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Volume 13, Number 14: July 6, 2009 Top News Save Now When You Pre-order Windows 7 Pre-order your Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional upgrade and pay half of the regular retail price. Available while supplies last through participating retailers. Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 Launch Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 will be unveiled at a virtual launch event on July 10, 2009. Attend the event at www.seethelight.com on July 10 to watch the keynote sessions and see new in-depth sessions. Stroll through the customer and partner pavilions in the Exhibition Hall or stop by 'The Visual Kitchen' TV show and watch the chefs as they dish up digital designs and development entrees as part of this exclusively produced online experience. Enter the "Will Code for Green" Developer Contest Bing and Gnomedex are sponsoring a Will Code for Green developer contest. Make the world a little better, win US$10,000, plus be featured at Gnomedex. 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