Archive for February, 2009
Intel, VMware Bringing Virtualization to Laptops, Desktops
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Intel and VMware are both looking to bring virtualization technology onto individual desktops and laptops. At the VMworld Europe 2009 conference, VMware and Intel announced that VMware would begin shipping a bare-metal hypervisor for PCs that utilizes Intels Core 2 Duo processors and Intels vPro technology. The agreement is similar to one Intel inked with Citrix earlier this year. -
Intel
and VMware
are looking to bring virtualization technology straight to the PC hardware
itself with a new offering that combines a bare-metal VMware hypervisor and
Intels line of Core 2 Duo processors and management technology.
At
the VMworld Europe 2009 conference, which kicked off Feb….
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The Bull’s Case for Investing in Gold
Next stop $1,000? Gold has climbed more than $160, about twenty percent, in the last four weeks, and no matter where it goes from here over the short-term, some bulls think the long-term price is headed higher.
The price of the shiny yellow metal, now trading around $970 an ounce, is dependent, for the most part, on the value of the dollar. When the buck falls, gold rises, and vice versa. Some experts predict that even though the U.S. dollar has rallied since the financial crisis began, the greenback will resume its decline later this year or in 2010, for a couple of reasons.
First, the obvious: the supersize U.S. budget deficit, which has gone from a $128 billion surplus seven years ago to a to a more than $1 trillion deficit now. The government’s inability to pay off its debts each year has led to inflation, the devaluing of the dollar and a seven-year rally in the price of gold. But some analysts say the second reason, President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus plan and ot News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
New metal shepherds in raucous ‘Wrath’ (The Heights)
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Few genres of music contain bands more loudmouthed or fan bases more ruthlessly opinionated than metal. Case and point: Metallica’s hype for their monumental comeback stinker, Saint Anger; the streets ran red at the sound of Hammet’s down tuned nu metal riffs and Ulrich’s tin can snare drum.
Ford City High metal shop students shape their futures now (The Leader Times)
Students in Steve Kalnik’s metal shop classes at Ford City High School needed a wee bit o’ luck, some heart and a whole lot of skill and hard work to make holiday decorations for their community.
Mystery object tears through Dallas roof - CNEWS
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DALLAS (AP) Police say an unidentified falling object dropped out of the sky with enough velocity to tear a hole through the roof and the second floor of a Dallas home. Senior Cpl. Kevin Janse said Wednesday the six-pound piece of metal with two …
Major Payne: The Final Semester - Daily Texan Online
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On the remote chance that youve never heard of Kreator, a band that has been around just as long as Slayer and could easily go toe to toe with those guys, you should know that this outfit has enough talent and versatility to make you your …
Gold extends losses on weakening overseas trend - Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Gold prices on Thursday fell further by Rs 50 at Rs 15,350 per 10 gram in the bullion market here on sustained selling by stockists, influenced by weak global cues. Marketmen said selling activity picked up after gold declined for the …
Magpies reportedly build nest using scrap metal - AP - Guardian Unlimited
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HONG KONG (AP) Even the magpies are trying to blend in in the metal and concrete jungle that is Hong Kong. News reports said that a pair of common magpies built a nest on a tree in Hong Kongs Tuen Mun district using scrap metal twigs believed …
Sensex gains 81 pts, closes at 8,903 - Zee News
Mumbai, Feb 25: Buoyed by cuts in excise duty, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday snapped a two-day falling trend by gaining over 80 points on fresh buying in blue-chips led by the auto sector. The Sensex, which lost 2.4 per cent …
Officials probe teen hockey fight - CNEWS
ST. JOHNS, N.L. - Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador is investigating a fight at a midget game that left a 17-year-old boy needing metal plates in his head to repair the damage. Police say the boy, who has been released from hospital, suffered broken …