Thursday, January 17, 2002

categories: War US warning on al-Qaeda suspects. The US releases videos of five suspected al-Qaeda members and says they may have been preparing terrorist acts. [BBC News: world]   6:04:16 PM    comment

categories: War 5 Dead in Israel Wedding Hall Attack. A Palestinian tossed hand grenades into a wedding hall in northern Israel on Friday, and five people were killed and more than 30 wounded, Israeli police said. A Palestinian militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. [AP World News]   6:01:30 PM    comment

categories: Culture Last WTC survivor leaves hospital. 'Don't give up,' he says. [USA Today : Front Page]   5:57:26 PM    comment

categories: Legal Jailbreak By Helicopter in Brazil. A helicopter swooped into the prison yard of a Sao Paulo penitentiary and flew away with two inmates Thursday, law enforcement officials said. [AP World News]   5:54:36 PM    comment

categories: Biz Late-Night Homestore News. After business hours, the troubled real estate play announces the firing or resignation of seven employees in its ongoing accounting probe. [internetnews.com: Top News]   4:49:33 PM    comment

categories: Legal Law student arraigned in shooting. Prosecutors charge suspect with three counts of capital murder; man tells judge he 'was sick.' [USA Today : Front Page]   4:46:40 PM    comment

categories: SciTech 'Cheese!' to 'Print,' in One Step. Canon, Hewlett-Packard and Epson have recently come upon a clever invention that vastly simplifies the route from camera to paper: direct-print photo printers. [The New York Times: Technology]   4:36:26 PM    comment

categories: Biz Prices You Just Can't Believe. If no one actually charges the "list price," is it merely a harmless fiction? That depends on how you define "bargain." [The New York Times: Technology]   4:30:57 PM    comment

categories: Biz Spider scientists spin tough yarn. A Canadian company makes superstrong spider silk, tough enough to make body armour and medical sutures. [BBC News: sci/tech]   4:14:25 PM    comment

categories: SciTech Ice 'thickens' in West Antarctica. Parts of the ice sheet that covers West Antarctica may be getting thicker, not thinner, as scientists have feared. [BBC News: sci/tech]   4:12:28 PM    comment

categories: Biz eBay fees going up at month's end. Days after posting record earnings and sales, the auctioneer says it is raising fees. Plus: A popular free feature will soon carry a price tag. [CNET News.com]   4:04:25 PM    comment

categories: Legal Enron concerns cited. Accounting firm raised flags in February, memo shows. Washington [USA Today : Front Page]   4:01:51 PM    comment

categories: Culture The Brave New World of Work [Slashdot]   3:56:33 PM    comment

categories: Legal FBI warns of Net-related terrorist activity. Attacks possible on or through utility, municipal and state information systems. [USA Today : Front Page]   3:52:06 PM    comment

categories: Biz Studios nearing anti-copying tech for TV. Networks, film studios and consumer electronics companies aim by March to set technology standards designed to keep people from recording TV shows and movies and swapping them online. [CNET News.com]   3:26:37 PM    comment

categories: Culture This Is A Man's World (Wide Web). Nielsen//NetRatings Global WebWatch report finds the majority of audiences visiting the Web's Top 10 global properties are guys. [internetnews.com: Top News]   3:18:42 PM    comment

categories: Biz Macromedia posts $10 million loss [MacCentral]   3:15:38 PM    comment

categories: SciTech AT&T Broadband Commits to Home Networking. The company partners with Linksys to give customers the option of simultaneously linking computers in their homes to the Internet. [Product News]   3:11:19 PM    comment

categories: Politics Other Enron officials spoke up. At least two other top officials sounded alarms about the company's business practices. Washington [USA Today : Front Page]   3:08:58 PM    comment

categories: Politics Kennedy protests cuts. Senator hopes to reverse part of Bush's tax cut, maintain estate tax indefinitely in wake of new deficits. Nation [USA Today : Front Page]   3:06:06 PM    comment

categories: War U.K. Charges Two With al-Qaida Ties. Two Algerian men allegedly involved in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris were charged with membership in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network Thursday and police said eight others were arrested under Britain's Terrorism Act in raids north of London. [AP World News]   2:27:28 PM    comment

categories: Biz A press release accusing his former Dead Kennedys bandmates of pulling a bait and switch [Daypop Top 40]   10:42:54 AM    comment

categories: Culture Intellectual Improprieties : A leading gadfly picks some of the worst patents of all time [Daypop Top 40]   10:38:19 AM    comment

categories: SciTech NAMM: VocALign gets entry-level addition [MacCentral]   10:32:25 AM    comment

categories: Medical/Health Development in Aids vaccine hunt. Scientists report an encouraging development in their battle to develop an HIV vaccine. [BBC News: sci/tech]   10:31:34 AM    comment

categories: Biz Ford posts $5B loss. Automaker hopes restructuring, closing of plants will help it recoup profitability. [USA Today : Front Page]   10:29:45 AM    comment

categories: Sportz Baseball owners approve Red Sox sale. Massachusetts attorney general withdraws protest of sale to group led by Marlins owner. Washington [USA Today : Front Page]   10:28:41 AM    comment

categories: War UN Adopts Sanctions Against Taliban. The U.N. Security Council adopted sanctions Wednesday against Osama bin Laden, his terror network and remnants of the Taliban - requiring all nations to impose arms embargoes and freeze their finances. [AP World News]   10:25:44 AM    comment