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Tsunami Alarm System: Slow Build
Regional officials gather on Bali to discuss a $126-million-dollar system that's supposed to warn people in 27 countries on the Indian Ocean of tsunami danger. But politics impedes progress and lives are being lost. From Wired News on July 30, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Virtual View Aids Plane Landings
Corporate jets are being fitted out with a system that gives a computer-generated view of the terrain ahead, even in heavy fog or clouds. Military and commercial craft may be next. From Wired News on July 30, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Skin Flicks Get Real Music
Snoop Dog, Skin Muzik, Eddie van Halen. Will the trend toward real music in adult films continue? In Sex Drive Daily. From Wired News on July 30, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Public Lives: A Fighter for StudentsĀ’ Right to Bear Ā— Cellphones
Tim Johnson, chairman of the ChancellorĀ’s Parent Advisory Council, is part of a coalition against the newly enforced ban on studentsĀ’ cellphones in public schools. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Degrees of Acceptance
For adults entering the job market, online diplomas make sense. But what do employers really think about them? From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Cribs: A Roommate of OneĀ’s Own
Many colleges now use compatibility surveys to minimize risk of serious roommate mismatching. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Off the Beaten Path
Twenty colleges worth a trip, or at least a detour. Visiting Ann Arbor? Do Kalamazoo, too. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Southbound
Thanks to aggressive marketing, southern schools are hot among northerners. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Redrawing the College Map
New York is tops, Florida is cool, and the Dakotas can be a great deal. How the echo boom is shaping the college search. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..