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Is Google's Knol just a "Googlepedia" or can it be more?

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k nol - a unit of knowledge PROPOSAL: THE FUTURE OF KNOL Unfortunately, I 've read some disappointing blog articles comparing Knol with Wikipedia suggesting that Knol has nothing more to offer. The truth is that Knol has a tremendous potential but I feel that it has taken the wrong road. My proposal for Knol google team is to move from Knol-articles to Knol-Journals and introduce new online author collaboration tools (groups, mailing lists). KNOL: ADAPT OR BECOME EXTINCT Charles Robert Darwin (1809 – 1882) Image by  Flickr I start my proposal with some basic biological principles. We all know that animals compete for food. If two different species compete for exactly the same kind of food in the same habitat, it is likely that one of those species will become extinct and the other will survive. This is a basic principle in evolutionary ecology. Why am I saying this? Knol has made a great mistake by starting like a “G

Mubarak used last days in power to secure his fortune

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  Mubarak used last days in power to secure his fortune President used the18 days it took for protesters to topple him to shift his vast wealth into secret accounts overseas... Telegraph (UK): By  Philip Sherwell , in New York, Robert Mendick, and Nick Meo in Cairo   8:26PM GMT 12 Feb 2011 The former  Egyptian  president is accused of amassing a fortune of more than £3 billion - although some suggest it could be as much as £40 billion - during his 30 years in power. It is claimed his wealth was tied up in foreign banks, investments, bullion and properties in London, New York, Paris and Beverly Hills. In the knowledge his downfall was imminent, Mr Mubarak is understood to have attempted to place his assets out of reach of potential investigators. On Friday night Swiss authorities announced they were freezing any assets Mubarak and his family may hold in the country's banks while pressure was growing for the UK to do the same. Mr Mubarak has strong con

Arrest warrant issued for former American Ally President Musharraf

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An arrest warrant has been issued for Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto   Photo: EPA Arrest warrant issued for former Pakistani President Musharraf From  Reza Sayah , CNN February 12, 2011 6:32 a.m. EST (CNN)  -- A court in Pakistan issued an arrest warrant Saturday for former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a public prosecutor told CNN. Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali said on the Anti Terrorist Court in Rawalpindi issued the warrant. Prosecutors claim that an investigation shows Musharraf was responsible for not providing adequate protection for Bhutto and has not responded to a prosecutor's request to answer questions -- hence the court-ordered arrest warrant. Bhutto, who spent many years in exile, was assassinated in 2007 as she campaigned against Musharraf for the presidency. Some have accused Musharraf