Weekend Guide (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

A list of things to do this weekend.

20 Nov 2008, 12:37 am | click here for more

Nigeria: Look Out for Sizzling Uche (AllAfrica.com)

IIke Uche can be counted on to bring sanity to a chaotic Super Eagles when they confront Colombia for the first time in 13 years in an international friendly in Cali, Colombia, tonight.

19 Nov 2008, 9:44 am | click here for more

Russia's Economy: How Bad Will It Get? (BusinessWeek)

19 Nov 2008, 5:43 pm | click here for more

Mind Rot (MetroActive)

In ancient cultures, adolescent boys were required to undergo a transformation into manhood. Young boys embarked on a quest, were left isolated in the wild or buried alive. Returning victorious or dug up still sane, they were considered reborn, leaving their childish ways behind, becoming a warrior.

19 Nov 2008, 2:20 pm | click here for more

Modern and Contemporary Art to be Auctioned at Sotheby's in Amsterdam (Art Daily)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Weg in Ascona 1950. Oil on canvas, signed, 76 x 112.5 Estimate €120.000-150.000. Sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam: Modern and Contemporary Art, 3 December 2008 © Sotheby’s Amsterdam.

19 Nov 2008, 12:10 am | click here for more

Professor issues Google warning (The New Zealand Herald)

An Austrian computer science professor is warning internet users that search engine giant Google has more information about them than they realise. Professor Hermann Maurer, chairman of information systems and computer media at Graz University, has studied the search engine since it started.

19 Nov 2008, 10:25 am | click here for more

Amina Figarova | Above the Clouds (All About Jazz)

On September Suite (Munich, 2005), Amina Figarova's inspiration was one of the biggest events this generation may ever know—the September 11th attacks, and their psychological aftermath.

18 Nov 2008, 2:13 am | click here for more

Schaaf wants fans to lay off Prodl (Soccer365)

The crowd's discontent with Prodl's display was evident from the early stages, prompting Schaaf to substitute the Austria international in the 3-1 win over Cologne.

18 Nov 2008, 12:24 pm | click here for more

Yao Lu Winner of the 2008 BMW-Paris Photo Prize for Contemporary Photography (Art Daily)

PARIS.- Chinese artist Yao Lu was named winner of the 2008 BMW- Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography at a gala awards ceremony on 13th of November at Paris Photo. The prize is worth €12,000 (US$15,000).

16 Nov 2008, 11:25 pm | click here for more

Let the Games Begin! Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria (ThomasNet)

Scheduled for June 29 to July 5, 2009, RoboCup games in Graz, Austria will include nanosoccer contest where computer-driven nanobots challenge one another on fields no bigger than grain of rice. Viewed below microscope, soccer nanobots are operated by remote control and move in response to changing magnetic fields or electrical signals transmitted across microchip arena. NIST is accepting ...

14 Nov 2008, 8:54 am | click here for more