Battling with Microsoft on foreign soil

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Microsoft to Open Windows Code to
Foreign Governments

Microsoft to Open Windows Code to
Foreign Governments 01/15/2003 03:54 PM
Software giant addressing security concerns, response to Linux

"PATRICK BELTON: JUST IN THE OFF CHANCE
THAT THE EVENT doesn't attract much
attention from the print media,
sovereignty passed today from the CPA to
Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This
makes the Foreign Ministry the eighth
Iraqi ministry to quietly,..."

"PATRICK BELTON: JUST IN THE OFF CHANCE
THAT THE EVENT doesn't attract much
attention from the print media,
sovereignty passed today from the CPA to
Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This
makes the Foreign Ministry the eighth
Iraqi ministry to quietly,..." 05/12/2004 11:08 PM

FC Now: Seeding Home Soil

FC Now: Seeding Home Soil 03/19/2005 02:26 AM
When I graduated from my socially conscious liberal arts college, it seemed like every other graduate wanted to go to South America or India and work on micro-enterprise projects with local women. One friend even found a venture capitalist in...

Ex-Hostage Hamill Returns to U.S. Soil
(AP)

Ex-Hostage Hamill Returns to U.S. Soil
(AP) 05/08/2004 02:03 AM
AP - Former hostage Thomas Hamill returned to American soil early Saturday, stepping off a private jet to see a banner proclaiming "Welcome Home TOMMY" and to hear family and friends cheering and clapping wildly.

Former Iraq Hostage Returns to U.S. Soil

Former Iraq Hostage Returns to U.S. Soil 05/08/2004 10:27 AM
Former hostage Thomas Hamill Hamill and his wife returned to their home in Mississippi early Saturday.

'Space Invaders' to alight on U.S. soil

'Space Invaders' to alight on U.S. soil 12/05/2003 12:37 PM
CNET Dec 5 2003 12:33PM ET

Pa. Lawmakers Debate State Soil (AP)

Pa. Lawmakers Debate State Soil (AP) 05/21/2004 06:55 PM
AP - State lawmakers are throwing mud over a proposal to name an official state soil. The state House voted 177-22 last week to designate Hazleton soil as the official state soil. The soil, named for the city in Luzerne County, is found in 34 counties.

Plutonium traced in British soil

Plutonium traced in British soil 09/05/2004 11:52 PM
Traces of plutonium from nuclear tests in Nevada 50 years ago can be traced in British soil, scientists are to reveal.

Pa. lawmakers argue over state soil

Pa. lawmakers argue over state soil 05/24/2004 09:22 AM

Plants Dispatched to Decontaminate Soil

Plants Dispatched to Decontaminate Soil 04/12/2004 12:52 AM

Pa. Lawmakers Argue Over State Soil (AP)

Pa. Lawmakers Argue Over State Soil (AP) 05/24/2004 06:21 AM
AP - State lawmakers are throwing mud over a proposal to name an official state soil.

Cat Stevens lands on British soil

Cat Stevens lands on British soil 09/23/2004 04:37 AM
British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, flies into London after being refused entry to the US.

Battling for bio art

Battling for bio art 07/09/2004 01:47 PM
The drama continues in the case of University at Buffalo professor Steve Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble. Kurtz has been under investigation since May when police--who Kurtz called to his home after he awoke to find his wife dead of a heart attack--discovered biological materials used in the respected artist's work. (More background here.) Yesterday, Kurtz was charged with four counts of mail and wire fraud with a maximum prison sentence of 20 years each. Professor Robert Ferrell, chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Public Health, was also indicted for helping Kurtz obtain a bit of harmless bacteria.

"I am absolutely astonished," said Donald A. Henderson, Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and resident scholar at the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Henderson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush for his work in heading up the World Health Organization smallpox eradication program and was appointed by the Bush administration to chair the National Advisory Council on Public Preparedness.

"Based on what I have read and understand, Professor Kurtz has been working with totally innocuous organisms... to discuss something of the risks and threats of biological weapons--more power to him, as those of us in this field are likewise concerned about their potential use and the threat of bio-terrorism." Henderson noted that the organisms involved in this case--Serratia marcescens and Bacillus atrophaeus--do not appear on lists of substances that could be used in biological terrorism.

