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In a shocking revelation this morning, Reuters reported that Microsoft will stop providing its online and offline encyclopedia, Encarta, a rich authentic resource. The decision, which Microsoft described as "People today seek and consume information in considerably different ways than in years past", will strip us off one of the best student resources available. Wikipedia's enormous popularity as a free resource, and the ability to search and find any kind of information from the Web using search engines like Google has made MS take this tough decision. Wikipedia, on the other hand is fully edited by people like you and I, and cannot be trusted more than a self-published book or blog. Though strict moderation is in place, it has way more to go to be regarded as a real encyclopedia. In a Twitter opinion poll we did recently, this was made explicit: Is Wikipedia authentic? The Encarta service, except in Japan, will cease on October 31 this year, and the one on Japan will c...

This is our tribute to one of the greatest authors of our time, John Updike, who passed away yesterday. Pulitzer-prize-winning Updike died at the age of 76 of lung cancer. Updike, who frequented the best-seller lists, wrote 23 novels and 15 short fiction collections. His most important works include the Rabbit series ( Rabbit, Run ; Rabbit Redux ; Rabbit Is Rich ; Rabbit At Rest ; and Rabbit Remembered ). Two of this series have also acquired the famed Pulitzer prize. Updike concentrated a lot on the middle-class America's sexuality, marriages, and workplace. Famous for his depiction of sex, he was awarded 2008's lifetime achievement award at Literary Review's annual Bad Sex in Fiction award, which is bestowed upon people writing "crude, tasteless, or ridiculous sexual passages in modern literature". We mourn the death of Mr Updike.

God's arms stretch well beyond our imaginations! Associated Press reports from Vatican that the Pope has a new YouTube account for the entire Vatican country. The channel, titled 'the Vatican' is accessible here . In his inaugural speech, Pop Benedict XVI welcomed all the viewers to his "great family that knows no borders". Check out the channel and let us know what you think of it. The channel has editions in Italian, English, Spanish, and Dutch. It will give the coverage of the activities of the Pope and other relevant events in Vatican.