Kristeligt Dagblad - Soldiers carry the coffin of former Indonesian president Suharto in Jakarta January 28, 2008, before his body is flown to Solo in Central Java for burial.

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Børsen Online - Mandag 28. januar 2008 ... The most recent serious accident took place in England near the town Calisle on January 4 ...

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January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 337 days remaining until the end of the year (338 in leap years ). ...

January 28 Birthdays in history ... January 28 Birthdays in History - January 28 Deaths - January 28 Events: January 28, 1985 Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina

January 28 Deaths in history ... January 28 Deaths in History - January 28 Birthdays - January 28 Events: January 28, 2004 Graham Roberts, English Actor

Jeff Sutherland, January 28-29, 2008, Aarhus Denmark Jens Østergaard, January 7-8, 2008, Aarhus Denmark (in danish) Making Good Teams Great: Improve Project Performance with ...

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Being on the Gillmor Gang and more fiber stuff, A mischaracterization in the press, More on who does tagging, Microsoft releases their updated patent license, Systems without guilt ...

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January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 337 days remaining until the end of the year (338 in leap years ). ...

January 28 Birthdays in history ... January 28 Birthdays in History - January 28 Deaths - January 28 Events: January 28, 1985 Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina

January 28 Deaths in history ... January 28 Deaths in History - January 28 Birthdays - January 28 Events: January 28, 2004 Graham Roberts, English Actor

Jeff Sutherland, January 28-29, 2008, Aarhus Denmark Jens Østergaard, January 7-8, 2008, Aarhus Denmark (in danish) Making Good Teams Great: Improve Project Performance with ...

January 28 See this day's highlights, including historical events, birthdays and news: Sunday, January 28, 2007 Saturday, January 28, 2006 Friday,

Details of the scheduled workshop in sitecity. ... Pikes Peak Workforce Center Ponderosa Pine Room 2306 E. Pikes Peak Avenue

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Being on the Gillmor Gang and more fiber stuff, A mischaracterization in the press, More on who does tagging, Microsoft releases their updated patent license, Systems without guilt ...

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The State of the Union foreign intelligence more stimulating conversation the Fed meets Florida's GOP primary and political retreats: That's the week ahead in that order more or less. Congress convenes at 9 p.m. this evening in joint session to...

This afternoon `the Senate will vote on whether to cut off debate about reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) is working against the motion and it is expected that Republicans will not have the 60 votes needed to end the discussion.` Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told a crowd of [...]

We`re set for a pretty mild open despite the crushing some overseas market`s have taken today especially China (Shanghai). Unless some big news breaks I`d be surprised to see a big move in our markets ahead of the Fed meeting on Wednesday. On Today`s Calendar:

Looks like the mad streak of acquisitions of Open Source companies that characterized this month (see and ) : ESPOO Finland and OSLO Norway January 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (http://www.trolltech.com) a company headquartered in Oslo Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia`s softwarestrategy. For the clueless: are the creators of the framework that powers amongst other things the desktop environment and a number of mobile applications including . Thanks to for the .

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According to APACS "from today (28 January) the new SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) Scheme will enable euro credit transfers to be made within a maximum of three days and without any deductions from the principal amount. The customers who will benefit most are those larger businesses for whom it will make cross-border trade easier and UK consumers who make regular euro payments because they may for example maintain properties abroad."

The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58pm today January 28 2008. This timeline shows these fifty years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT as well as all kind of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple system in the world. Jump to zoom in. (click on the image to access the huge version) It all first started in 1947 when LEGO bought their first plastic injection machine. The brick was not invented then but took final form in 1958 when the shape of the stud-and-tube brick was patented. Since then LEGO sets have been going through dozens of iterations from the younger version DUPLO to the most sophisticated LEGO TECHNIC and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets going through all the different themes of LEGOLAND and of course the most successful line of all times according to LEGO . LEGO brick curiosities • There are about 62 LEGO bricks for every one of the world's 6 billion inhabitants. • Children around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks. • More than 400 million people around the world have played with LEGO bricks. • LEGO bricks are available in 53 different colors. • 19 billion LEGO elements are produced every year. • 2.16 million LEGO elements are molded every hour or 36 000 per minute. • More than 400 billion LEGO bricks have been produced since 1949. • Two eight-stud LEGO bricks of the same color can be combined in 24 different ways. Three eight-stud bricks can be combined in 1 060 ways. There are more than 915 million combinations possible for six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks of the same color. • 7 LEGO sets are sold by retailers every second around the world. • The LEGO bricks sold in one year would circle the world 5 times. • 40 billion LEGO bricks stacked on top of one another would connect the earth with the moon. • LEGO bricks are so much more than just toys. They are used in classrooms from preschool to university level to teach everything from math language skills and science to engineering and technology principles. • The LEGO brick has inspired generations of innovators including Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google renowned cake decorator Duff Goldman of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" and Jonathan Gay inventor of Flash animation. • World-renowned author Douglas Coupland believes the LEGO brick represents a "language in itself." • LEGO may indeed even be considered a global pop culture icon. A January 2008 Google search produces 57.6 million references to LEGO bricks while there are 55 600 LEGO videos on YouTube. [ ]

