Student's MySpace Rant Is Protected Speech, Says Court
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that a student's obscenity-filled MySpace post blasting a school principal is protected free speech. The student, who is identified as "A.B." in court documents, was originally placed on probation by a lower court judge in Indiana after she commented about her body piercings and school policy on a MySpace page created by another student.
Another Layer of Scandal
As Congress investigates the politicization of the United States attorney offices by the Bush administration, it should review the extraordinary events the other day in a federal courtroom in Wisconsin. The case involved Georgia Thompson, a state employee sent to prison on the flimsiest of corruption charges just as her boss, a Democrat, was ... (Read on Source)
Border Crossings: In a World on the Move, a Tiny Land Strains to Cope
The West African nation of Cape Verde, where almost everyone has a relative abroad, is a microcosm of the forces of migration that are remaking societies across the globe. (Read on Source)
Stocks may rise as earnings season starts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks could rise next week if the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the upside.
Omnicom takes on an Expert
Omnicom Group Inc.?s Diversified Agency Services division finished its week with the neat purchase of Expert Communications Inc. Expert is a San Francisco-based direct marketing agency specializing in the financial services, healthcare, telecommunications and utilities industries. (Read on Source)
2nd Half Highlights: Patriots at Tampa Bay
Second Half Bucs start at their own 21 after Goost’s kick goes out of bound at the Tampa 1-yd line. Bucs come out running. Oscar Lua and Rashad Baker making tackles but too much yardage given up. Justin Rodgers sacks McCown and the Bucs are forced to punt. Matt Gutierrez starts the second half. Evans continues to get alot [...] (Read on Source)
Google Takes StarOffice For Its Pack
Google may be gunning for Microsoft, but it brought a pea shooter to a gunfight.
Earthlink In Major Restructuring
The limping ISP said it has repositioning plans.
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Steady start for Spyker
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team had a productive opening day of the Chinese Grand Prix today at the Shanghai International Circuit. Drivers Adrian Sutil and Sakon Yamamoto were able to complete their programmes of set-up work and tyre comparisons, putting in longer runs in the afternoon's warmer session. 'Green', slippery track ... (Read on Source)
BlogPoll Ballot: Week 9
Yes, last week was Week 7. I was behind the BlogPoll's official counter, so this week was as good as any to catch up. Not a lot of red this week, but that red that does appear crops up in at least one depressing place. (Read on Source)
10-26-2007: Swirling Clouds Over Melbourne, Florida
This interesting gyration of clouds and vapor was captured over Melbourne, Florida on June 8, 3007. At a northerly location, during twilight, these wispy clouds may have been confused with noctilucent clouds. However, the low latitude and mid level altitude of this formation precludes such an exotic explanation. Rather the location, not far from ... (Read on Source)
Cut Down On Computer Expenses With A Registry Cleaner
Registry Cleaners -- Tools that Help You Save Both Time and Money It is quite common for people to ask as how a registry cleaner tool can help them save money from PC expenses. Before delving into th...
Develop iPhone Apps with Ruby and Eclipse Part 2
Although Mobile Safari is more than adequate at rendering normal Web pages, many Web developers created versions of applications aimed at the iPhone. Here in Part 2 of this series learn the common use of drill-down lists as a navigation method. Part 1 of this series took an existing Ruby on Rails Web application and began the process of augmenting it to serve iPhone users.
Halo 3 Glitches & Tricks: Hog vs. Mongoose
Halo 3 first-person shooter XBox video game tricks & glitches: Hog vs. Mongoose
Air New Zealand to test Carbon Emissions with Flight between Auckland and San Francisco
Air New Zealand to test Carbon Emissions with Flight between Auckland and San Francisco.
Historic Railway Chugs Along on Biodiesel
After 139 years burning wood and coal, the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire makes a switch to biodiesel.
Obama sex video? Hardly. It's spyware spreading via e-mail (CNET)
CNET - Don't believe everything you read on the Internet: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't a terrorist...or a porn star.
Brazil votes
Digital Planet takes a look at Brazil's e-voting system
Analyst urges Sony to drop PS3 Price
In anticipation of the September Video game sales analyst Jesse Divnich from EEDAR says out loud what is on the minds of lots of consumers. The price for the Sony PS3 is to high, especially now that the Xbox 360 got deep pricing cuts. Divnich sees Sony ...
Click Happiest Consumers? What do They Click? Not Video
If you guessed that the surfers that click ads the most are a fairly young demographic - you’d be right! But what income bracket are they in do you think? High or low? If you think the ones doing the clicking are the ones with the most disposable income to burn, you’re err… wrong. (According to the study below) (Read on Source)
Why Mom drinks
DW sent this one in. A Mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Mom'. With the worst premonition she opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter. Dear Mom, It is with ... (Read on Source)
Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers (AP)
AP - Here's another reason for ailing newspaper and magazine publishers to wince: On average, the audience perusing unauthorized online copies of their articles is nearly 2.5 times larger than the readership on their own Web sites, according to a study being released Thursday.
Microsoft: Not all information can be free
A top Microsoft lawyer made the case on Thursday that sites like Google News are making money while the folks creating that digital content aren't able to make a living.
Google News, said Thomas C. Rubin, makes $100 million a year, while the newspapers that power its content are having to cut staff in record numbers.
"Clearly this can't be the future for publishing," Rubin said, according to his prepared remarks delivered to the UK Association of Online Publishers. Rubin is Microsoft's chief counsel for intellectual property strategy.
Chip Shot: 1st MID with Carrier Bundle Launched in Taiwan
On November 24, Intel, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Gigabyte announced Taiwan’s first ever consumer-oriented Mobile Internet Device (MID) telco bundle – the first with a telecom service carrier in Asia Pacific. This offer bundles a Gigabyte M528 device powered by the Intel Atom processor and CHT’s 3G mobile Internet access service. This offer enables consumers to enjoy the mobile Internet freedom and connectivity offered by a MID. Preorders for the Gigabyte M528 devices begin on December 6 and starts shipping on December 22 for Taiwan consumers.
New version of 'Harry Potter' guide to be released (AP)
AP - A "Harry Potter" fan and Web site operator said Friday he's publishing a different version of his Potter reference guide after losing a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by the author of the massively popular book series.
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United States: Drug Warning Claims 'Impliedly Preempted' But Asks High Court To Hold Off
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. solicitor general on Dec. 21 told the U.S. Supreme Court that failure-to-warn claims involving a drug are barred by implied preemption, but he urged the court not to take up the case until it issues preemption rulings in separate drug and device cases that are pending (Wyeth v. Diana Levine, No. 06-1249, U.S. Sup.). Full story on lexis.com
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