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« Wednesday « October 31, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10312001}
  2. {03:15:42 PM}
  content
  1. Aggressive investing, and the virtues of Venus
    
    (MarketWatch/Netscape)
  2. While women seek a long-term relationship, men tend to 'date' their stocks -- constantly trading them in for a sexier, younger model.
    
    Good ol' testosterone gets the blame ... yet again.
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  2. 03:15:42 PM
  3. While women seek a long-term relationship, men tend to 'date' their stocks — constantly trading them in for a sexier, younger model...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. finance and investment
  3. business
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10312001}
  2. {08:59:14 AM}
  content
  1. Dutch women's breasts bigger than ever, survey finds
    
    (Expatica)
  2. "It is difficult to explain why British and Dutch women have the biggest breasts. They are not the fattest women in Europe. You also see more slender women with a small waist in a D cup."
    
    Yet another reason to visit Amsterdam, sheesh.
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  2. 08:59:14 AM
  3. "It is difficult to explain why British and Dutch women have the biggest breasts. They are not the fattest women in Europe. You also see more slender women with a small waist in a D cup."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. health
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3. datetime
  1. {10312001}
  2. {12:13:25 AM}
  content
  1. PopMatters
  2. the magazine of global culture.
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  2. 12:13:25 AM
  3. the magazine of global culture...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. popular culture
  3. media
  type
« Tuesday « October 30, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10302001}
  2. {11:02:06 PM}
  content
  1. Bewitched by Harry Potter
  2. The witchcraft and wizardry in Harry Potter books may be fantasy, but they familiarize children with a very real and increasingly popular religion
    
    Have you ever wondered why some parents call their kids "little devils?"
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  2. 11:02:06 PM
  3. The witchcraft and wizardry in Harry Potter books may be fantasy, but they familiarize children with a very real and increasingly popular religion..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. religion
  3. culture
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10302001}
  2. {10:59:21 PM}
  content
  1. From Hell
    
    (Rotten Tomatoes)
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 3.4/5 stars (68%)
  3. An intense urban spin on the horrific legend of Jack the Ripper and unravels a chilling alleged conspiracy involving the highest powers in England
    
    BoyCaught saw this one yesterday, and that seems appropriate on the eve of Halloween. Brooding, dark and stylish, this flick proves that young Black filmmakers like the Hughes Brothers can make any kind of movie they want to make, not just movies about life in "da hood" (as if that's all we know about.) Ultimately, that niche-jumping is the most significant thing accomplished here. Epinion on this film forthcoming.
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  2. 10:59:21 PM
  3. An intense urban spin on the horrific legend of Jack the Ripper and unravels a chilling alleged conspiracy involving the highest powers in England..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10302001}
  2. {10:43:26 PM}
  content
  1. Jack-o-Lantern.com
  2. Welcome to the most comprehensive home of Jack-O-Lantern history, techniques, tools, free patterns and information on the World Wide Web. Jack-O-Lantern.com will help you create your own "spooktacular" versions of Halloween's most famous icon.
    
    Who knew that the lowly pumpkin was so versatile?
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  2. 10:43:26 PM
  3. Welcome to the most comprehensive home of Jack-O-Lantern history, techniques, tools, free patterns and information on the World Wide Web. Jack-O-Lantern.com will help you create your own "spooktacular" versions of Halloween's most famous icon...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. holidays
  3. reference
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10302001}
  2. {10:32:12 PM}
  content
  1. New Forms of Journalism
  2. The following links provide information about new forms of personal journalism
    
    A great page of links pointing to various stories about weblogs and related "forms of discourse." BoyCaught, however, is not so quick to agree that weblogging is only an extension of journalism. To him, a good weblog is more like a private radio station than anything else: some "stations" are all-news, some are all-entertainment, some are personal confessionals, and some allow the so-called audience to interact with the programming, but most are ecletic mixes of many different content streams ... not just news and op-ed pieces. (b/w Scripting News)
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  2. 10:32:12 PM
  3. The following links provide information about new forms of personal journalism..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. internet
  type
« Monday « October 29, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:42:04 PM}
  content
  1. Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page
    
    (Center for Nonproliferation Studies)
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  2. 10:42:04 PM
  3. ..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. military
  3. reference
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:39:20 PM}
  content
  1. Smart Shirt
  2. The Smart Shirt System utilizes a groundbreaking electro-optical textile, the Wearable MotherboardT, to seamlessly incorporate sensory capabilities with radio and computing devices, representing a highly effective and unobtrusive means of integrating broad-based sensors with the human body.
    
    This is pretty cool. BoyCaught wonders if any US soldiers are utilizing this kind of technology on the ground in Afghanistan right now.
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  2. 10:39:20 PM
  3. The Smart Shirt System utilizes a groundbreaking electro-optical textile, the Wearable MotherboardT, to seamlessly incorporate sensory capabilities with radio and computing devices, representing a highly effective and unobtrusive means of integrating broa..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. technology
  3. technology
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3. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:34:00 PM}
  content
  1. Myths and Stories about Halloween and Samhain
    
    (About.com)
  2. The myths and legends surrounding the secular holiday of Halloween range from the fantastic to the malicious.
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  2. 10:34:00 PM
  3. The myths and legends surrounding the secular holiday of Halloween range from the fantastic to the malicious...."
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  2. religion
  3. culture
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4. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:24:39 PM}
  content
  1. Halloween in Light of Scripture
  2. Halloween has everything to do with fear and death -- ghosts, witches, skulls, tombstones, graveyards -- and nothing to do with life.
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  2. 10:24:39 PM
  3. Halloween has everything to do with fear and death — ghosts, witches, skulls, tombstones, graveyards — and nothing to do with life...."
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  2. religion
  3. culture
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5. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:21:13 PM}
  content
  1. Halloween Errors and Lies
  2. Every year in October, some folks begin shouting that Neopagans must be "stopped" from celebrating Halloween, which they describe as a "Satanic" holiday. Many Christian Fundamentalists say loudly and publically that we Druids, Witches and other Neopagans kidnap children, sacrifice babies, poison or boobytrap Halloween treats, drink blood, and hold orgies at Halloween.
    
    Next witness.
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  2. 10:21:13 PM
  3. Every year in October, some folks begin shouting that Neopagans must be "stopped" from celebrating Halloween, which they describe as a "Satanic" holiday. Many Christian Fundamentalists say loudly and publically that we Druids, Witches and other Neopagans..."
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  2. religion
  3. culture
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6. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:18:11 PM}
  content
  1. Training Day
    
    (Rotten Tomatoes)
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 4.2/5 stars (84%)
  3. Every day, there is a war being waged on America
    
    Pretty good movie. An Epinion is forthcoming, but suffice it to say: this ain't the Denzel all the ladies have grown to love. He's really bad in this one.
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  2. 10:18:11 PM
  3. Every day, there is a war being waged on America..."
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  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
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7. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:12:48 PM}
  content
  1. Christianity and Halloween
  2. The Druids of old adhered to strange dietary restrictions, and on the night of the Festival of Death they go from home to home demanding these peculiar foods. If the people comply, they pass on in silence; if their demands are not met, the people and their home are cursed with trouble, sickness and death.
    
    Oh man. So what happens if you just ran out of candy when these Druid mofos come by?
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  2. 10:12:48 PM
  3. The Druids of old adhered to strange dietary restrictions, and on the night of the Festival of Death they go from home to home demanding these peculiar foods. If the people comply, they pass on in silence; if their demands are not met, the people and thei..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. religion
  3. culture
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8. datetime
  1. {10292001}
  2. {10:06:23 PM}
  content
  1. CDC Agent/Disease List
  2. The public health infrastructure must be prepared to prevent illness and injury that would result from biological and chemical terrorism, especially a covert terrorist attack.
    
    Signs of the times: know your diseases. (b/w randomWalks xowie, the "earthquake" blog)
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  2. 10:06:23 PM
  3. The public health infrastructure must be prepared to prevent illness and injury that would result from biological and chemical terrorism, especially a covert terrorist attack...."
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  2. healthcare
  3. health
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« Saturday « October 27, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10272001}
  2. {05:30:52 PM}
  content
  1. Private anthrax lab doable
    
    (The Washington Times)
  2. Though not at all simple, experts agree -- and a government program demonstrated within the past three years -- it would be possible for a private group with expertise and resources to create the anthrax sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
    
    And so the plot thickens.
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  2. 05:30:52 PM
  3. Though not at all simple, experts agree — and a government program demonstrated within the past three years — it would be possible for a private group with expertise and resources to create the anthrax sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. crime
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10272001}
  2. {05:29:46 PM}
  content
  1. Cardinal start fast, hand Bruins first loss
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. Instead of being intimidated by UCLA's defense, [QB Chris] Lewis completed 13 straight passes in the first half as Stanford built a 31-7 lead and beat a top-five team for the second straight week.
    
