Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 1:17:13 PM CET
Seventeen die in Luxembourg crash
A plane has crashed in fog near Luxembourg airport, killing 17 of the 22 people onboard. The Luxair turboprop Fokker 50 was flying from Berlin. Four survivors have been taken to hospital. The pilot is being pulled from the wreckage and is expected to survive.
¬> <a href="europe.cnn.com"target="_blank">CNN ¬> Google NEWS related articles
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 1:05:44 PM CET
Twelve Dead in French Express Train Fire
Twelve people died from smoke poisoning in a fire on the Paris-Vienna express train near the eastern French city of Nancy early Wednesday, local officials said.
The victims, apparently foreigners, were traveling in two German railways sleeper cars hit by the fire, which Nancy railway staff said they noticed as the train rumbled through on its way from Paris toward Strasbourg.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 12:58:33 PM CET
US 'still opposes' targeted killings
The United States has said it still opposes Israel's policy of targeted assassinations, despite its apparent use of the same tactic to kill six al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen on Sunday. "Our policy on targeted killings in the Israeli-Palestinian context has not changed," US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. Mr Boucher refused to talk about the Yemen attack, but said that Washington's reasons for opposing the targeted killings of Palestinians might not apply in other circumstances.
The wrecked jeep was
taken away for inspection
¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 12:53:22 PM CET
e-bay Timothy Leary Ram Dass Signed Blotter LSD Art
Timothy Leary and Ram Dass signed and numbered sheet of LSD Blotter (undipped - contains NO drug) with photo of Leary and Ram Dass signing the sheets. This was one of Tim's last projects. The funds to be raised were to be used to maintain his web site. Mint condition. All sheets were signed on May 25th 1996 in the presence of myself (RCD), Tim's son - Zak Leary and Ram Dass, his old friend who arrived on this day to bid Tim goodbye.
... Link (1 comment) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 12:35:24 PM CET
Mitnick's 'Lost Chapter' Found
A missing chapter from hacker Kevin Mitnick's recent book has been published on the Internet. Mitnick said he didn't know who had posted the chapter online. E-mails to the yahoo.com address listed with the original post went unanswered.
"I feel pretty good about the chapter being available," Mitnick said. "For a long time I was portrayed as the Osama bin Laden of the Internet and I really wanted to be able to tell my side of the story. I wanted to be able to explain exactly what I did and what I didn't do to people who thought they knew me."
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 11:37:33 AM CET
Elections - Nevada
Question 9 Marijuana
Here are the latest, unofficial returns from Nevada by county in the voting on the Question 9 Marijuana.
Nevada voters say no to legalizing pot and gay marriage
Nevada Question 9:
Marijuana Possession updated: 5:02 a.m.
Full NV
No 305,522 61%
Yes 196,361 39%
= 100% of precincts reporting votes by county or locale voter survey results.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 11:32:48 AM CET
U.S. policy on assassinations
In 1976, President Ford issued Executive Order 11905 to clarify U.S. foreign intelligence activities. The order was enacted in response to the post-Watergate revelations that the CIA had staged multiple attempts on the life of Cuban President Fidel Castro.
In a section of the order labeled "Restrictions on Intelligence Activities," Ford outlawed political assassination: Section 5(g), entitled "Prohibition on Assassination," states: "No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination."
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 11:19:17 AM CET
Is Linux breaking Microsoft's grip?
Open-source software gave Microsoft a one-two punch this week, with the European Union and an African nonprofit educational organization showing preference for Linux systems. The European Union awarded on Thursday a $249,000 (250,000 euro) contract to U.K.-based system-integrator Netproject to study the feasibility of moving the information systems of several member countries' governments to the Linux operating system from Microsoft's Windows OS.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 11:11:24 AM CET
You sleep with us, you vote against us
Protesting French Prostitutes
Riot police officers watch prostitutes demonstrating outside the Senate in Paris Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002 to protest a government-proposed anti-crime bill that seeks to expand police powers. The bill calls for a six-month prison term and fine for passive solicitation by prostitutes, based on their dress or their attitude.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 11:02:37 AM CET
Massive Military Cargo Ships Leave U.S. Ports
Three enormous U.S.-military owned cargo ships capable of carrying tanks have left U.S. shores in recent days, a U.S. navy official said on Monday, amid mounting evidence Washington is building up firepower to attack Iraq. The latest deployment comes as the aircraft carrier battle group the USS Constellation set sail for the Gulf from San Diego, California this past weekend.
¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Reuters
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 10:52:23 AM CET
DMV Says Woman Driving Since Age 4
Jessica Thompkins hasn't been driving since she was 4 years old, despite what the Division of Motor Vehicles says. The 21-year-old was stopped for driving through a traffic light in Goose Creek. A sheriff's deputy did a computer check, and said her driver's license had been suspended following a traffic accident in 1986.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 10:48:48 AM CET
Microsoft Has No Plan to Pay Dividends
Microsoft Corp.'s executives said on Tuesday the company had no plans to pay dividends from its $40.5 billion in cash holdings as long as the software giant faced the threat of further litigation.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
