Dick Locher, Chicago -- The Chicago Tribune

Rhianna will miss the Ask Jeeves Butler

Sometimes progress erases the fun memories.
Remember what a great icon Ask Jeeves was? He seemed to exude loyalty as he answered queries in a no-nonsense manner.

Gee, nothing is guaranteed anymore. Even butlers lose their jobs.

AskJeeves fires its butler, speeds up Web search

"AskJeeves, the fourth most popular U.S. Internet search site, started out in 1996 by promising concrete answers to questions posed by Web users. Jeeves, the butler character, was meant to symbolize this theoretically better form of service.

A novelty for many Web users at first, AskJeeves struggled to attract a regular following. Having computers answer questions proved harder than many users first hoped.

'It was a place that overpromised and underdelivered during the dot-com days,' Lanzone said. 'To the majority of consumers AskJeeves is still a place for questions and answers.'"

Bird Flu is still on the Horizon

Science News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Bird flu likely to burst out again and again: study"

US wins the Silver in Figure Skating Ice Dancing at the Turin 2006

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto won the Silver Medal with their with their sultry Latin original dance on ice.
One highlight of their routine was when Agosto was in a spread eagle and Belbin hung upside down over his arm while pulling one leg up to her head.

Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov gave Russia another figure skating gold medal, making it three in as many events and continuing that country's long success in dance. Since it was added in 1976, a Russian or Soviet couple has won all but two of the golds in the event.

Tatiana mezmerized audiences as she performed flamenco steps clicking her skates on the ice as if they were castanets.

Good reason to love chocolate

Joe Heller, Wisconsin -- The Green Bay Press-Gazette