Date: 06/01/05     Keywords: microsoft

J Allard (Microsoft Corporate Vice President), who heads Microsoft's video-game efforts, has boldly predicted that one billion people will eventually play games on the new console. In an interesting interview J Allard provides rather insightful comments on XBox 360 and on Microsoft's viewpoints in general. I think you are going to enjoy this. On being asked [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/xbox-360-reaching-1-billion-people-interesting-interview-of-j-allard-microsoft-corporate-vice-president/

Date: 05/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

The Moscow chemists have found a way to deliver insulin in pills instead of injections.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/smart-capsule-for-insulin/

Date: 05/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

It appears Mother's (by breastfeeding) have as much a role to play in the well being of a child as his own efforts (like regular exercise of salt restrictions) in later stages of life. Nature is again proving that she has provided all the means of care for us, should we care to listen. Breastfeeding is [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/breastfeeding-is-as-good-for-childrens-blood-pressure-as-exercise-and-dietary-salt-restriction/

Date: 05/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee took action to protect the rights of true victims of asbestos-related illness and ensure they promptly receive their full compensation.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/asbestos-compensation-fund-legislation-passed-by-senate-judiciary-committee/

Date: 05/30/05     Keywords: no keywords

A new gene suspected to contribute to autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and lupus - a condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks organs such as the kidneys and skin - has been discovered by Australian National University (ANU) immunologists.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/new-gene-shows-way-for-autoimmune-disease/

Date: 05/28/05     Keywords: security

WordPress team has come up with yet another security fix (1.5.1.2), which fixes the fix (1.5.1.1), which fixes the fix (1.5.1), which is a fix for undisclosed security defects in WordPress 1.5. Are you confused? I am not but I am not happy either. It is clear that this code needs a serious third-party security [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/oh-no-yet-another-wordpress-fix-to-a-fix-to-a-fix/

Date: 05/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

LATimes has a scathing editorial on the Stem Cell hypocrisy practiced by Bush and his government. Photographs in Wednesday's papers of President Bush with cuddly little babies, all of whom were produced from surplus fertilized eggs at fertility clinics, represent a White House attempt to deal with the biggest flaw in logic regarding its stem cell [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/stem-cell-hypocrisy-of-bush-government/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

If you are interested in knowing more about this blog refer to this article on AwesomeBlogs.com featuring Simple Thoughts Blog.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/more-info-about-simple-thoughts-blog/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

DeGette, a Denver Democrat, and Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., are sponsoring a bill that would add new ethical standards and increase the number of lines of embryonic stem cells available for federally funded disease research. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Alex Howard carries an [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/rep-senator-diana-degette-supports-stem-cell-research/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: software, security, web

Offering Web Services is a potential path for solution providers away from dependence on commodity hardware and software products. With a loose definition of web services, solution providers surveyed said they felt that Web services are a major priority to businesses of all sizes. Only security edged out Web services for the No. 1 spot. The [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/web-services-offer-growing-profit-potential/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Self-proclaimed "blogologist" Alex Halavais on how to career-blog without it coming back to haunt you.

Having a blog is almost like building a brand for yourself, so it's largely meant for that tacit process of having people scout you. If you have a medium readership of 1,000 or so people who read your blog daily, those are 1,000 more people who might think of you when a job opens up.

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/blogging-up/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

With blogs proliferating at breakneck speed, it's no wonder that a market is emerging for developers of search engines that find and aggregate all of this fringe content. But just like any other Jacks climbing the beanstalk of an untapped business opportunity, these aggregators of Really Simple Syndication feeds are sure to wake the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/blog-aggregation-breaks-out/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: php, database, java

Oracle integrates PHP scripting engine (dubbed "Zend Core for Oracle") with its 10g database and application server for building apps based on the open source development language. What remains to be seen is whether Oracle is shifting focus away from Java or just encompassing additional languages. So would .NET be the next? Oracle is joining several [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/oracle-aligns-itself-more-closely-with-php-developers/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: technology, web

Web editors are critical to website success. They have a combination of communications, marketing and technology skills. Most of all, they know their readers inside out....

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/web-editors-have-a-great-future/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: cms, web

UK Government departments have begun sourcing the new 'e-Communications Infrastructure' for public sector websites that will replace DotP, the Government's short-lived £35 million ($64m) bespoke content management system (CMS). Whereas DotP was custom-written specifically for government use, the e-Communications Infrastructure… Ever wonder where the tax dollars go? Source

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/uk-government-in-search-of-cms/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: virus

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers are running two new studies on hepatitis C, which could revolutionise treatment for the virus. It is hoped that one study could lead to cure rates of almost 100 percent in those who have just been infected with the virus. The US-funded Australian Trial in Acute Hepatitis C (ATAHC) [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/new-hope-for-people-with-hepatitis-c/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

All along my life I had wondered how South-Indian, especially Madrasis (aka Chennaites) can eat ravenously (at least my friends) and still manage to maintain a stick like figure. Now I know. They consume large quantities of imli (tamarind) pani (water) in the form of Sambar and Rasam which helps to control their sugar better and keeps [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/hydroxycitric-acid-delays-intestinal-glucose-absorption-indirect-insulinsugar-effect-could-point-to-therapeutic-effect/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Improved techniques and supportive care have resulted in a growing number of long-term survivors of stem cell transplants, though little is known about the impact transplants have on patients' lives long after treatment. This is the first study I have seen which attempted to find out long term effects of stem cell transplants. So far so [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/major-step-forward-in-stem-cell-research/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

Embryonic stem cells with identical genomes grow into distinctive tissues, such as heart, bone, and brain. At one time, scientists believed the differences among cell types arose from various sets of genes switched on inside developing cells. Then, studies showed that adult neurons uniquely lack a protein that permanently turns off neuronal genes in the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/gene-keeps-neural-cells-on-correct-developmental-path/

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

One person is injured in a blast in Delhi - just hours after attacks on cinemas showing a controversial film "Jo Bole So Nihal", which Sikh leaders say misuses the battle cry of Sikhs. The screening of the film was stopped as a result. Source

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/fresh-blast-rocks-indian-capital/