Corrupt betting practices, a phenomenon that we've seen many times in the past linked to many sports, namely football, tennis and pool, has now arrived to eSports. The RoX.KIS DotA 2 player Alexei "Solo" Berezina was caught betting against his...

Ein Kühlschrank voller Kot, das ist der Grundstein für ein ehrgeiziges Projekt: Schweizer Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler wollen einen Tresor für Darmbakterien aus aller Welt anlegen – und damit die bedrohte Artenvielfalt im Darm retten.

Er arbeitet als Reinigungskraft in öffentlichen Toiletten. Er putzt sehr gewissenhaft. Die Handgriffe sind einstudiert, der Ablauf bleibt sich gleich. Der Mann bückt sich mit schnellen Bewegungen nach dem Abfall, den die Leuten liegen gelassen haben, er sammelt Fitzelchen ein, leere WC-Papier-Rollen. Dann zieht er sich die Gummihandschuhe über. Er macht die Kloschüssel sauber. Er seift das Sieb im Urinal ein. Mit einem kleinen Kontrollspiegel inspiziert er die Unterseite der WC-Sitz-Erhöhung. Anschliessend poliert er die Armaturen. Nimmt mit einem Wischmopp den Boden auf. Ein Mann macht seinen Job, er macht ihn gut – und er wirkt zufrieden dabei.

Hirayama, so heisst er, arbeitet für «The Tokyo Toilet», das steht auf seinem Overall. Wim Wenders’ neuer, in Japan realisierter Kinofilm «Perfect Days» dreht sich um ihn: einen glücklichen Toilettenreiniger in der Hauptstadt.

Immobilienspekulation als Kunstaktion: Der Künstler "donhofer." versteigerte am Dienstag vor der Wiener Signa-Zentrale 54 Kloschüsseln.Am Dienstag, den 23. Jänner versteigerte "donhofer." Toilettenmuscheln vor der Signa-Zentrale auf der Freyung. Insgesamt 54 "Heisln" standen zur Auswahl, allesamt benannt nach Bauten und Subunternehmen der Signa Holding: vom "Galeria Heisl" übers "Elb Heisl" bis zum "Traum Heisl". "Das große Geschäft" heißt die Aktion, die anhand der im Dialekt auffallenden Begriffsähnlichkeit "Heisl" und "Haus" die Immobilienspekulationen des Konzerns aufs Korn nimmt.

My dad died on June 12, 2002, and he was 61. Twenty years ago already. He was only nine years older than I am now and that’s weird to think about. In my professional life, I’ve probably spoken in front of crowds one hundred times or so. By far the most difficult time I ever […]

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I dreaded graduating college. After a rough start where I got a 1.0 GPA and landed on academic probation, I straightened things out. It took five years and one summer session (a Spanish class in a room with no A/C in the hot Maryland summer), but I finished what I started on May 20, 1993. […]

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My life changed in a big way twenty years ago today. It was the first Affiliate Summit that I organized with Missy Ward and it took place at Baruch College in New York City on November 3, 2003. Pulling the whole thing together happened pretty fast. We chatted on the phone about trying to start […]

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Do you find it hard to find new music artists to fit your taste? Well, now you can let Pandora do the searching for you. Just type in your favorite band or song and let Pandora tell you other artists that are similar. It uses its Music Genome Project Database of more than 10,000 artists. It even plays full length songs for you, not those little 30 sec clips.



This service is similar to Yahoo's Launchcast, however instead of one big radio station, you make separate playlists based on different generes, or tastes. Also Pandora works in Firefox, Launchcast does not.

Dr_Worm_Md: Lanchcast has met its match...

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I have felt the shadow of Timmy since childhood - but never imagined the name would be hurled at me by strangers in my 30s.

We take a look at the runners and riders for the coveted role on the flagship football programme.

A remix will blend the voices from all the different versions released over the years into one whole.

Entdecke QUADRO, das innovative Klettersystem für individuelle Spielwelten! Eltern erhalten mit QUADRO die Freiheit, fantasievolle Spielstrukturen für ihre Kinder von 6 Monaten bis 8+ Jahren zu schaffen – sei es ein aufregendes Bällebad oder ein herausforderndes Klettergerüst. Das modulare QUADRO PLUG-IN-SYSTEM ermöglicht einen schnellen und sicheren Aufbau, der die Bedürfnisse von Kindern perfekt trifft. Made in Germany und in Kinderzimmern weltweit im Einsatz, fördert QUADRO die Entwicklung durch… | Quadro Der Grossbaukasten GMBH – Hamburg

Windmill Software Technical Director Graham Collins offers guidance on designing the look and feel of a data acquisition and control system.

Windmill v6 modular data acquisition and control software suite collects data from sensors and equipment such as thermocouples, pressure transducers, flow meters, USB and Modbus devices. It runs under Windows 98 and later, and all programs are ready-to-run with no programming required. Software provides 4 choices of how to trigger data logging: when equipment sends new data, when readings cross alarm threshold, on pressing space bar on keyboard, or upon pressing software Start button.

