Friday, March 15, 2002

BBC News - AFRICA Zimbabwe enacts media curbs Journalists will need government accreditation A new law curbing the activities of independent and foreign news media in Zimbabwe has been enacted by the government. Local journalists will have to be accredited by a government-appointed panel, and foreign correspondents will be officially barred from working full-time inside Zimbabwe. 9:49:12 AM    comment

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

BBC News SCI/TECH Locking out the hackers Broadband users worried that their PC is vulnerable will soon be able to buy a "black box" that watches over their net link to stop viruses and hack attacks. At the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, anti-virus firm Trend Micro has unveiled its Gatelock device, which it hopes will prove popular with worried surfers. 2:40:12 PM    comment

Friday, March 8, 2002

Washington Post.com House Ponders Issues of Governance After Catastrophe Bills Address Succession, Continuity of Congress By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer The administration's decision to rotate senior civilian managers through secret East Coast locations has ignited a debate within Congress over whether lawmakers are adequately prepared for a massive attack on Washington. While House leaders intensified emergency evacuation plans after last fall's terrorist strikes and anthrax mailings, some lawmakers say these precautions do not address the broader issue of how the government -- including the legislative branch -- would function after widespread destruction in the nation's capital. A few members have introduced legislation, hoping to enact changes before another strike occurs. 10:55:22 AM    comment

Thursday, March 7, 2002

CNN.com U.S. troops detail fierce fighting in Afghan campaign March 7, 2002 BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (CNN) — With fighting raging for a sixth day Thursday, U.S. service members wounded in the early stages of Operation Anaconda described how they became pinned down under enemy fire almost as soon as they landed in the mountainous terrain of eastern Afghanistan. Further Information BBC Online News — 'End in sight' for Afghan battle Yahoo! News — US Troops Survive 18-Hour Firefight Yahoo! News — Heavy Bombs Rock Eastern Afghanistan MSNBC — Warplanes pound al-Qaida holdouts Fox News — Operation Anaconda Enters Sixth Day 12:36:59 PM    comment ABCNEWS.com Mike Myers to Wear 'Cat' Hat By Michael Fleming NEW YORK (Variety) - In a happy ending suitable for a Dr. Seuss book, Mike Myers is set to play the stovetop hat-wearing title character in "The Cat in the Hat," a live-action version of the Seuss classic. The deal puts Myers back in business with the film's producer, Universal-based Imagine Entertainment, for the first time since the acrimonious collapse of "Dieter," a comedy based on a Myers character creation that resulted in a lawsuit and settlement. Further Information CNN — Mike Myers to be 'The Cat in the Hat' The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day. 9:46:03 AM    comment

Monday, March 4, 2002

General Tommy Franks Situation Report March 04 2002 by Jack F. Mancilla freelance New Media Journalist Operation Anaconda has been in the process of development for the past several weeks and that the timing for the attack was dependent on intelligence gathering and confirming the target good enough for a military operation. " 2:29:15 PM    comment www.infoworld.com Macromedia gives Flash a major overhaul By Matt Berger MACROMEDIA ON MONDAY unveiled the newest version of its tools for building Web applications, called Flash MX, along with a number of partnerships with hardware and software makers who will support the new tools. Macromedia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Burgess hailed the new version of Flash as the broadest and most radical product the company has ever released. 11:01:56 AM    comment

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