http://bigblog.com/index.html The latest in Breaking News http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/science/0,2172,169231,00.html Speaking during Science Week in Potchefstroom in the North West, Science and Technology Minister, Mosebudi Mangena, says the number of students attending science centres has increased over the last three years. However, he says they have not been able to increase the number of members of the public visiting the centres across the country. http://www.server-management.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=63 Adding non-atomic XML data to relational databases causes mayhem. But what is atomic data, and is it time we changed the relational model? http://www.server-management.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&Itemid=63 Come on a rollercoaster ride through the history of metadata then enter a new dimension is it a regular or a parent-child one http://www.server-management.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=279&Itemid=63 If you throw metadata into the equation when youre working with OLAP cubes, you add a whole new dimension of efficiency to analysis http://www.newsrx.com/newsletters/Genomics-and-Genetics-Weekly/2008-05-16/19051620085JW.html We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080509113330.htm Individual birds can adjust their behaviour to take climate change in their stride, according to a study by scientists from the University of Oxford. http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=377784 The secretariat of the biodiversity treaty is now telling signatory nations that a new plan of action, including setting numerical targets, will be needed in order to prevent further environmental degradation, a key cause of extinction of various life forms, informed sources said Sunday. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/author/story.cfm?a_id=138&objectid=10449982 A gene that significantly increases the risk of asthma in children has been discovered by British scientists who described it as the strongest link yet in the search to find a genetic basis for the condition. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/05/11/scientists_replicate_lost_tropical_species/9781/ The appearances of dozens of extinct species of animals that lived alongside the dodo on several Indian Ocean islands have been replicated, researchers say. http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1380122/science_fiction_becomes_reality_on_the_space_station/index.html?source=r_space Any Trekkies out there? Remember the tricorder? Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock both carried them, and they came in mighty handy exploring "strange new worlds ...where no one has gone before." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/uog-ffa050908.php At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they cant refuse. To survive, they must leave the fruit, wander off and burrow into the earth where they avoid food as if it were poison. Only then can the larvae grow and hatch into flies that will take wing to lay their own eggs. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23681322-23289,00.html AUSTRALIAN scientists have played a vital role in the discovery of a mutant gene linked to a rare condition that causes epilepsy and mental retardation in women. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/12/medicalresearch.genetics?gusrc=rss&feed=science This article appeared in the Guardian on Monday May 12 2008 on p27 of the Comment & debate section. It was last updated at 00:05 on May 12 2008. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91221-1312808,00.html Opinions of Sega Superstars Tennis are likely to be divided according to expectations: Sega fans looking for some Virtua Tennis-style action will probably be delighted, while Wii owners hoping for a natural successor to Wii Sports will end up disappointed. http://www.techonline.com/learning/course/207601063;jsessionid=ZRFXQGSJ5AJQSQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN This video talks about the collimators used in the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider or LHC. The LHC is the biggest supercollider in the world and is also be largest machine in the world. Engineers at CERN chose National Instruments products to control the collimators. http://www.irishnews.com/break.asp?tbrk=brk&par=brk&catid=5834&subcatid=642&storyid=361549 Steven Spielberg has created a new videogame puzzle series in the hope of bringing families together around their Wii consoles. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Videogames_dont_create_killers/articleshow/3030542.cms SAN FRANCICO: Playing videogames does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. http://telephonyonline.com/iptv/marketing/sony_playtv_playstation_082407/ The can't-miss conference for Tier 2/3 service providers! Big name keynotes + roundtables + networking + access to the NXTcomm exhibit hall = priceless! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/ttv/arts.jhtml?bcpid=1358314062&bclid=1364243001&bctid=1425856410 All the latest video news with Telegraph comment. You choose when and what to watch. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/05/11/sv_raywinstone.xml Ray Winstone's journey from amateur boxer to Indiana Jones sidekick was via a tough East End background, bankruptcy and hard drinking. So will Nigel Farndale survive 10 rounds with him? http://research.bizreport.com/detail/RES/1095075624_250.html The FutureSoft VPN Router Solution is a pre-integrated router solution that enables equipment manufactures to quickly build a secure VPN router. Combining VPN (IPSec / PPTP / L2TP) capability, an industry certified stateful firewall, NAT routing, intrusion detection and content filtering, the FutureSoft VPN Solution is an all-in-one solution for branch offices and home office VPN router manufacturers. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354994,00.html U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick, center, speaks to thousands of naked people at Vienna's Ernst-Happel stadium during a massive naked photo session. http://www.techzonez.com/comments.php?shownews=23744 Techzonez A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. http://www.indianexpress.com/story/308149.html Epaper Front PageNational NetworkOp-EdBusinessInternationalSportsEdits & ColumnsRXpressMovie Reviews All Headlines Sunday Express Crosswords http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24569560/ American photographer Spencer Tunick directs thousands of naked subjects at Vienna's Happel Stadium on Sunday for a project aimed at melding the human form, sports and architecture.