The missiles struck an open area under Palestinian control where a cemetery and agricultural fields are located, the security sources said. Four Israeli tanks then proceeded 200 meters (yards) into Palestinian-ruled territory, they said.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 07:01 PM

The conference also stressed the need to set up a focal point for women's national councils of Africa. Kenya was nominated to take up the challenge and to co-ordinate the resultant activities as yet another way forward.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:58 PM

Witnesses arriving from Coriolei district 80 kilometres south of Mogadishu said 15 people had been killed and another 20 wounded in fighting between farmers and cattle herders who normally get along. Hundreds of families have fled four villages that were burned in the fighting.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:51 PM

In a highly unusual move, Tiffany & Co.'s sole Toronto store suspended sales in mid-December. Peoples Jewellers followed suit on Jan. 1, after the diary of a former personal secretary to Osama bin Laden revealed al-Qaeda had dealings in tanzanite.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:22 PM

According to an opinion poll by ROMIR-Gallup International, 26 percent of the Muscovites polled said they viewed the conflict over TV6 as an economic dispute. Only 15 percent of those polled regarded the conflict as the Kremlin's onslaught on press freedom.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:15 PM

A spokesman for the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a government think tank, says a scholar hasn't been punished for plagiarism in China for at least six years. "This case has gotten a lot of attention, not because the problem is getting worse, but because the press situation is opening up, letting the public know the truth," says the spokesman, who did not give his name.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:13 PM

"He was discovered inside a vehicle parked between two medians," police spokeswoman Pat Whitty said. "A suicide note was found at the scene. There was no sign of foul play. Inside his wallet was an ID indicating he was an employee of Enron."

Or as the charming and brilliant Fred Lapides says, remember that the guy from Enron who killed hiself had to resort to a bullet because he was too big to fit into the shredder.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 06:03 PM

Ashcroft said both Canadians were born in Tunisia, but now hold Canadian passports. The two were last seen living in the Montreal area. He said law enforcement officials are not sure where either man is now, but he encouraged anyone who knows to call the FBI or the nearest U.S. consulate.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 05:41 PM

Hollywood has whitewashed much from Nash's life; besides working to dodge the Korean War draft out of fears that it would hurt his career, Nash fathered an illegitimate son whom he refused to help care for, despite the fact that his own circumstances were far better than those of the child's mother. The woman he married, Alicia Larde, is portrayed in the film as the one and only love of Nash's life; no mention is made of their 1963 divorce. (Nearly forty years later, the couple remarried.) To read Nasar's biography is to discover fascinating episodes like Nash's stint in Europe, when he attempted several times to renounce his American citizenship and obtain political asylum, and his encounters with fellow patient and Pulitzer prizewinning poet Robert Lowell in a Massachusetts mental hospital.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 04:05 PM

Before his death in 4 B.C., Herod suffered an array of symptoms - intense itching, painful intestinal problems, breathlessness, fever, swelling in the feet, convulsions and, finally, gangrene of the genitalia.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 04:02 PM

The Sydney woman, who moved to Western Australia three weeks ago, said the unwanted calls began in July last year and she later found out her number was listed for a service offering acts like the "Dirty Doctor" and "Cowboy Elvis."

Posted by at January 26, 2002 03:16 PM

Iritani mentioned that the meat would be "more healthy" than normal pork, although it was too early to say whether it could be considered as healthy as spinach.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 03:11 PM

I just realized another problem with Blogger Pro -- for group blogs, the bill is footed by whomever created the blog. But, dear darling Fred Lapides -- a sweet man but technically rather undeveloped -- has two blogs created and set up by the saintly Dr. Menlo. I imagine there are other cases where it's inappropriate for the blog creator to have to foot the entire bill.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 03:07 PM

This has some nice features, though frankly, I wouldn't pay for it unless it was to give back to Ev after he's given so much to us, etc -- because I don't like the posting limits of 100k per month and $3 per additional 100k. It's not just because I'm broke (which I am) or because the Canadian dollar is worth about 60 cents US, meaning Blogger is near twice as expensive for me (which it is), as that I find when I know I have a limit, I'm more conservative -- and that does not work well for me, I need to be able to wave my wild tail where it pleases.

The one-size-fits-all approach seems like a bad business model since it means those who post a lot -- and consume the most resources -- will not pay. A small ($20 for 100k, $2 per extra 10k), medium ($35 for 250k, $3.50 per extra 25k) and large ($50 for 500k, most relevant for group blogs, $5 per extra 100k -- best value!) plan would probably generate more revenue.

Ev's stated he's going to raise the price on Blogger Pro to $50/year sometime soon. As much as I like Blogger, Greymatter's not too shabby -- it's good enough for that kid from Star Trek.

I had intended to, grudgingly, scrape the Blogger Pro bucks from somewhere when the rumour was it would cost $30/year and before I heard about the posting limits.

Posted by at January 26, 2002 02:58 PM