Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Now you see it...

Now you see it...
In the 10 years since I first fielded readers’ complaints about the phrase go missing, the British import has continued to spread in American English. It has also continued to irk some people: Grammar Girl, for instance, called it her audience’s peeve of the year for 2008. She added this advice to journalists: “Went missing actually isn’t wrong, but it ...

Confession, 1st DNA test likely focus of probe

Confession, 1st DNA test likely focus of probe
Confession, 1st DNA test likely focus of probe Yuichiro Nakamura, Takayuki Ojima and Makoto Inagaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Why were false charges brought in such a serious crime as the Ashikaga murder? The Tokyo High Court gave the go-ahead for the retrial of Toshikazu Sugaya, 62, who was sentenced to life in prison over the killing of a 4-year-old girl in 1990 in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, but who has since been released. In the retrial at the Utsunomiya District Court, whic

Oregon governor vetoes $5.8B school funding plan

Oregon governor vetoes $5.8B school funding plan
Gov. Ted Kulongoski made good on his promise to veto the Oregon Legislature's $5.8 billion school-funding plan Tuesday, though legislative leaders said they had the votes to overturn the measure.

Next Generation Telecoms - FttH and Trans-sector Strategies

Next Generation Telecoms - FttH and Trans-sector Strategies
The deployment of FttH around the world is beginning to lead to exciting developments for the next generation of telecommunications. In particular, infrastructure based on FttH is providing the foundation for smart communities and cities where a number of technologies and services are combined to create an enhanced value proposition for residents. Smart homes connected to these networks can utilise services such as tele-health, e-education and e-government as well as access digital media and hig