Programming Language News
- Iraq:Forces capture 12 al-Qaida suspects Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:45AMCoalition forces have detained a dozen al-Qaida in Iraq suspects in recent days in the northern and central parts of the country, officials said Tuesday. Among those captured was the suspected leader of al-Qaida in Iraq for the northern city of Kirkuk. The suspect allegedly managed a network that provided materials for homemade explosives to bombers in the region, U.S. military officials said. ...
- Rotary Draw Bender accepts large radius tooling to 19 ½ in. Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:08AMSuited for bending large diameter pipe, tube, squares, rectangular, solids, and other profiles, Top Bender Model TB80 features touchscreen display with auto, manual, and simple bend programming modes as well as system diagnostics and multiple languages. Handheld dead man switch controls bend, return, and emergency stop functions. Offering unlimited program storage with USB device, TB80 accepts ...
- StarHub launches Video-On-Demand service Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:09AMSINGAPORE : StarHub has launched its own Video-On-Demand service, hot on the heels of an earlier version launched by SingTel in July. Dubbed Demand TV, the new service aims to offer a broad variety of programming to subscribers.
- La Lumiere community grows into the 08-09 academic year Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:09AMLAPORTE | La Lumiere School welcomes six distinguished additions to the faculty and staff community. Each new candidate brings with them knowledge and experience in their subject area and deep commitment to independent school education. Their diversity will enhance the current programs and their talents will allow for more extra-curricular offerings.
- Visual Numerics(R) Announces Availability of PyIMSL(TM) Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:00AM Today, Visual Numerics, Inc., a 37-year producer of advanced numerical analysis and visualization software announced the immediate availability of PyIMSL, a pre-built, fully-tested and documented collection of Python wrappers to the mathematical and statistical algorithms in the IMSL C Numerical Library.
- Java Game Tome showcases Java games Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 8:00AM Noble Master Games on Tuesday announced a new Web site called the Java Game Tome. It focuses on highlighting games that have been written in the Java programming language.
- Will drama return to the political conventions? Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 3:26AMControversy may find its way into scripted events.
- Gottung signs with Mississippi College Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 3:04AMFontainebleau 2008 graduate Denton Gottung will take his soccer talent to Mississippi College in Clinton as he has signed a letter of intent with the school to attend on a leadership and academic scholarship.
- 6th Middlesex hopefuls shown to be close on ESL Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:47PM The proof is in the pudding, or in the case of the language programming for the school district, the pie charts.
- Home entertainment boom takes world cinema to Indian homes Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 8:09PM Revenue models in the film entertainment industry have changed with the emergence of new streams that go beyond the box office. Bollywood at Tussauds
- New vistas in teacher development Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 3:51PMIt is heartening to come to know that the Minister of Education has decided to recruit graduates to be trained as teachers at the National Colleges of Education.
- Biologists Create Genetic Map of Europe Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 10:34AMDeath Metal Maniac brings us a story from the New York Times about a team of scientists who were able to relate genetic differences to geographical origins. Countries such as Germany, Austria, and France occupy the central area of the genetic map, with Italy, Finland, and the UK being relative outliers. Quoting: "All the populations are quite similar, but the differences are sufficient that it ...
- Time Warner Takes Issue With FCC’s Fleeting Indecency Standard Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 7:14AMWashington—Time Warner Inc. is concerned that banning fleeting indecency on broadcast TV could be used to justify regulating cable television programming for indecency for the first time.
- Home entertainment boom takes world cinema to Indian homes Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 4:52AMBy Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Aug 16 : Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, Federico Fellini - they were exclusive names in the domains of discerning and cerebral moviegoers across India until a few years ago. Not any more.
- Flavor of the games Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 4:22AMLike many good cooks, Jin Washington doesn’t measure her ingredients when she puts together her recipes. She relies on the three qualities of Chinese cooking to set a banquet before her guests: color, aroma and taste.
- Olympics bring high ratings for WYFF 4 Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 4:22PMMore than 139,000 homes in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville television market watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Aug. 8
- CRTC approves first homegrown adult entertainment TV channel: Northern Peaks Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 4:03PMMove over "Little Mosque on the Prairie" and "Corner Gas."
- Chamber Music Festival finale ties Newburyport, the sea with Waggoner premiere Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 3:25PM The Newburyport Chamber Music Festival is going strong, with events through this weekend.
- CRTC approves Canadian porn channel Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 12:21PMAn Edmonton-based adult film producer has won federal government approval for a new pornography channel with an unusual twist: half of the content is to be Canadian.
- Khronos Releases OpenGL 3.0 Specifications Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 9:09PMLos Angeles , CA – The Khronos Group has released the OpenGL 3.0 specification with strong industry support to bring significant new functionality to the open, cross-platform standard for 3D graphics acceleration.
- Radio station, former employees close to agreement Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 8:18PMA Dothan radio station and several employees who abruptly quit the station three weeks ago appear on the way to settling their dispute.
- LBI Media, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 6:11PM- Second Quarter Net Revenues Increased 4.6% to $34.0 million- Adjusted EBITDA(1), excluding deferred compensation benefit(2), increases 2.0% to $16.1 million- Company Announces Entry into Definitive ...
