Coonan seeks to censor the Web
THE Federal Police commissioner will have the power to ban websites believed to be crime or terrorism related under a proposed bill. australianit.news.com.au
China's regional differences (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
As my blogging colleague in Beijing Kaiser Kuo notes, Chinese love to talk about their regional stereotypes. So Kaiser wrote up what he calls “doggerel†for the most recent issue of That’s Beijing, a local listings magazine. You can see the whole thing at his blog. Here are excerpts: In Dongbei, whence the Manchus came, the men do like their liquor. ... us.rd.yahoo.com
My blog on the M16 Rifle (Herald and News)
The topic of this blog is the M16 rifle and whether it should remain as the U.S. Army and Marine’s standard infantry rifle. There have been better firearms out for 60 years now. The AK-47 came out in 1947. But by the same token, there have also been worse firearms. us.rd.yahoo.com
Google to offer health records online
GOOGLE has announced an online repository where consumers can store their health information. australianit.news.com.au