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I.B.M. Agrees to Take Steps to Clean Up
Polluted Soil

I.B.M. Agrees to Take Steps to Clean Up
Polluted Soil 08/11/2004 11:15 PM
I.B.M. has agreed to clean up decades old industrial pollution that has sent chemical vapors wafting into hundreds of basements.

Indian Firm Infosys Ventures Onto U.S.
Soil

Indian Firm Infosys Ventures Onto U.S.
Soil 04/09/2004 03:58 PM
Indian IT outsourcing vendor Infosys Technologies Ltd. is making a bid to take on U.S.-based consulting companies such as Accenture Ltd. by launching a new consulting subsidiary in the United States.

Battling the antibodies

Battling the antibodies 12/31/2004 12:33 PM
I checked out a stack of library books for my vacation week, but the only one that really grabbed me was David Bornstein's How to Change the World: Social Entrepeneurs and the Power of New Ideas. (You can also catch his Pop!Tech lecture on ITConversat ions.) The book revolves around the inspirational Bill Drayton. Drayton is an architect of change, and this passage from the book writes his job description:

In his book, Leading Change: The Argument for Values-Based Leadership, James O'Toole, an expert in management and leadership, observes that great thinkers throughout the world agree that "groups resist change with all the vigor of antibodies attacking an intruding virus." O'Toole examines a number of cases in which a potentially beneficial institutional change was resisted and finds that the resistance occurs when a group perceives that a change in question will challenge its "power, prestige, and satisfaction with who they are, what they believe, and what they cherish." He asserts: "The major factor in our resistance to change is the desire not to have the will of others forced on us."

If ideas are to take root and spread, therefore, they need champions -- obsessive people who have the skill, motivation, energy, and bullheadedness to do whatever is necessary to move them forward: to persuade, inspire, seduce, cajole, enlighten, touch hearts, alleviate fears, shift perceptions, articulate meanings, and artfully maneuver them through systems.

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Battling the Bears

Battling the Bears 06/09/2004 07:20 AM
It's been one year since a "bear scare." What have we learned?

Battling for Bally

Battling for Bally 06/09/2004 08:46 AM
Investors who bid up the fitness company's shares yesterday voted against its leadership.

Secret of Invasive Plants’ Success Lies
in the Soil

Secret of Invasive Plants’ Success Lies
in the Soil 02/19/2004 12:15 AM

Battling Online With The Big Guys

Battling Online With The Big Guys 09/05/2002 11:28 AM
Stickysauce Sep 5 2002 9:36AM ET

Battling Demons, Especially the Ones in
Lab Coats

Battling Demons, Especially the Ones in
Lab Coats 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Three new titles allow gamers to battle demons at a sinister corporation, in ancient Egypt and in the land of Princess Peach.

Tetrachloroethane does not attach to
soil particles, and breaks down slowly
in air or water.

Tetrachloroethane does not attach to
soil particles, and breaks down slowly
in air or water. 04/17/2004 11:20 AM
What kind of quiz-taker are you? Find out what kid of Internet quiz-taker you are. While you're at it, find out what Hummel figurine you are and which industrial solvent you are.

Bush Allies Till Fertile Soil, Among
Baptists, for Votes

Bush Allies Till Fertile Soil, Among
Baptists, for Votes 06/18/2004 09:28 AM
President Bush's campaign urged Southern Baptist pastors to do everything short of risking their churches' tax-exempt status to support the president's re-election.

Canada Sees Threat from Soil in Chinese
Toy Guns (Reuters)

Canada Sees Threat from Soil in Chinese
Toy Guns (Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:51 AM
Reuters - Canada said on Thursday it was ordering the recall of 21,000 Chinese-made toy guns because the weapons contained soil which could contaminate crops and forests.

Battling England seal series

Battling England seal series 08/16/2004 12:03 PM
England wrap up a series win over the West Indies with a seven-wicket third Test victory.

Falwell Again Battling Viral Pneumonia
(AP)

Falwell Again Battling Viral Pneumonia
(AP) 03/29/2005 08:52 PM
AP - The Rev. Jerry Falwell was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, battling his second case of viral pneumonia in just five weeks, hospital and church officials said.

