What is being expected to prove the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational at the University of Florida this week.
The supercomputer has been named by its designers ‘Novo-G’. The first part of its name came from the Latin term for “make anew, change, alterâ€, and the second from “G†[...]
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Supercomputer being described as world’s most powerful becomes operational
July 24th, 2009 |
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HP Takes Data Center Transformation Services on the Road
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Using their own experiences in consolidating 85 data centers into six, HP officials have spent the past year meeting with customers to help them start thinking about what is involved in transforming their data centers into dynamic, efficient and cost-effect facilities. Most customers talk about virtualization and cloud computing, but HP officials say there is a lot more to it than that.
– MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Three years ago, Hewlett-Packard officials announced an ambitious data center consolidation plan that would reduce the number of facilities worldwide from 85 to six.
The project not only has given HP a much more cost-effective, efficient and dynamic data center environment, but i…
Fecal Transplants Used To Kill Colon Superbug
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Some Oklahoma patients are opting for an admittedly gross procedure to kill superbugs living in their colons.
Integris Baptist Medical Center doctors recently gave fecal transplants to three patients suffering from Clostridium difficile, also…
Josh Ruxin: Gashora
July 22nd, 2009 |
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It’s graduation time, and young people everywhere are donning caps and gowns and eager expressions. In a small village in rural Rwanda, Claudine Mukangoga just…
Kelly Clarkson “All I Ever Wanted†Tour Dates
July 21st, 2009 |
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Kelly Clarkson will be hitting the road on her “All I Ever Wanted Tour” this fall, the platinum-selling American Idol announced Tuesday.
Supported by Aussie sister act The Veronicas and Parachute, Kelly’s fall tour kicks off Oct. 2 in Uncasville, Conn. The trek will make stops in 32 North American citiesbefore wrapping up in Hollywood, Fla. [...]
Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Accused Of Diverting Millions In Profits: Lawsuit
July 20th, 2009 |
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DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is accused of wrongfully diverting millions of dollars from the NBA franchise’s home arena to help make up for cash shortfalls incurred by the team, according to a lawsuit filed by a company con…
Peter Dreier: Labor Pains at UCLA
July 18th, 2009 |
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Our society is so dominated by corporate culture that we hardly notice it. Every daily newspaper has a “business section,” but not a single paper…
Tom Vander Ark: Making a difference with new schools in New Orleans
July 16th, 2009 |
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When I visited New Orleans before Katrina, I saw third world schools–decrepit physical conditions, corrupt governance, and abysmal academic output. Based on my last few…
With Chrome OS, Google Is Doing What Other Vendors Should Have
July 15th, 2009 |
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By working to shift the center of application development to the Web, Google isn’t only improving its own position, but is also doing Apple, the open-source community, Microsoft and the rest of us a big favor.
– There’s a new chapter under way in the saga of Google versus Microsoft one
that comes in the form of two major product announcements that have tech
pundits licking their chops for a clash of the computing titans.
In one corner, we have Google, which announced
plans to develop a second Linux-base…
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald: What Inspired A Scientist To Open A Meditation Center At UCLA?
July 15th, 2009 |
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I recently attended a gathering of supporters of the Mindful Awareness Research
Center (MARC) at the University of California, Los Angeles. During this event, I
heard MARC founder (and Huffington Post blogger) Susan Smalley, Ph.D., speak. Dr.
Smalley, a research scientist for 25 years, shared her fascinating journey of how she was
inspired to create a center for mindfulness research.
The Boss Adds U.S. Dates
July 14th, 2009 |
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND ADD 25 NEW US DATES FOR 2009
As Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are still in the midst of a massive European Tour, 25 new U.S. dates have been added to the band’s 2009 “Workin’ On a Dream” tour. The Boss’ five night run at Giants Stadium will no doubt be one for the books.
