20. august 2005

Sick and Scared, and Waiting, Waiting, Waiting. Waiting has long been part of medicine, but health care researchers say the problem has only gotten worse. By GINA KOLATA. [NYT > Home Page] 3:12:29 PM    comment [] Jordanians hunt rocket suspects. Police in Jordan hunt suspected Arab militants who fired rockets at two US warships and Israel. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:10:43 PM    comment [] Trading the World for a 9-to-5 . When Alan Smith was living in a hut and waking up to roosters in Tonga as a volunteer for the Peace Corps, finding a job that paid well back in the States was the least of his concerns. He was too busy helping teenagers plant trees along sandy beaches to worry about a 9-to-5 routine. By Mark Chediak. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 3:09:33 PM    comment [] Thousands Flock to Gaming Convention (AP). AP - Inside an eerie 10,000-square-foot labyrinthine dungeon, a wizard, rogue, cleric, bard, ranger, fighter and paladin are on a mission. For two hours, the team of seven will solve elaborate riddles and fight monsters in seven rooms as they try to capture a magic amulet that will save the fantasy city of Greyhawk. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 3:07:47 PM    comment [] Microsoft Working to Fix Browser Flaw (AP). AP - Microsoft Corp. was working Friday to come up with a fix for a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser that could let hackers gain remote access to computer systems through malicious Web sites. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 3:06:27 PM    comment [] Soviet Germ Factories Pose New Threat . ODESSA, Ukraine -- For 50 years under Soviet rule, nearly everything about the Odessa Antiplague Station was a state secret, down to the names of the deadly microbes its white-coated workers collected and stored in a pair of ordinary freezers. The name "antiplague" reflects a grim reality of... By Joby Warrick. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:04:28 PM    comment [] Democrats turn up heat on US pump prices . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats turned up the heat on the White House on Friday to act in the face of record-high U.S gasoline pump prices. By Chris Baltimore. [washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - elections, campaigns, government and politics news and headlines.] 3:03:01 PM    comment [] No Sex, Please, We're Repressed. While Sister Furong's 'talent' remains unclear, her sexy internet posts have become a sensation in China. So much so, that the authorities are unnerved and doing everything possible to censor her. [Wired News] 3:00:24 PM    comment [] London Police Maintain 'Shoot-to-Kill' Policy. London's police force has reviewed its controversial policy and left it largely unchanged, Scotland Yard said on Saturday. By REUTERS. [NYT > Home Page] 2:57:57 PM    comment []

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