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there is a new updated version of RAP – RDF API for PHP. The new version
includes:
1. relational database backend
2. RDQL query engine
3. N3 parser and serializer
–+–

ok, so its nearly magic, well not really, but this is a nice implementation, i might use it on one of my ultra secret probably never to be finished unless i finish other things first projects.

DIGITAL ENTERPRISE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DERI)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
GALWAY
IRELAND

PH. D., POST-DOC, RESEARCHER and RESEACH FELLOW POSITIONS

The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) (www.deri.ie), located at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, received significant funding from the Science Foundation Ireland. Accordingly, DERI has positions available on all levels, including Ph.D., Post-Doc, Researcher and Research Fellow positions in two major exciting research areas:

- Semantic Web Technology
- Semantic Web Service Technology

DERI has has been successfully acquiring large European research projects in these areas such as SWWS (Semantic Web-Enabled Web Services), DIP (Data, Integration and Processes) and KnowledgeWeb. In addition, DERI has established a significant cooperation link with the Next Web Generation Group (www.nextwebgeneration.org) in Innsbruck, Austria.

The institute is headed by Prof. Dieter Fensel and Prof. Christoph Bussler. The main focus of DERI is to address the existing and future challenges in Semantic Web Technology and Semantic Web Service Technology. DERI emphasizes research and applied science equally on a national as well as international level. In addition to executing research projects, DERI co-operates significantly with large, medium-sized and small industrial partners on a European as well as world-wide scope.

We seek highly qualified and exceptional applicants. According to experience and interest, a research team member is expected to participate in research activities, research and industrial project work, teaching and standardization efforts. Exceptional experienced senior applicants might be able to apply for professor status. In case you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please send your complete and detailed resumee to:

Chris.Bussler@DERI.ie

Galway is one of the most beautiful Irish cities shaped by artistic communities, active student life, innovative industry and leading edge research. Galway is located at the beautiful west coast of Ireland within the Galway Bay. Galway is located 'between' Europe and the U.S., making it an ideal hub for national, European and international research.

submit your horror stories of the 'i own your ideas' privateers, if you've been wronged by the current system of intellectual property rights or if retaining your ip rights has been made 'not worth the cost' for whatever reason. If in anyway you were forced to choose, you should share. kindly do not resort to fiction, reality is horrific enough.

but hopefully you wouldn't want to be normal in these people's books. Why is it that everything is a disorder of some sort. now, sure, there are extremes, but we've seen what happens once an extreme disorder is identified, then slowly but surely, it pushes the extreme to just outside of the norm, and people doing things that are considered normal by their peers are suddenly suspect.

The Rabbit's Thesis. A true tail of a furry creature's doctoral dissertation on the superiority of rabbits to foxes and wolves. [Mark Bernstein]

well not really, but this little tale has a bit of moral.

Root Beer is a sweet carbonated beverage flavored with sassafras. Welcome to Root Beer World! Root Beer Reviews. Ask Dr. Root Beer about Root Beer Brand Names! Then ask Professor Root Beer about his reviews. And for the home brewer, a recipe for Root Beer Concentrate. More Root Beer Recipes. MetaFilter]

mmm, birch beer is better than plain old root beer any day. search the url for rankings…

I spent mine teaching and working as is usual for me for the last five years. However, other people have done far more interesting things, linked above is a colleague of mine's interview with another colleague on how he spent his summer. it's mcsweeney's so you know it's good and as most things in this world it's Fair and Balanced.

Emergency Preparedness. Canada used to have a government office called Emergency Preparedness Canada, which is now the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness/Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile. I don't know why, but that… [Invisible Adjunct]

planning ahead is a good thng in most cases

How Niagara Mohawk and Enron brought energy deregulation to the US.. How Niagara Mohawk and Enron brought energy deregulation to the US. Greg Palast explores the links between Mohawk, Enron, Bush I, and George Pataki and how their successful attempts at deregulation has left the US with a weaker grid and more expensive energy. [MetaFilter]

deregulation is when someone wants to break a contract so they can make more money, when someone wants to pursue their own interest over the public's in the utility or good they provide. when someone is allowed to pursue, blindly their own profit…., well you see that occasionally capitalism fails to provide the goods.

Lemmings!. Lemmings! Do you miss sending hoardes of helpless little buggers into pits, and trying to free them from their own suicidal helplessness? Then this is for you! [MetaFilter]

this was a great puzzle game, doesn't work well in safari though