Bruce Springsteen Tour Dates:
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07/14/09 Tue Hampden Park Glasgow, GB
07/16/09 Thu Les Vieilles Charrues Festival Brittany, FRA
07/19/09 Sun Olimpico Stadium Rome, IT
07/21/09 Tue Palaolympico Turin, IT
07/23/09 Thu Stadio Friuli Udine, IT
07/26/09 Sun San Mames Stadium Bilbao, ES
07/28/09 Tue Auditorio La Cartuja Seville, ES
07/30/09 Thu Estadio Municipal de Foietes Benidorm, ES
08/01/09 Sat Zorrilla Stadium Valladolid, ES
08/02/09 Sun Monte De Gozo Santiago, ES
08/19/09 Wed Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT
08/22/09 Sat Comcast Center (Great Woods) Mansfield, MA
08/23/09 Sun Comcast Center (Great Woods) Mansfield, MA
08/25/09 Tue Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
09/10/09 Thu Sommet Center Nashville, TN
09/12/09 Sat Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
09/13/09 Sun BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL
09/16/09 Wed Bi-Lo Center Greenville, SC
09/20/09 Sun United Center Chicago, IL
09/30/09 Wed Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
10/02/09 Fri Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
10/03/09 Sat Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
10/08/09 Thu Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
10/09/09 Fri Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
10/13/09 Tue Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
10/14/09 Wed Wachovia Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
10/25/09 Sun The Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
10/26/09 Mon Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
11/02/09 Mon Verizon Center Washington, DC
11/03/09 Tue Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC
11/07/09 Sat Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/08/09 Sun Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/10/09 Tue Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
11/13/09 Fri The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
11/15/09 Sun Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Check our review of Bruce’s awesome live show from earlier in the tour here.
Dell Plans to Move Deeper into Data Center
July 14th, 2009 |
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At the annual Dell analyst day, Dell executives say the company is looking to change its product mix, moving more upstream into the data center with a solutions-based approach and away from its heavy reliance on PC sales. The executives, including CEO Michael Dell, say this will be accomplished through a combination of targeted acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth. However, while they say the move away from reliance on PCs is key, it is unclear how easy such a move will be, given that PCs still account for about half of Dell’s revenues. Dell also says the company won’t offer an all-in-one data center solution, as Cisco and HP have.
– Dell is going to continue moving away from its PC roots and deeper into
bigger and higher-margin areas, particularly services and the data centers of
large enterprises.
At Dell’s annual analyst day in Austin, Texas,
on July 14, CEO Michael Dell and other
executives talked about their desire to …
Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized As She Griefs For Michael Jackson
July 14th, 2009 |
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A grief-stricken Dame Elizabeth Taylor has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital as she struggles to cope with the death of her dear friend Michael Jackson.
Sources tell NY Post celebrity informant Cindy Adams that the 77-year-old screen legend’s already fragile health has been in a steady state of decline since her pop icon pal [...]
How to Maximize Power Utilization in the Data Center
July 13th, 2009 |
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Today’s CIOs are managing reduced budgets with limited resources. They must investigate how to optimize as much power out of the data center as possible. With the right kilowatt-focused strategy, a CIO can grow the data center, while simultaneously reducing power requirements. Here, Knowledge Center contributor David Robbins explains why CIOs should be concerned about kilowatt budgets, outlines strategies that can be employed to optimize the data center, and shares some lessons learned by implementing a kilowatt reduction strategy.
– A recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on server and data center efficiency concluded that servers and data centers in the United States consume around 61 billion kilowatt hours of energy, costing around $4.5 billion and making up 1.5 percent of the total energy consumed in t…
Karina Ioffee: Russian Jews Face Continued Challenge As Country Seeks To Be A Global Player
July 13th, 2009 |
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Russia, a country of 140 million, is trying to reinvent itself to become a global player. But it’s also an Orthodox Christian country. That makes carving out a space for Jewish life a continual challenge.
U.S. Scientists See H1-B Visas as Major Issue Against Progress, Says Survey
July 12th, 2009 |
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A new survey by the Pew Research Center has found that, while the American public holds a high opinion of scientists, a minority feel that U.S. scientific achievements are best in the world. At the same time, scientists felt the biggest impediments to their research were lack of funding and difficulties in the H1-B visa process for foreign scientists and students.
– The nation’s scientists see H1-B visa issues as a major barrier to
scientific achievement, according to a new survey by the Pew
Research Center.
Some 56 percent surveyed felt that issues with the visa process for foreign
students and scientists represented a massive impediment, second only to …
No One Could Have Planted Bombs in the World Trade Center Without Being Detected, Could They?
July 8th, 2009 |
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As Raw Story notes:A Government Accountability Office investigator smuggled live bomb components into a federal building in just 27 seconds, then assembled a bomb in a restroom and ventured throughout the building without being detected, a leaked tape …