    Move the Cardinal up that BCS ladder, baby
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  2. 05:29:46 PM
  3. Instead of being intimidated by UCLA's defense, [QB Chris] Lewis completed 13 straight passes in the first half as Stanford built a 31-7 lead and beat a top-five team for the second straight week...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10272001}
  2. {04:16:42 PM}
  content
  1. U.S. officials suspect domestic extremists
    
    (The Washington Times)
  2. "Nobody believes the anthrax scare we are going through is" the next wave of terrorism, one senior official said. "There is no intelligence on it and it does not fit any [al Qaida] pattern."
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  2. 04:16:42 PM
  3. "Nobody believes the anthrax scare we are going through is" the next wave of terrorism, one senior official said. "There is no intelligence on it and it does not fit any [al Qaida] pattern."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. crime
  type
« Friday « October 26, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10262001}
  2. {05:07:14 AM}
  content
  1. Why every terrorist needs a website
    
    (This Is London)
  2. It might dominate Al Jazeera's schedules, but in the propaganda war al Qaeda has made one glaring error: where's the website, guys? Al Qaeda's lack of a news site is distinctly unfashionable. Most of the West's "pro-scribed terrorist organisations" maintain web pages that let them bypass the media and publish press releases, galleries of "mar-tyrs" and calls to arms, often in English.
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  2. 05:07:14 AM
  3. It might dominate Al Jazeera's schedules, but in the propaganda war al Qaeda has made one glaring error: where's the website, guys? Al Qaeda's lack of a news site is distinctly unfashionable. Most of the West's "pro-scribed terrorist organisations" maint..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. media
  type
« Thursday « October 25, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10252001}
  2. {07:31:16 PM}
  content
  1. US should tackle global poverty, says Clinton
    
    (Independent News)
  2. Bill Clinton called on the United States yesterday to do more to combat global poverty, saying America's war against the al-Qa'ida network had to go hand in hand with addressing the problems of the developing world.
    
    BoyCaught likes this. As long as Americans are perceived as greedy fat-*sses, people who like driving around in gas-guzzling cars and generally scarfing up the lion's share of all the good things on this planet, then poor, desperate people in faraway lands will see the US as the enemy. And some of them will strike out.
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  2. 07:31:16 PM
  3. Bill Clinton called on the United States yesterday to do more to combat global poverty, saying America's war against the al-Qa'ida network had to go hand in hand with addressing the problems of the developing world...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. society
  type
« Wednesday « October 24, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10242001}
  2. {11:52:55 PM}
  content
  1. Steal This Essay 1: Content Is a Pure Public Good
    
    (TidBITS)
  2. Put simply, in a world where there are essentially no costs to replicate content and it is effectively impossible to stop anyone from doing so at will, the current economic model underpinning content creation will be dead.
    
    Actually, BoyCaught has heard most of the arguments presented here before -- even as he "borrows" some of someone else's content (above) to make a point -- but this one was blogged just to bookmark the discussion, and largely in order to serve as a reminder to look for the ciffhanger follow-up, wherein the author claims he'll explain why encryption will not be enough to save the publishing industry.
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  2. 11:52:55 PM
  3. Put simply, in a world where there are essentially no costs to replicate content and it is effectively impossible to stop anyone from doing so at will, the current economic model underpinning content creation will be dead...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. information technology
  3. technology
  type
« Tuesday « October 23, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10232001}
  2. {08:08:31 PM}
  content
  1. iPod
  2. Presenting iPod. The first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5-ounce package you can literally take everywhere.
    
    This one is just a little too cool for school. And it's only for Macs. A version for other platform will probably be coming out soon ... or NEVER! (b/w Scripting News)
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  2. 08:08:31 PM
  3. Presenting iPod. The first MP3 player to pack a mind-blowing 1,000 songs and a 10-hour battery into a stunning 6.5-ounce package you can literally take everywhere...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. technology
  3. entertainment
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10232001}
  2. {07:58:17 PM}
  content
  1. Coping with the Stress of the Terrorist Attacks
  2. Stanford University scientists need your help to better understand how individuals like you across America and around the world are coping with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The accompanying CONFIDENTIAL survey designed for adults (18 or over) asks questions about your reactions to the events and about your personal background.
    
    (b/w blahblog, bb/w harrumph!)
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  2. 07:58:17 PM
  3. Stanford University scientists need your help to better understand how individuals like you across America and around the world are coping with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The accompanying CONFIDENTIAL survey designed for adults (18 or ov..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. psychology
  3. society
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10232001}
  2. {10:07:20 AM}
  content
  1. 1rstBooks.com
  2. 1stBooks Library can publish your manuscript as a paperback, hardcover, or electronic book and make it available through more than 25,000 bookstores worldwide! Writing the book was hard. Publishing it doesn't have to be.
    
    Cool.
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  2. 10:07:20 AM
  3. 1stBooks Library can publish your manuscript as a paperback, hardcover, or electronic book and make it available through more than 25,000 bookstores worldwide! Writing the book was hard. Publishing it doesn't have to be...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. books
  3. business
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10232001}
  2. {08:25:11 AM}
  content
  1. wtc
  2. A Flash photo-essay (Flash plug-in or player required; b/w AfroFuturism)
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  2. 08:25:11 AM
  3. A Flash photo-essay (Flash plug-in or player required; b/w AfroFuturism)..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. military
  3. society
  type
« Monday « October 22, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10222001}
  2. {08:14:08 PM}
  content
  1. Front and center for Jordan has its price
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. How much is it worth to sit courtside with Spike Lee in Madison Square Garden for Michael Jordan's debut with the Washington Wizards? That's still to be decided.With time ticking away in the Yahoo! Auction, the front-row seat next to the ultimate Knicks fan for the Oct. 30 home opener against the Wizards is up to $100,100.
    
    You've got to be kidding! Air Jordan is cool and all, and a charity will benefit from this, but with people losing their jobs all over the place, and a war effort underway, who's the knucklehead willing to pay over $100K to see a basketball game, with Spike Lee? Stay tuned.
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  2. 08:14:08 PM
  3. How much is it worth to sit courtside with Spike Lee in Madison Square Garden for Michael Jordan's debut with the Washington Wizards? That's still to be decided.With time ticking away in the Yahoo! Auction, the front-row seat next to the ultimate Knicks..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10222001}
  2. {07:03:32 PM}
  content
  1. Anthrax attacks now being linked to US right-wing cranks
    
    (Independent UK)
  2. Investigators are increasingly convinced that a lone individual or group of people living in the US are behind the mailings of the white powder, which have claimed the life of a British-born picture editor and brought parts of the US media, political and economic infrastructure to a standstill ... There is plenty of other circumstantial evidence pointing to the letters being the work of someone sympathetic to the 11 September hijackers
    
    For some reason, BoyCaught keeps thinking about "To Kill A Mockingbird." Boo Radley did it. Lots of US-based groups have an interest in fomenting the kind of race-dipped paranoia and fear we're seeing right now. More on this later. (b/w net.headlines, solid!)
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  2. 07:03:32 PM
  3. Investigators are increasingly convinced that a lone individual or group of people living in the US are behind the mailings of the white powder, which have claimed the life of a British-born picture editor and brought parts of the US media, political and..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. racism
  3. crime
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10222001}
  2. {05:18:39 PM}
  content
  1. Bowl Championship Series
    
    (ESPN.com/ABC Sports)
  2. The rankings on the first week of BCS:
    
    Oklahoma - 3.06
    
    Nebraska - 6.40
    
    UCLA - 8.34
    
    Miami (Fla.) - 12.01
    
    Virginia Tech - 13.88
    
    Texas - 15.35
    
    Michigan - 15.91
    
    Maryland - 21.29
    
    Tennessee - 22.07
    
    Washington St. - 23.05
    
    Florida - 23.48
    
    Washington - 26.90
    
    Oregon - 28.96
    
    Stanford - 29.86
    
    South Carolina - 35.31
    
    ... and Stanford gets some love, mostly because they went up to Oregon and beat the Ducks. If only the Cardinal had held off Wazzoo last week, we'd be in the running for one of the really big bowls. Let's see how we do against UCLA this week.
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  3. The rankings on the first week of BCS:
    
    Oklahoma - 3.06
    
    Nebraska - 6.40
    
    UCLA - 8.34
    
    Miami (Fla.) - 12.01
    
    Virginia Tech - 13.88
    
    Texas - 15.35
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  2. sports
  3. sports
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4. datetime
  1. {10222001}
  2. {11:08:00 AM}
  content
  1. Girls: it's your future too
    
    (Guardian Unlimited)
  2. Would it alarm you if I told that young male IT professionals are designing the future while women are sitting back and letting them get on with it? It certainly should.
    
