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...According to The Times of London, "The government is pressing ahead with plans to sell a string of state-owned organizations as part of a privatization drive to add ?35 billion to the dwindling public purse." Among the treasures being sold are the Royal Mint and the national mapping agency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the U.S. Sell Assets As the British Government Did? | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...Sean O’Hara alternated singles and doubles. By the time Zailskas ripped a single through the left side, the Crimson enjoyed a 4-0 lead.Despite a strong outing from sophomore starter Dan Berardo, Harvard struggled after the second-year was forced from the game by a line drive into his glove hand. After allowing the tying run to score, Way yielded a three-run home run to take the loss for the Crimson.Up 7-4, the Blazers continued to build on their lead, setting the tone for an offensive weekend onslaught that Harvard could not match...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Gets Swept by UAB in Trip to South | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

...approaching when the U.S. military can deploy a robot that can drive itself around a corner, use senors to detect an enemy fighter on the move and destroy targets instantly with missiles and machine guns - all without human intervention? The Pentagon thinks the day may be imminent, and it wants to ensure that its technology doesn't get ahead of military doctrine. It wants to be certain that there is always a human making decisions regarding the use of lethal force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army Robots: Will Humans Still Be in Control? | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

...MULE has crossed over highway barriers in New Jersey by itself in testing. In a few years, the robot will be able to drive itself with onboard computers, navigate its way around obstacles while using sensors to beam back images of the surrounding terrain and, ultimately, fire deadly weapons on targets identified by the sensors. This last portion of the MULE's abilities - namely the capability of using lethal force by itself upon enemies - is of particular concern for the Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army Robots: Will Humans Still Be in Control? | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

...from 4.7% the January before, as layoffs in its warehousing and retailing industries started to filter through. Owing partly to an aluminum plant shutdown, unemployment in Charleston rose to 4.9% from 3.9% 12 months before. In Morgantown, the rate went to 3.9%, from 3.2%. Lower energy prices helped drive up the percentage of unemployed people in Casper to 4.2% from 3.4% year-over-year, and will likely have a similar effect on Bismarck's number when they're released next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cities Once Immune Now Suffering in Recession | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

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