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UK prisoners offered data cabling training

Screw license plates... if you want to stop recidivism, teach prisoners a real-life skill. In this case, HM Prisons and Cisco are killing two birds with one stone, addressing the aforementioned issue as well as dealing with brain-drain in the skilled-trades sector of...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Earning Points with Mom and Dad

The article below discusses a website that allows parents to assign online reward points to kids in exchange for real-world chores. Sounds like a great deal for parents, but not necessarily a useful lesson in the...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Marvel joins forces with UN for comic book

Picture it: Spiderman and the X-Men are battling an international foe responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. They can't do it alone, so they call upon...the United Nations? Well, yes--at least, that's...

created by Kaitlin | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Vancouver Realtor Sets Up Virtual Shop in Second Life

This is actually quite interesting, I'm actually reading a fiction book where people can walk through virtual malls and shop just like in real life. Now we've got it here, except in second life. Although...

created by Rob Walker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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World of Warcraft Gets Its Own Rewards Card

Further blurring the line between online and real-world profits and expenditures, massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (deep breath) has just released a rewards card. Frequent Visa users can now accrue subscription time, so the more stuff you buy,...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago
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Auto ID > Symbology > Biometrics > Photo Pattern Recognition :: Symblogogy

"What is Photo Pattern Recognition (PPR)? PPR is the ability to render a still photograph into an algorithm discernable identification symbol that then can be used for all of the cellphone applications that are...

created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Cost-Effectively Blocking Undesired Web and Email Traffic at the Gateway fro...

Description: To gain insights into emerging security challenges facing SMBs and learn how organizations address them, IDC conducted in-depth interviews with executives at companies in several industry sectors. IDC also met with Trend Micro to review their goals and strategies...

created by liamssoft | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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The Automatic Millionaire - Five Rules for Hiring a Financial Advisor

"The No. 1 question I've heard over the years is, "David, how can I find a good financial advisor?" I've literally been asked this question thousands of times. It led me to create my 10 Golden Rules for Hiring a Financial Advisor, and today I want to share with you the five...