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24 Blog News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Yesterday, I gave a presentation at (the perfect organised) Barcamp Ghent - edition 2.

Barcamp Ghent: my 24 hours off the grid

bnox (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Yesterday I attended another inspiring edition of Barcamp Ghent . Thank you IBBT and One Agency for making this happen! 29 November was also No Blog Day , in memory of the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attack. There are two things about this protest action: The role Twitter reporting has played in this attack reminds me of the role blogs played during 9/11, when the mainstream media were unable...

PhD Positions in IT at University of Ghent, Belgium

Beasiswa Indonesia Scholarship (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Vacancies Fully paid 4 years Ph.D. positions within the Electromagnetics Group At present several fully paid 4 years Ph.D. positions are available within the Electromagnetics Group of the Dept. of Information Technology. Apart from a Master’s degree in Electrical or Physical Engineering and good knowledge of English, basic (graduate) knowledge in Electromagnetics and high-frequency electronics is sufficient....

Lineart 2008 Lines Up Prestigious Projects To Entice Art Buyers to Flanders' Premier Art Fair

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

GHENT.- Dynamic team builds on the quality image of the international fusion art fair held at Flanders Expo. New this year: the ‘Lineart Gallery Award', the ‘B-New Gallery Selection' and a lecture programme with a difference. The team working on the 27th edition of Linear is pulling out all the stops to ensure that art-lovers and collectors are in for a real treat when they step inside the...

pdfToolbox Server 4 offers preflighting, correction

MAC News Network (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

Callas software has released pdfToolbox 4 and pdfToolbox Server 4, the latest version of its PDF preflighting and automated correction tools. The updates are fully compliant with the latest Ghent PDF Workgroup standards. The server version can be used for fully-automated PDF correction, page manipulation, presentation preparation or imposition. The standard Adobe Acrobat plug-in version features...

iVenture Invests in Siruna

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

GHENT, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobile Internet technology provider Siruna announces that the iVenture investment fund is investing seed capital in its development. iVenture is a Belgian investment fund owned by IBBT.

Belgians arrested over online surrogate baby case

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian woman and man were arrested Thursday on charges of defrauding couples who believed the woman was willing to be a surrogate mother for their babies.The woman, 31, is suspected of having offered her services over the Internet to Dutch couples for payment with the help of her former partner, 48, a prosecution spokeswoman from the Belgian city of Ghent said.They risk...

Ski Season Starts Early

State Journal Featured Content (Free subscription) | yesterday

Story by Erin Barnett | GHENT -- The snow is here and so is the ski season. Thanks to the extra help from mother nature, the pile up is a record number for November. With all that extra snow they have decided it's time to open the slopes. Day one of the 2008-2009 season will be Saturday, December 6. The resort will open at 9 a.m. Good news for skiiers and riders, a special early season rate....

Berlin's polar bear: Your comments

BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

... he was constantly followed by a camera. How stressful the life of a polar bear can be! Trui, Ghent -Belgium We saw Knut in his large enclosure last May and enjoyed the sight of him diving into his pool for a meal of lamb shoulder, bread rolls, fish and fruit. Berlin zoo is a wonderful place, as zoos go, where the animals and birds enjoy excellent conditions. I wonder if a smaller and presumably...

Super ants 'on way to Britain' warns study

The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

... to thrive in the temperate climate zones of Europe and Asia, and has now reached Jena in Germany, Ghent in Belgium, and Warsaw in Poland. They can move to new areas when they infest large potted plants which are then moved around across borders. "The future will see many more ants become invasive, so it is about time we understand their biology and this study is a major step in that direction,"...

Invasive foreign ant could be heading to Britain

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

... to thrive in the temperate climate zones of Europe and Asia, and has now reached Jena in Germany, Ghent in Belgium, and Warsaw in Poland. It is feared the species could come further north with climate change as far north as Britain.Colonies can be transported when when they infest large potted plants which are then moved around across borders.Dr. Sylvia Cremer, lead author of the study,...

Ttrack Barcamp presentation

24 Blog News (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

I'm at Barcamp Ghent right now and just finished my presentation on Ttrack, a brand new Twitter app I've been working on the last few weeks. I'll write some more about Ttrack sometime soon, but the presentation is up for download on ...

Belgian Couple Who Sold Their Baby on the Internet Want It Back

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

A Belgian couple that sold their newborn baby to Dutch adoptive parents via the Internet want their baby back, a lawyer acting for the Belgians said on Friday. The boy was born earlier this year to a 22-year-old woman and 24-year-old man in Ghent in Belgium’s Flemish region, and adopted by the Dutch couple four months [...]

Excavations uncover 15th century coins

Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... were minted in various Dutch cities, along with the German city of Aachen and the Belgian city of Ghent. Since the coins were found in Coevorden, they are expected to go on display at Coevorden Castle before becoming the property of the Drenthe province where the city is located.[...]

• Excavations uncover 15th century coins - Red Orbit

Forget expensive tickets, make conferences accessible for talented youngsters

The Next Web (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

... example is Youthwatching , a conference about youth marketing and trends which will take place in Ghent on December 12. If you’re young and able to convince organizer Trendwolves you’re also talented, you’ll get in for free. Walk up to your hero Promise me one thing though. Make it worth it. Walk up to your hero ( Martin Lindstrom , anyone?), tell him why you admire him, and make a great...