Running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster. Source: Slate
I wish Drupal and the White House nothing but happiness. But I have a feeling this story ends badly. If the administration had conducted a few polls among the swing demographic of Web site administrators, it would have realized that Drupal is pocked with political landmines.
Welcome "PubMedCentral Canada"Source: Open Medicine Blog
PMC Canada aims to provide a freely accessible, Canada-based archive of biomedical and health research findings.
RNC's World Wide Embarrassment - The Daily BeastSource: Politico
Michael Steele is playing down his organization's errors—again. The Republican National Committee launched GOP.com Tuesday with a series of embarrassing mistakes and numerous crashes.
GOP Posts Password, Admin Instructions on Website. Source: NY Daily News
In their haste to get their new Web site up and running, the Republican Party has posted online a slew of things you wouldn't normally expect.
Such as instructions on how to operate the Web site.
Read Chapter 1 of Lost Symbol for FREESource: Book Daily
You may not know that this website offers you the chance to read the first chapters of several new titles, and all for free. There are buttons at the bottom to buy the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, but that's it.
Osteoporosis Canada PublicationsSource: Osteoporosis Canada
Publications about osteoporosis in English, French and other languages - available for download or order.
Federal stimulus-monitoring website gets an updateSource: The L.A. Times
Recovery.gov now allows searching by ZIP Code to look up projects in specific areas. Here's where some of the money went: The $9.5-million overhaul was paid for with stimulus funds.
CarlyforniaSource: Crooks and Liars
excerpt: "" As former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina prepares to enter the 2010 California Senate race on the GOP side, her quirky new Web site is being ridiculed by the online community — and not just by those on the political left.""
British News: Law chief 'deplores' Lockerbie bomber claimSource: BBC News
Scotland's most senior prosecutor has condemned a fresh move by the Lockerbie bomber to protest his innocence.
Hundreds of pages of documents relating to an appeal by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 bombing have been put on a new website.
Got a dream but no cash? The Internet can help | ReutersSource: Reuters
Chris Waddell wants to climb Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair; George Del Barrio wants to make a film in Cambodia; Jeff Edwards wants to write a book about a science fiction writer: they want you to fund their dreams.
Elance Network Security BlundersSource: Suite101
Elance just suffered its second network security issue, sending thousands of emails containing private information to third parties.
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Turks and Caicos Islands is now directly governed by Great Britain as of August 14. Many mainstream news media agencies had been warned that this was imminent, but it seemed that there was difficulty getting the word out.