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gleans at 1:45 PM MT, 1/31

 Al-Qaida Commander in Afghanistan Killed
CAIRO, Egypt - Abu Laith al-Libi, a top al-Qaida commander in Afghanistan who was blamed for bombing a base while Vice President Cheney was visiting last year, has been killed, according to a militant Web site.

A brief history of the future  Talking cats and alien galaxies there may be, but Anthony Burgess, Doris Lessing, Martin Amis and Kazuo Ishiguro, to name a few, have all added to the genre: Dinah Birch argues the case for science fiction as a new omnibus is published.

Title:: "i before e (except after c)"   (sic) 
Subtitle: old-school ways to remember stuff   (sic)
Author: Judy Parkinson
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Limited
ISBN: 978-1-84317-249 9

California high court to hear Google age discrimination case
A 54-year-old man claims that he was called a "fuddy-duddy" and says he was told that he was not a "cultural fit" when he was fired by Google.  Wed Jan 30 16:42:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

How Facebook exposed us as freaks
Also: Cell phone directory--are you listed? Read it now...

 

Are Male Eggs And Female Sperm On The Horizon?

A reproductive revolution is in progress. In a handful of labs across the world, biologists are trying to make genetically male cells develop into eggs, and female cells into sperm. If successful, their efforts might one day allow lesbian and gay couples to have children that are genetically their own....MORE

 

How to spot a wormhole in space
Wormholes linking to parallel universes or other regions of space could be identified by the way they affect light, say scientists

 

Word nerds capture fleeting online English
Amateur lexicographers are combing the web for new word trends and documenting our language in unprecedented detail

 

Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm
Swarming robots that use electromagnetic forces to cling together and morph into different shapes are being developed by researchers

 

Artificial letters added to life's alphabet
Two artificial DNA bases that are accurately replicated by natural enzymes have been created by US researchers

 

AND FINALLY ...
This week's Feedback reveals the world's hardest-working equation, how to find a comet with your name on it, and why you should tape a magnet to your underpants....MORE

 

 

US military may not be ready for attack

 

 

The dumbest ever quiz answers  <== recommended

 

gleans at 5:50 AM MT, 1/31

 Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships

A photograph of a person can convey a lot of surprisingly accurate information about their competence ... [more]

As liquids go, water is a radical nonconformist ... [more]

Looking at the average face may help security and solve crimes ... [more]

Davos mood: Sing, drink and be gloomy
5-day World Economic Forum is over – financial elite partied as economy tanked
--The Economist

In This War, How to Ally With Both

HD DVD continues to show some fight in its seemingly unending war with Blu-ray. Meanwhile, LG and Samsung introduce new dual-format players.

Sony’s Income Rose 25% in Quarter

The electronic products maker said Thursday that its net income in the third quarter rose 25 percent to 200.2 billion yen ($1.9 billion).

Calls for change
International reports on Afghanistan's future paint bleak picture

 

Breaking out
Why 3D cinema technology may have finally come of age

 

Monitored net
Examining the role ISPs are playing in network control

 

 

 

 

 

Ice-breaking Graphical guide to the 'world's most advanced polar boat'

Breaking the law? A tough nut to crack - will we ever be able to understand gravity?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE WORLD’S TOP SPY AGENCIES  With the Cold War long over, the CIA no longer faces any real competition, right? Wrong. The world’s top espionage agencies are as busy as ever.

 

 

France aims to conquer Europe with big Astérix film
It is the most expensive French film ever made: Astérix with a cast of instantly recognisable Europeans
More on film

 

 

THE WORLD’S TOP SOCIAL-NETWORKING SITES  Social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have made the world seem like a small place after all. But even on the Internet, persistent language barriers and cultural differences mean that the planet may not be quite as interconnected as we imagine.

 

 

International Sales Double Amazon Profit
SEATTLE (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by fast-growing international sales....

 

Giuliani formally endorses McCain

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani announces he is endorsing fellow candidate John McCain

• The spectacular collapse of Giuliani
• White House race a two-horse contest
• Blog: New York Post endorses Obama
• Comment: McCain v the party machine
• Why Edwards lost his early lead
• Explainer: Now what happens to Edwards' votes?
• More on the US election on Guardian America

 

 

Subject: Two AI Pioneers. Two Bizarre Suicides. What Really Happened?

