[CTRL] Morgan Stanley: Clinton Speech Was Mistake - NYTimes
Morgan Stanley: Clinton Speech Was Mistake - NYTimes Photos Reuters Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. has told clients it made a mistake by having former President Clinton (news - web sites) speak at a company conference in Florida last week, the New York Times reported on Sunday. The company's chairman, Philip Purcell, sent an e-mail to clients late last week calling Clinton's appearance an error. The Wall Street firm received dozens of complaints from clients with some threatening to take their business elsewhere, according to the article. Purcell wrote that he understood clients' unhappiness because of ``Mr. Clinton's personal behavior as president,'' the Times reported. ``We clearly made a mistake,'' he wrote. ``First the decision did not receive the proper review within the firm. And second, we should have been far more sensitive to the strong feelings of our clients.'' Clinton's speech, at a conference on private investment in Boca Raton, Florida, drew protesters who demonstrated against the pardons Clinton granted before leaving office, and the reported $100,000 fee he received from Morgan Stanley for the speech, his first since leaving office. Need a Daily Pep Talk? List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk Wholelottalinx brings you the best of current events from the web daily complete with URL reference! List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~Parents! Take a load off at the ParentCafeList Info: URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax amdf14534.jpg
[CTRL] The jail from hell--SALON
The jail from hellIf you ever go to Memphis, you better walk right. A chilling report on one of the worst places in America. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/22/memphis/index.html Need a Daily Pep Talk? List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk Wholelottalinx brings you the best of current events from the web daily complete with URL reference! List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~Parents! Take a load off at the ParentCafeList Info: URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Guess Who Is Watching Your Children...
Guess Who Is Watching Your Children... Biggest cyber-rights story of 2001? The Pentagon studies the Web surfing habits of kids OPINIONBy Brock N. MeeksMSNBC WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 — The Pentagon is right now trolling a database of the Web surfing habits of children. No one knows why — yet. But the Electronic Privacy Information Center is on a mission to find out. The privacy group has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to ferret out the answers and just might kick in the door of the biggest cyber-rights story of the year. http://www.msnbc.com/news/524057.asp Need a Daily Pep Talk? List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk Wholelottalinx brings you the best of current events from the web daily complete with URL reference! List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~Parents! Take a load off at the ParentCafeList Info: URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Dot Com Theatrics? (A to Z)
Art imitates life -- or the lack thereof -- of Amazon.com worker Former employee tells company tales in new show Saturday, January 27, 2001 By KATHY MULADYSEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Is Amazon.com really a cult, led by a founder so charismatic he inspires near-hero worship in employees who slave just to be a part of his historic vision? Or is it really more like attending a preppy summer camp in a teen sex comedy? http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/business/amaz274.shtml Oh By the way a note from CNET adds: Is this the only dot-com-inspired show we'll be seeing this year? We think not. Below, ten other candidates ripe for Broadway: 1. West Coast Story: It's the dot-coms vs. the bricks-and-mortars in this California production. Like the song says, "When you're a dot, you're a dot all the way." 2. The Phantom of the Opera Browser: What lurks within this speedy alternative browser? Banner ads!!! 3. Little Web Shop of Horrors: Mysterious eBay seller [EMAIL PROTECTED] auctions off exotic, Venus's-flytrap-like plants. eBay issues the musical warning "Don't Feed the Plants." 4. Gentlemen Prefer Bonds: Life after the IPO fails. 5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Two dot-com wage slaves who hang out at alt.slave.rome devise a clever plot to win their freedom. Wackiness ensues. 6. Death of a Sales Force: A tour de force for William Shatner, supported by an unknown cast from Priceline.com. 7. Amazon, Get Your Gun: Jeff Bezos and company start offering firearms and, voila, a disgruntled employee writes a musical. 8. The Virginia Monologues: Harrowing tales from AOL's Reston, VA, headquarters. 9. Les .Miserables: Picture hundreds of high-tech workers, huddled in the cold, with nothing but worthless stock option certificates to burn for warmth. 10. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: Yeah, right.Need a Daily Pep Talk? List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk Wholelottalinx brings you the best of current events from the web daily complete with URL reference! List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~Parents! Take a load off at the ParentCafeList Info: URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] 3 teens charged in assault plot--Rocky Mountain News
