AUM official chairs Group Homes' board (Montgomery Advertiser) Matthew L. Duke, senior director of the Auburn Montgomery Center for Government and Public Affairs, has been elected the chairman of the board of directors for Group Homes for Children Inc. of Montgomery....more...Parker honored by Anna Maria College (Westerly Sun) Westerly resident Maria Nigro Parker was awarded the ?Outstanding Professional Achievement Award? by her alma mater....more... For Microsoft's money man, key is knowing when to spend, when to save (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Microsoft finance chief Chris Liddell, a New Zealand native with a competitive streak, has his organization playing a bigger role in determining the Redmond company's broader strategic moves....more... William Gibson: He's seen the future (Independent) There is a lesser-known HG Wells novel, 1907's The War in the Air, that describes an allied power engaged in airborne conflict with Germany. Seven years before the Great War, and 33 before the Battle of Britain, in some ways this is chillingly prescient. In others it is comical ? the flying machines in question flap their wings like birds....more... LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record) Morris County's top judge directed Municipal Court Judge George R. Korpita on Wednesday to disqualify himself from hearing any drunken or careless driving cases -- at least until his own DWI matter is resolved....more... Baby Yoga comes to O.C. (Orange County Register) Inhale, exhale, spit up, change diaper. Mom shares Yoga experience with her daughter....more... October glimpses (USA Today) U.S. troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait in October....more... Road to success not all fun and games (Toronto Sun) IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:...more... Alibaba.com and the rise of entrepreneurial China (San Francisco Chronicle) China - For years, Qiutian Chen labored on assembly lines. He polished marble. He built car parts. And he saved his money. Six years ago, this unassuming son of farmers took those savings and spent an initial $13,000 to start a factory in the rural town of... ...more... |