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Economist.com

 * Taking prisoners
 * Waiting for Microsoft to turn green
 * Scenes from la frontera
 * Gloom Britannia
 * Upheaval in Mongolia
 * Red turns grey and gloomy
 * KAL's cartoon
 * Fuelling inflation
 * Avoiding blackouts
 * The unnoticed emergency
 * Record business
 * Cuba's slowing economy
 * Driving in the slow lane
 * Planet organic
 * New Zealand's economy
 * Slippery when wet
 * Still falling
 * Splendour in the grass

July 04, 2008, 07:31 EST


New Scientist Online

 * Cleaner fish calms predators with caresses
 * Body-sensing shirt could sharpen up your tennis swing
 * Solar sail gets another chance for launch
 * Do we have the technology to build a bionic human?
 * 3D modelling gets the measure of stone axes
 * Mercury: The incredible shrinking planet
 * Pulsar's wobble provides new Einstein test
 * Brain chemical may have role in cot death
 * Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on
 * Wine chemical improves health but not longevity
 * Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
 * Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery
 * Interview: It's a dog's life... again
 * Why satnavs are a detective's best friend
 * Global treaty promises hard times for file sharers
 * Tiny scanner may monitor astronauts' mental health
 * Diet-sized snack packs turn off willpower
 * Did newborn Earth harbour life?
 * Why continents split up and get back together
 * No place to hide for herpes virus
 * Which countries would you pick for your climate team?
 * Steam car to go for land speed record
 * Air travel in the tropics is worse for climate
 * Decline in bee diversity could sting crop producers
 * Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light
 * Will huge health plan make guinea pigs of UK citizens?
 * Can the US get Beyond Einstein?
 * Springy sediments may amplify tsunamis

July 04, 2008, 11:53 EST


World Nuclear News

 * Defuelling complete at Obninsk
 * European support rises
 * Busy week for sporting Russian workers
 * Australian report on addressing climate change
 * European utilities building up uranium inventories
 * Second new reactor for France
 * Davis-Besse and Cooper uprates approved
 * Kazakh uranium plans develop with acid plant
 * Swedish regulators merge
 * Six-party meeting on North Korea proposed
 * Jordan links up with AECL
 * European materials test reactor progresses
 * Forty years of the NPT
 * GAO: Not all US reactors meet fire regulations
 * US power company buys up uranium trader
 * Yongbyon cooling tower demolished
 * Pumping next week at Cigar Lake
 * Comanche Peak to increase output
 * US nuclear to grow, but not fast enough
 * UK to cooperate with Jordan on desalination

July 04, 2008, 11:53 EST


Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

 * Data Manipulation with Sprog
 * Time to school the FCC on what "free" really means
 * An Open Video to HP
 * Linux Product Insider: IronKey Secure Flash Drives
 * Audio/Visual Synthesis For Linux: The New Art, Part 1
 * The Dawn of a Post-Gates, Post-Microsoft World
 * Greg Kroah Hartman on the Linux Kernel [Video]
 * Call For Articles - HPC (High Performance Computing)
 * Sherman Crank Up The WayBack Machine
 * An Introduction to Gnome-Inform7 - part 2

July 04, 2008, 11:34 EST


Nobel Intent

 * SIDS-like symptoms in mice with serotonin signaling defects
 * Could diamonds reveal evidence for life... four billion years ago?
 * The laboratory at the end of the solar system
 * Computational work optimizes drug design for HIV
 * Happy evolution! The theory's 150th anniversary
 * Chameleon species spends most of its life as an egg
 * Evidence suggests that the god of war's planet got slammed
 * Reaching for individualized medicine
 * Biased viruses make for good vaccines
 * Wet chemistry on the Martian surface
 * Anatomy of an impact crater
 * Bright flashes, heaps of ashes, and coherent electrons
 * Evolutionary change in the era of the fishapods
 * Caution: Diamonds are slippery when wet
 * We're not moving, but you are
 * Genetic screen on a chip speeds worm genetics
 * Iron isotopes in lava lakes
 * “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!”
 * Building bigger vertebrates with faster developmental clocks
 * Research fraud maybe more widespread than thought

