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Yes, I am hoping to keep my day job! This is just one of the photos that my brother-in-law took at Chic2Geek, a fashion show sponsored by Microsoft. More photos, video and (we hope) a vote for the ‘best’ model to come. Reaction after walking the runway: Filed under: after hours, Circuit, [...]
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The Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security signed a memo of agreement to join forces in cybersecurity.
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Darrell West, vice president of Government Studies at the Brookings Institution, describes cloud computing ideas from the Brookings\' new report.
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The Navy and Marine Corps will begin splitting up its massive NMCI contract this fall. The service announced Wednesday it will issue a request for proposals for cybersecurity services in a matter of weeks.
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ederal CIO Vivek Kundra explained why the data center consolidation is so important to the audience at FedTalks 2010.
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David Zeppieri joins host Jason Miller to discuss changes at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation since he took over in 2005. October 14, 2010
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A team of planet hunters from the University of California and the Carnegie Institution of Washington have discovered a planet with three times the mass of Earth orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star\'s \"habitable zone.\" The new findings are based on 11 years of observations of the nearby red dwarf star Gliese 581 using the HIRES spectrometer on the Keck I Telescope in Hawaii. The spectrometer allows precise measurements of a star\'s motion, which can reveal the presence of planets. The planet lies in an area where liquid water could exist on the planet\'s surface. If confirmed, it would be the most Earth-like exoplanet ever discovered and the first strong case for a potentially habitable one. Its mass indicates that it is probably a rocky planet with a definite surface and enough gravity to hold on to an atmosphere.
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New damage-tolerant aircraft controls will allow the safer landings of damaged aircraft. Military aircraft today face many threats, including surface-to-air missiles and weapons fired from hostile aircraft. To improve the survivability of damaged aircraft, the Damage Tolerant Controls program - administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - is developing software to compensate for damaged aircraft control surfaces and engines, allowing pilots to land their aircraft safely. The technology also applies to material failures that can impact flight performance in an unpredictable manner. DARPA officials say it can also benefit commercial and other aircraft.
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A new digital database will help scientists understand how differences in DNA contribute to human health and disease. The National Institutes of Health has launched the Database of Genomic Structural Variation. The database will help track large-scale variations in DNA discovered in healthy individuals as well as those affected with disorders such as autism and cancer. In recent years, scientists have discovered that very large stretches of the human genome can be different in seemingly normal individuals. It had long been known that large-scale genomic changes existed, but it was thought that they were rare and usually led to disorders such as Down syndrome. It is now understood that such variations are relatively common. Understanding how they relate to individual characteristics and impact health is an important and active area of research.
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A new Webroot survey found people are not keeping passwords private, Infosecurity reports.
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Jeanette Wing, the chair of the Computer Sciences Department at Carnegie-Mellon University, joined the DorobekINSIDER, to explain why what\'s really needed is the development of a more open science of security.
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Host Tom Temin discusses new, innovative ideas for dealing with computer viruses. His guest this week - Jeannette Wing, the chair of the Computer Science department at Carnegie Melon University and former employee at the National Science Foundation. October 14, 2010
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According to the Wall Street Journal, at least 72 aides on both sides of the aisle traded shares of companies that their bosses help oversee. Among the staffers was an aide to a Republican member…
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A new presentation tool allows you to go beyond the linear storytelling in PowerPoint or similar applications.
October 13, 2010
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