LeapFrog today introduced a baby brother to the The $50 Tag uses the same Anoto high-res scanning technology to "read" specially printed books to kids and can connect to the internet (OK net-connected PC via USB) to download audio and programming for up to five books at a time. In addition to age-old classics like The Little Engine That Could and Olivia the list of $14 launch titles will also include Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training and Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise —books I didn't have the privilege of enjoying when I was a lad. All of this happens this summer. [ ] LEAPFROG RE-INVENTS THE LEARN-TO-READ CATEGORY WITH THE TAG??? READING SYSTEM Next-Generation Reading System Fits in the Palm of a Child's Hand and Interacts with Real Books DEMO 08 CONFERENCE PALM DESERT CA JANUARY 28 2008 LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. a leading developer of technology-based learning products today announced it will unveil its next-generation reading system at the exclusive DEMO 08 conference in Palm Desert California on January 29 2008. Available this summer the Tag Reading System is the first handheld learn-to-read technology that interacts directly with real books. Audio for the stories as well as the fun-filled games and activities spread throughout the pages is delivered through an innovative Web-based application called LeapFrog?? Connect offering children an entirely new and captivating reading experience. Consumers can get an early peek at the Tag reader's innovative technology at leapfrog.com/tag. "LeapFrog's Tag Reading System was hand-selected from hundreds of emerging products to debut at DEMO 08 because it is a promising new technology that encourages and supports young children as they learn to read " said Chris Shipley executive producer DEMO 08. "Its intuitive design and cutting-edge innovation literally bring books to life. It really is the next-generation reading system for a new generation of readers." LeapFrog first revolutionized the electronic learning category with the introduction of its award-winning LeapPad?? Learning System. With over 30 million LeapPad units and 72 million interactive books sold worldwide LeapFrog became synonymous with learning to read for parents teachers and children. The Company is reinventing the learn-to-read category with the Tag reader which combines a state-of-the-art optical positioning system and next-generation high-quality audio software with LeapFrog School's proven reading methodology used in classrooms nationwide. "We couldn't be more excited to unveil the Tag Reading System LeapFrog's successor to the LeapPad Learning System " said Craig Hendrickson vice president of reading at LeapFrog. "The Tag Reading System brings together leading-edge technology an intuitive product interface and the most engaging content to create a truly amazing magical reading experience that has the power to instill a lifelong love of reading." Reading Between the Lines The Tag handheld works with Tag-enabled books to create an independent and interactive reading experience for children. By simply touching the highly responsive Tag reader anywhere on any page of a Tag book children can bring their favorite stories to life easily skipping from page to page or book to book. The pocket-sized Tag platform "reads" by using a small sophisticated infrared camera that works as an imaging system to recognize letters words and symbols printed on the page. Using the PC- and Mac-compatible LeapFrog Connect Application parents can download audio for each book in the Tag library then manage content the way they manage MP3 or digital camera files. With 16 MB of on-board flash memory the Tag reader can hold up to five books at a time. All-New Proprietary LeapFrog Learning Path Lets Parents See the Learning Launching in tandem with the Tag Reading System is LeapFrog's proprietary Learning Path a free online tool at leapfrog.com that interfaces with LeapFrog products to show parents what their child is learning and how their activities or games map back to the Scope and Sequence of educational skills that the Company has always built into every product. New online connectivity also allows children to access fun online rewards for off-line play and learning. "Our Scope and Sequence has been the bedrock of our success for many years " said Dr. Jim Gray director of learning for LeapFrog. "It's our secret sauce and it's the first time we are making it available to parents so that they can see what their child is learning." Based on an award-winning LeapFrog School product used by teachers across the U.S. to assess and instruct students in classrooms nationwide the LeapFrog Learning Path allows parents to connect the Tag handheld to their computer to view details about the books their child has read including the skills explored and progress made. Beloved Classics and Favorite Characters Come to Life The Tag Reading System will launch with an 18-volume library of children's classic books activity books and activity cards. For the Tag library LeapFrog has partnered with publishers HarperCollins Penguin Simon & Schuster Scholastic and others to showcase beloved characters such as Fancy Nancy Walter the Farting Dog Olivia and Miss Spider. AVAILABILITY SUMMER 2008; AGES 4-8; Tag Reading System MSRP: $49.99; Tag Books and Activity Boards MSRP: $13.99 each Kid classics Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type Fancy Nancy at the Museum The Little Engine That Could Olivia Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise Activity storybooks Disney/Pixar's Cars: Tractor Tipping Disney Princess: Adventures Under the Sea Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: The Golden Paddleball Go Diego Go!: Underwater Mystery I Spy: Imagine That! Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training Miss Spider's Tea Party Pirates! The Treasure of Turtle Island SpongeBob SquarePants: The Tour de Bikini Bottom T. Rex's Mighty Roar Activity boards Tag Funny Phrases Tag Super Speller Activity cards (MSRP: $7.99 EACH) National Geographic Birds and Sea Animals National Geographic Land Animals

I've wanted to do regular feature on this blog where I simply list some of the most interesting links I've found during the previous week - sort of a "best of" from my . So I'm kicking it off today. the idea is that I'll pick out a set of links that I might have wanted to write about or that I found especially thought-provoking or useful. I might or might not agree with the posts or items I link to but I found them to be something I wanted to share. In general I'm just going to give a link to the item without any explanation. I'll try to do this every weekend and I'll include the latest additions to my 52 books in 52 weeks project. And away we go. This Week's Additions to : The Nuclear Jihadist: The True Story of the Man Who Sold the World's Most Dangerous Secrets...And How We Could Have Stopped Him by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds [Originally posted on DennisKennedy.Blog (http://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/)] Read the blog posts and RSS feed items I find most interesting on or subscribe to its . High volume but lots of interesting items that will get you thinking. Technorati tags:

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