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  | War on CD piracy Found at 9/6/2008 via www.gulf-daily-news.com
BAHRAIN is stepping up its war on software piracy with plans to double fines for anyone caught using illegal computer programmes.The beefed-up anti-piracy laws could come into effect in months, Information Ministry publication and press director Jamal Dawood told the GDN. More...
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| Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old Found at 9/6/2008 via www.centredaily.com
When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world. More...
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| When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder Found at 9/6/2008 via www.nytimes.com
The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities. More...
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| The Last Office: 1539 and the dissolution of a monastery, By Geoffrey Moorhouse Found at 9/6/2008 via www.independent.co.uk
This superb book begins quietly, taking us through the daily offices of the Benedictine order in the monastic cathedral of Durham in the Middle Ages. With consummate lucidity Geoffrey Moorhouse explains the minutiae of medieval monasticism. Although St Benedict had intended his monks to live in poverty ? they were meant to imitate the anchorites and desert fathers ? human nature had asserted ... More...
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| Reuters Technology Summary Found at 9/6/2008 via sg.news.yahoo.com
Dell outsourcing plan may be tough to execute NEW YORK/BOSTON - Dell Inc plans to make fewer computers itself and rely on contract manufacturers to cut costs, but the company could find it hard to get rid of its North American factories at a good price. The world's second-largest PC maker said in April it would outsource more manufacturing, and the Wall Street Journal ... More...
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| Metallica: Master of YouTube? Found at 9/6/2008 via blog.wired.com
Over eight years after Metallica raised the ire of fans by delivering a list of unauthorized file sharers to Napster's headquarters, the band has launched a YouTube promotion featuring fans covering its songs as part of its ongoing repentance. More...
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| Cheap extras bolster the virtual world's bottom line Found at 9/6/2008 via www.heraldnet.com
NEW YORK -- Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet hangout. More...
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| Return of Football Brings "Normalcy" Found at 9/6/2008 via www.kcrg.com
PARKERSBURG - The Aplington-Parkersburg high school football team took the field at home Friday night for the first time since May's massive tornado. That deadly tornado tore through the Butler County town of Parkersburg, destroying half the community... including the high school. More...
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| Iowa Shuts Out FIU Found at 9/6/2008 via www.kcrg.com
IOWA CITY (AP) - Ricky Stanzi threw three touchdowns passes in his first start and Shonn Greene ran for 130 yards as Iowa pounded FIU 42-0 for its second straight blowout win. More...
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| When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder Found at 9/6/2008 via www.nytimes.com
The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities. More...
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| Liberals scramble to get plane ready for election Found at 9/6/2008 via www.ctvbc.ctv.ca
The New Democrats have taken their campaign bus for a test spin, the Conservatives are running election ads, but the Liberals are scrambling to get their plane ready -- a Boeing 737 made in 1979. More...
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| Police reports - Western Hills Press Found at 9/6/2008 via communitypress.cincinnati.com
Timothy Akers, 39, 3729 Herbert Ave., warrant, Aug. 26. More...
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| City.com Found at 9/6/2008 via www.herald.co.zw
What to do after Child Abuse A child in crisis needs extra attention, love and support. Spend special time with them; talking, listening, sharing physical affection, or just be there. More...
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| Prakasam lifts trophy Found at 9/6/2008 via www.thehindu.com
VIJAYAWADA: Prakasam District lifted the Nagalla Lingaiah Memorial Trophy for ACA Central Zone u-14 inter-district cricket tournament by garnering 13 points here on Saturday. Prakasam scored an emphatic nine-wicket over West Godavari, ... More...
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| Exploring a reverse mortgage Found at 9/6/2008 via www.startribune.com
Consider options: A traditional mortgage, home equity loan or line of credit might prove best. Consider costs: Weigh high upfront costs in reverse mortgages. One expense is "non-recourse" insurance, so if you collect more in payments than your house is worth, your heirs don't pay that balance. More...
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