    BoyCaught, for one, would appreciate seeing more women in the IT circles he runs in, if anything, to increase the diversity of opinion and to shed light on new ways to solve problems.
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  2. 11:08:00 AM
  3. Would it alarm you if I told that young male IT professionals are designing the future while women are sitting back and letting them get on with it? It certainly should...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. information technology
  3. gender issues
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5. datetime
  1. {10222001}
  2. {10:56:41 AM}
  content
  1. U.S. Name Generator
  2. This form generates a US name from your name. The name lists are from the top first and last names from the 1990 US Census.
    
    BoyCaught (n
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  2. 10:56:41 AM
  3. This form generates a US name from your name. The name lists are from the top first and last names from the 1990 US Census...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. internet
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« Sunday « October 21, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10212001}
  2. {05:07:17 PM}
  content
  1. For Toughest U.S. Troops, Highest-Tech Combat Gear
    
    (LA Times)
  2. They are the country's premier warriors, and when they wrap their arms and legs around 2-inch-thick ropes and descend from hovering Blackhawk helicopters into the next phase of the war in Afghanistan, many will carry as much as 100 pounds of the most sophisticated combat gear in history.
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  2. 05:07:17 PM
  3. They are the country's premier warriors, and when they wrap their arms and legs around 2-inch-thick ropes and descend from hovering Blackhawk helicopters into the next phase of the war in Afghanistan, many will carry as much as 100 pounds of the most soph..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. military
  3. technology
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10212001}
  2. {02:45:57 PM}
  content
  1. get your war on
  2. The characters in this web cartoon are brutal.
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  2. 02:45:57 PM
  3. The characters in this web cartoon are brutal...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. news
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« Saturday « October 20, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10202001}
  2. {06:46:15 PM}
  content
  1. fight
  2. This is a little crazy. The title says it all. (Flash plug-in or player required.)
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  2. 06:46:15 PM
  3. This is a little crazy. The title says it all. (Flash plug-in or player required.)..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. entertainment
  3. internet
  type
« Thursday « October 18, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10182001}
  2. {07:28:23 PM}
  content
  1. Anti-Terror Hackers Seek Govt Blessing
    
    (NewsBytes)
  2. A vigilante hacking group is attempting to obtain government approval for its anti-terrorism efforts, Yihat's leader announced Tuesday. During an online meeting of the group's members, founder Kim Schmitz said Yihat [Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terrorism] is negotiating with one European and one Asian government to "legalize" the group's hacking activities in those nations.
    
    Warrrrrriors! Come out to playyyyyyyy! BTW, Kim (Schmitz), truly an L33t H4X0r well-known haXor, has a pretty cool site. (b/w FARK.com)
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  2. 07:28:23 PM
  3. A vigilante hacking group is attempting to obtain government approval for its anti-terrorism efforts, Yihat's leader announced Tuesday. During an online meeting of the group's members, founder Kim Schmitz said Yihat [You..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. computers and internet
  3. government
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10182001}
  2. {09:10:47 AM}
  content
  1. us terrorist attacks: the best enemies money can buy
    
    (disinformation)
  2. Considering that during the 1980s, under the pretext of fighting a Sandinista regime in Nicaragua that never once launched an attack on the U.S., these same people oversaw an explosion in U.S. cocaine consumption that went from 80 metric tons in 1979 to 600 metric tons in 1989 - considering that the CIA trained and equipped death squads that tortured and murdered hundreds of thousands of people from Guatemala to Panama
    
    Nothing like some good disinformation, eh?
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  2. 09:10:47 AM
  3. Considering that during the 1980s, under the pretext of fighting a Sandinista regime in Nicaragua that never once launched an attack on the U.S., these same people oversaw an explosion in U.S. cocaine consumption that went from 80 metric tons in 1979 to 6..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. government
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3. datetime
  1. {10182001}
  2. {09:09:58 AM}
  content
  1. Why the RIAA owes us all an apology
    
    (Anchordesk)
  2. Now, people who trade copyrighted music may be many things, including criminals. But they are not terrorists, and the RIAA's attempt to bludgeon them makes swappers seem more like the freedom fighters they've always claimed to be ... the reason the recording industry wanted protection from lawsuits is, apparently, a plan to take the battle to the swappers' home turf, essentially jamming the swapping services themselves. If this sounds an awful lot like a next-generation denial-of-service attack, it should. Also, the RIAA would have been free to add viruses to copyrighted music that could act directly against the users' machine.
    
    It's good to see big, people-oriented industries like the music biz use the 9/11 Tragedy so constructively. They can pork-barrel with the best of them.
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  2. 09:09:58 AM
  3. Now, people who trade copyrighted music may be many things, including criminals. But they are not terrorists, and the RIAA's attempt to bludgeon them makes swappers seem more like the freedom fighters they've always claimed to be ... the reason the record..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. entertainment
  3. government
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10182001}
  2. {08:53:32 AM}
  content
  1. Black Doctor Leader On Bioterrorism: 'We Must Be Our Brothers' Keeper'
    
    (BlackPressUSA.com)
  2. If a terrorist attack caused a national smallpox epidemic or if there was a need for sudden immunization for anthrax, would Black America be caught off-guard? An emphatic yes ... as with most social problems, the nation's Black neighborhoods would likely be hit hardest since they have far worse records of obtaining even regular immunizations, partially because of a history of distrust of the government's health system.Vaccination barriers would not only be caused by limited access to health care in poor neighborhoods, but by historic fears of a system that has a record of deceiving Black people.
    The distrust for mass immunization programs is due to incidences such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which caused the crippling, illness or death of 399 Black sharecroppers who were secretly denied treatment for the disease while being studied by the U. S. government between 1932 and 1972.
    
    Damned if you do, damned if you dont?
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  2. 08:53:32 AM
  3. If a terrorist attack caused a national smallpox epidemic or if there was a need for sudden immunization for anthrax, would Black America be caught off-guard? An emphatic yes ... as with most social problems, the nation's Black neighborhoods would likely..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. healthcare
  3. black people
  type
« Wednesday « October 17, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10172001}
  2. {02:01:54 PM}
  content
  1. Yankees-Mariners
    
    (WorldSeries.com)
  2. It's the immovable object vs. the irresistible force. The winningest team vs. the winningest franchise. Mojo vs. JoeTo. It's the ALCS.
    
    Time to bust out the whippin' sticks and sweep away the Mariners. Just ask Oakland: are the Yankees for real?
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  2. 02:01:54 PM
  3. It's the immovable object vs. the irresistible force. The winningest team vs. the winningest franchise. Mojo vs. JoeTo. It's the ALCS...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sports
  3. sports
  type
« Tuesday « October 16, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10162001}
  2. {01:33:02 PM}
  content
  1. Terror memo aide breaks cover
    
    (BBC)
  2. The government spin doctor who suggested the US terror attacks provided a "very good day" to "bury" bad news has apologised in public for the offence she caused.
    
    Spin doctors spin doctoring their own spin?
  metadata
  2. 01:33:02 PM
  3. The government spin doctor who suggested the US terror attacks provided a "very good day" to "bury" bad news has apologised in public for the offence she caused...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. news and media
  3. media
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10162001}
  2. {01:24:47 PM}
  content
  1. Whites-Only Press Conference at the White House
    
    (BlackPressUSA.com)
  2. President Bush urged Americans to exercise racial tolerance while pointing out only White reporters to ask him questions during a White House press conference about the war against terrorism in Afghanistan ... Bush
    
    BoyCaught has some questions about this, but unfortunately none are being taken. (b/w Leviathan)
  metadata
  2. 01:24:47 PM
  3. President Bush urged Americans to exercise racial tolerance while pointing out only White reporters to ask him questions during a White House press conference about the war against terrorism in Afghanistan ... Bush..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. racism
  3. government
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10162001}
  2. {01:15:29 PM}
  content
  1. 'Joke' over anthrax leads to man's arrest
    
    (Denver Post.com)
  2. Police arrested an apartment worker in Littleton on Monday after he allegedly filled an envelope with laundry detergent and pretended it was anthrax, authorities said.
    
    File under "duh!"
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  2. 01:15:29 PM
  3. Police arrested an apartment worker in Littleton on Monday after he allegedly filled an envelope with laundry detergent and pretended it was anthrax, authorities said...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. health
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10162001}
  2. {01:13:31 PM}
  content
  1. Warning on way from post office
    
    (Denver Post.com)
  2. About 135 million U.S. homes, businesses and other addresses will soon receive warnings from the U.S. Postal Service cautioning them about the risks of biological hazards moving through the mail system.
    