Recurring Themes? == 3 teens charged in assault plot--Rocky Mountain News COLORADO--Fort Collins ninth-graders arrested in `Columbine-style' plan; weapons, ammo found By Kevin Vaughan, News Staff Writer Three Fort Collins teen-agers were accused Wednesday of making detailed plans to carry out a "Columbine-type" assault on their junior high school. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_14224,00.html Need a Daily Pep Talk? List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk Wholelottalinx brings you the best of current events from the web daily complete with URL reference! List Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~Parents! Take a load off at the ParentCafeList Info: URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Efforts toward human cloning mount
Efforts toward human cloning mount Copyright © 2001 Nando MediaCopyright © 2001 Christian Science Monitor Service By PETER N. SPOTTS, Christian Science Monitor (February 7, 2001 3:35 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Panayiotis Zavos and Severino Antinori are looking for a few talented scientists. Next month, the University of Kentucky professor and the Italian fertility clinic doctor plan to hold a meeting in Rome to jump-start one of the most controversial projects researchers have ever proposed: to clone whole human beings as a way to help infertile couples have children. http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500307489-500493466-503451754-0,00.html Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Drudge ReTort
For Grins and Giggles check outwww.drudge.com (Drudge Retort) Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Excitement at Whitehouse
-Caveat Lector- Man Shot Outside White House; Bush Safe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man carrying a gun just outside the White House (news - web sites) grounds was shot in the leg by security personnel on Wednesday, U.S. Park Police said. ``There is a subject outside the fence on E Street side (the south side) of the White House, (it is) a possible suicide attempt,'' said Sgt. Michael Smith of the Park Police. ``Shots have been fired, the subject has been shot in the leg, (he has) non-life threatening injuries and medics are on the scene.'' News reports identified the man as being 17 years old and showed pictures of him arriving at George Washington University Hospital by ambulance. It was not immediately clear what the man's motives were. The incident which occurred at 11:36 a.m. EST, prompted a security alert at the White House in the center of Washington, where President George W. Bush (news - web sites) was working. CNN quoted a Secret Service officials as saying they were confident only one man was involved in the incident and that the president, who was in the residence, was never at risk. Dozens of officers, some carrying automatic weapons, fanned out around the building with others positioning themselves on the roof of the Executive Mansion. John Piana, a tourist from Phoenix, Arizona, said he had just emerged from a White House tour and was walking along the west side of the building when the police started pushing people back, saying that there was ``a situation.'' He said police cars drove up, officers got out and stationed themselves behind their cars, drawing their guns. After a few minutes, Piana said he heard ``one loud bang'' south of the White House and at that point officials started running toward the noise. ``All I heard was one loud bang, then right after the bang everybody started running to where the noise came from,'' Piana said. ~ For More Daily URL's to Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Quotes, Day In History, Views, Reviews, Opinion, Hot Topics and More... Sign up at WholeLottaLinx URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wholelottalinx ~ Parents visit the ParentCafe and talk parental issue URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentCafe ~ Get or Give YOUR Daily Pep Talk! Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dailypeptalk My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Cell phone study finds no cancer link --MSNBC
Cell phone study finds no cancer link But results unlikely to end the debate The Denmark study did not look into whether cell phones are linked to other conditions such as migraine headaches or skin diseases http://www.msnbc.com/news/527229.asp Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Lurker prowls Web to clarify issues, answer questions
Lurker prowls Web to clarify issues, answer questions By Chris WoodyardUSA TODAY His name evokes a menacing image. The Lurker. The Starwood Lurker. Every workday, the Lurker trolls the Internet. He dips into frequent-traveler electronic bulletin boards to check the postings about his employer, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. He ferrets out comments on any of the big hotel chains that operate under Starwood's corporate umbrella -- Westin, Sheraton, St. Regis or W. http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010206/3045048s.htm Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Scientists Revisit Cannibal Massacre
Scientists Revisit Cannibal MassacreTeam to Use X-Ray Analysis to Seek Proofof Infamous Coloradoan's Innocence By Amanda Onion Feb. 7 — There is no question Alferd Packer ate the flesh of his five companions while trekking through the barren, snowy San Juan Mountains. The beady-eyed prospector admitted to as much during his trial more than 100 years ago. But what remains in question — at least in some researchers' minds — is whether Colorado's most famous man-eater was also a murderer, or merely a man acting in self-defense who then helped himself to the flesh of his already-slain friends. http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/Packer010207.html Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] As the president eats, so eats Washington
