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Reuters US News Roundup
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 4 hours agoLOS ANGELES - An arrest has been made in Thailand in the 10-year-old murder of JonBenet Ramsey, a child beauty queen whose grisly death triggered a US media ...
Source: news.monstersandcritics.com

Family waits for news of kidnapped cameraman
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 8 hours ago... "We're both of us specialists in international news now, it's where the efforts of the last five or 10 years have been directed.". ...
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

CRPF denies news channel report
Hindu, India - 6 hours ago... in a private television channel, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday said it was contemplating legal action against the news channel for ...
Source: www.hindu.com

Penn State Live offers mobile news service
CNET News.com, CA - 12 hours agoCampus news service will expand this week to include SMS text messages sent to mobile devices. Pennsylvania State University announced ...
Source: news.com.com

Blogs and Bestsellers: One and the Same  
Is there anyone left who doesnt have a blog From top corporate executives to indie rock stars, everyone seems to have a weblog chronicling his or her adventures. And now, as the publishing industry has taken notice, it feels as if all those bloggers have landed blockbuster book deals.
Source: thebookstandard.com

Google, Neven Vision & Image Recognition 
Google, Neven Vision & Image Recognition Google today acquired a key player in face and image recognition biometrics, Neven Vision. The benefits and new features which Google can roll out with Neven Vision under its belt are seemingly endless and if I were to compare the opportunity of Googles new buy with any other recent acquisition [...]
Source: www.searchenginejournal.com

Ask the Readers: Websites that changed your world  
The Observer is running a great article on how certain web sites are making a difference: Amazon used to be a large river in South America - but that was before the world wide web. This month the web...
Source: lifehacker.com

'Blogosphere' expands 100-fold in three years 
PARIS -- Fifty million blogs - online multi-media journals - were tracked on the Internet last month, a 100-fold increase over three years, according to a new study published online.
Source: metimes.com

Richmond Blogs 
Blog... A weblog, web log or simply a blog, is a web application which contains periodic time-stamped posts on a common webpage. Blogs run from individual diaries to arms of political campaigns, media programs and corporations, and from one occasional author to having large communities of writers.
Source: www.wric.com

Iran's President Launches Blog 
02bunced writes "The BBC is reporting that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started his own blog, the launch of which was announced on Iranian State TV. This is perhaps slightly ironic, given that the Iranian Government actively censors blogs on the Internet."
Source: rss.slashdot.org

Do We Need To Know Everything About Google  
Damn, everytime I go through Valleywag, I say, Surely, theyve crossed the line this time! Amazingly, there is no anti-Valleywag campaign, no angry missives from Google, and no blogs spouting angry rhetoric against the Silicon Valley gossip king.
Source: addict3d.org

Celebrity scent is something to sniff at 
Paris - A skin-deep brush with fame is just a spritz away.
Source: www.jsonline.com

Google Setting Up Datacenter in India 
Google Setting Up Datacenter in India Google will be setting up a new server farm in Andhra Pradesh, India to serve as its second datacenter / back office in the Asian region. The server farm is expected to primarily house Googles user generated content. From CNBCs Moneycontrol TechBlog: The project will reportedly cost $1-billion but Google is keen [...]
Source: www.searchenginejournal.com

Police chief in motorbike ban row 
North Wales deputy chief constable Clive Wolfendale runs into trouble with bikers by asking if they should be banned from national parks.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Austin360.com 
The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is still weeks away, but the documentaries and specials are already piling up.
Source: www.austin360.com

Blogging the Mideast crisis: Part VI; cease-fire 
Another in our series about what bloggers are writing from in and around the war zone. Today, the focus is on the cease-fire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon. From Israel: Rabbinical student Danya Ruttenberg writes...
Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.com

Andaman News highlights this week
ThaisNews, Thailand - 4 hours ago... teacher, and a consultant for underwater sculptures & trails, and probably the 2nd part of our chat with the new Laguna resorts MD, among other reports and news ...
Source: www.thaisnews.com

Health News
Canada East, Canada - 7 hours agoTORONTO (CP) - The 16th International AIDS Conference has brought an estimated 24,000 delegates and 3,000 journalists from around the world to Toronto for the ...
Source: www.canadaeast.com

Who's news: United Way Fox Cities names leadership director
Oshkosh Northwestern, Wisconsin - 19 hours agoMENASHA Sandy Paulus recently was named director of leadership and planned giving at United Way Fox Cities. She will be responsible ...
Source: www.thenorthwestern.com

News briefs from around California
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 5 hours agoMONTEREY, Calif. - Construction is set to begin along Cannery Row on a multimillion-dollar hotel project originally approved more than 20 years ago. ...
Source: www.mercurynews.com

Notes: UNC's Goddard likely lost for season; Utah's Smith transfers to
USA Today - Former Utah cornerback Smith transfers to Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida's depleted secondary got a boost Tuesday when former Utah starter Ryan Smith joined the team. Smith, who could replace departed cornerback Avery Atkins, is eligible to play
Source: www.usatoday.com

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Vindicator - Florida 3885 533 1018 126 499 .262 Cincinnati 3969 570 1043 166 546 .262 Washington 3881 528 1010 122 489 .260 Milwaukee 3860 521 1004 136 492 .260 Houston 3936 532 1019 123 512 .258 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Based on 344 plate appearances. AB R H HR RBI Avg
Source: www.vindy.com