    Times have really changed in such a short time.
  metadata
  2. 01:13:31 PM
  3. About 135 million U.S. homes, businesses and other addresses will soon receive warnings from the U.S. Postal Service cautioning them about the risks of biological hazards moving through the mail system...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. health
  type
5. datetime
  1. {10162001}
  2. {01:04:24 PM}
  content
  1. NFL Crazy Lenses
  2. Before the face paint, the hair dye and the jersey, put in the lenses. You're not truly geared up for the game until you suit up with NFL Crazy lenses.
    
    That's a little too much.
  metadata
  2. 01:04:24 PM
  3. Before the face paint, the hair dye and the jersey, put in the lenses. You're not truly geared up for the game until you suit up with NFL Crazy lenses...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. marketing and advertising
  3. sports
  type
« Sunday « October 14, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {03:57:35 PM}
  content
  1. The Agency: Anthrax
    
    (CBS.com)
  2. The team works against the clock to stop an anthrax threat in the United States. A Belgian kennel has fallen victim to a terrorist attack in which the deadly disease anthrax was used. When the CIA discovers the perpetrator's identity and that Washington, D.C., is his next target, the team mobilizes to stop the criminal before he can reach the capital.
    
    A new CBS prime-time show about the CIA, "The Agency," already has an antrhrax storyline. Isn't the timing of this particular story, well, unbelievably fortunate? TV glamorizes ... and CIA applications start going through the roof. Waggin' the dog?
  metadata
  2. 03:57:35 PM
  3. The team works against the clock to stop an anthrax threat in the United States. A Belgian kennel has fallen victim to a terrorist attack in which the deadly disease anthrax was used. When the CIA discovers the perpetrator's identity and that Washington,..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. television
  3. media
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {03:00:02 PM}
  content
  1. The Islamic Taliban Movement ...
    
    (The Call of Islam)
  2. So, what are the facts behind this Movement and its objectives? How did it deal with Arab Mujahideen there? What are the dangers of the conspiracies that plans to domesticate it and attempts to change its path to conform with the interests of the regional and international powers, especially that of the United States and it's allies?
  metadata
  2. 03:00:02 PM
  3. So, what are the facts behind this Movement and its objectives? How did it deal with Arab Mujahideen there? What are the dangers of the conspiracies that plans to domesticate it and attempts to change its path to conform with the interests of the regional..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. religion
  3. culture
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {02:32:20 PM}
  content
  1. Feared Biological Agents
    
    (Howstuffworks)
  2. There are many ways to implement a biological attack, but these are some of the most feared agents:
    
    Anthrax
    
    SmallPox
    
    Botulinin
    
    Ebola
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  2. 02:32:20 PM
  3. There are many ways to implement a biological attack, but these are some of the most feared agents:
    
    Anthrax
    
    SmallPox
    
    Botulinin
    
    Ebola
    
    ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. military
  3. health
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {02:26:15 PM}
  content
  1. Hoaxes and Scares Thrive Amid Fear
    
    (LA Times)
  2. Hoaxes often come in waves, fed by copycats emboldened by news accounts of 'successful' scares. The Los Angeles area was struck by several bogus anthrax threats in 1998 ... "It got out of hand, to a point that our [hazardous materials] teams weren't capable of full responses"
  metadata
  2. 02:26:15 PM
  3. Hoaxes often come in waves, fed by copycats emboldened by news accounts of 'successful' scares. The Los Angeles area was struck by several bogus anthrax threats in 1998 ... "It got out of hand, to a point that our [hazardous materials] teams weren't capab..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. crime
  type
5. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {02:17:48 PM}
  content
  1. Soviet anthrax lying unguarded on test island
    
    (Telegraph.co.uk)
  2. One of the world's largest dumps of the biological weapon agent anthrax has been left unguarded.The dump is on Vozrozhdeniye (Renaissance) Island in the middle of the Aral Sea, on what was once a Soviet open-air biological weapons test site. It is about 600 miles from Afghanistan.
  metadata
  2. 02:17:48 PM
  3. One of the world's largest dumps of the biological weapon agent anthrax has been left unguarded.The dump is on Vozrozhdeniye (Renaissance) Island in the middle of the Aral Sea, on what was once a Soviet open-air biological weapons test site. It is about 6..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. government
  type
6. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {02:09:15 PM}
  content
  1. Bagarag
    
    (StickDeath.com)
  2. Stop the fleeing terrorists.
    
    It's a game. (Flash plug-in required.)
  metadata
  2. 02:09:15 PM
  3. Stop the fleeing terrorists...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. internet
  type
7. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {02:06:16 PM}
  content
  1. Fact Sheet: Osama bin Laden
    
    (The Smoking Gun)
  2. This is the Central Intelligence Agency's unclassified fact sheet on Osama bin Laden.
  metadata
  2. 02:06:16 PM
  3. This is the Central Intelligence Agency's unclassified fact sheet on Osama bin Laden...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. intelligence
  3. government
  type
8. datetime
  1. {10142001}
  2. {01:53:11 PM}
  content
  1. Laden is an evil genius: Former Pak envoy
    
    (Times of India)
  2. "The guy is not 10-feet tall. He can be dealt with and will be dealt with."
  metadata
  2. 01:53:11 PM
  3. "The guy is not 10-feet tall. He can be dealt with and will be dealt with."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. government
  type
« Friday « October 12, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10122001}
  2. {07:53:10 PM}
  content
  1. Tourist Guy
  2. Yeah, you've seen him before.
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  3. ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. internet
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10122001}
  2. {07:06:38 PM}
  content
  1. Even in the Ruins, Race Matters
    
    (AlterNet)
  2. There are thousands of workers down there, and to enter the site you have to go through armed checkpoints," he says," one guy will ask you for your ID and another guy standing two feet from him watching the whole procedure will stop you and put you through it again." And he was quick to point that this was the attitude of the armed white men securing ground zero whether they were military or civilian cops. "If you are my color," James says, pointing to his rich ebony colored skin, "you can see the pure racism on their faces." However light brown skin Hispanics and Afro-Americans are encountering even bigger problems. "But if you are just dark enough to be an Arab, then you really got a problem. My cousin is light skin and he gets a lot of hassles. "When we walk through check points it's usually three of us and we all have the same union issue and state ID's, but they let us pass and pull him aside. He and I have the same last name but that doesn't matter; sometimes they detain him for ten minutes or more just checking out his ID. But while they be checking us out to the max, always calling in supervisors to double check our ID's, the white boys just flash their cards and walk on through."
    
    So, why is BoyCaught skeptical about all this "war on terrorirsm," and patriotism boo-sh*t? Because this is still f*cking Amerikkka. America: I Am Race! Better recognize. "Returning to normalcy" probably means returning to the same old bigotries. But of course, bubbleah, you're here to prove me wrong. (b/w the bro, KickerX; hat tip to randomWalks)
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  2. 07:06:38 PM
  3. There are thousands of workers down there, and to enter the site you have to go through armed checkpoints," he says," one guy will ask you for your ID and another guy standing two feet from him watching the whole procedure will stop you and put you throug..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. black people
  3. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10122001}
  2. {12:04:20 PM}
  content
  1. Crime Spree Industries
  2. A nonprofit oraganization dedicated to creating renegade art and undermining the man.
    
