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Submission + - The Martian Mission, Aurora (amarsodyssey.com)

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nlhouser

on Friday June 01, 2007 @11:18AM

nlhouser writes: "Mars is the main focus of the exploratory missions called "Mars Sample Return." These consist of a set of robotic missions whose main purpose will be to return to Earth pieces of Martian soil and sub-surface. That way a detailed analysis can be observed on Earth."

Submission + - DVR viewers push ad ratings up (usatoday.com)

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Friday June 01, 2007 @11:14AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Looks like DVR's and timeshifting have done what many people have said it would do: increase viewers!

"Among things the report revealed is that many DVR viewers do not fast-forward through ads. The viewer total for broadcast network ads goes up 32% when DVR watchers within three days are included, according to Nielsen.

For some prime-time shows, it means that DVR viewing, long seen as a threat to advertising, could even bring higher ad prices. NBC's The Office, for example, had a "live-plus-three" Nielsen commercial rating of 3.36 — higher than the 3.11 it got for the week of May 6 under the traditional Nielsen program rating system."

Makes me wonder where this will lead for my favorite genre shows which by their very nature have a higher DVR component and have seen declining viewership using the older methodology (BSG, SG-1, etc)."

Submission + - Get Your Genome Sequenced Here (forbes.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01, 2007 @10:14AM

An anonymous reader writes: Forbes has a cover story on why new gene technologies are going to lead to a boom in tests that will tell you your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. "Soon all of us will be able to find out what ticking time bombs lie hidden inside our DNA ..." the article notes, "if we really want to know."

http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2007/05/31/g enetic-testing-dna-tech-cx_mh_rl_0531dna_land.html

The reason for the boom: "Seven years later Moore's Law has come to gene hunting. Powering the revolution are new devices that speed-read DNA cheaper than ever before."

These new machines may make it possible to find out about your disease risk, and even to get your whole genome sequenced. A project at Harvard is seeking to sequence the DNA of thousands of people. See: http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0618/052_5. html

Other features of interest:
-12 Gene Tests That Could Change Your Life: http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/31/gene-tests-availa ble-tech_cz_rl_mh_0531genetests.html

-Video of a woman who took a radical step after finding out she had a cancer-causing gene. http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/tech/jal_ca ncer053107

-A reporter gets genotyped:
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0618/052b.h tml

Submission + - India based offshore software Development Company.

Submitted by

OSDindia

on Monday March 05, 2007 @12:01PM

OSDindia writes: "OffshoreSoftwareDevelopmentIndia is offering IT related services like Web design and development and Software development. OffshoreSoftwareDevelopmentIndia is offering all above services at very competitive prices and within client timeframe. Offshore software development company India, one of the main hubs for outsourcing to India, is a software solution provider. Our broad IT services range in the areas of web design, Web Development, Software Development, Customized Application Development offer cost effective, flexible and scalable solutions to our clients. Our performance driven solutions like E-Accounting software, E-Commerce website solutions for shopping sites, Content management system and B2B, B2C Portals target our clients. Experience of working with clients in US, UK and Australia, Ability to quickly understand your needs, Flexible project cost options — Fixed price OR Hourly Price, Completion of project within given timeframe and budget, A talent pool of professionals in varied domains, Proven quality-aware and process-driven implementation models, Flexibility and resources for a medium size and large size organizations, Microsoft Certified Professionals, PHP — Zend Certified Professionals, Excellent communication infrastructure and skills. Our Services: — Software Development Software Maintenance Software Maintenance Web Design Customize Application Development Software Outsourcing Offshore Software Development Multimedia Solution PHP Development . Net Development SEO Offshore Software Development India IT Outsourcing Development: outsourcing to India: — IT outsourcing isn't much different than any other kind of outsourcing. When you face insistent needs to start a new IT development project, you have to weigh your current in house capacity first. If your experiences and budget allow you to cope with the task without resorting to any outside expertise, you should probably take full advantage of your potential and do it yourself. However, if there is danger that you will bite off more than you can chew, it's about time to consider the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. Advantages basically, outsource service providers offer you higher quality services at a lower cost. This makes the advantages of IT outsourcing development obvious, so let's have a look at just a few of them. IT Outsourcing development is a most effective way to stretch your budget. When managers plan IT outsourcing development, they usually make it their aim to cut down the company's expenditures by 30%. This is a figure that speaks for itself. Of course, there's always the risk of failure, but if you outsource prudently, you will afford to implement projects of such a scale that would be impossible for you to reach on your own. If you need to have state-of-the-art IT outsourcing solutions worked out and innovations implemented with small losses, outsourcing may be the only way out. It will save you from the nightmare of retraining your employees (or even hiring new ones) and/or paying for re-equipment. Cutting your cost and upgrading the quality of the service you offer will allow you to expand the competitive capacity of your business. I suppose the state the IT markets are in today makes this simple argument a crucial one. When you outsource offshore software development to an outside company, you can concentrate on your core activities. You will not be able to completely forget all about the projects or its part that you have chosen to outsource as soon as you sign a contract with an outsource service providers, but you won't have to get scattered, either. More Information visit: http://www.offshoresoftwaredevelopmentindia.com/of fshore-outsourcing-india/outsourcing-project-devel opment.htm OffshoreSoftwareDevelopmentIndia — Software Development Outsourcing http://www.offshoresoftwaredevelopmentindia.com/ For more details: Offshore Software Development India. 404, Earth Complex 100ft Road, Satellite Ahmedabad — 380015 India. Tel: +91-79-65457841 info@offshoresoftwaredevelopmentindia.com"

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