Novell News Summary – Part III: Pulse, SCO, Los Angeles and More
Boycott Novell (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Plenty of news dominated by Novell's announcement of Pulse
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: A Partner for Stabilising Afghanistan?
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
In efforts to bring stability and security to Afghanistan, the international community of states may have overlooked a critical ally; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. This paper argues that the Organisation should be considered a partner in the international stabilisation efforts in Afghanistan, and proposes that Australia is well-placed to be the facilitator for such a venture. On 27 March 2009...
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Album: Karin Krog, Joy (Meantime)
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Mr Joy", the opening song of this 1968 album by Norwegian vocalist Krog, still sounds startlingly contemporary, like a newwave folk-jazz project referencing Robert Wyatt and early John Martyn. It'sco-written by AnnettePeacock; Jan Garbarekplays tenor sax and ArildAnderson's dextrousdouble bass-pluckingrecalls Richard Davis'swork on Astral Weeks.Acouple of tracks, withKrog's voice distressedthrough...
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Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Investigation on Behalf of Investors in ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney Advertising. Notice is hereby given that Stull, Stull & Brody has commenced an investigation on behalf of shareholders ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Fund (the “SCO Fund”) (NYSE: SCO), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) offered by ProShares Trust (“ProShares”) for possible violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities...
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Decorating With Firewood: A Wedding in the Woods Guest Post from David Stark
Apartment Therapy (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Here at David Stark Design, we’re always thinking of ways to re-use discarded objects or to see everyday, humble items in a new light. One such flash of inspiration came this summer as we sco
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Thirty Years Later: Floods, Famine and Fundamentalism
The Agonist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
These are mostly random thoughts, for the future never really coheres into a narrative until it is long since past. I'll address the Rights of Women and the Environment tomorrow. Military/War/Diplomacy: The US retains it's dominant power position, if only just. Most of it's power will rest on innovations long since past. China and the EU will have set up an alternative to the US's space dominance,...
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Leading Enterprise Workforce Management Provider GMT Earns Strong Net Promoter Score Rating
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GMT Corp., a global industry leader in enterprise workforce management and performance optimization solutions, today announced results of its first annual Net Promoter® Score (NPS®) survey. The NPS benchmarks give companies a way to compare themselves against companies they compete against in key industries and provide an objective means to identify those who...
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Status Conference in SCO v. Novell - Nov. 23rd at 10 AM
Groklaw (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Isn't it amazing how fast courts can move when SCO isn't dragging its feet? 11/02/2009 - 598 - NOTICE OF HEARING: (Notice generated by Chambers/slm) Status Conference set for 11/23/2009 10:00 AM in Room 142 before Judge Ted Stewart. (slm) (Entered: 11/02/2009) At this pace, the IBM case would have been over in 2004. I do hope there are some of you out there who will be able to attend. Even though it's...
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November 2009 FIDE Rating List
Alexandra Kosteniuk's CHESSBLOG.COM (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Hello everybody! The FIDE (International Chess Federation) just published the November 2009 rating list . Below you can find the top 100 women. My rating is at 2517, but that does not count my good performance in Novi Sad, where I earned a little over 10 ELO points . You can see that there are 15 ladies above the 2500 mark, that's great, 3 years ago there were only 7 above 2500 . Rank Name Title Country...
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TM Entertainment: China MediaExpress Has Trading Float of Only 752K
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Paul Sco submits: TMI, a stock I recommended at $8 (upon approval of its business combination), only has a float of 752k by my research below: TMI is forecasting to earn $42m this year which would equate to approximately $1.45 EPS fully diluted after the transaction. Complete Story »
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Cahn Seeks Court Approval of New Retention Agreement Terms for Boies Schiller
Groklaw (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
SCO's Chapter 11 Trustee Edward Cahn seeks to retain Boies Schiller for the SCO litigation, but at what he seems to think is a reduced rate. He says it's the new retention agreement, one the firm and SCO agreed to in August, prior to his watch, but now he is asking the court to approve it. We learned that Boies Schiller had offered to drop approximately $515,000 of pre-petition "fees" at...
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Novell News Summary – Part II: SCO vs Novell to Continue, Schmidt Comes to Utah, GWAVACon Announced
Boycott Novell (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
A lot of Novell news, mostly minor
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Women's Top 20
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Women's Top 20 Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year 1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2680 6 1976 2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2595 0 1987 3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2588 30 1994 4 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2547 20 1987 5 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2535 0 1963 6 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2533 9 1979 7 Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2532 21 1990 8 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2518 11 1986 9 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2512 14 1986 10 Kosintseva, Nadezhda...
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Bryan runs into playoffs with victory
Brazos Sports (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The Bryan Vikings' defense held Harker Heights' Kerry Sloan to 17 yards rushing in the second half Friday night at Merrill Green Stadium.The Knights' defense had no such luck with Nate Jones.Jones, a junior, rushed for a career-high 258 yards and sco ...
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Novell to take Unix patent case to US Supreme Court
Computerworld UK (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Novell is seeking a 90-day stay from a federal appeals court so it can petition the US Supreme Court to review a decision in its ongoing case against SCO that reversed a ruling affirming Novell's ownership of Unix copyrights.
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Victory of President Ahmadinejad: Unnecessary Alarm in West (1) -Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal
abdulruff | 18/06/2009
Victory of President Ahmadinejad: Unnecessary Alarm in West -I -Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal (Part-1) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won with a clear majority, but the anti-Islamic nations led by USA and Israel are deeply worried because they will have to revise their terror strategies now. US-led western powers seem to have roped in as many anti-Ahmadinejad leaders as possible in a poll coup in Iran,...