Saturday, January 15, 2005 United States – “IBM hereby commits not to assert any of the 500 U.S. patents listed below, as well as all counterparts of these patents issued in other countries, against the development, use or distribution of Open Source Software.” [1] So begins the pledge IBM has made to “any individual, community, or company” writing or using software defined as “open source” by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The patents include software for text recognition and database management.[2] “True innovation leadership is about more than just the…
Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Friday, September 28, 2007 Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering zither and glockenspiel peacock, and the only complaint coming from the audience at the Bowery Ballroom last Tuesday was that they could not camp out all night underneath these celestial bodies. We live in the age of the lazy tendency to categorize the work of one artist against another, and…
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Criticism over Qingzang Railway as opening nears
Friday, April 28, 2006 Claimed by Tibetan exile groups. Tibetan areas designated by PRC. Tibet Autonomous Region (actual control). Claimed by India as part of Aksai Chin. Claimed by the PRC as part of TAR. Other historically culturally-Tibetan areas. The Qingzang Railway is a project by the Chinese Government to build a unique railway linking Tibet with Mainland China. The railway will include sections at high altitude, crossing 5000 metre high mountains, long tunnels and lots of track laid on permafrost. The railway is…
Good Things Come In Paper Sacks And Personal Bags
By Stewart Wrighter Everyone must by now have seen those carry out paper sacks which are handed out to everyone who has to take food or goods home with them. This throwaway item is synonymous with fast food chains and supermarkets everywhere. But this idea also stretches to personal bags too since people can have them printed up with all kinds of details of the party or event that they will be used at. Some events will require people to take home some goods from the venue. It is highly…
“Avast ye scurvy file sharers!”: Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 MP3s for the people? The Pirate Party, a new Swedish political party first publicized in January, wants to legalize sharing music, movies, and other copyrighted content using the Internet. What may seem like a doomed effort by a small group of idealists is attracting significant media attention, in part due to a recent police raid on The Pirate Bay, an extremely popular BitTorrent tracker (see Wikinews coverage). The Pirate Bay allows people to download content listed in its database using the BitTorrent protocol (including the latest…
Fire at New Zealand hospital destroys laundry
Wednesday, August 9, 2006 A fire on Tuesday night at Southland Hospital, Invercargill has destroyed a two-storey building which was used for laundry and cleaning by the cleaning company Alsco. Junior doctors and interns were evacuated from the nearby hospital campus. A dangerous goods store nearby nearby was saved from the fire. The building was not close enough to the new main hospital building to cause any damage to it. Morris Robertson, Fire Chief, said: “We managed to save a dangerous goods store near the fire but the laundry is…
Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date “as needed” for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, August 14, 2006 “Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled” — Wikinews, July 26, 2006 “Elmwood…
Features In Barbeque Grilles Shopping
By Peter Gilbert There is a lot of guesswork involved when you are shopping and considering all of the features in barbeque grills shopping that are available through Internet shopping websites and brick and mortar buildings located in any city in the United States. People have specific cooking styles and can be very particular about how they cook their barbeque. Some of the features in barbeque grilles shopping offer two burners to the left and right of the major grilling area. This feature allows families to cook vegetables and barbequed…
Sesame Street to promote healthy lifestyles
Monday, April 11, 2005 PBS has recently decided it was time their Cookie Monster was sent on a diet. Sesame Street‘s cookie-loving Muppet icon developed a sudden interest in vegetables, as part of PBS’s drive to instill a healthy lifestyle in children. The blue furry monster’s makeover comes as part of a larger plan, introducing additional characters as well. Intended new cast members include talking eggplants and carrots, among others. According to the Sesame Street Muppet Bios, “This season, Cookie Monster learns a lot about health and nutrition. Hoots the…