July 04, 2008, 05:02 EST


Apple Hot News

 * A tip sheet for switchers from Walt Mossberg
 * Fastest way to master Aperture 2
 * MacBook Air takes laurels in three-way usability competition
 * Pro Tip of the Week: Become a Spaces Cadet
 * iTunes U now home to K-12 educational curricula
 * Now Playing on iTunes U: THE WAR
 * “All I can say is ‘wow.’”
 * Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control now on iTunes
 * Quick Tip of the Week: Drag-and-drop PDF merging
 * Science Productivity Lab opens on apple.com
 * Did you Get Smart last weekend?
 * 6.9 million searches for iPhone in April
 * Yankee Group says 8 in 10 businesses now using Macs
 * Now playing on iTunes U: 92Y - George Carlin
 * Take a free online business seminar
 * MacBook Pro earns “Best in Class” from Maximum PC
 * Snow leopards, Steve Winter, and Aperture at 12,000 feet
 * Now playing on iTunes U: Money 101: Buzzwords
 * Quick Tip of the Week: Securely deleting your data
 * Aperture on assignment at the Kona Skatepark

July 03, 2008, 13:52 EST


FOXNews.com Live Bookmark

 * Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86
 * Wildfires Chase Fourth of July Tourists From Big Sur
 * Flat-Screen TV Gas 'a Climate Time Bomb'
 * New Arrest Details in Vermont Death Case
 * Betancourt Returns to a Hero's Welcome in France
 * White House: Gitmo Terror Detainees Could Walk Free in U.S.
 * Grandma, 70, Gives Birth to Twins
 * Wildfires Chase Fourth of July Tourists From Big Sur
 * National Speed Limit Proposed to Save Gas
 * Lapdog Gnaws Off Sleeping Owner's Toe
 * Four Killed at Milwaukee Street Party Shooting
 * Eight Killed in Slovenia Canoe Accident
 * French Students Stabbed Multiple Times, Bodies Burned
 * Dad Admits to Locking His Daughters in Cage
 * FOXBusiness: Will Gas Prices Damper the Holiday?
 * ELECTION HQ: Obama Tries to Put Montana in Play- Teen Charged for Trying to Sell His Vote on eBay
 * FOX411: Did Peter 'Cook' Books?
 * Pop Tarts: Jessica Simpson Voted Hollywood's Best Breasts
 * Christina Applegate's Boyfriend Found Dead
 * A Fitting Tribute to a Slain Navy SEAL Gains Attention
 * Rachael Ray Employee Claims Anorexia Bias
 * French Mayor: Jolie's Twins Can Be Citizens

July 04, 2008, 12:45 EST


IEEE Spectrum

 * Playing With Cyc
 * U.S. Critics Hope to Halt Nuclear-Waste Imports
 * Your Mentor and You
 * Three Engineers, Hundreds of Robots, One Warehouse
 * Machinima's Movie Moguls
 * Crimeware Pays
 * An Exquisite Ear
 * Mixing Memory To Speed Solid-State Drives
 * 10 Great Tech Books
 * NASA Touches Down In Moses Lake
 * Snow Globe
 * Slideshow: How Kiva's Robotic Warehouse Works
 * Iraq Electricity, By the Numbers
 * Machinimation Nation
 * Nano-Flowers
 * Ocean Power Catches a Wave
 * Slideshow: Next Stop, The Moon

July 04, 2008, 11:53 EST

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report on AviationWeek.com

 * Dutch Refuse To Consider Super Hornet
 * U.S. Army Extends JHL Concept Studies
 * FCS Changes Welcomed, Lawmakers Still Doubt
 * Boeing Plans Sixth Generation Fighter With Block 3 Super Hornet
 * V-22 debate continues despite deployment decision
 * Waterjets Researched For Anti-Landmine Operations
 * U.S. Navy''s New Chief Eyes Review Of Fighters, Helos, UAVs
 * AeroVironment Wins Competition For Army''s Backpack SUAV

