Mixed Signals

Mixed Signals
May 1, 2006 Our intrepid blog assistant, Ben Brudevold Newman, has done it again. He's provided a link to one of the more intriguing stories recently in the publishing world: How the code in the Da Vinci Code judgment was cracked.

Selling Maine as 'Vacationland'
State's tourism office tries new, more expensive techniques to lure visitors. By Victoria Wallack, Times Record Bureau

In this excerpt from his weblog Blog Standard
, Daniel Ken recalls a not altogether unfamiliar job interview. Arriving at the car park, I performed a quick Goth count. Forget percentage of free school meals or the schools behaviour policy, the best way to gauge behaviour is to do a Goth count.

Devoted Voters For 'American Idol' Do Their Duty On A Presidential Scale
"American Idol" fans do not idly cast their votes.

Broshuis: Ballplayer, Blogger
When Advance native Garrett Broshuis packs for a road trip as a member of the Double-A Connecticut Defenders, he brings along his baseball glove, shoes, and his laptop computer. When he's not pitching, he's blogging for the Sporting News.

Blank Noise raises voice for a cause
CHENNAI: Chennai joined the Blank Noise Project, a campaign that seeks to fight street sexual harassment by encouraging society to reflect and change public attitude towards women, with a meeting held in the city recently.

New Reading Technology from Microsoft
The new reading technology announced on Friday with the New York Times by Microsoft is at the top of Memeorandum.