Date: Jan 30, 2008 7:04 PM

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-02/ff_aimystery?currentPage=all Online tribute to Winston's Little Army Stirring exploits of a legendary fighting force nicknamed "Winston's Little Army" are published today, including the story of the youngest officer to die in WWI. Read war exploits of Rupert Brooke

 

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Editors' picks

Poetry's eternal youths

Shirley Dent Wednesday 30.01.08, 04:00pm

It's not just that so many poets have been startlingly young, it's an art that always requires fresh eyes and ears

Comments (16) ·

Opening a dream bookshop

Lee Rourke Wednesday 30.01.08, 08:00am

There's a great spot open all hours in my head, but two brave souls are currently trying to get a real one going in north London

Comments (43) ·

Who wins the biographical election?

Chas Newkey-Burden Wednesday 30.01.08, 11:15am

For every US president there are shelves of books, but which of the current contenders will provide the best life story?

Comments (9) ·

Put a soundtrack to your reading

Molly Flatt Wednesday 30.01.08, 03:30pm

If you can't read in perfect silence, what do you listen to?

Comments (24) ·

A literary argument against democracy

Sam Jordison Tuesday 29.01.08, 07:30am

They'd Rather Be Right won a Hugo award by public vote. It raises serious questions about the value of a universal franchise

Comments (39) ·

Can the novella save literature?

Jean Hannah Edelstein Tuesday 29.01.08, 11:00am

They're no less artful than full-length books, but they need less of your time. The perfect form for today's lifestyles

Comments (54) ·

My favourite critics

Sian Pattenden Tuesday 29.01.08, 12:00pm

Teachers, fellow children's authors and above all reviewers are best avoided. Straight-talking they may be, but kids are the best

Comments (3) ·

 

 

 

gleans at 9:20 AM MT, 1/30

 

The Minimalist

The French Answer to Pecan Pie

By MARK BITTMAN

If you seek inspiration for an alternative to pecan pie, you need look no further than a traditional French walnut tart.

• Video: Walnut Tart

The Pour

A Befuddlement of Liquor Laws

By ERIC ASIMOV

The laws governing direct interstate shipments from wine retailers to consumers are confusing, arcane, inconsistent, often ignored and rarely discussed.

Thomas Barr, Top Lawyer in I.B.M. Case, Dies at 77

By ADAM LIPTAK

Mr. Barr was best known for representing the International Business Machines Corporation in a 13-year antitrust battle with the federal government.

Books of The Times

'The Bloody Shirt'

By STEPHEN BUDIANSKY
Reviewed by WILLIAM GRIMES

Harper’s Weekly

An engraving depicting an agent of the Freedman’s Bureau as a peacemaker between blacks and whites after the Civil War.

This impassioned account of Southern resistance to Reconstruction reminds us that while the North won the Civil War in 1865, the peace would be lost, done in by Southern intransigence and Northern apathy.

• First Chapter

Overhaul, Make It a Venti KANSAS CITY, Mo.—When a Starbucks moved in next door, the coffee fanatics...ago, and now the results are in: the Starbucks is about to shut down. The store had...more than a decade of sensational buzz, Starbucks is struggling nationwide as it faces... January 30, 2008 - By MICHAEL BARBARO and ANDREW MARTIN - Business

Special Flavor: The Big Rhubarb ...most circumstances, but not when ice cream is at stake. Two weeks ago, when...Toscanini’s, a revered ice-cream shop, for nonpayment of taxes...flavor, burnt caramel, said the ice cream was not the only thing that kindled... January 30, 2008 - By ABBY GOODNOUGH - Dining and Wine

 

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New Literary Program to Make Its Home Online  By MOTOKO RICH  Daniel Menaker, who left his post as executive editor in chief of the Random House Publishing Group in June, is moving online in March to be the host of a new Web-based book show.

ACSC GOE: Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. 2003 Biography

Reportedly falling at 714 miles per hour and breaking the sound barrier without an aircraft, Kittingers long, lonely leap set world records that still stand ...

Secret of how birds of a feather stick together

Scientists trying to devise a way to stop robots crashing, have uncovered a simple rule that explains how thousands of starlings flock in formation.

How the humming bird got its chirp

 

 

Scaling Mt. Sourdough

By Amy Scattergood

With the right starter in hand, the bread itself is a snap.