    (Flash plug-in required.)
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  2. 12:04:20 PM
  3. A nonprofit oraganization dedicated to creating renegade art and undermining the man...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. design arts
  3. internet
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10122001}
  2. {12:00:19 PM}
  content
  1. US deploys controversial weapon
    
    (Guardian Unlimited)
  2. Cluster bombs are used to cover a broad area rather than a single specific target. The bomblets, or "sub-munitions", contain higher explosive than landmines and their normally brightly-coloured casings make them attractive to children. An internal Ministry of Defence report estimated that 60% of the 531 cluster bombs dropped by the RAF during the conflict in Kosovo missed their in tended target or remain unaccounted for. Cluster bombs were dropped from medium and high altitudes during the Kosovo conflict despite official US assessments after the 1991 Gulf war that they were likely to miss their targets. On average, between 5% and 12% of the bomblets fail to explode, according to UN estimates
    
    (b/w AfroFuturism mail list)
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  2. 12:00:19 PM
  3. Cluster bombs are used to cover a broad area rather than a single specific target. The bomblets, or "sub-munitions", contain higher explosive than landmines and their normally brightly-coloured casings make them attractive to children. An internal Minist..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. military
  3. technology
  type
« Thursday « October 11, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10112001}
  2. {07:23:35 PM}
  content
  1. We Like Spike
    
    (washingtonpost.com)
  2. To call Spike Lee a Knicks fan doesn't do him justice. Crazed fanatic is more like it. So it's a sacrifice for him to give up a courtside seat at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 30, when the Knicks play the Washington Wizards and returning hoopster Michael Jordan. He's doing that to raise money for the New York Fire Department's Widows' and Children's Fund.Not that Lee is giving up his own seat. Sacrifice, yes. Suffer, never. "Actually, it's my wife Tonya's seat," the movie director told us as the National Basketball Association commenced a two-week online auction of the prized place yesterday on NBA.com. The high bid at deadline time was $20,000. "It's not only a seat in the most famous arena in the world; we'll also get to go into the Wizards' locker room after the game and meet Michael and get an autograph." New Yorker Lee was in Los Angeles when terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center and killed more than 6,000 people there and at the Pentagon. "It was really an attack on all of us -- not just New York City, not just America, but the Free World," he said. "That night I came back home on Amtrak. I just don't fly anymore." In normal times a left-leaning critic of U.S. policy, Lee offered measured praise for President Bush. "I think he's done good so far," he said.
  metadata
  2. 07:23:35 PM
  3. To call Spike Lee a Knicks fan doesn't do him justice. Crazed fanatic is more like it. So it's a sacrifice for him to give up a courtside seat at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 30, when the Knicks play the Washington Wizards and returning hoopster Michael..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. entertainment
  3. media
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10112001}
  2. {07:10:17 PM}
  content
  1. QOTD: “I will not die an ironic death”
  2. Scott Ian of [the rock band] Anthrax on stocking up on Cipro.
    
    Sorry, but that's one's too rich. The band is named ... Anthrax. They gigged with Public Enemy once. (b/w randomWalks)
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  2. 07:10:17 PM
  3. Scott Ian of [the rock band] Anthrax on stocking up on Cipro...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. media
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10112001}
  2. {07:59:16 AM}
  content
  1. At U.S. Request, Networks Agree to Edit Future bin Laden Tapes
    
    (NY Times)
  2. The decision, the first time in memory that the networks had agreed to a joint arrangement to limit their prospective news coverage, was described by one network executive as a "patriotic" decision that grew out of a conference call between the nation's top television news executives and the White House national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday morning.
    
    It's not just that our national media is in bed with our political leaders, they're fighting over which side to sleep on. Waggin' the dog? (Username/password may be required; use cibblog/cibcib)
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  2. 07:59:16 AM
  3. The decision, the first time in memory that the networks had agreed to a joint arrangement to limit their prospective news coverage, was described by one network executive as a "patriotic" decision that grew out of a conference call between the nation's t..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. media
  type
« Wednesday « October 10, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10102001}
  2. {07:00:39 PM}
  content
  1. US launches 'anti-terror' satellite
    
    (BBC News)
  2. The United States has launched a satellite which intelligence analysts say will probably be used to gather information in the global campaign against terrorism. Orbiting hundreds of miles above the earth the 15 tonne KH-11 is capable of tracking small groups of people walking on the ground as well as vehicle and weapons movements. It can monitor conversations and even spot campfires at night using infrared technology.
    
    Ladies and gentlemen, introducing "Eye in the Sky," also know as "Mr. Big Brother." He's here. He's now. Today. And then after this so-called "War on Terrorism," what will this satellite be used for next? Or are they saying that the plans for this "anti-terror" satellite suddenly materialized in just the last month, and they haven't finished figuring out how this bird is going to return on the huge investment?
  metadata
  2. 07:00:39 PM
  3. The United States has launched a satellite which intelligence analysts say will probably be used to gather information in the global campaign against terrorism. Orbiting hundreds of miles above the earth the 15 tonne KH-11 is capable of tracking small gr..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. government
  3. technology
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10102001}
  2. {06:36:50 PM}
  content
  1. Job Hunt: Thousands Apply to CIA
    
    (Yahoo! News)
  2. Want to work for the CIA? Join the crowd ... The CIA says it received 15,000 job applications between Sept. 11 and Oct. 5, up from the pre-attack average of about 500 to 600 a week and about five times as many as it received during the same period a year ago.
    
    Well, sh*t, all the other jobs are just vanishing like rice cakes at at dieter's convention. Or didn't you notice, bubbleah, between all the wars and rumors of wars. In the future, we'll all be terrorists ... or just the peepo that catch 'em.
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  2. 06:36:50 PM
  3. Want to work for the CIA? Join the crowd ... The CIA says it received 15,000 job applications between Sept. 11 and Oct. 5, up from the pre-attack average of about 500 to 600 a week and about five times as many as it received during the same period a year..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. employment
  3. economy
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10102001}
  2. {04:31:34 PM}
  content
  1. Sept. 11 Attack Narrows the Racial Divide
    
    (NY Times)
  2. Black New Yorkers joke among themselves about their own reprieve from racial profiling. Even the language of racial grievance has shifted: Overnight, the cries about driving while black have become flying while brown
    
    We can all just get along, as long as we're all trying to kill someone else. (username/password may be needed, use cibblog/cibcib as shortcut)
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  2. 04:31:34 PM
  3. Black New Yorkers joke among themselves about their own reprieve from racial profiling. Even the language of racial grievance has shifted: Overnight, the cries about driving while black have become flying while brown..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. racism
  3. racism
  type
« Tuesday « October 9, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {10:55:09 PM}
  content
  1. Police Use Helicopter for Doughnut Run
    
    (Excite News)
  2. A Krispy Kreme employee who asked not to be identified said he didn't see why people were making a big deal of the unusual doughnut run."Cops got to eat, too," he said.
    
    What is it with cops and donuts?
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  2. 10:55:09 PM
  3. A Krispy Kreme employee who asked not to be identified said he didn't see why people were making a big deal of the unusual doughnut run."Cops got to eat, too," he said...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. crime
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {10:44:39 PM}
  content
  1. b2 >
  2. You log in, you type something and hit "blog this" and in the next second it's on your page(s).
  metadata
  2. 10:44:39 PM
  3. You log in, you type something and hit "blog this" and in the next second it's on your page(s)...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. weblogs
  3. technology
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {10:21:46 PM}
  content
  1. Reverse Speech
  2. Find out why reverse speech is the world's leading technology to give insight into the unconscious mind.
    
    (b/w gmtPlus9)
  metadata
  2. 10:21:46 PM
  3. Find out why reverse speech is the world's leading technology to give insight into the unconscious mind...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. alternative medicine
  3. technology
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {10:14:01 PM}
  content
  1. Pimpdaddy's Yo Mama Snaps
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  3. ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. humor
  3. internet
  type
5. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {08:35:46 PM}
  content
  1. Mr. Beller's Neighborhood
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  3. ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. media
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6. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {08:01:25 PM}
  content
  1. Psychological warfare underway in Afghanistan
    
    (New Scientist)
  2. Six EC-130E "Commando Solo" aircraft are known to be in the Afghanistan region. These planes operate as airborne radio stations, blocking local transmissions and broadcasting replacement propaganda programmes.
    
    Our propaganda is better than their propaganda. (b/w Ghost Rocket)
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  2. 08:01:25 PM
  3. Six EC-130E "Commando Solo" aircraft are known to be in the Afghanistan region. These planes operate as airborne radio stations, blocking local transmissions and broadcasting replacement propaganda programmes...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. psychology
  3. technology
  type
7. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {07:34:00 PM}
  content
  1. Osamagate
    
    (Center for Research on Globalisation)
  2. What was largely hidden from public view was the fact that the KLA raise part of their funds from the sale of narcotics. Albania and Kosovo lie at the heart of the "Balkan Route" that links the "Golden Crescent" of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the drug markets of Europe. This route is worth an estimated $400 billion a year and handles 80 percent of heroin destined for Europe
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  2. 07:34:00 PM
  3. What was largely hidden from public view was the fact that the KLA raise part of their funds from the sale of narcotics. Albania and Kosovo lie at the heart of the "Balkan Route" that links the "Golden Crescent" of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the drug mar..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. crime
  type
8. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {06:54:29 PM}
  content
  1. Prison Factories: Slave Labor for the New World Order?
    
