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SEATTLE, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Long-time Pacific Northwest blogger, writing under the pen name William McGregor, boldly takes on endemic fraud in the software start-up industry in his first novel, Buddy Here's the Deal. Through the relationship between the drug, alcohol, and power addicted main characters, Mr. McGregor exposes the reader to the regrettable strategies often implemented in the industry, spinning the story to leave the reader laughing out loud while...
LONDON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- npower is encouraging kids who fancy themselves as the next Rio Ferdinand, or Faye White, to pull on their boots and enter the Football League Kids Cup and Girls Cup. Faye White, the women's England captain was joined by sports presenter and amateur player Ben Shephard at Football League ground Queens Park Rangers to call for entries. Schools across the country have until 8th October to sign up for both cups by entering their local competition, in the hope of...
BEIJING, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Youku (http://www.youku.com ), China's leading video site, has secured the rights to offer live broadcasts of all 2010-2011 Premier League football matches, bringing coverage of the world-class competitions to hundreds of millions of Chinese fans after a three-year absence. One of Europe's leading football leagues, the Barclays Premier League is known and loved by fans worldwide for its characteristic fast gameplay, heavy scoring, and strong...
Can computers solve the logistical nightmare of planning English football fixtures?Professor Graham Kendall from the School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham believes they can. He has devised a special software program for the Christmas and New Year fixtures which automatically takes into account detailed criteria laid down by the football authorities and reduces travel distances for clubs and fans.Graham Kendall, a professor in computer science, said: "The biggest...
