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<title type="html">In Celebration of the Life of John H. Updegrove, M.D.</title>
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<published>2010-08-26T00:01:56-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-08-26T00:01:56-07:00</updated>
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<content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;131&quot; hspace=&quot;4&quot; height=&quot;183&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; src=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/images/library/image/JHU%20200.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;Father&amp;rsquo;s realize certain things as they get older: unless you are a fireman or a high school teacher, your grandparents may never really understand what you do for a living.&amp;nbsp;Few children ever appreciate the degree of skill you bring to your trade or profession, and needless to say, your average spouse is likely to wonder whether anyone that speaks kindly of her husband is really talking about the same person that sometimes forgets to take out the garbage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;That was never a problem in m...</content>
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<title type="html">Oracle Sues Google Over Android:  What's Up with That?</title>
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<published>2010-08-13T10:11:23-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-08-13T10:11:23-07:00</updated>
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<content type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;H&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;ave you discovered &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=201001171846402&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;The Alexandria Project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;As most of the technology world knows by now, Oracle has brought a suit for patent infringement against Google, asserting that the Java elements incorporated into Google&amp;rsquo;s Android operating system infringe patents that Oracle acquired when it took over Sun Microsystems.&amp;nbsp;The basic facts are ...</content>
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<title type="html">Open Source for America Celebrates its First Anniversary with Awards</title>
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<published>2010-08-11T00:01:20-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-08-11T00:01:20-07:00</updated>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;H&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;ave you discovered &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=201001171846402&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;The Alexandria Project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;225&quot; height=&quot;158&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/images/library/image/OSA%20225.jpg&quot; /&gt;Last summer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20090722034007727&amp;amp;&quot;&gt;a new organization&lt;/a&gt; was announced with the goal of promoting the uptake of open source software by the U.S. federal government.&amp;nbsp; It's mission was described...</content>
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<title type="html">Alexandria Proj. Chap. 29:  The Death Defying, Incredibly Exciting, Final Chapter!</title>
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<published>2010-08-09T00:01:33-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-08-09T00:01:33-07:00</updated>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New   to The Alexandria  Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters     &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;,       &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;find the earlier     chapters  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and follow the Further...</content>
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<title type="html">Alexandria Proj. Chap 28:  A Car Chase is the Sincerest Form of Flattery</title>
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<published>2010-08-03T00:01:04-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-08-03T00:01:04-07:00</updated>
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<name>Andy Updegrove</name>
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<content type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New   to The Alexandria  Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters     &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;,       &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;find the earlier     chapters  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and follow the Fu...</content>
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<title type="html">The Alexandria Project, Chap. 27:  Here's to the Company!</title>
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<published>2010-07-26T00:01:04-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-07-26T00:01:04-07:00</updated>
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<name>Andy Updegrove</name>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New   to The Alexandria  Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters     &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;,       &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;find the earlier     chapters  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and follow the Further...</content>
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<title type="html">The Alexandria Project, Chap. 26: Is This the Person to Whom I am Speaking?</title>
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<published>2010-07-19T00:03:02-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-07-19T00:03:02-07:00</updated>
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<name>Andy Updegrove</name>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;New   to The Alexandria  Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters     &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;,       &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;find the earlier     chapters  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, and follow the Further...</content>
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<title type="html">Please Welcome Open AXIS Group</title>
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<published>2010-07-14T05:33:04-07:00</published>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;H&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;ave you discovered &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;The Alexandria Project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;At any given time I'm helping to set up two or three new consortia and open source foundations, and it's always a pleasure to see one of announce their public launch.&amp;nbsp; Yesterday it was the turn of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openaxisgroup.org/&quot;&gt;Open AXIS Group&lt;/a&gt;, the latest in a seemingly endless string of initiatives formed to recruit the versatile magic of XML to address a global need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span ...</content>
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<title type="html">Alexandria Proj. Chap 25:  Just a Simple Walk in the Woods</title>
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<published>2010-07-12T00:01:13-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-07-12T00:01:13-07:00</updated>
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<name>Andy Updegrove</name>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;New   to The Alexandria  Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,      &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;find the earlier    chapters  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;, ...</content>
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<title type="html">The Alexandria Project, Chapter 24: The Bacon and Eggs will get you Every Time</title>
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<published>2010-07-05T00:01:14-07:00</published>
<updated>2010-07-05T00:01:14-07:00</updated>
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<name>Andy Updegrove</name>
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<content type="html">&lt;p style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11pt; color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;New   to The Alexandria Project?&amp;nbsp; Find a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;plot synopsis and guide to the characters    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/staticpages/index.php?page=20100404071231270&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,     &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;find the earlier   chapters  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100117193642603&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;, ...</content>
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