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More than 25,000 individuals are now receiving Monitor, the free e-mail newsletter for PC-based data acquisition and control published by Manchester-based Windmill Software Ltd. Engineers and anyone else interested in reading Monitor can subscribe for free at http://www.windmill.co.uk/newsletter.html

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Hamburg, Germany – May 14, 2024. Statista, a global leader in data and market analysis, proudly announces the official launch of its new generative AI product, Research AI. Research AI marks a milestone in data research, aimed at helping businesses make informed decisions based on verified, curated and proprietary data from Statista.

The FLC Scientific Summit will be held at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich on April 24 – 26.

Aachen, Germany, 22 May 2023 – Grünenthal today announced that its investigational non-opioid medicine resiniferatoxin (RTX), currently undergoing clinical Phase III development, received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The decision is based on clinical phase I and II data indicating significant pain relief and a favourable safety profile.

Citra Urgent Care is excited to announce its upcoming collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to host a Health and Wellness Fair at the Citra Urgent Care Mockingbird/Love Field location on 11/4.

Acousia Therapeutics GmbH, a Tübingen-based clinical stage biotech company focused on the enhancement and preservation of natural hearing, will be presenting the ACOU085 Phase 2 PROHEAR clinical study at the HansonWade 4th Inner Ear Disorders Therapeutics Summit in Boston (MA) from August 20–22, and at the 36th World Congress of Audiology from September 19–22, 2024.

- FDA approved blinded, multi-centric Phase-3 trial (NCT06489028) to investigate the safety and efficacy of allo-APZ2-CVU in patients with CVU

Aachen, Germany, 30 September 2024 – Grünenthal announced today that Jan Adams, M.D., currently Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and member of the Corporate Executive Board, will assume the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective 1 October 2024. Prior to his role as CSO, he was Head of Strategy and Portfolio at Grünenthal.

Fluence Technologies, the only pure-play provider of financial close and consolidation software purpose-built for mid-sized companies, and Revelwood, experts in the Office of Finance, have formed a strategic partnership to bring Fluence's SaaS financial consolidation solution to mid-size organizations throughout North America.

Best known for global projects in the NGO health space, broadcast sector and AI legal sector, Adappt limited are launching AdappTesters.com. The commercial arm of Adappt will offer the full gamut of software testing services from automated and manual UI testing to large scale multi-scenario stress testing and monitoring.

Revelwood, experts in providing technology solutions for the Office of Finance, was named the winner of the Workday Adaptive Planning FY23 Solution Provider of the Year Award – Americas. The award was announced during the Workday sales kick-off on February 28, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Revelwood, the Workday Adaptive 2023 Solution Provider of the Year – Americas, is expanding to companies in Europe.

One Data's AI matching platform Wavetrade allows semiconductors and chips to be exchanged, purchased and sold

Revelwood, experts in providing technology solutions for the Office of Finance, has earned the Workday Adaptive Planning Partner of the Year Award – Americas 2024. This is the latest of several awards Revelwood has earned from Workday in just a few short years. The other awards are the FY23 Solution Provider of the Year – North America, the FY22 Solution Provider of the Year Award for Most Growth – Americas, and the 2019 Adaptive Insights Partner Rising Star of the Year award.

Pacific Holidays Inc. just released a new line of exciting European vacations. The vacation plans culminate years of research into the travel industry and customer experience.

Pacific Holidays discounts trips to Greece and Panama by nearly half, with airfare included.

Pacific Holidays offers tours and group packages and is currently offering two special flash deals to Fiji, New Zealand, and Sydney. One package is for 12 days and 9 nights, the other is for 10 days and seven nights.

Pacific Holidays is offering a pre and post 2018 Winter Olympic Games package, for individuals to enjoy eight days in Pyeongchang from $3,799 per person.

Hop on a flight from the Atlanta GA to your over the water bungalow use to involve a long flight and jet lag. No more. You can be in your bungalow in time for breakfast. Pixie Honeymoons heads to Sandals Resorts to bring you the latest in all-inclusive luxury.

Pacific Holidays Inc. has recently announced their latest Flash Deal, which can help anyone take their dream Japan vacation.

For a limited time only, Pacific Holidays is pleased to announce the unveiling of four distinct tours to exotic destinations. The world renowned tour company is known for putting together luxury tours at prices nearly 40% off retail.

Columbus, Ohio-based leftchannel Content Design Studio was enlisted to design a modern digital art display under the creative direction of Alberto Scirocco for the iconic Sheraton Dallas Hotel.

Celebrate Leap Year this February with special events planned at The Shores Resort & Spa. Plunge into romance at the Sip & Savor wine tasting and dinner event, featuring wines from Frog's Leap Winery; indulge in the Spa's Honey & Me Couples Massage with your sweetheart, and take advantage of the 29-hour sale on February 29 which will offer 29% off regular room rates.

Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), the 4th largest airport in the world, chose the German SBD provider to equip their self-service installation with the Materna IPS One ID journey.

2020 is the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth. Beethoven was raised in Bonn and a master at writing unique compositions. In the spirit of that, Deutsche Telekom plans to create a huge mosaic of Beethoven comprising many small photographs.