Featured Topic: Battling spyware

Featured Topic: Battling spyware 08/04/2004 02:35 AM

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“You’ve probably seen the buzz in both the trade and consumer press about the threat spyware applications pose to user privacy. Have you considered how these threats might impact your enterprise and what you’re going to do about it?”…

Battling Insects, Parasites and Politics

Battling Insects, Parasites and Politics 03/22/2005 03:22 PM
Mosquito nets are technically very simple but in their own mundane way, in rural Africa, they are highly political objects.

Jimmy Wales on battling wiki spam

Jimmy Wales on battling wiki spam 07/28/2004 10:13 PM

Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia was interviewed recently by the Slashdot community. One of the questions regarded protecting Wikis from spammers:

Sure, I think it's pretty simple to solve problems like that. One of the first tricks I would try is to parse the wiki text that someone inputs to see if it contains an external link. If so, then only in those cases, require an answer to a captcha.

Second step, keep editing wide open for everyone, but restrict the ability to post external links to people who are trusted by that community. Make it really easy for trusted users to extend the zone of trust, because you want to encourage participation.

Basically what I think works in a wikis is to trust people to do the right thing, and trust them as much as you can possibly stand it, until it hurts your head and makes you scared for what they're going to break. Because that is what works.

People are not fundamentally bad. It only takes the smallest of correctives to take care of that tiny minority that wants to disrupt the community.

I'm glad to say that so far the css-discus s wiki spam problem has been effectively tackled by a hard working group of dedicated spam fighters. Helping out is as easy as signing up for the recent changes RSS feed.

"Intelligence Officials: Iran Battling
U.S. In Iraq"

"Intelligence Officials: Iran Battling
U.S. In Iraq" 08/14/2004 10:17 PM

Images: Battling harpies and
international thugs

Images: Battling harpies and
international thugs 04/09/2005 09:06 AM
New games bring to life the horror of the Hydra and the smarminess of infowarriors.

Group battling 'dubious' software
patents

Group battling 'dubious' software
patents 04/26/2004 02:37 PM
Boston Globe Apr 26 2004 6:43PM GMT

Group Battling 'Dubious' Software
Patents (AP)

Group Battling 'Dubious' Software
Patents (AP) 04/26/2004 08:46 AM
AP - A civil liberties group that has battled the recording industry and Hollywood over digital rights is now taking aim at what it considers dubious patents.

German firm battling hard against Oracle

German firm battling hard against Oracle 06/22/2005 02:37 AM
SiliconValley.com Jun 21 2005 1:04AM GMT

Iraq battling more than 200,000
insurgents: intelligence chief

Iraq battling more than 200,000
insurgents: intelligence chief 01/04/2005 11:23 AM
Insurgents in Iraq outnumber US and Iraqi forces, according to Iraq's national intelligence chief 1/4 .. BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (AFP) .. Read article

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In Battling Cancer, a Genome Project Is
Proposed

In Battling Cancer, a Genome Project Is
Proposed 03/28/2005 01:08 AM
Federal officials are planning to compile a complete catalog of the genetic abnormalities that characterize cancer.

One-Step Hand Cleaning System Delivers
One-Two Punch Against Soil, Toxic Metal
Residues

One-Step Hand Cleaning System Delivers
One-Two Punch Against Soil, Toxic Metal
Residues 09/23/2004 02:57 AM
JNJ Industries’ new GlobalTech® Hand Cleaner Wipes are a one-step hand cleaning system in a saturated disposable wipe that cleans and dries hands, tools, and other surfaces instantly, removing dirt, oil, grease, and other common contaminants. Additionally, the product incorporates a chelating agent for the removal of lead and toxic metal residues from the skin and other surfaces. [PRWEB Sep 23, 2004]

Microsoft's Xbox at crucial stage in
battling Sony

Microsoft's Xbox at crucial stage in
battling Sony 07/31/2004 10:25 PM
Cbs.marketwatch.com - Sat Jul 31, 09:29 pm GMT

Lawyer For Harvard Student Battling
Apple Wants Dismissal

Lawyer For Harvard Student Battling
Apple Wants Dismissal 02/05/2005 09:59 PM
TechWeb Feb 6 2005 1:28AM GMT
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