 

 

Oysters, beyond raw

By Russ Parsons

Why would anyone cook a perfectly good oyster? It's simple -- there's no arguing with delicious.

 

 

L.A.'s 'Blade Runner' plans

By Tim Rutten

Will we allow the movie's nightmarish view of downtown to come true?

 

 

Foreigners in Kabul still shaken

By Bruce Wallace

Two weeks after a deadly attack at the Serena Hotel, expats fear the Taliban will strike another of their hangouts.

 

 

Artificial life forms get a little bit closer [more] ... [more]

 

 

Wall Street Journal to move away from Wall Street
Financial paper heading for midtown Manhattan
--Associated Press

 

 

Contact lenses have 'Terminator' vision
Will enable maps, videos to be beamed before wearer's eyes
--London Telegraph

 

 

Experts stumble on way to reverse memory loss
Breakthrough during experiment to suppress obese man's appetite
--The Independent

 

 

Study: Middle-age truly depressing
'A U-shaped curve where life begins cheerful before turning tough'
--Reuters

 

 

Mature women seek boy toys at NYC event
'I find younger guys will usually be totally into you'
--Reuters

 

 

Good grades truly pay off
Students who bring home top marks can expect more than just gratitude
--USA Today

 

gleans at 5:15 AM MT, 1/29

 What are we thinking when we try to solve problems? ... [more]  <== recommended

A Cold War redux is seen on the horizon

By Paul Richter

Though the U.S. plays down tensions, some observers say Russia sees advantages to being an enemy.

 

 

McCain, Clinton have big leads in California

By Cathleen Decker

A new poll finds them with double-digit margins over their nearest rivals. But many prospective voters say they could still change their minds.

 

 

 * Honour for Colossus code-cracker *
An amateur cryptographer who beat the World War II machine in a code-cracking challenge
is honoured.  Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/7213215.stm

 

 

Hershey's hikes chocolate bar price
For 2nd time in year as energy, commodity costs spiral higher
--Associated Press

Proxy fight planned at New York Times
Investors say current board hasn't acted aggressively enough
--Associated Press

Findings

 

Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love

By JOHN TIERNEY

As online matchmakers compete for customers using algorithms in the search for love, the battle has intrigued academic researchers who study the mating game.

Post a Comment at TierneyLab

 

 

Grants Would Finance Private Schooling

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

President Bush’s call for a $400 million program to use tax dollars to help parents send their children to private or religious schools was quickly denounced by some top Democrats.

 

 

Rove Passes Up Commencement Speech at Choate After the Students Object

By THOMAS KAPLAN

Students at Choate Rosemary Hall threatened to walk out on graduation, prompting the school to announce that Karl Rove, scheduled to deliver the commencement address, would not be speaking.

 

 

 

LeapFrog Hopes for Next Hit With Interactive Reading Toy

By MIGUEL HELFT

After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.

Bits: The Innovator’s Dilemma of a Toy Maker

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 8:18 PM MT, 1/28

 An Economy Grows Around Britney Spears

The Green Traveler | Galápagos Islands: Can Darwin’s Lab Survive Success?

SocGen in disarray as judges throw out fraud charge against trader

Bank admits it was warned on more than one occasion amid fierce criticism from shareholders

• Viewpoint: The €50bn question remains

 

Our greatest word-maker As well as his poetry John Milton's legacy includes being the language's most prolific coiner of neologisms

 

Obama anointed by Kennedy clan

Senator Edward Kennedy has passed the mantle of his late brother John F Kennedy to Barack Obama in an emotional endorsement for the young presidential contender.

John McCain pursues votes of Florida retirees

Up the Irons - Barack Obama is West Ham fan

 

Oxford pensioner's paintings worth £2.7m

A treasure trove of art, including Renaissance masterpieces, found in a pensioner's modest house was worth over £2.7 million.

 

'Hog-busters' wreak havoc Down Under

Rogue wild pig hunters were chased by Australian police and angry farmers in light aircraft as they ran amok across the Outback.

 

Hookers for Jesus

Ex-prostitutes tour Las Vegas looking for souls to save.

 

 

Sex at uni bad for grades

Study claims that the price of promiscuity is academic failure.

