San Jose Mercury News - Vindu's View: It's time to open up mobile phone networks

San Jose Mercury News - Vindu's View: It's time to open up mobile phone networks: "For all the laws against hate speech, online gambling and child pornography, the only real rule of the Internet is 'search and ye shall find' - whether you're looking for stolen credit card numbers, the history of the Darfur genocide, naked newscasters or the best pizza joint in Mountain View"

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Memphis shows off green side with hybrid-electric buses|Memphis News, Entertainment, Business Search and Shopping

Memphis shows off green side with hybrid-electric buses|Memphis News, Entertainment, Business Search and Shopping: "Hybrid-electric buses will start rolling through Memphis next week."

A legend passes; the world mourns … | Clarksville, TN Online

A legend passes; the world mourns … | Clarksville, TN Online: "Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, has died. He was considered to be the greatest tenor of his time, and retired in 2004, but was on a farewell tour when he was stricken with pancreatic cancer in 2006."

Hurricane |Sky News|World News

Hurricane |Sky News|World News: "Hurricane Dean has hit Jamaica. The Caribbean island has declared a curfew and cut off power supplies. View of the storm from the International Space Station View of the storm from the International Space Station Troops are preventing looting as holidaymakers take refuge from the Category 4 storm which has already claimed at least eight lives in the region. It is packing winds of 150 mph and bringing up to 20 inches of rain. Disaster co-ordinator Krechet Greaves told Sky News: 'We're well aware that we have a monster to prepare for."

Jamaica PM warns residents to seek shelter as Dean arrives | Jerusalem Post

Jamaica PM warns residents to seek shelter as Dean arrives | Jerusalem Post: "Jamaica's prime minister made a final plea for residents to move into empty shelters as Hurricane Dean, a deadly and growing Category 4 storm with 230 kph (145 mph) winds, began to pummel the island. Airports were closed, trapping tourists."

Bloomberg.com: Latin America

Bloomberg.com: Latin America: "Peru was rocked by its largest earthquake in more than three decades, possibly killing at least 30 people and prompting tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific."