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WHITE HOUSE EVACUATED!
The White House was briefly evacuated tonight!
9:00:03 PM 
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GET WELL SOON, DAVE!
Still miss dave alot. funny how there's thousands of webloggers that know of him, yet no-one has posted what happened to him... go figure. Hope he'll be posting all the details soon on SN! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
8:20:18 PM
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WHAT A GREAT DESIGNER
I wish she'd do a Radio theme or a set of custom templates.
WEBGODDESS STACY TABB has finally moved her blog to its own domain: www.blogatelle.com. Adjust your bookmarks accordingly. [InstaPundit]
But take a look at her husband's post - my, oh my!
8:03:41 PM
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OBSESSION WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
takes us into illogical realms. When thinking of any crime in this country and how it is perpetrated and by whom, we should not ignore trends and patterns. Should a policeman facing a person with a gun ignore it because he might be unfairly 'profiling' that person as someone who intends to do harm?
Which side do we err on - the one that grants the benefit of the doubt to someone or the side that protects this nation even if some innocent people get questioned along the way? I'd rather have liberty than death and profiling may be the only way to prevent the latter! Unfortunately, there are those in this country who cannot except, "Give me profiling or give me death!" How else are our citizens to be protected? Keep after it, Rob!
Earlier Statements. Discrimination and profiling at the border... I know that may sound horrible but in light of September 11 it makes sense. [Rob Fahrni, at the core.]
7:48:29 PM
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IT'S TEMPTING TO SWITCH
Apple is making a compelling argument for Windows users to switch to Apple. One question that doesn't seem to be addressed anywhere is the issue of new licenses for all of the software I already own for Windows. Buying everything from Radio Userland to Office to Macromedia products, Project Managers and BBEdit all over again gets a little pricey. Am I missing something?
Windows XP and Mac OS X Compared: "If you're looking for fun computing that's a breeze right out of the box, maybe that new iMac with OS X is a good choice. But if you want to do more and don't mind a little more work, XP might be better." [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]
7:22:33 PM
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DESIGN AND CONTENT IDEAS
Webbys 2002 Winners. The Webby Awards has announced the winners and included their five word speeches (best awards rule). Lots of familiar Web sites won because they're obviously head of the class and [meryl's notes]
1:01:26 PM
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FOSSETT INTERVIEW
First In-Flight Interview with Steve Fossett-SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA, June 19,2002, 17:00:00 UTC - Steve Fossett was in an upbeat mood when he rendezvoused with a chase plane over the outback in Western Australia nearly six hours after his picture perfect launch from Northam earlier in the day. [Read more...]
12:48:43 PM
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WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ELIMINATE JUNK MAIL, BUT...
Start-up wants your help to fight spam. Anti-spam company Cloudmark on Wednesday is taking the wraps off a new spam-fighting tool that aims to use the power of the people to weed out unsolicited commercial e-mail. [CNET News.com]
11:30:18 AM
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MAKING MONEY WITH A WEBLOG
Is the lone banner ad at the top the only source of revenue?
DRUDGE REPORT nears 5,000,000 daily visitors: "The front page of the DRUDGE REPORT was viewed 4,997,679 times on Tuesday -- marking an all-time high in its 7-year history." [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]
What are the dynamics of making money with a site such as this? Who is paying Matt Drudge? Can that lone banner at the top fund him? What are 5,000,000 viewings worth? How does that translate to unique individuals?
What threshold must a weblog achieve to support it's writer/curator?
9:14:39 AM
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LEVEL 3 PRESS RELEASE
Level 3 Announces Agreement to Provide Optical Wavelength Services to America Online in Europe and across Atlantic
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 19, 2002 ¯ Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:LVLT) today announced a multi-year agreement to supply optical wavelength services to America Online, Inc.
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Specifically, Level 3 is providing America Online with (3)Link Global Wavelength services in Europe on major routes connecting London to Paris, Paris to Frankfurt and Frankfurt to London with 2.5 gigabit service, as well as 10 gigabit service on Level 3's transatlantic undersea cable between London and New York.
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Level 3 turned up the Paris to Frankfurt connection using its proprietary On-Net Transport Activation Process (ONTAP) provisioning system. This proprietary system enables delivery of wavelength and private line services when customers request them, rather than in the weeks or months that it typically takes to deliver these transport services in the telecommunications industry. ONTAP allows customers to tie their network purchases directly to revenue opportunities, rather than basing their orders on speculative long-term projections. Level 3 has been recognized as an industry leader in transport service delivery. The industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan presented Level 3 with its Market Engineering Award, calling ONTAP "a major customer service differentiation" for the company.
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Level 3 currently offers service in nine major European markets and is expanding to eight additional markets across Western Europe in 2002. The new markets are Geneva, Madrid, Milan, Stockholm and Zurich, and the German cities of Cologne, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. Once the expansion is complete, Level 3 will be able to deliver services to 17 of the top markets on the continent.
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Level 3 offers a range of communications services targeted toward the world's top 300 bandwidth customers, including wavelengths, private line, dark fiber, managed modem and IP services.
9:01:24 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Steve Pilgrim.
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