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Film Shows Heart Surgery's Roots
A documentary scheduled to air on PBS in the next year will tell for the first time the story of Vivien Thomas, an African-American medical researcher who was half of a team that pioneered heart surgery in the 1940s. Although Thomas could not afford a medical-school education -- and even with one, would have been barred by racial segregation from practicing medicine at Johns Hopkins -- his dedication and talent for surgery helped to realize the first operation for correcting a birth defect of the heart.
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,49093,00.html

An Iliad for the 21st Century
What happens when one of the world's oldest stories is wedded to cutting-edge technologies on a stage set? Theater-goers here will discover the answer next summer when UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television launches a retelling of Homer's The Iliad that incorporates online community, video feeds, digitally projected images, an interactive floor show, and, oh yes, actors.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49197,00.html

Virtual PC Is Virtually Perfect
Over the last few months a new trend has emerged: More and more Windows users are changing over to a Mac. For the most part, PC users are confident they are making the correct decision, but occasionally, they have serious concerns about whether they will be able to open files and do business on a Mac without a lot of hassles. The fact is, there are very few commercial PC programs that don't have a Mac equivalent.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,48964,00.html

Robo Lobster to Sniff Out Mines
Teams of sniffer robots may someday scour land and sea, using their artificial snouts to root out mines in places and situations humans would rather avoid. At least this is the goal of a team studying the lobster -- a creature considered a paragon of odor analysis -- in order to create a robotic version of the lobster's snout.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,48892,00.html

E-mail glitch blocks Harvard acceptance e-mails
Dozens of e-mail messages telling Harvard University applicants whether they had been admitted never arrived last month after America Online interpreted the messages as junk e-mail. After anthrax spores were mailed through the U.S. postal system, Harvard began using e-mail to inform applicants quickly of whether they had been rejected or accepted. E-mail was used to notify almost all of the 6,000 students who applied in the school's early admission process.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/t...rvard-spam.htm

MS struggles to discredit Linux
What's cheaper than an OS you can buy outright once and install on every PC in your shop -- and upgrade cost-free for eternity to boot? Why, a slew of cheesy licenses for Microsoft Windows, 'Doze Division VP Brian Valentine claims in his latest cheerleading effort for his sales associates. That's right; a putatively independent analysis by 'we'll-conclude-anything' whores DH Brown is going to rip Linux a new one and find that Windows is actually cheaper. How Valentine knows this is anyone's guess. Perhaps he has a mole in the Brown organization as good as the one we have in his. Or perhaps MS simply paid for it. We don't know.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23518.html

The Universe Might Last Forever, Astronomers Say, but Life Might Not
Life and intelligence could sustain themselves indefinitely in such a universe, even as the stars winked out and the galaxies were all swallowed by black holes, Dr. Freeman Dyson, a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study, argued in a landmark paper in 1979. "If my view of the future is correct," he wrote, "it means that the world of physics and astronomy is also inexhaustible; no matter how far we go into the future, there will always be new things happening, new information coming in, new worlds to explore, a constantly expanding domain of life, consciousness, and memory." Now, however, even Dr. Dyson admits that all bets are off. If recent astronomical observations are correct, the future of life and the universe will be far bleaker.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/01/science/01END.html

IBM Finds New Profit in Recycling Old Computers
IBM Corp. is wringing new profit from old goods by refurbishing leased computers or cannibalizing them for parts when they're turned in. At a hangar-like facility near Raleigh, N.C., truckloads of used personal computers, laptops and servers pour onto conveyor belts and forklifts. The swift, automated process resembles manufacturing in reverse, the aim being to extract value rather than build it in. The refurbished machines and used parts are sold on auction Web sites and to brokers.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la...s%2Dtechnology

FTC Puts Halt To Site's Cancer-Cure Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered a Web site that specializes in selling herbal and non-traditional remedies to stop touting one of its products as a cure for cancer. Western Herb and Dietary Products agreed to stop posting online claims that a product called the "Zapper" could be used to cure cancer, AIDS, diabetes and a host of other diseases.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173327.html

Court Upholds FTC’s Authority To Regulate Internet Ads
A federal appeals court has upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to investigate Internet advertising claims, even in cases where such claims are made by companies already facing scrutiny from securities regulators. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week upheld a ruling against Ken Roberts Co., which had been ordered to divulge information supporting claims advertised online about its commodities and securities investment training programs.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173326.html