July 04, 2008, 11:00 EST


Linux Today

 * Acer Punts £199... er... £220... er... Linux Laptop
 * Coming Battle Over Open Source Phones
 * Defending Openness in the European Union
 * Sourceforge Community Choice Finalists: Some Curious Choices
 * KDE Developer Quits
 * A User's Freedom to Choose
 * Microsoft Rebuilds Open Source Sandcastle
 * In Note To Judge, Hans Reiser Asks For New Lawyer
 * Michael Robertson, Where's the Cash?
 * Identi.ca Launches, an Open Source Twitter
 * Guinness Bestows Download Record on Firefox
 * Barracuda Networks Countersues Trend Micro
 * Openmoko to Release Linux Handset Tomorrow
 * Private St. Louis School Goes Linux
 * Best Practices for Using Open-Source Software

July 04, 2008, 11:31 EST


List of recently published journal articles

 * Article Summaries
 * The Boundaries of Time
 * 32 & 16 Years Ago
 * These Are Not Your Father's Widgets
 * For Wireless USB, the Future Starts Now
 * News Briefs
 * From Pixels to Semantic Spaces: Advances in Content-Based Image Retrieval
 * 3D Body Scanning and Healthcare Applications
 * Virtual Reality: How Much Immersion Is Enough?
 * Immersidata Analysis: Four Case Studies
 * 3D Display Using Passive Optical Scatterers
 * The Shannon Portal Installation: Interaction Design for Public Places
 * Career Opportunities
 * Computer Society Connection
 * Call and Calendar
 * Bookshelf
 * Click Fraud
 * IT Audit: A Critical Business Process
 * SensorMap for Wide-Area Sensor Webs
 * Standards Confusion and Harmonization
 * Consciousness and Computers

July 15, 2007, 05:00 EST


xkcd.com

 * I Am Not Good with Boomerangs
 * Macgyver Gets Lazy
 * Know Your Vines
 * xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel

July 03, 2008, 23:02 EST


gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

 * Banana Guard – protecting your banana
 * Fusion Motion Capture set to revolutionise biomechanical analysis
 * Anaconda aims for affordable wave power
 * Nike’s USA Track and Field uniforms unveiled
 * The Grab-it Pack – another way to carry your stuff
 * Tesla to build new all-electric car in California
 * The Godfather Collection gets release date for Blu-ray
 * The Overfinch Country Pursuits Concept Car
 * AwareSpot location based alert system for mobile phones
 * Self-powered knee sensor for surgery
 * The Quick Draw Clip System for personal organisation
 * Global PC Installed base passes 1 Billion
 * Man vs Machine foosball table
 * A.M.P. – the dancing, mobile, robot boombox
 * Flash file format becomes indexable
 * Evergreen Supertanker: the world's largest firefighting aircraft
 * What's new in high-definition content? (July 1, 2008)
 * Self Powered Rotating Skyscraper launched
 * Boeing announces B-52 airborne electronic attack contract
 * Plans for 193,000 square foot indoor golf center
 * The racehorse training and monitoring vehicle
 * Greener motoring at the 2008 British Motor Show
 * Buzzball gets things rolling
 * Solar Collector: interactive modern art with an eco twist
 * The 717 bhp 348 km/h NOVITEC ROSSO Ferrari 430 Scuderia

