Microsoft has announced general availability of its Robotics Developer Studio 2008 (Microsoft RDS), the newest version of its robotics programming platform. Microsoft RDS includes a simple programming model to support building asynchronous ...
19 Nov 2008
NEW DELHI — An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate “mother ship” Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder ...
19 Nov 2008
WASHINGTON -- First daughters have transitions, too. Barbara Bush and fraternal twin sister Jenna Bush Hager, both 26, showed off their White House rooms to the Obama girls, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, on Tuesday as Michelle Obama brought her kids and ...
19 Nov 2008
Skip:[ To end of third navigation ] Ellen Bennett, deputy editor. Referral fees smack of the brown envelope. A hefty sum – sometimes as much as £1,000 – handed over by a hopeful lawyer to a trade union, claims farmer or even an insurer, in the ...
19 Nov 2008
I've long admired your thought-provoking writing on Iraq, climate change and energy. You didn't win all those Pulitzer Prizes for nothing. And I continue to be amazed by how you single-handedly convinced us the world is flat with your 2005 book on ...
19 Nov 2008
PS I've worked in psych for 15 years. If this OCD story is not a description of "crazy" I don't know what crazy is. I don't know what your definition is but frequency, intensity and duration of symptoms is a good indicator. If I wasn't already ...
19 Nov 2008
In an economic crisis, cutting costs tops the list of most every business. But can spending money on technology help your small business survive the tough times ahead? We asked professional advisers and got some surprising, and occasionally contradictory, responses. The short answer: yes, but.
19 Nov 2008
The Sun-Times Media Group has moved to lighten its load—in the board room and on its ledgers—in the face of pressure from top shareholders agitating for change as their investments dwindled to pennies per share.
19 Nov 2008
At least one company is benefiting from the global economic crisis: Netherlands-based bicycle maker Accell predicted Wednesday that it will enjoy higher than expected 2008 profits due to rising sales. "Cycling remains popular in economically adverse times," Accell Group chief executive Rene Takens said in a statement. "Last summer’s increase in fuel prices caused a lot of consumers to think ...
19 Nov 2008
Ever since Oprah held up the Nov. 5 copy of the Sun-Times on her show and declared it the best post-election front page in the world, calls have been coming in from around the globe with requests for copies. Now that front-page image is available for auction at eBay.com as a limited edition high-gloss giclee print.
19 Nov 2008
The North County Times laid off 25 reporters and editors Tuesday, citing an ongoing slump in advertising revenue. The newsroom cuts shrink the editorial team by about 20 percent, the newspaper reported. The additional cuts were across the paper, including in...
18 Nov 2008
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Woolworths Group Plc is in talks to sell all its retail stores to turnaround company Hilco for 1 pound ($1.49), the Times reported, without saying where it got the information.
18 Nov 2008
The empire is always right All-powerful and all-consuming, ESPN has nobody to challenge it - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
18 Nov 2008
Bad Bears in good shape Schedule might give them an edge over Packers, Vikes in NFC North - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
18 Nov 2008
Earlier today, William Kristol was sitting alone by the entrance of Michael's checking his Blackberry. Mr. Kristol was there at the behest of the Independent Film Channel to participate in a panel discussion moderated by Arianna ...
18 Nov 2008
3 million possible for Barack Obama's inauguration - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
18 Nov 2008
The Sun-Times has sold more than 700000 copies of the Nov. 5 paper, making it the best-selling issue in the paper’s 60-plus year history. While owning a copy of the newspaper makes a fine keepsake, the giclee print offers a chance to ...
18 Nov 2008
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18 Nov 2008