 

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EUROTRASH ROUNDUP

Beyond first-run films and television series, one of the fastest-growing segments in the DVD marketplace consists of the wide group of horror movies, crime films and soft-core pornography with a sadistic edge that has come to be known collectively as Eurotrash, imports without quite the cachet of Vuitton handbags and Hermès scarves. There are now several companies catering to discerning fans of antique gore who snap up new releases of obscure Italian horror movies, forgotten French porn films and the baroque German crime thrillers known as krimi.

The heroes of this school — Lucio Fulci, Jess Franco, Max Pecas and countless others — are instinctive rebels, yet their revolt, possibly subconsciously, takes the form of a blanket rejection of the high-art notions of quality, consistency, intelligence, beauty and so on.

Willed or not, theirs is an aggressive anti-aesthetic of ugliness and incoherence, a slap in the face of the “well-made” film that dominated European cinema for so many years, while these marginal genre films were playing to audiences in the seediest neighborhoods of Paris or, often in cut and dubbed forms, in the sticky-floored grindhouses of 42nd Street.

Oddly, the more disreputable the film, the more carefully produced the DVD. Blue Underground, which has a deserved reputation as the Criterion Collection of craven exploitation, releases its films in superb transfers often derived from original camera negatives, as is the case with the two Jess Franco sexploitation pictures — “Eugenie de Sade” (1970) and “Cecilia” (1982) — that come out on Tuesday.

Mr. Franco, a filmmaker with somewhere between 150 and 300 films to his credit (no one seems to know for sure), has no discernible talent beyond an eye for attractive young women willing to have simulated sex with various actors and objects. What “meaning” his work possesses lies, as his many academic defenders have claimed, in its inherent rebuke to outdated bourgeois notions of narrative intelligibility and dramatic coherence.

Still active at 71, and averaging three or four films a year, Mr. Franco stands as the elder statesman of Eurosleaze. He often appears in his own films as a voyeuristic surrogate for the audience: in “Eugenie de Sade,” for example, he is a Clare Quiltyish figure who dogs the protagonist, a Humbert Humbertesque novelist (Paul Muller), as he tours Europe in the company of his adoring teenage stepdaughter (Soledad Miranda), committing sordid sex crimes, all filmed with a blessed lack of convincing detail.

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 6:20 PM MT, 1/28

 Engineer unlocks hidden potential of Wii
Chalk up another victory for the Wii: It's a good foundation for virtual reality helmets, a vogue multitouch user interface, and a virtual whiteboard.

Mon Jan 28 03:00:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

Hit man allegedly sought in Craigslist ad
There are some jobs offered on Craigslist that some people would kill for, but this one may have asked a bit too much. 

Sun Jan 27 10:30:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

At Yahoo, a need to hit refresh
The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could stand to take a look at its past. 

Mon Jan 28 04:00:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

Digital pen maker has a Pulse
Livescribe packs a lot of tech into its new computer in a pen. But will it click with those who spend their days taking notes?
Mon Jan 28 04:00:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

Video of the day

Livescribe aims to rewrite computing history
The digital pen company aims to succeed where others have failed. CNET News.com's Ina Fried gets a sneak peek at the Pulse smart pen from Livescribe CEO Jim Margraff.

 

 

 

 

 

Flexing a super (computing) muscle
The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM's Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination.

Mon Jan 28 12:00:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego
Fifty years ago Monday, Lego filed its first patent for the iconic plastic brick.

Mon Jan 28 13:22:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

Give one laptop, get one sooner or later
If you donated an XO device to the OLPC with the expectation of getting one back for yourself, you've probably been on hold for several months amid shipping snafus. (From News.com's One More Thing blog.)

Mon Jan 28 10:54:00 PST 2008 | Read full story

 

 

 

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From: Lebedeva Maria <masha@wodehouse.ru> [Add to Address Book]