July 04, 2008, 11:10 EST


The Register

 * Indies celebrate Independence Day
 * 2010: the 5TB 3.5in HDD cometh
 * PC World pips Asus to UK Atom sub-laptop premier
 * DARPA calls for 'DUDE' combo infra-nightscope
 * Welcome back, WiReD!
 * Apple drags its heels on iPhone security patches
 * Serco sharpens the IT guillotine
 * Ofcom flashes cash guarantees at BT for fibre investment
 * Consider yourself Moderatrixed
 * IPS finds no nuggets in ID checking goldmine
 * MoD mega gov-IT project only mildly catastrophic - NAO
 * Mystery over Verisign boss' shock exit
 * TVonics MFR-300 micro digital TV set-top box
 * David Davis tells El Reg that Labour is 'mesmerised' by tech
 * eBay Australia ditches PayPal scheme
 * 'Anaconda' 200m rubber snake generator scheme gets funding
 * Geldof backs Davis 'For Freedom' by-election
 * Opera update fixes stability bugs
 * Google deigns to comply with a privacy law
 * Palm, BlackBerry-beating demand for 3G iPhone claims researcher
 * Microsoft gets hip with da yoof to flog email
 * BSA slams EC's 'narrow-minded' interoperability vision
 * MS readies Vista code injection risk fix
 * Government waves cutlass at IT budget
 * Oracle risks loss of influential BEA users
 * Solar-curtain "soft house" plan proposed by MIT prof
 * Apple takes axe to MacBook Air SSD price
 * Would a data notification law improve UK data security?
 * Judge grants Viacom 12TB of YouTube user records
 * Nut launches death threats at Debian women
 * EU still greasing IBM antitrust probe despite PSI withdrawal
 * Strange cults, vocal surgery and the quiet man: Inside Microsoft
 * Microsoft flogs subscriptions to the unwary and confused
 * 'HD TV gas' 17,000 times worse for planet than CO2, claims boffin
 * Are the ice caps melting?
 * Microsoft touts trustworthy browsing with IE8
 * Wife-slaying Linux guru may have 'developmental disability'
 * UK and US agree biometric heavily vetted trusted traveller deal
 * The Moderatrix will see you now
 * Transatlantic data sharing talks stumble over access to justice
 * Linspire CEO defends Xandros buy-out
 * Scareware runs amok on PlayStation site
 * What powers a solar-powered snail, kids?
 * ISO certifies Adobe's PDF
 * Firefox 3 makes up world record to set world record
 * Brit carrier deals inked at last
 * Pay-by-phone commerce coming closer
 * America wakes up to the surveillance society
 * Built-in browser expiry proposed to fight botnet menace
 * Research: Wind power pricier, emits more CO2 than thought

July 04, 2008, 11:37 EST


freshmeat.net announcements (Global)

 * Shadowlands Forum 1.9.6.4 (Stable branch)
 * Virtualmin 3.59 (Default branch)
 * Wt 2.1.4 (Default branch)
 * massXpert mass spectrometry package 1.7.7 (Default branch)
 * SpatiaLite 2.0 (Default branch)
 * Luke-SDK 0.7.3 (Default branch)
 * HTTPTunnel 1.2.1 (Default branch)
 * Apache SQL analyser 0.9 (Default branch)
 * SchilliX 0.6.7 (Default branch)
 * Fire.fm 1.0 (Default branch)
 * Netty 3.0.0.M4 (Default branch)
 * YaHP Converter 1.2.18 (Default branch)
 * JOrtho 2008-07 (Language Resources branch)
 * congruity 8 (Default branch)
 * Virtual Universe 0.73 (VR Client branch)
 * AIPS 31DEC08-07-03 (Development branch)
 * Network Simulator 3.1 (Development branch)
 * LinuxBIOS 2-3412 (Default branch)
 * Wixer 0.8 (Default branch)
 * diggZ-Et 1.1.3 (Default branch)
 * Google C++ Testing Framework 1.0.0 (Default branch)
 * Codestriker 1.9.5 (Default branch)
 * San Le's Free Computational Fluid Dynamics 1.2 (Default branch)
 * WebGUI 7.5.15 (Default branch)
 * EWItool 0.1 (Default branch)
 * Coherence 0.5.8 (Default branch)
 * DocBook XSL Configurator 0.61_1740 (Default branch)
 * pam_script 0.1.12 (Default branch)
 * Speaking Hangman 1.0.0 (Default branch)
 * Worker 2.16.5 (Default branch)
 * SEFlow 0.1.1 (Default branch)
 * GoblinX Micro 2.7 (Default branch)
 * Sharity 3.4 (Default branch)
 * mod_auth_openid 0.3 (Default branch)
 * SiSU 0.67.2 (Default branch)
 * JumpBox for TikiWiki 1.1.0 (Default branch)
 * JavaFBP 2.1 (Default branch)
 * Partimage Is Not Ghost 2.01.13 (Default branch)
 * XML Copy Editor 1.1.0.7 (Default branch)
 * ebook2cw 0.7.0 (Default branch)
 * X File Explorer 1.19.1 (Stable branch)
 * AcchaNi 0.3 (Default branch)
 * Ortro 1.3.2a (Default branch)
 * viewgit 0.0.1 (Default branch)
 * fs-check 0.9 (Default branch)
 * TCPDF 4.0.000 (PHP5 branch)
 * Big Faceless Graph Library 2.3.5 (Default branch)
 * Clonezilla-SysRescCD 2.6.0 (Default branch)