    (Parascope)
  2. Although prison manufacturing facilities do offer short-term benefits at a time when budgets are strained to the breaking point, the system is ripe for exploitation and abuse by government and corporate entities seeking to cut financial corners. Proponents of prison labor say it is "good" for inmates, providing income and on-the-job training they would have never received otherwise.
  metadata
  2. 06:54:29 PM
  3. Although prison manufacturing facilities do offer short-term benefits at a time when budgets are strained to the breaking point, the system is ripe for exploitation and abuse by government and corporate entities seeking to cut financial corners. Proponent..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. crime
  3. economy
  type
9. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {01:39:24 PM}
  content
  1. Lost in the rhetorical fog of war
    
    (Independent UK)
  2. [The] Al-Jazeera satellite channel was a welcome sign that democracy might be coming to the Middle East. Al-Jazeera had been upsetting some of the local Arab ... but hold everything. The story is being rewritten. Last week, US Secretary of State Colin Powell rapped the Emir of Qatar over the knuckles because
    
    Our propaganda is better than their propaganda.
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  2. 01:39:24 PM
  3. [The] Al-Jazeera satellite channel was a welcome sign that democracy might be coming to the Middle East. Al-Jazeera had been upsetting some of the local Arab ... but hold everything. The story is being rewritten. Last week, US Secretary of State Colin Pow..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. media
  type
10. datetime
  1. {10092001}
  2. {04:07:28 AM}
  content
  1. Dr Dre to release song about capture and execution of Osama Bin Laden
    
    (NME.com)
  2. Dre has written and is in the process of recording the new song, 'Kill Bin Laden', which Dre describes as preparing "a pine box for his dead body."
    
    Maybe entertainers should stick to entertainment.
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  2. 04:07:28 AM
  3. Dre has written and is in the process of recording the new song, 'Kill Bin Laden', which Dre describes as preparing "a pine box for his dead body."..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. entertainment
  type
« Monday « October 8, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {09:23:35 PM}
  content
  1. GET (some) REAL
  2. Be a grown-up.
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  3. ..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. culture
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {09:18:00 PM}
  content
  1. Why does Yahoo encourage racist groups?
    
    (Design for Community)
  2. When you're in the community business, you learn real fast that structure creates community. The architecture you create for your community space can encourage or discourage certain kinds of behavior, based on its design, content, and placement.
    
    Information architecture as a political act. (b/w q)
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  3. When you're in the community business, you learn real fast that structure creates community. The architecture you create for your community space can encourage or discourage certain kinds of behavior, based on its design, content, and placement...."
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  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. racism
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {08:46:02 PM}
  content
  1. HowGoodInBed.com
  2. HowGoodInBed.com can predict what someone is like in bed, by you telling it what they are like out of it. It works by asking you a few questions about the person. The system will then compare this data with all the other information already provided by other people, spotting patterns and relationships between different factors, and provide you with a description of how good they might be in bed.
    
    Uh, okay. (b/w linkfilter)
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  2. 08:46:02 PM
  3. HowGoodInBed.com can predict what someone is like in bed, by you telling it what they are like out of it. It works by asking you a few questions about the person. The system will then compare this data with all the other information already provided by ot..."
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  1. keywords:
  2. sexuality
  3. internet
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {08:40:03 PM}
  content
  1. Feds Enlist Hollywood for Theories
    
    (washingtonpost.com)
  2. In a reversal of roles, government intelligence specialists have been secretly soliciting terrorist scenarios from top Hollywood filmmakers and writers.
    
    And you thought that BoyCaught's Die Hard and Money Train theories were just jokes. This is way past Wag the Dog, wouldn't you say?
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  3. In a reversal of roles, government intelligence specialists have been secretly soliciting terrorist scenarios from top Hollywood filmmakers and writers...."
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  2. crime
  3. media
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5. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {05:26:20 PM}
  content
  1. Build A Mac Clone?
    
    (Backup Brain blog)
  2. Our answer: Simple--build your own Mac clone. If you think that you can only do this with Wintel, you'd be wrong. Start with a used Umax S900 or J700 from eBay. That should cost about $150. Add a Sonnet Crescendo 400 MHz G4 card for $300, and add another $30 for software that will let it run OS X. Add more RAM. RAM is cheap these days, except for older machines. Get at least 128 MB to add to whatever came with, which should cost about $100. Next, a new hard drive. You can get a 40 GB IDE drive for about $75, which will require that you also get a SCSI/IDE bridge card, which goes for around $70. As long as you're working inside, you might as well get a PCI/USB card, so you can use any USB peripherals you have lying around. That's about $20. Total cost: under $750 ...
    
    Interesting.
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  3. Our answer: Simple—build your own Mac clone. If you think that you can only do this with Wintel, you'd be wrong. Start with a used Umax S900 or J700 from eBay. That should cost about $150. Add a Sonnet Crescendo 400 MHz G4 card for $300, and add an..."
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  2. operating systems
  3. computers
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6. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {02:46:51 PM}
  content
  1. Ridge Is Sworn In as Anti-Terror Chief
    
    (washingtonpost.com)
  2. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) was sworn in today at the White House as director of the new Office of Homeland Security and vowed to close "the gaps" in the country's law enforcement and intelligence operations in the war on international terrorism. [Ridge] must oversee efforts to prevent and anticipate terrorism, but it remains unclear how much access he will have to intelligence from the FBI and the CIA, or precisely how his Cabinet-level office will related to former White House counterterrorism czar Richard A. Clarke, who will oversee cyberspace security, and another office that will coordinate military and intelligence resources and become Bush's chief antiterrorism adviser.
    
    Just what this state needs ... more police.
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  3. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) was sworn in today at the White House as director of the new Office of Homeland Security and vowed to close "the gaps" in the country's law enforcement and intelligence operations in the war on international terroris..."
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  2. crime
  3. government
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7. datetime
  1. {10082001}
  2. {11:00:44 AM}
  content
  1. Weekend Spam
  2. Filler: The :Here's Some of the Spam I Get In My In-Box These Days" play:
    Here's a list of subject lines from BoyCaught's inbox in just the last 24 hours:
    
    Questions?
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  3. Filler: The :Here's Some of the Spam I Get In My In-Box These Days" play:
    Here's a list of subject lines from BoyCaught's inbox in just the last 24 hours:
    ..."
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  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
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« Sunday « October 7, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10072001}
  2. {03:06:12 PM}
  content
  1. Rumsfeld Briefs On Afghan Bombing
    
    (Yahoo! News)
  2. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday that military attacks started against Afghanistan on Sunday involved bombers, cruise missiles and attack planes and were intended "to take this battle to the terrorists."
    
    Note: multimedia presentation; Windows Media or Quictkime players, broadband connection recommended.
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  3. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday that military attacks started against Afghanistan on Sunday involved bombers, cruise missiles and attack planes and were intended "to take this battle to the terrorists."..."
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  3. media
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  1. {10072001}
  2. {02:15:05 PM}
  content
  1. 10 Things to Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East
    
    (AlterNet)
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  3. ..."
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  1. {10072001}
  2. {02:04:48 PM}
  content
  1. Sharon's Appeasement Remark Draws White House Rebuke
    
    (Intn'l Herald Tribune)
  2. In the sharpest dispute yet between the Bush administration and Israel, the White House on Friday angrily rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's remarks accusing the United States of selling out the Jewish state in order to enlist Arab states in the war against terrorism.
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  3. In the sharpest dispute yet between the Bush administration and Israel, the White House on Friday angrily rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's remarks accusing the United States of selling out the Jewish state in order to enlist Arab states in the war a..."
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4. datetime
  1. {10072001}
  2. {02:01:26 PM}
  content
  1. Apple Story Palo Alto Grand Opening
  2. BoyCaught loves his Mac just as much as the next guy, but the cheering crowds in the early morning was just a little crazy.
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  3. ..."
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  1. {10072001}
  2. {01:07:18 PM}
  content
  1. America Strikes: Full Coverage
    
    (ABCNEWS.com)
  2. The United States and Great Britain have launched 50 cruise missiles against terrorist targets inside Afghanistan. President Bush said the actions "are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations."
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  2. 01:07:18 PM
  3. The United States and Great Britain have launched 50 cruise missiles against terrorist targets inside Afghanistan. President Bush said the actions "are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations."..."
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  2. military
  3. media
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6. datetime
  1. {10072001}
  2. {12:57:26 PM}
  content
  1. The Bush-Cheney Drug Empire
    
    (From The Wilderness)
  2. As the Bush Secretary of Defense during Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91), Cheney also directed special operations involving Kurdish rebels in northern Iran. The Kurds' primary source of income for more than fifty years has been heroin smuggling from Afghanistan and Pakistan through Iran, Iraq and Turkey
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  3. As the Bush Secretary of Defense during Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91), Cheney also directed special operations involving Kurdish rebels in northern Iran. The Kurds' primary source of income for more than fifty years has been heroin smuggling from A..."
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  3. government
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7. datetime
  1. {10072001}
  2. {10:49:29 AM}
  content
  1. US begins military strike
    
    (BBC)
  2. President Bush has ordered a military operation in Afghanistan as a new front in the United States' operation to combat terrorism. There were reports of loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in the Afghan capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar, the main stronghold of the ruling Taleban.
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  2. 10:49:29 AM
  3. President Bush has ordered a military operation in Afghanistan as a new front in the United States' operation to combat terrorism. There were reports of loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in the Afghan capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar, the main..."
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« Saturday « October 6, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10062001}
  2. {03:29:24 PM}
  content
  1. No longer the great American record
    
    (ESPN.com)
  2. The record that hung over Bonds' head was a record of our time, of his time. It was a record that had held up just three years, a record that hadn't even lasted as long as the big-league career of Placido Polanco.
    