- Music Review: The Midnight Meat Train Original Motion Picture Score, Music by Robert Williamson & Johannes Kobilke Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 6:04PMSolid horror score that will suck you into its eerie atmosphere. Last Fall I saw a trailer for this weird looking horror movie. I saw Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, and even Brooke Shields. The trailer made this movie look uber-creepy, dark, and violent. Then the title appeared: The Midnight Meat Train, complete with that spooky trailer voice. The title made me chuckle, but in a good way. I did ...
- Community Calendar Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 5:45PM Deadline for calendar items is 10 days in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.
- Booster for cloud computing Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:29PMKUALA LUMPUR : Microsoft has developed the building blocks that software developers will need when writing cloud computing applications.
- BM makes business dashboards mobile Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:42PMThe company is adding new software and consulting services to its lineup, in an effort to charm mobile enterprises.
- Aldermen looking to youth for help in improving the city Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 9:58PMDavenport aldermen are turning to a little youthful enthusiasm to help spark ideas on how to improve the city.
- Board formally approves Nov. 4 levy Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 6:27PMIn its final vote, the New Albany-Plain Local school board voted unanimously Monday to place a 24.4-mill continuing levy on the Nov. 4 ballot.
- Building An Ajax-Enabled Web Application Using Phobos and jMaki Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 6:16PMSubmitted by Various Authors on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 13:42. Tags: Phobos is a lightweight, scripting-friendly, web application environment that runs on the Java platform.
- Chabad in Connecticut 18th century roots…21st century vision Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 5:16PMSTAMFORD -- Shortly after the death of Chabad spiritual leader Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson in 1994, Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of the UK wrote of the movement’s philosophy, “Would it be possible to search out every Jew in love as Jews had once been searched out and hunted down in hate, and was this the only possible tikkun n the only possible mending of a post-Holocaust world?”
- CORRECTING and REPLACING GolTV to Launch on Time Warner Cable in New York City and Los Angeles Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 6:57PMMIAMI, BUSINESS WIRE -- Please note revised list of Texas systems in third paragraph.
- NBC Universal off to fast start with Olympic ratings Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 6:18PMBy Paul Thomasch
- Celtic TV . . . but there will hardly be a Hoop in sight Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 5:43PMIt is a damning, but hardly surprising, statistic that more people in Scotland now speak Polish than Gaelic, but a new television channel, due to be launched next month, hopes to reawaken interest in the ancient Celtic tongue.
- Free applications for your mobile phone Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 4:56PMThe Breeze Apps portal makes it easy for anyone with a Java-capable mobile phone to discover new and innovative applications which they can download and install for free.
- LBI Media, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 4:17PM LBI Media, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2008 on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
- COMING MONDAY: 1976 RHS grad has role covering Olympics Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 11:40AMViewers of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in 49 different countries will have the chance to see Richmond native Tony Perkins interviewing athletes, artists and even heads of state on China Central Television. CCTV is the host broadcaster for the Olympic games.
- Verizon Lobbies for Tru2Way Alternatives Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 8:17AMVerizon Communications has asked the Federal Communications Commission to encourage the development of interactive video standards based on a low-cost, universally implementable interface — such as Ethernet — so that a “cable-centric approach” like Tru2way doesn’t put other providers at a disadvantage.
- AT&T U-verse Arrives in Wichita Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 4:42AMWICHITA, Kan. , Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wichita -area residents now have a new -- and better -- choice for their television and communications services.
- Local Lowdown Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:49AMTHUA THIEN-HUE – The People’s Committee in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has invested VND76 billions (nearly US$4.75 million) to preserve and repair the Dong Khanh Mausoleum.
- Laws reflects on changing valley Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:28AMIn her four years at the helm of Integrated Community, Summer Laws has seen shifting trends firsthand.
- Could more Twin Cities animals be saved? Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:21AMLast year, more than 40,000 dogs, cats and sundry wild animals landed in Twin Cities animal shelters. Of those, 17,000 were euthanized.
- Star singer, media man Chester Smith of Modesto dies in Bay Area Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 3:11AMChester Smith started his career as a country music singer and radio broadcaster and built a television station empire based in the Modesto area that earned him millions and the respect of those he inspired.
- Coles County Farm Bureau picnic, silent auction coming up Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 2:58AMCome join the fun at the Coles County Farm Bureau Annual Picnic on Aug. 22. The picnic is available to all Coles County Farm Bureau members and families. The Coles County Farm Bureau Foundation will also be holding a silent auction to raise funds for scholarships and Agriculture-In-The-Classroom programming.
- Even Start program in financial trouble Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 2:57AMChildren involved in the School District of Beloit’s Even Start program perform for their families Friday. The program, which has educated adults for 17 years, may not last past this school year because federal funds are dwindling.
- A new foreign language? At what cost? Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 1:05AMJanesville School Board members would like to add a new foreign language to help students face the changing global economy.
- Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 12:07AMNBC?s decision about the opening ceremonies sent people to their computers to poke holes in a technological wall.
- A Simpler Approach To SOA Saturday, August 9, 2008 @ 12:02AMWeb-oriented architectures are easier to implement and offer a similar flexibility to SOA.
- Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:17PMThe network?s decision sent people across the country to their computers to poke holes in NBC?s technological wall.
- As cost of living rises, knowledge is still free Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 8:36PMNothing in life is free ... except the public library. As economic times get harder, the Rhinelander District Library is enjoying increasing circulation numbers, and users are beginning to appreciate just how valuable free knowledge can be.
- Upcoming classes Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 6:27PMWednesday, Aug. 20; Saturday, Aug. 23; Saturday, Sept. 13; Other classes