July 04, 2008, 11:25 EST

Slashdot

 * Google Seeking "FriendRank" Patent
 * Best Way To Get Back a Stolen Computer?
 * The Privacy Paradox
 * Irrigation Controller Stolen, Wirelessly Rescues Itself
 * France Seeks To Push 3-Strikes Law Across Europe
 * Review of KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8 – On Windows
 * OpenMoko In Stores On July 4
 * Huge Lenses To Observe Dark Energy
 * EBay Abandons Plans For PayPal Monopoly
 * Einstein's Theory Passes Strict New Test
 * What Is the Best Way To Disinfect Your Laptop?
 * An App to Boil Down Online User Reviews
 * 12,000 Laptops Lost Weekly At Airports
 * Poker Program Battles Humans In Vegas
 * AOL Users Will Need to Pay $2 a Month For Phone Support

Search Slashdot

July 04, 2008, 11:38 EST


AviationWeek.com Homepage

 * Cirrus Jet Makes First Flight
 * Key Aerospace and Defense Priorities Spotlighted in Special Report
 * Europe Makes Another Run at Streamlining Airspace Operations
 * Boeing Unveils Radical Flight Test Reorganization
 * U.S. Airlines Fight Greenhouse Gas Regulation
 * NWA International Cuts Not A Good Sign
 * Four More Carriers Caught In DOJ Probe
 * Dutch Refuse To Consider Super Hornet
 * U.S. Army Extends JHL Concept Studies
 * FCS Changes Welcomed, Lawmakers Still Doubt
 * IS RFID READY TO FLY?
 * ADs Under the Microscope
 * Keeping Aviation Material Flying
 * Intentional Spin Results In Fatal GA Crash
 * FAA Modernized Flow Control Net Operational
 * Indian Fractional Buys 40 Jets From Cessna, HBC
 * The Greening of Business Aviation, Part II
 * Tombstone Mentality
 * TBM Down in New Bedford
 * DFW Reviews Aerotropolis Concept
 * SITA Allows DHS To Vet Pax On Watch List
 * Airports Welcome New Service From ExpressJet Air
 * Ultra Stealth
 * Artillery Rockets Gain Precision, Range and Mobility
 * FCS Balances R and D Gains With Funding Concerns
 * General: Prolonged War Will Require Better Satcom
 * Congressman: Net-Centric Programs "Overpromised"
 * Tests Show Apache Can Network With FCS, Army Says

July 04, 2008, 11:00 EST


Science News / News Items

 * Lie defectives
 * Farm life turns male toads female
 * SIDS and serotonin
 * Messages from Mercury
 * Fountain of Youth, with caveats
 * Embryos can learn visually
 * HIV knockout
 * Precious little gems
 * Postcards from the edge
 * Mighty mites
 * Layers in a Stradivarius
 * Surviving HIV
 * Live fast, die young
 * Optimizing leafy networks
 * Journey to the center of the brain