As the president eats, so eats Washington By DANTE CHINNI, Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON (February 6, 2001 12:01 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - If the nation's cattle knew enough to lift their heads from the clover and sniff the political winds, they'd be trembling by now. They are, you see, back in culinary vogue here in Washington -- meaning the power-brokering that goes on in restaurants across town is increasingly likely to occur over a plate of rib-eye. So far, the shift is a subtle one. But then again, George W. Bush -- whose affinity for his home state of Texas seems to extend to that state's cuisine - has been in the White House only a few weeks. But history shows that where the city's food culture is concerned, a change in the Oval Office is the biggest change of all. While Bush has kept a low profile mealwise, those watching the new foodscape can count on one rule: The party in power sets the table. "Republicans tend to eat more beef, and Democrats tend to eat more free-range chicken," says Sally Quinn, doyenne of the Washington party scene. Now that the GOP controls all three branches of government, the implications for all those cattle are, well, you know. In this town, that's no small thing. For most Washingtonians, food is much more than simple nourishment. http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500306977-500492517-503439879-0,00.html Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Extreme Science
Extreme Science What if Researchers Duked Out Their Ideas on TV?CommentaryBy Nicholas Regush Feb 5 — Here’s an idea for a let-it-all-hang-out network TV show that would make the new XFL seem downright boring and tired. Let’s simply call it “XS,” for “Extreme Science.” STORY HIGHLIGHTSWeek 1: Mad Cow Disease Week 2: AIDS Week 3: Alzheimer's Disease Mainstream scientists and doctors who cling to cherished beliefs about how things work would be “screened” and “reviewed” by those on the outer edge holding new and challenging views. This would be a no-mercy “debate,” featuring any sort of name-calling and perhaps even kicking and screaming. XS would reveal how science is rife with the type of back-stabbing and conflicts of interest that rule the manner in which so-called “knowledge” is spread. Unlike in the daily world of science where the “Established View” dominates and works tirelessly with duped media to censor the competition, those on the outer edge of science would now have the full opportunity to present their views and stir things up, without fear of immediate retaliation, such as losing access to research funds and having their academic employment terminated. Of course, those holding mainstream scientific views would also be encouraged to feel guilt-free in publicly trashing the ideas of their accusers. Each team would have an on-air support/research staff of near-naked “assistants.” Armed guards would be on hand to prevent extra extreme encounters. XS would focus on a single topic each week. Here are three “debates” that would head my list: WEEK 1: MAD COW DISEASE As fears about mad cow disease spread across continents, including North America, scientists on the “outer edge” would love to take a strong public poke at current theory about what causes the disease. The conventional wisdom is that the culprit is a rogue protein called a “prion.” It has been found in brain tissue in people affected by the human form of the disease. So? Have the prion researchers jumped the gun? Being there in tissue doesn’t necessarily mean it does anything. Some “outer edge” scientists think the scientific world is becoming infused with prion nonsense. Some believe that a microorganism, possibly bacteria, may trigger the disease process. Others believe that certain toxic chemicals used in farming may contribute to a prion attack. Week 2: AIDS DRUGS Government scientists who have ferociously championed the prescription of highly toxic AIDS cocktails to HIV-positive people with relatively intact immune systems and no sign of symptoms would be “reviewed” by scientists who have referred to this practice as lacking scientific basis, downright stupid and, in some cases, murderous. The “debate” peg would be the recent flip-flop on AIDS treatments by the government scientists who now claim that mostly only those whose immune systems have been damaged should receive these drugs. The “outer edge” scientists and doctors would hammer home questions to the government scientists about the near half-decade of unnecessary suffering experienced by many thousands of people due to the widespread hype surrounding the need to prescribe these toxic drugs to anyone who solely turned up HIV-positive. I see this particular “debate” as possibly requiring an extra unit of armed guards to prevent extreme hostilities, given the long history of tensions surrounding this issue. WEEK 3: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Is Alzheimer’s disease really triggered by insoluble lumps of amyloid protein that accumulate on nerve cells in the brain? And does this accumulation lead to the build-up of thread-like protein, referred to as “tangles?” Well, that’s the hallowed mainstream view that has dominated research and funding for years. This “debate” would feature those well-funded mainstream scientists who won’t budge an iota on this issue. The “outer-edge” scientists and doctors who have serious questions about this theory would “review” the conventional science and also point to recent research, including a study with chimps, gorillas and orangutans - that shows no signs of tangles in the presence of amyloid deposits in the brain. Furthermore, a study with 100 patients who died of dementia showed very few had brain plaques. Perhaps Alzheimer’s causation needs some re-thinking. I’m sure the “debate” would make t