PBer campaigns for college pal, Lamont
Palm Beach Daily News - Mexican restaurant se to open Rosa Mexicano, the upscale restaurant praised by Bon Appetit and the Zagat Survey, will make its South Florida debut Thursday at Downtown at the Gardens, the mixed-use specialty center owned by Palm Beach resident
Source: www.palmbeachdailynews.com

Aquarium chief stays on tourism commission
Portland Business Journal - Gov. Jeb Bush has reappointed Thom Stork of Lutz, president and chief executive officer of the Florida Aquarium, and three others to the Florida Commission on Tourism . Stork's term began on Aug. 7 and runs until June 30, 2010, pending Senate
Source: portland.bizjournals.com

Florida Supreme Court disbars one attorney, suspends another
St. Louis Business Journal - The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred one local attorney and disciplined another in recent court orders. The court disbarred Jacksonville attorney Martin Joseph Mickler, whose office is at 5515 Philips Highway, effective immediately. Among several
Source: stlouis.bizjournals.com

UW football: Florida freshman catching on
Wisconsin State Journal - Growing up, Xavier Harris' perception of the state of Wisconsin was limited to three subjects. "Snow, Green Bay and Brett Favre," he said. The University of Wisconsin wasn't on Harris' radar back then. Like most football players growing up in Florida
Source: www.madison.com

Mortgage Foreclosures
Ledger - Inc., a Florida corporation. (06-2155) DeEspanol, Mariana F., et ux., et al., Lot 21, Block 859, Village 8, Neighborhood 2, Poinciana Subdivision; by Parkway Mortgage Co. Inc., a Florida corporation. (06-2189) EG&S Builders, Inc., a Florida corporation
Source: www.theledger.com

Greenways Trail
Star-Banner - Mickey Thomason, the Central Region Manager for the Department of Environmental Protection, hikes on the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Marshall Swamp Trail. Don Calkin eases off his mountain bike and takes a break during a morning ride
Source: www.ocala.com

Florida Supreme Court disbars Kissimmee attorney, suspends two others
Columbus Business Journal - The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred a Kissimmee attorney and suspended two others in Mount Dora and Cocoa Beach in recent court orders. It disbarred Richard Paul Condon, P.O. Box 450039, Kissimmee, from practicing law in Florida, effective 30
Source: columbus.bizjournals.com

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GRAND FORKS CITY GOVERNMENT: Reallocation of funds worries GF
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks nonprofit agencies are abuzz after an announcement by the City Council that some money set aside for the agencies would go, instead, toward reducing the cost of streets and sewers for poorer homeowners. Many agencies are worried because
Source: www.grandforks.com

Bush promises government will remain vigilant against terrorist attack
Los Angeles Daily News - GREEN BAY, Wis. - President Bush said Thursday that a foiled plot to blow up multiple flights between Britain and the United States shows "this nation is at war with Islamic fascists." "This country is safer than it was prior to 9-11," Bush said from
Source: www.dailynews.com

BROMLEY COLUMN: Government for sale as state suffers
Portage Daily Register - We Wisconsinites don't know what to make of ourselves anymore. Our world has been turned upside-down. It's not just because our beloved Green Bay Packers stink and the hated Chicago Bears are on top. It's not even because we no longer can enjoy the
Source: www.wiscnews.com

Bush promises government will remain vigilant
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - GREEN BAY, WIS. President Bush said a plot to blow up multiple flights between Britain and the United States shows this nation is at war with Islamic fascists. This country is safer than it was prior to 9-11, Bush said from the airport
Source: www.clarionledger.com

Big Companies Receive Federal Government Contracts Intended for Small
Voice of America - watch Small Business Contracts / Real broadband - download Some U.S. lawmakers want the government to investigate whether large businesses intentionally misrepresented themselves in order to win federal contracts. The request comes after Democratic
Source: www.voanews.com

Five from Rockford face charges of bilking U.S. government
Rockford Register-Star - ROCKFORD Five Rockford residents allegedly scammed the government out of several hundred thousand dollars by making up Social Security numbers and proof of income for potential homeowners so they could make money off the commission of house sales
Source: www.rrstar.com

Another government laptop stolen
Washington Times - In the latest in a series of thefts and hacker incursions, someone stole a government laptop in Doral, Fla,, containing personal data on 133,000 people. The U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general announced the theft after investigators
Source: www.washtimes.com

SAP Beefs Up Efforts To Attract More Government Business
TechWeb - SAP AG is increasing efforts to support government organizations with a goal to generate 20 percent of product revenue from the public sector within five years, up from 10 percent today, a company executive said Thursday. The Walldorf, Germany
Source: www.techweb.com

Saudi Arabian Government, Society Beginning To Address HIV/AIDS
Medical News Today - The Saudi Arabian government is beginning to address HIV/AIDS after being urged by AIDS advocates, physicians and social workers to more openly combat the disease's growing impact on the country, the New York Times reports. Although the government
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Blogs of banned Tibetan writer shut down, rights group reports 
SHANGHAI, China -- A pair of Chinese blogs maintained by a banned Tibetan writer have been shut down in an apparent attempt to block her distributing her work online, French monitoring group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
Source: www.post-gazette.com

Hizbollah Photo Scam Revealed 
August 8, 2006: News service Reuters has taken 920 photos, supplied by one of its freelancers (Adnan Hajj) in Lebanon, from its database, after several online communities (people on discussion groups associated with blogs) noted that one, than several more, of Haij's photos had been altered.
Source: www.strategypage.com

Limitations on speech 
I MUST say that I am at a loss as to what to write about this time. My head is full of things but no ideas come for this column.
Source: thestar.com.my