each book in Amazon's Search Inside!â„¢ program now features statistics computed from the text. next to a word cloud illustrating the most frequently used terms in a book, the statistical data includes indicators about a book's readability (i.e. the number of years of formal education required to read & understand a passage of text) & complexity (i.e. a score illustrating reading ease), the number of characters, words & sentences, & the "amount of words per dollar" or physical "weight".
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket.
AFP - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's anti-corruption drive has claimed another scalp with news Friday of the arrest of an ex-governor who allegedly embezzled millions of dollars of state funds.
AP - The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown at headquarters on Friday.
