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Intel and PowerPC united. Fink Binary Distribution (Popularity:  )
The Fink project is proud to announce the availability of a new binary distribution, version 0.8.1 for Intel and PowerPC.
Over 1900 pre-compiled packages for PowerPC and 1700 for the Intel platform have been made available. Including new precompiled packages for KDE, GNOME and many popular scientific applications.
Improved documentation from the Fink website including translations into French, Japanese and simplified Chinese.
Fink is free, licensed under the GPL.
This is a general public ...
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Mayor Bloomberg to Keynote at “NY XPO for Business” First Ever NY XPO, a Collaboration of Five Boroughs (Popularity: )
Expected to draw a crowd of more than 15,000 tri-state area business, community and political leaders, the first of its kind NY XPO for Business will debut Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
XPO is currently supported by most of the leading trade associations and we are working with major borough, city and state business organizations to build a show ...
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2007: A Deadly Year for U.S. Law Enforcement (Popularity: )
2007 has been a deadly year for law enforcement in the United States, with 186 officers killed nationwide as of December 26, according to preliminary statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).
When compared with 2006, when 145 officers died, officer fatalities rose more than 28 percent this year. Outside of 2001, when 239 officers died -- 72 in the September ...
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Accenture Scholarships to Help Junior College, Community College Students Advance to Four-Year Institutions and Earn Summer Internships (Popularity: )
As part of its corporate citizenship program, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will offer scholarships to junior and community college students seeking four-year degrees. In addition to the scholarship funds, recipients at the junior-year undergraduate level may be eligible for summer internships at Accenture.
The Accenture Junior and Community College Scholarship Fund will support students entering bachelor’s degree programs related to high technology and business. These scholarships are part of the company’s ...
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Air Products Donates $100,000 for Children Impacted By Earthquake In China (Popularity: )
Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that it has made a $100,000 donation to "Save the Children's Earthquake Relief Effort for Children in China." The May 12 earthquake in the Sichuan Province of western China destroyed schools, orphanages, hospitals and other institutions providing for large numbers of children. To help children recover from this crisis, Save the Children is beginning to set up child-friendly centers and temporary classrooms for primary ...
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Alison Sweeney Auctions Off Celebrity Jeans in Times Square for Charity (Popularity: )
Today Alison Sweeney, "The Biggest Loser" host and 15-year "Days of our Lives" actress, kicks off the High Profile Pair in the Square auction of jeans worn and donated by celebrities. The auction, which benefits the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Military Island at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue at 44th Street. In celebration, Times Square will be decorated with hundreds of ...
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Alternative Extends Partnership With Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (Popularity: )
Alternative (), premium fashion statements inspired by and created for free-thinking individuals everywhere, today announced its support of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation for the second year in a row, beginning with the organization's trademark events: "A Time for Heroes" presented by Disney in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8th, and "Kids For Kids" family carnival in New York on Saturday, September 20th. Alternative has signed on to be ...
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American Diabetes Association Strongly Advises Patients Using Rosiglitazone to See Their Doctor (Popularity: )
On June 5, 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published results of an interim analysis of the cardiovascular safety trial of rosiglitazone (brand name, Avandia). The article was accompanied by three editorials. Although the findings from RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of Glycemia in Diabetes) found no significant increase in heart attack or cardiac death, but an increased risk of heart failure, this interim analysis did ...
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Americans for Balanced Energy Choices Statement Regarding President Bush's Climate Change Summit (Popularity: )
Americans for Balanced Energy Choices Executive Director Joe Lucas today issued the following statement ahead of President Bush's climate change summit on September 27-28 in Washington, DC.
"As world leaders meet in Washington, DC this week, I encourage them to have meaningful discussions about investing in technologies that are needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while still maintaining access to low-cost and reliable energy.
To meet these challenges at home, ...
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AmeriCares Sends Emergency Aid to Bangladesh (Popularity: )
AmeriCares is sending emergency shipments of critical medicines to Bangladesh in response to Cyclone Sidr, which devastated coastal towns throughout the country and has left hundreds of thousands homeless and killed more than 3,000 people.
AmeriCares emergency response manager, Jonathan Hodgdon, arrived safely in Dhaka on Monday and is meeting with our partners on the ground to assess the needs and determine any further assistance AmeriCares can provide.
Two emergency ...
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