise in retail sales, and based on this performance predicts a strong holiday shopping period and year- end for Canadian merchants. |
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- A sequel to the acclaimed Norwegian/Swedish documentary "Cult of Aggression", focusing on the Norwegian black metal pioneers MAYHEM, is currently in the works. "The first documentary about MAYHEM, 'Cult of Aggression', was about their history — ma... |
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- Well, well, well...look who's in the news again. Instead of bringing out the lawyers, Infinium Labs has teamed up with Sun Microsystems: |
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- Pyramids, obelisks and a lonely sphinx stand deserted on the Egyptian-themed compound where as many as 500 members of a quasi-religious sect lived only five years ago. |
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- Aunque parezca mentira me pongo colorada cuando me miras me pongo colorada cuando me miras me pongo colorá Aunque parezca mentira me pongo colorada. A decir de las pocas webcams del país que están retransmitiendo el eclipse, me temo que en buena parte de España están cantando las primeras estrofas de la canción de Papá Levante: La lluvia mi pelo me me chorreaba, me me chorreaba Y con tu chaqueta que bien me secaba que bien me secaba Algunas galerías de imágenes: Imágenes obtenidas desde Noruega. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. |
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- Intellectually Funny,Confident,Seductive On Women Connesouire. Accessible( for the women of course). All around fun billy bad ass j/k |
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