U.K. Information Commissioner To Leave In November
Elizabeth France, the U.K.'s Information Commissioner, formerly known as the country's Data Protection Registrar, is not reapplying for a third term in office. England's Guardian newspaper reported that France is quitting after a recent argument with David Blunkett, the British Home Secretary, "over his Draconian anti-terrorist laws."
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173321.html

Another Scripting Hole In Microsoft IE Exposes Local Files
Bulgarian bug hunter Georgi Guninski has discovered another bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow a malicious hacker to read the contents of documents on the hard drive of a Web surfer's PC. The security hole, closely related to a bug the Sofia-based security consultant uncovered in September 2000, uses simple JavaScript code and Microsoft's ActiveX controls to gain access to local files.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173315.html

'Storm Chasers' Collide In Domain-Name Dispute
A speedy arbitration process to settle disputes over the ownership of Internet domain names isn't the kind of whirlwind Warren Faidley is used to. But the Tucson, Ariz., photographer known for his dramatic images of bad weather has wrested the address WarrenFaidley.com from a fellow "storm chaser" who became a cybersquatter. A host of celebrities with well-known monikers have been awarded sound-alike domain names under a dispute resolution procedure established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to weigh trademark holders' claims to Internet addresses registered by others.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173300.html

New York Strengthens Internet Privacy
New York Gov. George E. Pataki signed into law a bill that requires state agencies to develop policies to enhance online privacy. The Internet Privacy Policy Act requires the state's Office for Technology to develop a model online privacy notice for state Web sites. The legislation bars state agencies from collecting or disclosing users' personal information without their consent.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173331.html

Hong Kong Govt Readies More Free Internet Centers
The Hong Kong SAR government has promised to open more cyber centers offering free Internet access to the general public. Hong Kong's Home Affairs Department (HAD) envisages at least one "cyber center" in each of Hong Kong's 18 districts, providing nationwide coverage. The centers aim to provide the community, especially the elderly, women and new arrivals, with access to IT and Internet training and facilities.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173313.html

