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Rev Billy Graham, Cal Ripken, Jr. Among the Most Caring People
Robert J. Dole, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Caring Institute, today announced the winners of the 2006 National Caring Awards. Seven remarkable adults and six youth will be honored during the National Caring Awards ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on October 17, 2006, in the Grand Ballroom of the Baltimore Convention Center. "On behalf of our board of trustees, it is a great honor for us to pay tribute to these extraordinary people who have used their lives for the betterment of others. They are wonderful role models and the very personification of caring," said Senator Dole. The Caring Institute's mission is to promote the values of caring, integrity, and public service. It was founded in 1985 by Val J. Halamandaris after a meeting with Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
This week: a speed catcher, Eudora, Games ratings, Online classes ...
BOSTON (AP) _ Sorry, Smokey. Speeding tickets might become yesterday's headache for drivers who use an automatic speed-limit detection system in the works from German electronics giant Siemens AG.The system, expected to debut in as-yet-undisclosed cars in 2008, includes an onboard camera that reads speed limit signs. After it spots a sign, the system uses the car's navigation system to check whether the number it detected is plausible: Should the speed limit really be 55 in this urban zone?Once the limit is established, the system can alert drivers in a display beamed onto the windshield that they're going too fast. Motorists also can let the system tap into the car's cruise control and automatically reduce the speed to the posted limit.The system won't, however, automatically raise a car's speed to match a suddenly higher limit.
AccuRev Augments Services Portfolio with AccuRev Certified ...
AccuRev Inc. has augmented its services portfolio with the addition of the AccuRev Certified Engineer (ACE) training program and on-demand, self-paced, Web tutorials for AccuRev�, its best-of-breed software configuration management (SCM) solution. [ClickPress, Tue Oct 10 2006] AccuRev Inc. has augmented its services portfolio with the addition of the AccuRev Certified Engineer (ACE) training program and on-demand, self-paced, Web tutorials for AccuRev�, its best-of-breed software configuration management (SCM) solution. The comprehensive ACE certification program, which covers all aspects of using, managing, and supporting AccuRev software, takes AccuRev training to an enterprise-class level. Targeted at administrators and release engineers managing increasingly complex development scenarios and growing geographically distributed teams, ACE training offers administrators an opportunity to advance their knowledge of the power of AccuRev and improve their ability to conduct their own basic internal end-user training to garner a rapid return on investment.
August 19th, 2008 09:14 AM
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An Intro To OpenSim, the Apache of Virtual Worlds
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ajohnj1 writes with an excerpt from Ostatic: "You've probably read a bit about OpenSim, the BSD-licensed virtual world server, and recent news that IBM and Linden Lab are working to make Second Life and Open Sim interoperable. Besides that project, what's Open Sim about, who's working on it, what are they doing with it, and how do you get involved as a developer and participant? Here's a starter's guide." 
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August 18th, 2008 11:40 PM
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OLPC Physics Game Jam For an XO
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Brian Jordan writes "For 48 hours during the weekend of August 29-31 at the OLPC Physics Game Jam Boston, game developers will compete in teams of 2-4 to design and implement a physics-based game for the One Laptop per Child XO laptop. There are prize categories for indie, professional, and remote developers (Ludum Dare style). In addition to OLPC/Jam-related swag for all participants, one team will win an XO laptop. Participants should have some game development experience, but we'll be going over the development process during the event — read below for details. If you'll be in the Boston area this weekend, or want to participate remotely, sign up before August 22. If you're a graphic artist, sound designer, musician in the Boston area, or want to be a volunteer, get in touch." Click the magic link for details of the crash course in game programming being offered. 
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