Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive.

Authors and publishers objected to Google's offering books online without consulting copyright holders, as well as publishing title pages, snippets and previews for public access.

Universal Studios Let’s start with the good news: Although no production timeline has been announced, songwriter Duncan Sheik and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa are collaborating on a musical version of American Psycho . Before you cringe, let us state the case for this being an awesome idea: Bret Easton Ellis has given the project his blessing and will serve as a consulting producer. Sacasa ...

The health insurance company WellPoint delivered on only about one-fifth of a $30-million pledge to help the uninsured, the Los Angeles Times reports. "It was not the first time the nation's largest insurer cast itself as an agent of change. In 2007, just as Democrats took control of Congress, WellPoint pledged that its charitable foundation would spend $30 million over three years as part of a ...

Stop The Bleeding In California Los Angeles Times If California ever needed the federal government to enact a universal plan of its own, that time is now (Harold Meyerson, 3/18).Access, Access, Access The New York Times In short, great health care is often less about breakthrough technologies than it is about access. And for all the disagreements about President Obama's health care proposal, let ...

Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive. It could all be just a mouse click away from your computer screen if the effort, known as the Google Books Library Project, survives a legal challenge.

The New York Times and Washington Post on Thursday published opinion pieces commenting on various issues involving abortion and health reform. ~ Nicholas Kristof, New York Times: "[F]or all the disagreements about President Obama's health care proposal, let's focus on this: it unquestionably would increase access, while its defeat would diminish access," columnist Kristof writes. Abortion-rights ...

Vacationers are turning to old-fashioned Ferris wheels and carousels over expensive, high-tech thrill rides. What's the appeal? Free admission. In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, tiny beach-side amusement parks along the California coast are reporting robust business and big crowds while most of the state's big theme parks have seen shrinking revenue.

For many Westerners, the sight of a Soviet-built locomotive pulling passenger wagons out of Kyiv’s main train station is like a rare glimpse into the distant past.

The following business starts were recorded in February 2010 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office. When available, the name of a registered member or officer is given.

Global Business Services, the management consulting, systems integration and applications outsourcing arm of IBM, is betting big on the Indian media and entertainment sector.

The California Medical Association, a strong advocate for reform that provides universal access to health care, is lobbying Congress for important changes to legislation it is considering to ensure patients have the access to care they need. Congress could vote on sweeping health reform in coming days that would extend coverage to 80 percent of California's uninsured, mandate that insurers spend ...

ANDOVER, Mass. -- Dynamics Research Corporation , a leading provider of innovative management consulting, engineering, and technology solutions to federal and state governments, today announced that it was awarded a contract with the U.S.

Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies and counter-terrorism training programs to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, issued a response today to a growing interest in the security and emergency response communities to immunize first responders most susceptible to anthrax exposure. The issue was brought ...

Singapore - South-East Asia's first Universal Studios theme park started a soft opening Thursday, adding to a regional boomlet for the entertainment industry, spurred by Asia's growing economies. The...

Identifying the right person to oversee your assets can be as much a challenge as minding those assets.

Maybe the distinction between risk management process and capabilities is obvious to some, but most risk professionals probably do not understand that one is just as good as the other, or perhaps better.

An exchange would allow studios and others to hedge against box-office performance.

More Than Onerous The New York Times After a year of national debate, a handful of House Democrats who oppose abortion may be the ones to decide whether health care reform goes forward or not. ... We are puzzled and dismayed that these legislators are willing to waste that opportunity because they say the onerous anti-abortion provisions in the Senate's bill are still not onerous enough (3/14 ...

WASHINGTON----Norsat International Inc. , a leading provider of broadband communications solutions, announced today a new line of maritime products.