[CTRL] Many young gays may ignore safe-sex message
Many young gays may ignore safe-sex message One in three black homosexual males in major cities has HIV, federal study finds By Charlene LainoMSNBC CHICAGO, Feb. 5 — Nearly one in three young gay black men in major U.S. cities is infected with HIV, according to a troubling new government study that suggests homosexuals may be becoming increasingly dismissive of messages to practice safe sex. http://www.msnbc.com/news/526720.asp Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Iowa eatery urged to free 'Wally Gator'
Iowa eatery urged to free 'Wally Gator' The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Iowa (February 6, 2001 12:13 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - For years, Gator's Restaurant and Lounge has had a reptilian mascot on display in a large glass tank by the cash register. But Amy Rhodes has complained to the restaurant that it is cruel to keep Wally Gator penned up. Rhodes, of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, wrote to the restaurant Friday saying Wally should be sent to a sanctuary where he can live among his own kind. Rhodes' organization said restaurant patrons had complained about Wally's captivity. "Nobody has said anything to me in 12 1/2 years," said restaurant owner Wally Day, for whom the toothy 2-foot reptile is named. Rhodes' letter said alligators can live to be 50 years old and are "incredibly intelligent and sensitive animals." Day said Wally isn't even an alligator. He's a dwarf caiman, a member of the crocodile family, and he was purchased from a pet store. "If I'm in trouble with one caiman, then the pet store must really be in deep trouble," Day said. Professionals come in regularly to bathe Wally and check his condition. They also clean his new 6-foot tank, Day said. "He's got his own heat rock and everything. He seems happy - really happy." Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax copyright.pl
[CTRL] Three students arrested in plot to attack Kansas school
Three students arrested in plot to attack Kansas school February 5, 2001Web posted at: 9:32 p.m. EST (0232 GMT) HOYT, Kansas (CNN) -- Three students have been arrested in connection with a plan to carry out a Columbine-style attack on Royal Valley High School, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Richard Bradley, Jr., 18, and two juveniles, ages 16 and 17, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and conspiring to criminally use explosives, the statement said. They were students at the school. Officials searched two of the suspects' houses and seized a hand-drawn floor plan of the school indicating "strategic locations throughout the school," firearms, ammunition, a book and computer disks containing instructions on how to make and set off explosives, a statement from the sheriff's office said. Also seized was white supremacy paraphernalia, it said. A sheriff's spokeswoman said the plot was uncovered last week, when a student overheard two of the youths talking about their plan. She took that information to the principal, who told the school's security officer, a deputy with the sheriff's office. The teen-agers had not set a date to carry out their plan, but had discussed having it coincide with a major school event, such as the prom, the spokeswoman said. In the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado, two teen-age gunmen killed 13 students and faculty members before killing themselves. "They wasn't like outcasts or anything," she told a local television reporter. "Everybody at this school is friends with everybody. You wouldn't think that somebody like that would be prone to do that. They were all everybody's friend." But the threat carried the potential for harm, said school superintendent Marceta Reilly. "It's always the balance between 'Is this just a hoax or a prank or is this this something serious?' But in this case it turned out to be serious." Reilly credited a crisis plan put into place after the 1999 attack at Columbine High School in Colorado that left 15 people dead, including the two teenage gunmen. The plan included setting up the school help line that received the anonymous tip and hiring the school resource officer, she said, adding that the arrests show the system worked. "I think our schools are very safe; I think they're safer than they ever have been, because we do take things seriously," she said. "We do have programs and procedures in place that help us make the school a safe place for our kids." But Diane Traicoff, the parent of a student at the school, said her daughter was not convinced. "At this point, she's so very upset, she doesn't want to return to school; she'd rather do home schooling." Classes for the school's 275 students will be held Tuesday as scheduled, Holloman said. Most of the planning for the attack occurred off school property, he said. "We're just a quiet community," said Holloman, who has served as principal for eight years. "We've got a good school and good kids." Last week, police in San Jose, California, arrested a 19-year-old student, Al DeGuzman, who allegedly planned a killing spree at his college campus. Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
[CTRL] Beetle Overboard!--SF Gate
