Uninsured Stuck With Bigger Medical Bills

If you are one of the 47 million Americans that have joined the ranks of the uninsured, what you may not know is that you may have to pay more for your medical treatment than your privately insured counterparts.  When individuals without insurance get sick, they...

Armstrong donating his papers to Prude...

"West Lafayette, Nov 01: Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University. Armstrong's papers, boxes of which have already begun arriving at Purdue, will be an inspiration for...

Violence flares up at Naples dump

"Protesters have clashed again with Italian police in the city of Naples in a dispute over rubbish disposal. The protesters in the suburb of Pianura are blocking access to an old rubbish dump which city officials want to reopen as landfill sites are full. There have been no...

Cambridge to launch Ebook Collections

""The launch of Cambridge eBook Collections marks a new milestone in fulfilling the Presss promise to pro-vide flexible, instant access to readers around the world. Our authors can be confident that their works will reach the widest possible scholarly audience, and our...

"DMCA Killer": Does It Go Far Enough?

So Boucher's and Dolittle's bill would soften the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, yes, but a quick read of the bill itself raises some questions. First of all, it looks as though tape decks are legal again. Lovely. Also, whilst makers of infringement-capable devices are safe...

Deficit Falls to Lowest Level in 4 Years

Update: The Dow appears headed for another record close, up 35 some thirty minutes before closing."WASHINGTON -- The federal deficit has improved significantly in the first three months of the new budget year, helped by a continued surge in tax revenues. In its monthly...

Photosynth - Transform Photo Collections into 3D Models

If you are, at all, into photos online then you need to check this out!See the information and the video herePhotosynthis a very interesting software from Microsoft that takes a large numberof photos from a place and tries to combine them into a 3D model ofthat place....

Japanese Art Trucks

Came across a great collection of photographs of Dekotora this morning. A Dekotora is (from wikipedia) " is a loudly decorated truck found often in Japan. Dekotora commonly have neon or ultraviolet lights, extravagant paints, and shiny stainless or golden exterior parts....

Money & Happiness - Cracking the Office Dress Code

"The first time I attended a New York runway show in the early '90s, the audience was composed mostly of store buyers and fashion editors, and Elsa Klensch of CNN had a lock on the television coverage. Now these once insular and elite events have gone mass-market and...