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...Interestingly, people who were just browsing the Web looked at only 5% more ads than those trying to accomplish a specific task. Even when we're on a mission, we're still fairly willing to stop and look at an ad. However, there was one sort of website where ads rarely registered: pages built around search boxes. Think Mapquest or Expedia. Google's tribute to white space on its home page might be sleek design - or it might have something to do with knowing that no one would look at an ad there anyway. (See 10 ways Twitter will change...
Though he has presided over the difficult task of closing parishes and schools within the archdiocese, O'Malley is well liked in Boston and the broader Catholic community. He celebrated his inaugural Mass in Boston at a Spanish service, and he once joked that his scarlet Cardinal's robes would come in handy if Dick Cheney ever invited him to go hunting. O'Malley, however, should not be mistaken for a liberal member of the hierarchy. He is a conservative on matters of doctrine, and for the past few years, he has been the face of the church's opposition...
...preparation will assist the Crimson this weekend in forgetting all records and concentrating on the task at hand—shutting down a Lions team that presents a threat that cannot be overlooked...
Since the legislation creating the DNI was hastily put together, the question - like many others - is not clearly answered. Successive CIA directors have pointed out that because the main task of the top intel person in any mission is to interact with the host country's spy agencies, the CIA station chief is the natural choice. The DNI view, however, is that in some missions, the CIA role is relatively small, and it might make sense for the representative of another agency to take the lead role...
...that Kenya's leaders might revive plans for a local tribunal in a further bid to make sure the envelope's contents never become known. That could gum the works for the ICC, which can only intervene when a country's own judicial system isn't up to the task. "Odinga and Kibaki might end up supporting a tribunal as a fallback strategy," says Hassan. "Of course, the Kenyan public still has very little faith in the local process...