Beetle Overboard! VW hung off GG Bridge in prank Jonathan Curiel, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, February 5, 2001 A group of Canadian engineering students is taking responsibility for dangling a Volkswagen Bug off the Golden Gate Bridge this morning -- causing a huge commuter tie-up, halting ship traffic under the span and infuriating authorities, who say they will prosecute. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/05/MN60371.DTL FOR PIC: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/sfgate/object.cgi?object=/chronicle/pictures/2001/02/05/bridge-car.jpg&paper=chronicle&file=MN60371.DTL&directory=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/05&type=news Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax bridge-car.jpg
[CTRL] Love Bug author says bug created in cyber gang war
Love Bug author says bug created in cyber gang war By: John Leyden Posted: 05/02/2001 at 17:24 GMT The suspected author of the Love Bug computer virus has re-emerged as a security pundit. Onel de Guzman, who faced charges relating to spreading the Love Bug in the Philippines before they were dropped for insufficient evidence, has taken time out to talk to a reporter at the Chicago Tribune "over a cup of coffee at the Old Manila Cafe" about the nature of virus writing. The Love Bug spread like wildfire last May causing an estimated $10 billion damage, largely in lost productivity, as it brought down email servers worldwide. De Guzman - the prime suspect in the case - was detained under a law relating to gaining passwords to defraud banks and credit cards, largely because of lack of a specific Philippines law covering computer crime. He was later released without charge. During the interview de Guzman, who has been lying low since his release, admitted he did write, or as he put it "cook", the Love Bug virus, but he still continues to deny releasing the virus. Much of the rest of the Tribune piece documents a mixture of braggadocio and posturing from de Guzman, or "The Terminator", as he tells the Tribune he's nicknamed. He suggests the Love Bug was released during a war between local cyber gangs that went wrong, something security experts insist is "cobblers", and possibly an attempt by de Guzman to duck any blame for the spread of the virus, if the authorities, in the Philippines or elsewhere, file further charges. He also states that you don't need to be a genius to write a virus, about the only thing we're in complete agreement with de Guzman about. However the piece contains a star-quote from Nataniel Cuasay, a graduate student at AMA Computer College, where de Guzman himself studied. Cuasay or the "Wizard" told the Chicago Tribune: "Hackers create viruses to knock out the opposition. It's a war game. It's fun. It's better than sex." No lads, it's not - and you really, really need to get out more. ® Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax
Re: [CTRL] Scientists say cannabis can drive users insane
-Caveat Lector- SMoked cheeba for many years throughout high school and such. Never had any paranoia or insanity issues that I am aware of. The trouble with me is more with that I almost trashed my lungs doing this stuff many times a day and chain smoking and even getting involved in other inhalents later on (no need to go into that). I am a recovering pothead, I am on the wagon, but I dont see why it has always been bashed while alcohol has been pretty much left to reign free...aside from the prohibition of course... I suppose its possible for some really kind bud to send someone into a psychotic episode, but heck so can aspartame or cough drops or candy bars...I think it would be marginally situational at best and not by any means a constant cause and effect thing. I will say that pot ruined my ambition. Looking back it seems like I had little motivation except to party and to have fun...of course I was a kid then too. Not that I am all-wise and mature now but it just seems like daily use does deaden your senses to the fact that your motivation and drive are compromised by the stuff--at least it was for me, I think. Booze kills far more people a year and causes the tax payers a lot more money a year than doobage ever will. Same with cigerettes and fast food health issues. But I guess the government needs a scapegoat for all the problems, and they can't blame LSD anymore sense they basically developed it... clarice starling - Original Message - From: "flw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Scientists say cannabis can drive users insane > -Caveat Lector- > > >I had alot of trouble with paranoia and psychosis in the 60's when I smoked > >marijuana.I had to give it up for that reason. > > So. YOU are the one who has been spying on me...plotting against me... > spreading liestrying to steal my pot > flw > > http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > == > CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic > screeds are unwelcomed. Substance-not soap-boxing-please! These are > sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, mis- > directions and outright frauds-is used politically by different groups with > major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. > That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and > always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no > credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. > > Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. > > Archives Available at: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl > > To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: > SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: > SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Om > http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] If this happens, we as a "free" country are screwed.
-Caveat Lector- If this happens, we as a "free" country are screwed. http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/01/31/terrorism.report/index.html _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
