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  MIT Transmits Power Without Wires[->] 2007-06-07 16:45 indybrett

Submitted by indybrett on Thursday June 07 2007, @04:45PM
indybrett writes "MIT team experimentally demonstrates wireless power transfer, potentially useful for powering laptops, cell phones without cords"
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/wireless-0607.html
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Submitted by odiug on Thursday June 07 2007, @04:36PM
odiug writes "Need some help convincing your senior management that Subversion is the version control tool your company should be using. Subversion was named the sole leader in standalone SCM in the latest SCM Forrester Wave report. So, if they don't want to hear it from you, have 'm hear it from Forrester."
http://blogs.open.collab.net/svn/2007/06/subversion_sole.html
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  Synthetic Motor Oil Is Destroying The Planet 2007-04-11 16:47 Funny Finder

Submitted by Funny Finder on Wednesday April 11 2007, @04:47PM
Funny Finder writes "Researchers from the group Protection And Preservation Of Our Mother Earth have been working together with scientist to determine the effects of synthetic motor oil being dumped by automobile owners.Rest Of The Story"
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Submitted by jcatcw on Wednesday April 11 2007, @04:47PM
jcatcw writes "Citigroup wanted to identify and eliminate "organizational, technology and administrative costs that do not contribute to our ability to efficiently deliver products and services to our clients," according to the CEO. Results: consolidate data centers, optimize of global voice and data networks, standardize app dev processes. That is, eliminate 17,000 jobs and move 9,500 back-office and corporate positions to lower-cost locations, both domestically and offshore."
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  Should schools use Openoffice.org? 2007-04-11 16:34 monkeyshark

Submitted by monkeyshark on Wednesday April 11 2007, @04:34PM
monkeyshark writes "'Even if you believe that OpenOffice.org isn't as good as MS Office, it's hard to argue with that price. As school budgets become tighter and tighter due to rising energy costs, health care costs, or new requirements under NCLB [No Child Left Behind], OpenOffice.org will look better and better.' Should school districts switch to Openoffice or Linux in order to save money?"
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