    Bonds hasn't even had his record for 24 hours and already journalists are minimizing his accomplishment. See how this works? When they interview him, they'll say: "He's difficult." And they'll wonder why.
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  3. The record that hung over Bonds' head was a record of our time, of his time. It was a record that had held up just three years, a record that hadn't even lasted as long as the big-league career of Placido Polanco...."
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  2. sports
  3. racism
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  1. {10062001}
  2. {03:16:36 PM}
  content
  1. Ping-Site Form
  2. Enter the name and URL of a weblog that has been updated.
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  2. 03:16:36 PM
  3. Enter the name and URL of a weblog that has been updated...."
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  3. internet
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  1. {10062001}
  2. {02:51:52 PM}
  content
  1. MOVABLE TYPE
  2. Personal Publishing System
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  3. Personal Publishing System..."
  categories
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  2. weblogs
  3. internet
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4. datetime
  1. {10062001}
  2. {08:19:52 AM}
  content
  1. Identity Theft
  2. How can someone steal your identity? By co-opting your name, Social Security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own use. In short, identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft.
    
    An ounce of prevention.
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  2. 08:19:52 AM
  3. How can someone steal your identity? By co-opting your name, Social Security number, credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own use. In short, identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal informatio..."
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  2. crime
  3. internet
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« Friday « October 5, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10052001}
  2. {11:31:31 PM}
  content
  1. BoB STUFF
  2. For Every Man Everywhere. REAL STUFF. NO FRILLS. Quality skin care products ... Better prices ... Great BoB fragrances!!
  metadata
  2. 11:31:31 PM
  3. For Every Man Everywhere. REAL STUFF. NO FRILLS. Quality skin care products ... Better prices ... Great BoB fragrances!!..."
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  2. humor
  3. internet
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2. datetime
  1. {10052001}
  2. {01:02:01 PM}
  content
  1. Robert's Rules of Order
  2. [E]ach member from a different part of the country had differing ideas of correct procedure. To bring order out of chaos he decided to write Robert's Rules of Order.
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  2. 01:02:01 PM
  3. [E]ach member from a different part of the country had differing ideas of correct procedure. To bring order out of chaos he decided to write Robert's Rules of Order...."
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  2. law
  3. reference
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  1. {10052001}
  2. {12:05:49 PM}
  content
  1. You will be missed, Bob
    
    (keithbrown.com blog)
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  3. ..."
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« Thursday « October 4, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10042001}
  2. {07:35:50 PM}
  content
  1. QOTD: “Move over, Big Mac. You've got company”
    
    (ESPN.com)
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  3. ..."
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  2. sports
  3. sports
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2. datetime
  1. {10042001}
  2. {07:26:20 PM}
  content
  1. Text of Evidence Against bin Laden
    
    (Yahoo! News)
  2. The following is the full text of the summary of evidence against Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) in U.S. terrorist attacks, released Thursday by the British government ...
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  2. 07:26:20 PM
  3. The following is the full text of the summary of evidence against Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) in U.S. terrorist attacks, released Thursday by the British government ......"
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. politics
  3. reference
  type
3. datetime
  1. {10042001}
  2. {07:04:33 PM}
  content
  1. To My Baby Girl, After the Terror
    
    (AlterNet)
  2. I wish that love could protect you; not just mine but that of others. But I'm not sure how much of that is left. It is on markdown; on the sale rack; on clearance; but no buyers today. Love is too expensive for some, even when on sale. Too costly in time, if not in money.
    
    'Nuff said.
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  2. 07:04:33 PM
  3. I wish that love could protect you; not just mine but that of others. But I'm not sure how much of that is left. It is on markdown; on the sale rack; on clearance; but no buyers today. Love is too expensive for some, even when on sale. Too costly in time,..."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. columns and columnists
  3. culture
  type
4. datetime
  1. {10042001}
  2. {06:56:35 PM}
  content
  1. Documenting America's Greatest Tragedy
    
    (Booksurge)
  2. A stirring oral history capturing America's most tragic day ... The most basic act of journalism, by no means limited to journalists, is when someone says to us, "I was there, you weren't, let me tell you about it." Or equally often: "I'm there now, you aren't, so let me tell you."
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  3. A stirring oral history capturing America's most tragic day ... The most basic act of journalism, by no means limited to journalists, is when someone says to us, "I was there, you weren't, let me tell you about it." Or equally often: "I'm there now, you a..."
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  2. books
  3. media
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« Tuesday « October 2, 2001
1. datetime
  1. {10022001}
  2. {07:52:50 PM}
  content
  1. Zoolander
    
    (Rotten Tomatoes)
  2. [ c|b ].rating: 3.6/5 stars (72%)
  3. A supermodel overflowing with charisma but lacking in common sense, is targeted by a crime organization that wants him to carry out some dangerous plans.
    
    Funny, in a stupid-*ss-forget-about-the-cold-cruel-world-for-90-minutes kinda way. Except for the two "blackface" scenes. Look, BoyCaught's all for skewering everybody and anybody, but that sh*t's about as funny as Mel Brooks doing "Springtime for Hitler" in The Producers. Hey, wait a minute, that was funny.
  metadata
  2. 07:52:50 PM
  3. A supermodel overflowing with charisma but lacking in common sense, is targeted by a crime organization that wants him to carry out some dangerous plans...."
  categories
  1. keywords:
  2. movies and films
  3. entertainment
  type
2. datetime
  1. {10022001}
  2. {07:35:30 PM}
  content
  1. (Brave New World - 1931)
  2. "The concussion knocked all the negro's conditioning into a cocked hat. He developed for the Beta blonde an exclusive and maniacal passion. She protested. He persisted. There were struggles, pursuits, an assualt on a rival, finally a sensational kidnapping. The Beta blonde was ravished away into the sky and kept there, hovering, for three weeks in a wildly anti-social t
    
    Who's worldview is this? It this a scene out of Mandingo? Naw, shucks, Ten-Buck. It's straight out of Brave New World, a book BoyCaught started re-reading last Tuesday during Banned Books Week. Now he remembers why he thought the book sucked in high school. Why Huxley, your superiority complex is showing. Natch!
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« Monday « October 1, 2001

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{10012001}

{02:41:41 PM}

content

Jordan explains his decision to return at conference

(ESPN.com)

"When I retired last time, I didn't say I was ready to quit the game. It's an itch that still needs to be scratched here, and I don't want that itch to bother me for the rest of my life." Jordan looked older than he did the last time he found himself in similar surroundings when he retired from the Bulls in January 1999. The bags under his eyes were a little more pronounced, and he sported a goatee.

"Scratch" Jordan to the rescue. In a propaganda culture like ours, we really need our diversions.

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"When I retired last time, I didn't say I was ready to quit the game. It's an itch that still needs to be scratched here, and I don't want that itch to bother me for the rest of my life." Jordan looked older than he did the last time he found himself in s..."

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{01:08:28 PM}

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Cushcity.com Home Page

World's Largest African-American Selection of Books, Videos, Art Prints, Toys, Software, Calendars.

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World's Largest African-American Selection of Books, Videos, Art Prints, Toys, Software, Calendars...."

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electronic commerce

black people

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{10012001}

{11:09:05 AM}

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b-gYrL!

b-gYrL is an organization dedicated to women in various facets of hip hop culture: femcees, deejays, authors, producers, breakers, managers, agents, photographers, graffiti artists, web designers, fashion designers, event producers, radio hosts...anything created by or for the women of hip hop.

This site is bangin'. (RealAudio plug-in may be required.)

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b-gYrL is an organization dedicated to women in various facets of hip hop culture: femcees, deejays, authors, producers, breakers, managers, agents, photographers, graffiti artists, web designers, fashion designers, event producers, radio hosts...anything..."

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{10:46:07 AM}

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The Shelf Is A Very Lonely Place ...