July 04, 2008, 10:01 EST


BBC News

 * Delays hit pupils' test results
 * Robbery clue to student murders
 * Betancourt's joy at return to France
 * Dying teenager called for mother
 * Watchdog set to probe MP expenses
 * BBC journalist Wheeler dies at 85
 * Farmers seek badger cull advice
 * Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
 * Emmerdale actor Hornby dies at 63
 * Man and the Moon - 999 caller reports unidentified object
 * Court rules Pringles 'are not potato crisps'
 * Nadal win sets up Federer final
 * Federer cruises into sixth final
 * Hamilton misses fight with Alonso
 * What do you want to talk about?
 * A matter of truth
 * Obituary
 * Who's daddy
 * 7 days quiz
 * In pictures
 * Toilet to catwalk
 * Lab returns organs to wrong body
 * Man jailed for killing baby girl
 * Two escape light aircraft crash
 * Man, 18, charged over city murder
 * Congo ex-leader appears in court
 * Ex-Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
 * Israel to destroy attacker's home
 * Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
 * Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
 * Musharraf 'agreed' nuclear export
 * UK investors rescue B&B cash call
 * Top spy seriously ill in hospital
 * 'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
 * 'Tough job' for choice advisers
 * Smallest planet shrinks in size
 * Oasis star wants action on knives
 * Google 'faces Street View block'

July 04, 2008, 11:52 EST


List of recently published journal articles

 * Article Summaries
 * Harry and Georgie
 * 32 & 16 Years Ago
 * Application Awareness Makes Storage More Useful
 * The Wireless Industry Begins to Embrace Femtocells
 * News Briefs
 * In Praise of Scripting: Real Programming Pragmatism
 * Efficient Embedded Computing
 * Amdahl's Law in the Multicore Era
 * Warp Processing: Dynamic Translation of Binaries to FPGA Circuits
 * Automating Postsilicon Debugging and Repair
 * SIISAM: A Model for Secure Inhomogeneous Information Systems
 * Career Opportunities
 * Computer Society Connection
 * Call and Calendar
 * Bookshelf
 * Contracts as Trust Substitutes in Collaborative Business
 * HandTalk: Assistive Technology for the Deaf
 * Innovative Standards for Innovative Software
 * Making Ethics Easier
 * No More Reply-to-All

July 04, 2008, 05:00 EST


guardian.co.uk

 * Biofuels 'prime cause' of food crisis, report says
 * Oil surge 'could add 20p' at pumps
 * Knife crime 'is Met's top priority'
 * Government has to delay Sats results
 * Is the state taking liberties?
 * Florida Buffetted ahead of hurricanes
 * Ransom claim in Betancourt release
 * Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
 * Litvinenko associate gets UK asylum
 * Burglary theory in student murders
 * 'Give four-year-olds sex education'
 * Sir Charles Wheeler dies, aged 85
 * Man gives birth to baby girl
 * Britain's top spy seriously ill
 * Daily podcast: City Hall misconduct claims
 * Bulldozer crashes into Jerusalem bus
 * Politics Weekly: Happy birthday, NHS
 * Protesters burn Mongolia party offices
 * No tobacco in Dutch joints
 * Federer stays on course for sixth title
 * Zimbabwe pulls out of World Cup
 * Film review: Kung Fu Panda
 * Death of a salesman
 * Bradford & Bingley shares slump
 * M&S profits 'could halve'
 * Reel Review: The Visitor
 * Video: Glastonbury highlights
 * Katine: it starts with a village
 * Lord Phillips: talking sense on sharia
 * We are the alien nation
 * Google must hand over YouTube data
 * Britain learns to love sustainable fish
 * Pick of the week: Men's sandals
 * Ken Livingstone's London top 10
 * A two-wheeled tour of Brittany

July 04, 2008, 11:53 EST


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