| News.blog: A new look for Facebook
Facebook first announced last year that it was working on a redesign of members' profiles. Now, the social-networking site has unveiled previews of its upcoming new look. The Facebook profile redesigns will start rolling out in the next few weeks. With the new updates, you won't be able to see a member's entire profile on one screen. Personal information about someone will be included on one "tab" of a profile, whereas the "wall" -- public messages, developer-created applications, News Feed updates and other activity-related information -- will be on a separate tab. A third tab will link to the photos that the member has uploaded. Facebook has also said that members will be able to create separate tabs for their favorite applications. Part of this is because of technical issues, Facebook has said, telling members that the changes will make the interface cleaner.
San Francisco: Sinkhole's unwelcome presence
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Scotland 'can build on Six Nations loss to Ireland'
Given he'll be all the better for that experience we were not entirely without pluses, though there were a lot of errors once again to cut out and nobody would deny that." According to the man they call "Chunk" the decisive moment came 36 seconds after half-time."The key score was Ireland's third try, by my opposite number Marcus Horan."It was a good piece of vision for Ronan O'Gara to pick him out with a cross kick which fell into Horan's hands as he waited unmarked out wide."But the damage was done earlier by ourselves" said Jacobsen.That was a reference to how Scotland were unable to control the kick-off and compounded that mishap by failing to mop up O'Gara's initial towering kick in the heart of the defence.It was a ricochet off Scottish shins when a pass failed to stick that proved the catalyst for the next Irish score which most certainly took the game out of reach though not without real controversy.
Terry Pratchett: I have Alzheimer’s
In a statement posted on the website of his illustrator Paul Kidby, the author describes the diagnosis as "an embuggerance". He adds: "Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there’s time for at least a few more books yet." Pratchett, 59, is best known for his satirical Discworld novels and he has sold more than 55 million books. .
Woman involved in dragging case dies
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July 2007. "Double jeopardy is attached," Harrington said. "It's ridiculous that under state law, what happened to Eva is the same punishment as stealing a $10 DVD." That fact upsets Winter, the family friend. "He's going to get out soon and be able to live his life," she said. "She won't. It's just frustrating." .
Domain Frontrunning: A Ghost In The Machine
ICANN can't find evidence the practice really exists, and the one entity who says he has proof won't provide that proof. It's not like enacting policies against ghosts, exactly. You don't need proof of the existence of frontrunning to enact a policy against it. But in this case, proof might have helped Network Solutions not look so bad. Last month, NetSol came under fire for automatically registering domains that customers had searched for on their site and then jacking up the price of the domains for a four-day period. NetSol defended the practice as protection against frontrunning, which is the practice of registering a domain someone is searching for and then jacking up the price. At least NetSol's protection fee was a set price, $34.99 for four days worth of protection, just until they could return the domain within ICANN's grace period.
Beltline donors unfazed by ruling on financing
Major donors to Atlanta's Beltline initiative remain steadfast behind the project despite a negative ruling from the Georgia Supreme Court this week that will impact the financing for the development. The court ruled that school property taxes could not be included as part of the tax allocation district, or TAD. That means the project will receive about half of the revenues that were projected to come from the TAD. .
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