My expectations were justified - it was the most interesting part of conference “Microsoft DevDays“: the presentation of the first demo of Visual Studio Team System 2010.
Approximately in a year we’ll be able to see all new features ourselves, but now only announcements and demos. According to the company official information it will be the [...]
Microsoft DevDays is one of the largest developer conferences in Europe. It is visited by thousands of developers and becomes more popular each year. Today it was held in Minsk. There were reported several topics naturally related to Microsoft solutions:
Usage of SilverLight 2;
Introduction to Windows 7 for developers;
Development of applications using Live Services;
Visual Studio Team [...]
Bus Stop Party In Minsk, BelarusGuys with hookah, accordion, bat, beer and dancing girl at bus stop. This very spontaneous and lovely students gathering was captured on April 1 (birthday of Applied Maths Dept at Belarusian State University) in Minsk, Belarus. The craziest open air party ever=))
USC Song Girls Take It Off for Charity (The Wizard of Odds)During the UCLA fan's trip to the USC campus Saturday, he made his way to USC's Swim Stadium, where officials were having a fundraiser for physically challenged athletes. The headline event was a race between USC coach Pete Carroll and actor Will Ferrell. But imagine Louis' surprise when the USC Song Girls appeared in bikinis! The 'Next Jeff Gordon' Begins His NASCAR Career (SportsFilter)When they asked NASCAR driver Mark Martin in 2005 who he'd pick as his replacement at Roush Racing, his answer was quick: Joey Logano. "I would put him in that car in a heartbeat," Martin said, naming a 14-year-old who wasn't even old enough to be allowed to race at the top level yet. "I'm telling you, he's ready. He's good enough to do it." Logano, now 16 (but still only 5-foot-7 and 112 pounds), begins his NASCAR career in Phoenix Thursday.Ryan Gomes Sold Doc Rivers Out (The FanHouse)"I probably (would have played), but since we wer
This Sunday saw the biggest opposition demonstrations in Minsk since the April protests against the presidential elections last year, prolonging Lukashenka's rule over Belarus. An estimated 15,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Academy of Sciences to listen to Alyaksandr Milinkevich and other opposition leaders, in commemoration of the first shortlived Belarusian National Republic of 1918.This time, authorities used milder methods to thwart the demonstrations than the violence seen last year. Thus, some 50 opposition activists throughout Belarus had been arrested prior to the rally, in order to complicate its organisation. The march was also led away from the city centre, and police repeatedly urged people to dissolve the "illegal demonstration." Furthermore, the Lukashenka regime had staged a number of concerts to draw attention away from the opposition rally.Demonstrations must be seen as a test of oppositional strength and resilience. The opposition has for long been torn
