Following on with Meg's thinking, it would also be Fantastic to be able to have exerps from various Articles from WIKIPEDIA as well.
I like to use Shablast as my second string information generator. I use Google for very broad searches, but when I need to dig deeper, Shablast is my Favourite.
Please, Jon, whatever you add to help us with Shablast, I personally will welcome it with open arms.
Happy NEW YEAR to ALL>