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Some exciting stuff on the music front. The B-52s album "Funplex" just landed over my transom and I have to say, I'm feeling it. But I'm sort of prejudiced; I've always liked them. I will never forget that party I was at in Manhattan at the Hammerstein Ballroom -- who can remember what it was exactly? -- when the kind sponsors pumped everyone full off free drinks for like two hours and then, surprise...opened the curtains to reveal the B-52s, who put on this incredible, mind-blowing performance complete with stilt walkers and people in inflatable costumes. It was amaaaazing. Anyway the album is cool…rock oriented with touches of electro and punk. Also, Natasha Bedingfield came out today. (Her album, that is. She did not announce that she is a lesbian.) I was dying to hear the track she did with Norfolk alum Danja (#13) because I was in the studio in LA when they made it. It's called "Not Givin' Up." Watching them collaborate was so cool...for the first 40 minutes.
Microsoft: Streaming Office 'infringes license'
Microsoft has said that the Internet service provider Fasthosts, which has started offering a subscription-based version of Microsoft Office 2007, is infringing on the software giant's licence regulations--but Fasthosts has denied this claim. Earlier this week, the U.K.-based ISP and hosting company started selling a version of Microsoft Office which it advertised as being "streamed to your PC". However, unlike true hosted software, or software as a service (SaaS), it requires the user to download software to their client PC. "Fasthosts' Microsoft Office product uses the SaaS model in that it is delivered and managed via the Internet," explained Mark Jeffries, Fasthosts' chief technology officer, on Thursday. Speaking with CNET News.com sister site ZDNet UK via e-mail, Jeffries said that a "full version Microsoft Office, identical to the boxed product, is downloaded using a streaming service and saved locally on a user's PC." "After one initial download, further small downloads are made for additional features and updates.
Swimming World Partners
There's nothing in competitive swimming quite like the FINA/Arena World Cup circuit, which had plenty of world, regional and national records. 10 SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY by John Lohn The American record book required a significant edit after some very fast short course yards meets at the end of the year. 13 OLYMPIC SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING PREVIEW by Taylor Payne For years, the United States and Canada dominated the sport of synchronized swimming, but Russia emerged as the world powerhouse at the turn of the century. 16 2008 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: AFRICA by Jason Marsteller 53 NAG TOP 16 (LONG COURSE) DEPARTMENTS: 6 A VOICE for the SPORT 35 CAMP DIRECTORY 49 FOR THE RECORD 59 CALENDAR 62 PARTING SHOT In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following: 24 Q&A WITH COACH MATT KREDICH by Michael J.
Merger will net Reuters chief £22.5m windfall
January and February were record months for Reuters sales, despite belt-tightening at banks and financial service providers, which make up the majority of its clients. The group is predicting revenue growth of 9pc in the first quarter of 2008. .
Your Monday morning special
Just when you thought Jan. 4 might be a slow news day in the world of golf, along comes this missive from the PGA European Tour: “ONE THOUSAND DAYS TO GO TO THE 2010 RYDER CUP IN WALES." (Jeff Babineau, Jan. 4)
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FROM THE INTERVIEW ROOM:
Q. What is your language?
DANIEL CHOPRA: Language? I speak Swedish, English and Indian, all three.
Q. Just like that?
DANIEL CHOPRA: Just like that.
Q. Haven't lost a touch of it?
DANIEL CHOPRA: No, just like that. It's funny, when I was playing the European Tour, and even out here we'd play a practice round with Arjun (Atwal) or Jeev (Milka Singh) and we'll have a Swedish guy playing in the same group or whatever, and I'll speak Swedish to him and Indian to him and English to my caddie.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's 'Promoting Healthcare Quality ...
Good relationships with participating hospitals are at the core of PHQ's success," said Mike Ramseier, VP, Health Care Management, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. "Working collaboratively, we have been able to achieve improvement in several areas. This means better, safer care for every patient who receives medical care at these institutions. That's something we all can be proud of." "Anthem and PHQ participating hospitals both win as a result of being a part of the program," said Donna Kusuda, VP Quality and Patient Safety, HCA- HealthONE. "While health care providers strive to do the right thing for their patients, putting new systems and processes in place that can enable providers to deliver safer, higher quality services can be challenging. PHQ helps accelerate the timeline for achieving key patient quality and safety goals." About Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado is a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc.
To Be in Favour of Peace Is Not Anti-Israeli
The MSM press in the US censors(yes, I said CENSOR) any news of the ongoing debate in Israel about the actions of the Israeli government. I told someone the other day that it was a nasty rumor that fervent Israeli zionists supporters owned all American media. Upon reflection, it sometimes seems that way, but it really is not (?). However, intense pressure threatening Advertising boycotts by corporate and private interests if any even neutral story let alone a pro-palestinian or anti-Israeli news release about the conflict is contemplated, forces many outlets to pull such items - strongly resembling censorship. .
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