(RapStation.com)

"I feel that sometimes I'm talking to myself, and in my counsel to cats tryin to get 'put on' I try to get their heads past that BET mentality. Them actually thinking that a rap record automatically goes with a Jacuzzi, circular couch and Escalade, with chicks rotating between the three. The problem of aspirations in the future with an ass in the past is now a hip hop hindrance. This is one of my last dissertations on the necessity of the online revolution, and it's simply called " The Shelf Is A Very Lonely Place...," or the art of making records for your damn self."

Legendary emcee Chuck D on the mentality of today's would be hip-hop artistes, still waiting around for massa to pay them for their genius. It ain't gonna happen dogg. Chuck D's point is: true artists make art. The money and the fame comes later, if at all. Today's technology makes it easy for artists to record themselves, and that's what they should do. The best thing about this advice is it doesn't just apply to music, but to all art forms.

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"I feel that sometimes I'm talking to myself, and in my counsel to cats tryin to get 'put on' I try to get their heads past that BET mentality. Them actually thinking that a rap record automatically goes with a Jacuzzi, circular couch and Escalade, with c..."

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{10012001}

{10:44:25 AM}

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Why America napped

(Salon.com Books)

"They're doing this because they're getting signals from those great patriots who poll the American people to find out what the American people want to know. They find out that the American people want to be entertained and they send back signals to do fluffier, warmer, more endearing reporting. As that happens, the national debate gets more trivial. Foreign policy gets played down. The rest of the world becomes a place we don't need to know about."

Noted author David Halberstam, on why our national craving for heaping portions entertainment mixed in with our news makes us ignorant to world outside our borders. He thinks that because foreign policy hasn't been important to us, it hasn't been important to our politicians; after all, would you vote for a politician who talks about things that don't mean anything to you? Moreover, would you read a weblog that points to things like this? (Uh, that's rhetorical baby.)

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"They're doing this because they're getting signals from those great patriots who poll the American people to find out what the American people want to know. They find out that the American people want to be entertained and they send back signals to do fl..."

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{09:35:32 AM}

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This isn't like the war on drugs

(Boston Globe)

This war must be against hate, inequity, and blind, unthinking nationalism. Along with any military response, we must look honestly at our role in the world, at all the sources of anti-Americanism, legitimate and illegitimate, and proceed with our eyes open.Let us learn from the failure of the war on drugs that if we misidentify our enemy and frame our struggle incorrectly, we will do harm to many innocents and democratic institutions, and we will all lose.

Ironically, this "War on Terrorism" actually should be called the "War for Drugs ... and the their Profits." Put down your f*cking crack pipe, or your Valium, or your Prozac, or your Viagra and recognize. (b/w Ghost in the Machine)

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09:35:32 AM

This war must be against hate, inequity, and blind, unthinking nationalism. Along with any military response, we must look honestly at our role in the world, at all the sources of anti-Americanism, legitimate and illegitimate, and proceed with our eyes op..."

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{09:34:46 AM}

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Beneath the Veil

(CNN.com)

Journalist Saira Shah travels undercover in Afghanistan to view the Taliban's harsh version of Islamic law. She discovered public executions, allegations of human rights violations like massacres and torture, and a place where women are forced to beg because they are prevented from working. But she also found that the first voices of protest come from the most repressed, including an opposition group that uses hidden cameras to film the executions.

Collateral damage?

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09:34:46 AM

Journalist Saira Shah travels undercover in Afghanistan to view the Taliban's harsh version of Islamic law. She discovered public executions, allegations of human rights violations like massacres and torture, and a place where women are forced to beg bec..."

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{09:33:44 AM}

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Who Is Osama Bin Laden?

(Centre for Research on Globalisation)

In the words of CIA's Milton Beardman "We didn't train Arabs". Yet according to Abdel Monam Saidali, of the Al-aram Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, bin Laden and the "Afghan Arabs" had been imparted "with very sophisticated types of training that was allowed to them by the CIA"
CIA's Beardman confirmed, in this regard, that Osama bin Laden was not aware of the role he was playing on behalf of Washington. In the words of bin Laden (quoted by Beardman): "neither I, nor my brothers saw evidence of American help".

Motivated by nationalism and religious fervor, the Islamic warriors were unaware that they were fighting the Soviet Army on behalf of Uncle Sam. While there were contacts at the upper levels of the intelligence hierarchy, Islamic rebel leaders in theatre had no contacts with Washington or the CIA ...

In the wake of the Cold War, the Central Asian region is not only strategic for its extensive oil reserves, it also produces three quarters of the World's opium representing multibillion dollar revenues to business syndicates, financial institutions, intelligence agencies and organized crime. The annual proceeds of the Golden Crescent drug trade (between 100 and 200 billion dollars) represents approximately one third of the Worldwide annual turnover of narcotics, estimated by the United Nations to be of the order of $500 billion ...

Since the Cold War era, Washington has consciously supported Osama bin Laden, while at same time placing him on the FBI's "most wanted list" as the World's foremost terrorist.

Put that in your pipe, and smoke it.

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09:33:44 AM

In the words of CIA's Milton Beardman "We didn't train Arabs". Yet according to Abdel Monam Saidali, of the Al-aram Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, bin Laden and the "Afghan Arabs" had been imparted "with very sophisticated types of training that w..."

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{09:31:27 AM}

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Taliban's Ban On Growing Opium Poppies Is Called Successful

(Media Awareness Project)

American experts and United Nations officials say the Taliban are likely to face political problems if the effects of the opium ban are catastrophic and many people die.

This is the way to make enemies, early in the morning: f*ck with the world's illicit drug business. It really doesn't help if your regime is repressive, but minor PR nuisances like that will be overlooked as long as you keep thar narcotics flowing.

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American experts and United Nations officials say the Taliban are likely to face political problems if the effects of the opium ban are catastrophic and many people die...."

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{09:30:55 AM}

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U.S. gives $43 million to Afghanistan (May 17, 2001)

(CNN.com/Asia)

Warning that Afghanistan is "on the verge of a widespread famine," Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday announced a $43 million package in humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people. Powell also called on other nations to send aid to the Central Asian nation. "If the international community does not take immediate action, countless deaths and terrible tragedy are certain to follow," Powell said.

Hmm, prophetic words Colin ... or maybe just propagandistic. BoyCaught's question: how can claim to not officially recognize a government -- the Taliban regime -- which controls 95 percent of their country, and yet give $43 million in financial and relief aid to that same country without giving it to the rulers whom you do not recognize? That's a great magic trick.

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09:30:55 AM

Warning that Afghanistan is "on the verge of a widespread famine," Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday announced a $43 million package in humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people. Powell also called on other nations to send aid to the Central As..."

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2008: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
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2010: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
2011: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
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[caught |n between] noteblog

[ c|b ].extra

[ c|b ].newsfeed

[ c|b ].is.ad.free

[ c|b ].friendconnect

« Wednesday « October 31, 2001

(MarketWatch/Netscape)

(Expatica)

« Tuesday « October 30, 2001

(Rotten Tomatoes)

« Monday « October 29, 2001

(Center for Nonproliferation Studies)

(About.com)

(Rotten Tomatoes)

« Saturday « October 27, 2001

(The Washington Times)

(ESPN.com)

(The Washington Times)

« Friday « October 26, 2001

(This Is London)

« Thursday « October 25, 2001

(Independent News)

« Wednesday « October 24, 2001

(TidBITS)

« Tuesday « October 23, 2001

« Monday « October 22, 2001

(ESPN.com)

(Independent UK)

(ESPN.com/ABC Sports)

(Guardian Unlimited)

« Sunday « October 21, 2001

(LA Times)

« Saturday « October 20, 2001

« Thursday « October 18, 2001

(NewsBytes)

(disinformation)

(Anchordesk)

(BlackPressUSA.com)

« Wednesday « October 17, 2001

(WorldSeries.com)

« Tuesday « October 16, 2001

(BBC)

(BlackPressUSA.com)

(Denver Post.com)

(Denver Post.com)

« Sunday « October 14, 2001

(CBS.com)

(The Call of Islam)

(Howstuffworks)

(LA Times)

(Telegraph.co.uk)

(StickDeath.com)

(The Smoking Gun)

(Times of India)

« Friday « October 12, 2001

(AlterNet)

(Guardian Unlimited)

« Thursday « October 11, 2001

(washingtonpost.com)

(NY Times)

« Wednesday « October 10, 2001

(BBC News)

(Yahoo! News)

(NY Times)

« Tuesday « October 9, 2001

(Excite News)

(New Scientist)

(Center for Research on Globalisation)

(Parascope)

(Independent UK)

(NME.com)

« Monday « October 8, 2001

(Design for Community)

(washingtonpost.com)