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- Authorities arrested two Camp Lejeune Marines last weekend after they were found with 25-thousand dollars worth of stolen government weapons, ammunition and equipment. |
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- Harnett County investigators want to find the man they believe is responsible for a weekend shooting death. |
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- Meg Scott Phipps, a political legacy descended from two governors, couldn't rely on reputation or promise to pay her bills. She needed cash. |
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- Up to 3,000 fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" are expected to crowd a grassy plaza in downtown Raleigh Tuesday morning for the unveiling of a bronze statue dedicated to the popular 1960s show. They may also catch a glimpse of Andy Griffith himself. |
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- The college student facing a federal weapons charge for hiding box cutters on airplanes is back in class. |
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- A 25-mile, 8-foot-high, barbed wire fence will soon surround parts of Fort Bragg as security continues to concern Army officials. |
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- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards addressed an education group Saturday, outlining his proposals to invest in teachers, create new after-school programs, strengthen high schools and make college more affordable. |
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- President Bush is expected in Winston-Salem next month for a $2,000-a-plate campaign fund-raiser, according to event organizers. |
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- A former Winterville police officer was convicted Friday of planting two pipe bombs last year along a highway in Pitt County. |
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- The Durham County judge who presided over Michael Peterson's murder trial has denied his request to have the state pay the legal fees for his appeal. |
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- Mi ero dimenticato di segnalare, da buon ultimo, la nuovissima iniziativa del vulcanico Guru. Adesso posto la recensione dell’ultimo bestseller di Manila, “Cento colpi di tastiera”. |
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- Birds of a kind... : Singapore : 27 October 2003 |
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- Excerpt: "Based on the findings of a recent Washington Post poll that examined the attitudes and political leanings of Americans with money invested in the financial markets, Republicans could be more correct than Democrats care to admit." (Washington Post) |
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- Excerpt: "[Y]ou request an opinion as to whether certain stock described below is a qualifying employer security in connection with a proposed exchange (the Exchange) between General Motors Corporation (GM) and several employee benefit plans that it sponsors (the GM Plans). You represent that the Exchange is part of a broader transaction ... whereby GM ... plans to split-off GM's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hughes Electronics Corporation (Hughes). |
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- Excerpt: "So far, 401(k) providers like AIG Valic, Fidelity Investments, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia Retirement Services have begun services that take over employees' account management for a fee, if they wish, making investment decisions based on an unbiased third party's suggestions. And earlier this month, Financial Engines, an independent advice provider, created its own account management offering." (New York Times; one-time registration required) |
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- Excerpt: "As they struggle to craft a compromise Medicare bill, members of Congress are facing an unusually contentious and politically explosive issue: Whether the time has come to charge higher-income elderly Americans more than they charge the less affluent for the benefits they receive under Medicare." (Robert D. Reischauer in the Los Angeles Times, via the Urban Institute) |
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- Excerpt: "In an interview with ABC Nightly News [last] week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist addressed the issue of the growing number of uninsured Americans by observing: 'I think our moral obligation is to make sure that every individual in America today, given our prosperity, has access to basic health care.'" (HR Policy Association) |
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- Excerpt: "A study published last month in the journal Obesity Research found that health professionals hold a significant pro-thin, anti-fat bias. This pervasive bias doesn't just hurt feelings, researchers say. It can make obese people -- who constitute about 30% of the population -- less likely to see a doctor and receive potentially life-saving early detection and treatment." (The [Nashville] Tennessean) |
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- Excerpt: "With the S&P 500 up 17% so far this year, you'd think the situation would have improved. But a new study by Credit Suisse First Boston ... shows that it is actually getting worse. The reason is persistently low interest rates. |
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- Excerpt: "A federal judge in Miami gave final approval [on Oct. 24, 2003] to an agreement between Aetna, the big health insurer, and nearly one million doctors to end a longrunning dispute dispute over patient care and billing practices." (New York Times; one-time registration required) |
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- Excerpt: "A company's summary plan description (SPD) that failed to describe in one section the need for domestic partners to sign and file an affidavit to qualify for survivor's benefits was deficient based on ERISA's disclosure rules, particularly when numerous references to the affidavit requirement regarding other benefits were elsewhere in the SPD and company handbook." (Thompson Publishing Group) |
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- Excerpt: "An ERISA plan's claim for equitable relief to recover benefits it paid from a third-party settlement was not barred, primarily because the plan included clear and unambiguous subrogation and reimbursement provisions, according to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals." (Thompson Publishing Group) |
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- Excerpt: "House and Senate lawmakers negotiating over a Medicare prescription-drug benefit bill have so far failed to reach agreement. Legislators on the conference committee have missed several deadlines to reach a deal, as worries over the cost of the legislation stall progress. Hear NPR's Julie Rovner." (National Public Radio) |
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- Excerpt: "Non-wage labor costs, such as pension contributions and health-insurance payments, are hobbling the economy. They amount to 42% of the average German salary, among the highest in the world, and keep companies from investing in the country." (Time Europe) |
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- Excerpt: " A team of nine U.S. judges awarded Vaughan Glover, a dentist from Arnprior, Ont., a $10,000 prize Friday for his patient-centred proposal to reform the United States' health care system. |
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- Excerpt: "A study by Illinois officials concludes that the state and its taxpayers could save more than $90 million a year without risking patient safety by setting up a program to buy prescription drugs from Canada for state workers and retirees." (USA Today) |
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- tcon writes: "ftp://ftp. openbsd. org/pub/OpenBSD/ Something up with OpenBSD ftp site today? |
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- Dale Rahn writes: "An early version of wi@usb has just committed OpenBSD. Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 08:34: |
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- IBM's top software executive in Washington, D.C., Ray Wells, talks about Uncle Sam's progress toward becoming a paperless government. |
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- It's no surprise that the various wireless carriers are going to be offering all sorts of deals to keep their customers once wireless number portability goes into effect next week. Already, people are seeing signs of this as the carriers are sweetening their offers. I received a phone call last week from my wireless carrier offering all sorts of discounts if I agreed to a new one-year contract. Now, T-Mobile is making an effort to keep customers by extending their "unlimited weekend minutes". Suddenly, it seems that the weekend really does begin Thursday evening if you're a T-Mobile customer. |
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- Yesterday, though overcast, was relatively warm for this time of year. A delightfully balmy 69 degrees fahrenheit ... which gave me opportunity to play in the back yard with my almost 4 year old daughter. After a rousing round of... |
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- Stuart Mudie dice que yo soy un tipo generoso. |
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- Looking Glass tied to MOM |
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- It asks for a database at startup. This means one of two things: 1) The Option key was held down when Radio was launched, or 2) The Radio UserLand application, and its database, Radio.root, are in different folders. When installing Radio, make sure that you copy the entire Radio UserLand folder, not just the Radio UserLand application, and leave all the files in the same locations inside the folder. |
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