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02-01-02, 05:56 PM	#2
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Film Shows Heart Surgery's Roots A documentary scheduled to air on PBS in the next year will tell for the first time the story of Vivien Thomas, an African-American medical researcher who was half of a team that pioneered heart surgery in the 1940s. Although Thomas could not afford a medical-school education -- and even with one, would have been barred by racial segregation from practicing medicine at Johns Hopkins -- his dedication and talent for surgery helped to realize the first operation for correcting a birth defect of the heart. http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,49093,00.html An Iliad for the 21st Century What happens when one of the world's oldest stories is wedded to cutting-edge technologies on a stage set? Theater-goers here will discover the answer next summer when UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television launches a retelling of Homer's The Iliad that incorporates online community, video feeds, digitally projected images, an interactive floor show, and, oh yes, actors. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49197,00.html Virtual PC Is Virtually Perfect Over the last few months a new trend has emerged: More and more Windows users are changing over to a Mac. For the most part, PC users are confident they are making the correct decision, but occasionally, they have serious concerns about whether they will be able to open files and do business on a Mac without a lot of hassles. The fact is, there are very few commercial PC programs that don't have a Mac equivalent. http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,48964,00.html Robo Lobster to Sniff Out Mines Teams of sniffer robots may someday scour land and sea, using their artificial snouts to root out mines in places and situations humans would rather avoid. At least this is the goal of a team studying the lobster -- a creature considered a paragon of odor analysis -- in order to create a robotic version of the lobster's snout. http://www.wired.com/news/technology...,48892,00.html E-mail glitch blocks Harvard acceptance e-mails Dozens of e-mail messages telling Harvard University applicants whether they had been admitted never arrived last month after America Online interpreted the messages as junk e-mail. After anthrax spores were mailed through the U.S. postal system, Harvard began using e-mail to inform applicants quickly of whether they had been rejected or accepted. E-mail was used to notify almost all of the 6,000 students who applied in the school's early admission process. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/t...rvard-spam.htm MS struggles to discredit Linux What's cheaper than an OS you can buy outright once and install on every PC in your shop -- and upgrade cost-free for eternity to boot? Why, a slew of cheesy licenses for Microsoft Windows, 'Doze Division VP Brian Valentine claims in his latest cheerleading effort for his sales associates. That's right; a putatively independent analysis by 'we'll-conclude-anything' whores DH Brown is going to rip Linux a new one and find that Windows is actually cheaper. How Valentine knows this is anyone's guess. Perhaps he has a mole in the Brown organization as good as the one we have in his. Or perhaps MS simply paid for it. We don't know. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23518.html The Universe Might Last Forever, Astronomers Say, but Life Might Not Life and intelligence could sustain themselves indefinitely in such a universe, even as the stars winked out and the galaxies were all swallowed by black holes, Dr. Freeman Dyson, a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study, argued in a landmark paper in 1979. "If my view of the future is correct," he wrote, "it means that the world of physics and astronomy is also inexhaustible; no matter how far we go into the future, there will always be new things happening, new information coming in, new worlds to explore, a constantly expanding domain of life, consciousness, and memory." Now, however, even Dr. Dyson admits that all bets are off. If recent astronomical observations are correct, the future of life and the universe will be far bleaker. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/01/science/01END.html IBM Finds New Profit in Recycling Old Computers IBM Corp. is wringing new profit from old goods by refurbishing leased computers or cannibalizing them for parts when they're turned in. At a hangar-like facility near Raleigh, N.C., truckloads of used personal computers, laptops and servers pour onto conveyor belts and forklifts. The swift, automated process resembles manufacturing in reverse, the aim being to extract value rather than build it in. The refurbished machines and used parts are sold on auction Web sites and to brokers. http://www.latimes.com/technology/la...s%2Dtechnology FTC Puts Halt To Site's Cancer-Cure Claims The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered a Web site that specializes in selling herbal and non-traditional remedies to stop touting one of its products as a cure for cancer. Western Herb and Dietary Products agreed to stop posting online claims that a product called the "Zapper" could be used to cure cancer, AIDS, diabetes and a host of other diseases. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173327.html Court Upholds FTC’s Authority To Regulate Internet Ads A federal appeals court has upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to investigate Internet advertising claims, even in cases where such claims are made by companies already facing scrutiny from securities regulators. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week upheld a ruling against Ken Roberts Co., which had been ordered to divulge information supporting claims advertised online about its commodities and securities investment training programs. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173326.html U.K. Information Commissioner To Leave In November Elizabeth France, the U.K.'s Information Commissioner, formerly known as the country's Data Protection Registrar, is not reapplying for a third term in office. England's Guardian newspaper reported that France is quitting after a recent argument with David Blunkett, the British Home Secretary, "over his Draconian anti-terrorist laws." http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173321.html Another Scripting Hole In Microsoft IE Exposes Local Files Bulgarian bug hunter Georgi Guninski has discovered another bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow a malicious hacker to read the contents of documents on the hard drive of a Web surfer's PC. The security hole, closely related to a bug the Sofia-based security consultant uncovered in September 2000, uses simple JavaScript code and Microsoft's ActiveX controls to gain access to local files. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173315.html 'Storm Chasers' Collide In Domain-Name Dispute A speedy arbitration process to settle disputes over the ownership of Internet domain names isn't the kind of whirlwind Warren Faidley is used to. But the Tucson, Ariz., photographer known for his dramatic images of bad weather has wrested the address WarrenFaidley.com from a fellow "storm chaser" who became a cybersquatter. A host of celebrities with well-known monikers have been awarded sound-alike domain names under a dispute resolution procedure established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to weigh trademark holders' claims to Internet addresses registered by others. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173300.html New York Strengthens Internet Privacy New York Gov. George E. Pataki signed into law a bill that requires state agencies to develop policies to enhance online privacy. The Internet Privacy Policy Act requires the state's Office for Technology to develop a model online privacy notice for state Web sites. The legislation bars state agencies from collecting or disclosing users' personal information without their consent. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173331.html Hong Kong Govt Readies More Free Internet Centers The Hong Kong SAR government has promised to open more cyber centers offering free Internet access to the general public. Hong Kong's Home Affairs Department (HAD) envisages at least one "cyber center" in each of Hong Kong's 18 districts, providing nationwide coverage. The centers aim to provide the community, especially the elderly, women and new arrivals, with access to IT and Internet training and facilities. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173313.html More news later on __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies