Universities try to control students off campus

Ah, life in the university district. Cheap ethnic food. Vibrant street life. Fresh-faced students whizzing by on bicycles.

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Rambus Wins Memory-Chip Trial

Rambus Inc. scored a key victory Wednesday in its nearly decade-old fight with memory chip makers when a jury found the company did not engage in monopolistic behavior by patenting technologies that eventually became standard in memory chips.

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For three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget. At the same time, he has been under a Justice Department investigation, according to documents and two sources briefed on the probe.

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Multiple arrests at an apartment complex and the subsequent arrest of a Daytona Beach detective by Holly Hill police the same night have prompted an internal review of the two cases, including the officers' actions, Police Chief Mark Barker said Friday.

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Is she still angry? You betcha. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted late-night comic David Letterman on Friday, saying a joke about her daughter contributes to the "acceptance of abuse of younger women."

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The laser process creates a unique array of nano- and micro-scale structures on the surface of a regular tungsten filament—the tiny wire inside a light bulb—and theses structures make the tungsten become far more effective at radiating light. More Articles

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The lamp's filament is just 100 atoms wide. It is made from a single carbon nanotube. When lit, the itty bitty bulb can be seen with the unaided eye as a point of light, the scientists say. More Articles

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Nobody's above the law. But tiny clusters of colliding atoms may duck below the second law of thermodynamics. In simulations, researchers in Japan found that in rare cases, tiny clusters of atoms ricochet off each other faster than their approaching speeds. More Articles

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More info re: Law enforcement - are they daft?

08/03/2001 245(d)(1) PC F Assault with firearm on peace officer/firefighter NOT GUILTY 03/18/2002 Dismissed 12/13/2002

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Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, in Livermore, CA, have created the first carbon-nanotube devices that can detect the entire visible spectrum of light.

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Natalie's sister, 23 had raised money for her own schooling by a 3 week prostituting stint. Since her sister was treated so well at The Bunny Ranch in Nevada, (a legal brothel) Natalie decided that she too would work there but, only for one night. More Articles

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That's the decision of a three-judge panel of the Washington Court of Appeals, which on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a case brought against Hoquiam High School's former choir teacher. More Articles

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There is no excuse for Governor Blagojevich's conduct, but it doesn't seem much worse than what goes on in our nation's capitol every day.

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MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Parents are outraged after receiving a disturbing letter regarding several students having sex in a south Florida school.

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Boys born to mothers who drank lightly during pregnancy are better behaved and score more highly in tests at the age of three than the sons of women who abstained, according to a study published today.

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..."unlike doctors and lawyers, managers don't need a formal education, let alone a license, to practice.

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A Thai soccer referee was beaten up by an entire team after sending off three of their players during a match to decide promotion to country's second division, local media reported on Friday.

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A Brief History of Music: Romantic Era Composers

Romantic Era Composers ______________________________ Franz Schubert 1797-1828

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A Brief History of Music: The Baroque Era; Pt. 2

Part 1 can be found using the link.

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A Brief History of Music: The Baroque Era; Pt. 1

Baroque Era 1600A.D. - 1750A.D.

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ST. GEORGE, Mo. (AP) -- A police sergeant whose berating of a driver was captured on videotape has been fired.

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Funeral Etiquette: Say The Right Thing

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Newsvine: An Organism in Its Own Right

One of the largest issues on Newsvine as of late has been on the importance of 'quality' material versus more sensational material, or perhaps 'less worthy' material.

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How travellers behave at the airport — not simply the items in their tote bags — could soon be a focus of Canada's air security screeners.

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Sub-domains

Mike D and the staff - what kind of liberties are we allowed to take with subdomains?

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