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...first thing you notice about the Nook is that it looks a lot like the Kindle. That's because its major component - that weird black-on-gray, matte screen - is exactly the same as the one in the Kindle. Amazon and Barnes & Noble get them from the same supplier, E Ink. (See nine of the latest e-readers...
...there are differences. The Nook's design is better than the Kindle's. The casing around the edge, which doubles as the page-turn button, has a nicer feel to it, and its clickability is just right: tough enough to minimize accidental clicks - a major hazard with the Kindle - but tender enough that it isn't hard work...
...places like Pakistan and Yemen where al-Qaeda or its affiliates retain some organizational presence, it is much harder to train lots of would-be terrorists for complex, mass-casualty attacks. In response, al-Qaeda seems to be relying more on solo operators, people like Abdulmutallab, Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan and Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan American arrested last year for allegedly plotting to blow up buildings in New York. These lone wolves are harder to catch, but they're also less likely to do massive damage. Al-Qaeda's new motto, according to New York City police...
...June), others sneaked onto the books without much notice at all (Arkansas now prohibits the sale of toy guns that look real--unless they're of the BB, paintball or pellet variety). With the New Year, Illinois became the 19th state to outlaw texting while driving; North Carolina, a major tobacco-producing state, outlawed smoking in restaurants and bars; and California became the first state to partly ban trans fats in restaurant food...
...captain Louis Caputo (184 lbs.) took control of his bout, punishing Casen Aldridge with a 9-1 major decision to cap another undefeated weekend. The two-time All-American moved to third all-time on the Crimson win list with 114 victories, just one behind O’Connor...