Friday, October 18, 2002CNN: Vatican: Sex abuse policy needs 'greater precision'. The Vatican formally announced Friday that an agreement reached by United States Roman Catholic bishops on how to deal with priests accused of pedophilia must be amended because of conflicts with church law. [MyFreePress.com]
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BBC: Vatican 'protecting paedophile priests'. Victims of sexual abuse at the hands of US Catholic priests condemn the Vatican after it rejects bishops' plans to deal with paedophile clerics. [BBC News|WORLD]
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Pop-ups pushed down at Ask Jeeves. The company bans pop-up advertisements from its search site--the latest Web operator to discontinue the consumer-loathed commercials. [CNET News.com]
"It's a trend that analysts say could portend the death of such ads on many other popular sites, such as Yahoo and MSN." I sure hope so...
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The Peanut Gallery: How to Win Friends and Influence People
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>> An online experimental film project that's been online for only a few months, today's pick claims to be the "first online multi-directed film." In the short time since it launched, "over 100 people in 21 countries" have participated in the project. 18 directors have already submitted 1-minute scenes... [Coolstop Daily Pick 10/18/02]
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I'm making some changes to the design due to CSS problems in IE5 on the Mac (thanks, Gregor!). The list of visitors has been temporarily removed, but not to worry, it'll be back soon...
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Microsoft Ad Campaign To Promote Mac, PC Unity. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) plans to begin running ads promoting its software products for Mac users, emphasizing the idea that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Microsoft products can live in harmony, even on the same desktop. [Google Technology News < HardwareZone.com]
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