To: PGWnet <pgwnet@wodehouse.org>

Subject: [PGWnet] Old Home Week in Moscow

Date: Jan 28, 2008 1:00 PM

Old Home Week in Moscow 10th-16th August 2008 Thanks to the publicity given to the matter in December by Wooster Sauce and Plum Lines, the whole world today knows that The Russian Wodehouse Society (TRWS) has taken the initiative to host "Old Home Week" in Moscow. It was then mentioned that full details of the forthcoming event were to appear in the same periodicals in March. However, we are glad to inform our friends Wodehouseans that the dates of the "Old Home Week in Moscow" have already been settled for 10th-16th August 2008. We appreciate the expressions of interest in the event from the members of different Wodehouse societies, and are glad to say that the number of those interested is quite sufficient to have no doubts that the dream of the international Wodehousean gathering in Moscow shall come true. Meanwhile, we encourage other Wodehouseans to contact us, as we are still open to receive more guests. Very few people (with the exception of those who have been reading Masha Lebedeva's series on the Russian references in Wodehouse) are aware how strong Plum's connection to Russia is. In August you can see it yourself. The "Old Home Week in Moscow" programme includes visits to the Kremlin (though we will not meet the big shots who reside there) and the palatial Tsaritsyno (the would-be Moscow residence of the Russian empress Catherine the Great); Moscow sightseeing bus tour, as well as walks around Moscow with visits to L. Tolstoy's Museum-Estate Khamovniki and F. Chaliapin's House-Museum, where these Great Russians once lived and worked. You shall have a unique opportunity to compare Blanding's castle with Moscow country estates - A. Chekhov's Literary and Memorial Museum (Melikhovo) and the country-mansion of the famous Russian poet Lermontov (Serednikovo). Should you feel apprehensive of Russian literary heritage being a bit dull, it may cheer you up to learn that sporting and relaxing activities will miraculously compensate for whatever momentary intellectual anguish you may experience during these otherwise gripping and wholesome excursions. DRAFT SCHEDULE OF THE OLD HOME WEEK IN MOSCOW Sunday 10.08.2008 Afternoon: Arrival and Registration Evening: Welcome Dinner Monday 11.08.2008 Morning: Visit to Moscow Kremlin and Armoury Afternoon: Visit to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Moskva River boat trip Tuesday 12.08.2008 Morning: Moscow sightseeing bus tour Afternoon: Walking tour of Moscow, F. Chaliapin House-Museum Wednesday 13.08.2008 Morning: L. Tolstoy Museum-Estate "Khamovniki" Afternoon: Mini-golf tournament Thursday 14.08.2008 Day trip to Serednikovo country-mansion Friday 15.08.2008 Day trip to A. Chekhov's Melikhovo Museum Saturday 16.08.2008 Morning: Tsaritsyno park Evening: Farewell Dinner (This is an approximate itinerary, and we reserve the right to change or omit some elements of the Week) If you would like to take part in the Week, please email Masha Lebedeva at masha@wodehouse.ru, and we provide you with more information as soon as it is available.

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 9:25 AM ET, 1/28

 

Google's Answer to Wikipedia

By Andrew Schrock | Topic: Biztech | 6 Comments

Google's Knol project aims to make online information easier to find and more authoritative.

 

At Yahoo, a Need to Hit Refresh

01/28/2008 | via News.com

Yahoo has recently experienced some corporate blows, and it’s unclear how the former Web powerhouse will be able to reëstablish a strong brand in the face of competition from Google.

 

 

AMD Graphics Card May Test Nvidia

01/28/2008 | via Wall Street Journal

Graphics capabilities are increasingly important in the computer world. Now AMD has a new chip that could outshine those of Nvidia, one of the leaders in the graphics field.

 

Nanochip Raises $14M for Ultra High-Capacity Memory Chips

01/25/2008 | via VentureBeat

100-gigabyte memory chips that use both MEMS and a new "phase change" mechanism for storing energy could be ready this year, with terabyte devices to follow--surpassing the storage capacity of flash memory.

 

The Genetics of Language

By Jon Cohen | 12/18/2007 | Topic: Biotech

Researchers are beginning to crack the code that gives humans our way with words.

... brain that control speech and language. But for the life of him, he can't ... genes are related to speech and language development--and how our ...

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/19843/

 

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Iraq contractors tap Latin America's needy

By Patrick J. Mcdonnell

Thousands with limited opportunities at home are lured by pay; but for some who are injured or disabled, the cost his high.

 

 

Cold War Spy Coup Wasn't All It Seemed

 

 

A Rare Find in Madagascar Gets Own Genus | Q&A

 

 

Yahoo's global reach still exceeds its grasp

By Jessica Guynn

Eclipsed by Google, it struggles to convert a vast user base into potent profit growth.

 

 

 

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