Random environment scan
by Alex
Some random highlights of my scan of the Intarweb today:
“S&P upgrades Papua New Guinea’s economic rating”:http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/09/14/afx4117637.html
“Mr.Pip”:http://www.amazon.com/Mister-Pip-Lloyd-Jones/dp/0385341067/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4927962-4957223?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190079919&sr=8-1, a novel set in Bougainville, has been nominated for a Man-Booker prize.
A new study on “college students use of IT”:http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/17/it — they pretty much all have access to computers now.
“Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants”:http://www.ucpress.edu/books/sale/pages/10150.html — a good book about California
“Norton Antivirus”:http://www.myspace.com/spleeng — I love him/her/it. VERY hard to google for additional tracks however