FTC Seeks Info on Search Engines: "Online search engines are built to find information in seconds. But most leading sites appear to be taking their time meeting a federal request for more transparency on how money influences their display of search results."

Blog to Cope With Alzheimer's Fog: "You're never too old to start blogging -- and to stave off dementia. Seniors in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, with mild to moderate memory loss, are writing Web logs to help them make sense of their daily lives. And the activity, they say, is slowing the onset of their symptoms."

Google's Integrity: "Collectively we believe in Google, it's our memory, it's the way we share."

Remember to be Human: The Core Rules of Netiquette

Webmaster World: "Is Google bad for the web - from an aesthetic point of view?"

Water filter set to save lives: "A Bangladeshi professor is due to formally launch a new water filter on Sunday, which its backers say will save millions of lives around the world."

If you live in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, please vote for Angeles Ortega for County Commissioner At-Large. She's the mother of a friend.

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to pop a water balloon in space? "Experimenters burst water balloons in the low-gravity environment produced aboard a NASA Lewis DC-9 aircraft."

The Physics of Sandcastles: "An upcoming shuttle mission will carry small columns of sand into space -- and will return with valuable lessons for earthquake engineers, farmers and physicists."

Sesame Street to introduce HIV-positive Muppet: "Sesame Street will soon introduce its first HIV-positive Muppet character to children of South Africa, where one in nine people have the virus that can lead to AIDS. The upbeat female Muppet will join "Takalani Sesame" on September 30 for its third season on the South African Broadcasting Corporation. "