http://www.blogdegroot.com Blog de Groot Your General Information Blog Mon, 12 May 2008 08:05:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rwanda: Country to Become Centre for Upcode Technology in AfricaAllAfrica.com, Washington -59 minutes ago"Rwanda will be the first country to employ this technology in Africa. Not even South Africa has used it before," Kanimba said during an interview last week ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16558-rwanda-country-to-become-centre-for-upcode-technology-in-africa-allafricacom Upper secondary students and students' unions want computers as ...Helsingin Sanomat, Finland -1 hour agoComputers would make the reworking of one’s answers much easier. “At present, if an examinee wants to make changes to what he has written, ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16552-upper-secondary-students-and-students-unions-want-computers-as-helsingin-sanomat Russian oil output to fall more-Lukoil tells weeklyguardian.co.uk, UK -2 hours agoRussian oil companies have long urged the government to change the tax system, which has not been amended for several years despite rising costs and ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16573-russian-oil-output-to-fall-more-lukoil-tells-weekly-guardiancouk dBTechnoBreaking News: Globe’s got the iPhone!Inquirer.net, Philippines -2 hours agoTwo pieces of great news for my country, the Philippines! One is, I’m back, and the other more important one is that Engadget reports that Globe Telecom is ...Singapore Telecom, units to roll out Apple's iPhone in India ...Forbesall 87 news ... http://www.blogdegroot.com/16565-breaking-news-globe%e2%80%99s-got-the-iphone-inquirernet Putin Bolsters Russian Cabinet With Trusted Allies From KremlinBloomberg -23 minutes agoBy Sebastian Alison and Alex Nicholson May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin bolstered his Cabinet with allies who served in his ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16572-putin-bolsters-russian-cabinet-with-trusted-allies-from-kremlin-bloomberg BBC NewsThe healing power of computersBBC News, UK -51 minutes agoLike every other product of the advanced manufacturing capabilities of a long-industrialised society the computers that surround us - and, for the pacemaker ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16553-the-healing-power-of-computers-bbc-news Chavez to Order $2 Billion of Russian Arms, Kommersant ReportsBloomberg -1 hour agoBy Lyubov Pronina May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will order $2 billion of Russian weapons, including submarines, during a visit to ...Chavez to sign two-billion-dollars military deal in Moscow: ReportTimes of IndiaNight Hunters Heading for VenezuelaKommersantChavez ... http://www.blogdegroot.com/16570-chavez-to-order-2-billion-of-russian-arms-kommersant-reports-bloomberg Emirates Computers Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence in TechnologyClickPress (press release), UK -8 minutes ago[ClickPress, Mon May 12 2008] Emirates Computers marked 30 years of excellence in technology with celebrations that included more than 450 of its employees ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16554-emirates-computers-celebrates-30-years-of-excellence-in-technology-clickpress-press-release Carnegie Mellon adds degree combining computers, artsWilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA -58 minutes agoThe bachelor of computer science and arts will be an interdisciplinary program that explores the connection between computers and the arts. ...CMU adds degree program combining computers, artsPittsburgh Tribune-Reviewall 7 news articles More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16555-carnegie-mellon-adds-degree-combining-computers-arts-wilkes-barre-times-leader Segs-4-Vets hooks up veterans with Segwaysengadget, CA -2 hours agoA non-profit by the name of Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT) has snapped up some 150 units over the past few years -- 30 of which just ... More: continued here http://www.blogdegroot.com/16560-segs-4-vets-hooks-up-veterans-with-segways-engadget