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Addison-Wesley and Sams Publishing Launch Seven Key Developer Books at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference 2008
Titles Include First "OSLO" Modeling Language Book from Don Box and Publications on Silverlight, .NET 3.5, Concurrency, LINQ LOS ANGELES -- Addison-Wesley and Sams Publishing, imprints of Pearson, announced today seven new developer titles debuting at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference 2008, taking place Oct. 27-Oct. 30 in Los Angeles...
Tags: .NET, Addison-Wesley, Books, C#, developer, Microsoft Corp., Oslo, Pearson Education Inc., Sams Publishing
Research articles 2008-10-27
US Airways to introduce services to Birmingham and Oslo
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US Airways (NYSE:LCC) announced on 22 October that it will begin services to Birmingham in the UK and Oslo in Norway from Philadelphia International Airport in 2009. According to the company, subject to government approval, Birmingham will become the fifth UK destination...
Tags: Oslo, Strategy, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2008-10-23
US Airways Bolsters Its trans-Atlantic Portfolio with Birmingham and Oslo
Airline Will Serve 23 trans-Atlantic Destinations from Its Philadelphia Gateway Next Summer PHILADELPHIA -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) customers will have a new United Kingdom option and their first Norwegian offering next summer when the airline inaugurates service to Birmingham and Oslo from its international gateway at Philadelphia International...
Tags: Manufacturing, Oslo, US Airways Group Inc.
Research articles 2008-10-22
Too late to claim estate after 14th century king: Norwegian court
OSLO AFP — An Oslo court has rejected an inheritance claim from a man insisting he descends from Norwegian king Haakon V Magnusson, who died in 1319, since the statute of limitation for such a claim is far past. "In accordance with the inheritance law ... the right to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Biotechnology, Oslo
Research articles 2008-08-19
Wariner shakes off loss, eyes world mark and Beijing gold
EUGENE, Oregon AFP — Reigning world and Olympic 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner enters the US Olympic Track and Field Trials focused on Beijing gold and aiming at a world record despite an upset loss four weeks ago. Wariner, who owns the fastest time in the world this year with...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Beijing, Olympic, Oslo
Research articles 2008-06-28
Dibaba the fighter in fine shape ahead of Olympics
OSLO AFP — Tirunesh Dibaba looked down and out halfway through her bid to break the world record in the women's 5000m. But once again the diminutive Ethiopian showed the fighting spirit she also displayed in coming from behind to win both the 10,000m at last year's world championships...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Oslo, sister
Research articles 2008-06-06
More than 100 countries adopt cluster bomb ban
DUBLIN AFP — A landmark international convention banning cluster munitions was formally adopted by 111 countries here Friday, in a move organisers hope will stigmatise the lethal weapons as much as landmines. Diplomats adopted the treaty without objection at the end of 12 days of robust negotiation at Croke...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian, FINANCE, landmine, Oslo, treaty
Research articles 2008-05-30
Names of Inaugural Kavli Prize Winners Revealed
OSLO, Norway -- SEVEN pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics have become the first recipients of the million-dollar Kavli prizes. The laureates were selected for their groundbreaking research that has significantly advanced our understanding of the unusual properties of matter...
Tags: Columbia University, Nanotechnology, Norway, Oslo, scientist, Strategy
Research articles 2008-05-28
Art lovers flock to Oslo Munch Museum as stolen 'Scream' returns
OSLO AFP — Art lovers converged on the Munch Museum in Oslo on Friday as Edvard Munch's Expressionist masterpiece "The Scream" went back on display nearly four years after it was stolen and damaged in a daring heist. Some 440 people, more than double the average number of visitors...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, museum, Oslo
Research articles 2008-05-23
Rejuvenated "Scream" returns to Oslo Munch Museum after heist
OSLO AFP — Edvard Munch's Expressionist masterpiece "The Scream" went back on display at an Oslo museum on Wednesday still showing signs of damage sustained in a daring 2004 heist but officially rejuvenated by nearly 20 years. "The Scream", perhaps the most famous expression of existential angst, had until...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, MARKETING, museum, Oslo, PRODUCTIVITY, restoration
Research articles 2008-05-21
Man loses 35,000 dollars in 'marinaded money' scam
OSLO, May 10, 2008 AFP — A Vietnamese man in Norway lost around 35,000 dollars after he was led to believe that mixing the cash with a special liquid would double its value, Norwegian media reported Saturday. A 32-year-old Frenchman is set to stand trial in a lower court...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, MARKETING, Norway, Oslo
Research articles 2008-05-10
US-French duo share 'Mathematics Nobel'
OSLO AFP — The world's leading mathematics award, the Abel Prize, was awarded Thursday to Jacques Tits of France and John Griggs Thompson of the United States for their pioneer work on algebra. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said Tits, 77, and Griggs Thompson, 75, had been...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, France, Oslo, theory
Research articles 2008-03-27
Oslo, London, Copenhagen world's top three dearest cities: UBS
GENEVA AFP — Tourists to Europe will have to fork out more as currency fluctuations mean they will be visiting some of the world's most expensive cities, researchers from Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday. A survey by economists at Swiss bank UBS lists Oslo, London and Copenhagen as the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Copenhagen, London, Oslo, researcher, UBS AG
Research articles 2008-03-18
London is one of world's dearest cities: UBS
GENEVA AFP — Tourists coming to London will be visiting one of the world's most expensive cities, researchers from Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday. Visitors will be forking out more money thanks to the strong pound. A survey by economists at Swiss bank UBS lists Oslo, London and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Copenhagen, London, Oslo, UBS AG
Research articles 2008-03-18
Norwegian hospital to equip babies with anti-theft alarms
OSLO AFP — A Norwegian hospital said Monday it was planning to equip all newborn babies with anti-theft alarms to protect them from kidnappings and help avoid identity mix-ups. "The main reason is that we want to emphasise security," Erik Normann, head of the Akershus University Hospital near Oslo...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, anti-theft, chip, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Norway, Oslo, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-03-17
Oslo's new opera house shuns pomp and splendour
OSLO AFP — Despite its futuristic structure and oblique angles, the design of a new opera house set to open in Oslo next month is far from pretentious: visitors can picnic on the roof and royals will mingle with the crowd. "You can walk on the roof and stomp...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Oslo
Research articles 2008-03-09
World can 'afford' to solve its environmental woes: OECD
OSLO AFP — The world could solve many of the major environmental problems it faces at an "affordable" price, the OECD said Wednesday, warning that the cost of doing nothing would be far higher. In a report presented in Oslo, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development suggested a...
Tags: emission, OECD, Oslo
Research articles 2008-03-05
'Affordable' to solve world's main environmental woes: OECD
OSLO, March 5, 2008 AFP — The world could solve many of the major environmental problems it faces at an "affordable" price, the OECD said Wednesday, warning that the cost of doing nothing would be far higher. In a report presented in Oslo, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...
Tags: emission, OECD, Oslo
Research articles 2008-03-05
Skier Lanzinger loses leg after horror crash
OSLO AFP — Doctors treating Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger had to amputate his left leg below the knee on Tuesday following his horror fall during a World Cup race, the Austrian Ski Federation said. The 27-year-old was concussed and smashed his left leg in a fall in the World...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, Oslo
Research articles 2008-03-04
Environmental prize goes to US biologist
OSLO AFP — US biologist Gretchen Daily was awarded Tuesday the Sophie Prize for her efforts in highlighting the economic arguments for environmental protection, the Norwegian foundation behind the award said. Daily is "one of the world's forerunners in the debate on sustainable development and conservation of biological diversity,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Oslo
Research articles 2008-03-04
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