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Friday, January 30, 2004 

Crystal Ball Starts Fire at Okla. Home 
 Yahoo! News: SHAWNEE, Okla. - Firefighters in this central Oklahoma town peered into a crystal ball and found the cause for a fire.
 posted by K | 1/30/2004 01:09:51 PM | # | ^

Yoda Stolen He Is 
 Sci Fi Wire: A thief stole a 170-pound bronze statue of 'Star Wars' Jedi master Yoda from the back of a truck in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 17, the Zap2it Web site reported.
 posted by K | 1/30/2004 10:38:40 AM | # | ^

McDonalds All-American game tickets on sale 
 Coaches Aid: Tickets are now on sale for the 2004 McDonalds All-American basketball game to be held at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
 posted by K | 1/30/2004 10:27:04 AM | # | ^

Kerry, Clark take lead in state poll 
 NewsOK.com: Front-runner Sen. John Kerry and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark are the favorites among Oklahoma Democrats likely to vote in next week's presidential primary, a new opinion poll shows.

More election links and information available at the ITLnet 2004 Politics page.

 posted by K | 1/30/2004 09:56:34 AM | # | ^

Family Fridays 
 Its time for family fun and information

20 Valentine's Party Ideas
Family Fun: Host the sweetest Valentine's Day party ever with these cute crafts, tasty treats, and great games - like the crowd-pleasing Gigglebelly!

Healthy Breakfast Ideas
familyeducation.com: Research shows that kids who eat breakfast fare better in school, and have a healthier diet, says Sheah Rarback, M.S., R.D., a pediatric dietician at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Eating breakfast promotes proper growth and maximizes school performance, too. That's because it's usually easier for breakfast-eaters to meet their daily nutritional needs.

Super Bowl XXXVIII
SI Kids: Our reporters take sides on the big question: Who will win?

What is XXXVIII?
wikipedia.org: What are Roman Numerals and what do they mean? This has only been the Cth time I've been asked.

Go Fit!
Girl Scouts: Join us for warm-ups, stretches, and aerobics. Fitness can be FUN! Read about Getting Fit and Find Your Target Heart Rate in Sports Science.

Build a Bat House
Boys Life: This bat house works best when mounted on a building or similar structure, where temperatures are more stable. When pole-mounting, add extra chambers or build two of these houses and pair them back to back (facing north and south). Mount pairs on two poles with a 1-inch gap between the houses to provide temperatures suitable for a nursery colony. For more information on bats, go to www.batcon.org.

Dos and Don'ts of Childhood Fever
Family.org: Fever is a common symptom with many illnesses, therefore it's important to know how to take your child’s temperature.

Why Do Kids Lie?
Parent Soup: Is your child telling lies?
Find out why kids fib and what to do about it:


 posted by K | 1/30/2004 08:48:28 AM | # | ^

Thursday, January 29, 2004 

Xbox for $99? Xbox 2 in 2005? 
 CNN Money: For the past two years, Microsoft has established a reputation as a follower in the video game war. When Sony acted, Microsoft reacted – especially when it came to price cuts. Things could be about to change. Microsoft's Xbox may be on the verge of a substantial price cut, falling from $179 to $99 by Labor Day, according to P.J. McNealy, an analyst with American Technology Research.
 posted by K | 1/29/2004 02:52:11 PM | # | ^

Spam Travels Into Gray Area 
 Wired: The Can-Spam Act hasn't changed many spammers' habits, but those who have adapted have done so in curious ways.

(also read this rant about Anti-Virus SPAM: Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammerss)
 posted by K | 1/29/2004 02:45:22 PM | # | ^

New Rules: Telemarketers Must Display IDs 
 Yahoo! News: If you have Caller ID you'll now know when a telemarketer is trying to reach you.
 posted by K | 1/29/2004 09:57:18 AM | # | ^

Digital Photography Review 
 Digital Photography Review: Where you'll find all the latest in digital photography and imaging news, reviews of the latest digital cameras and accessories, the most active discussion forums, a large selection of sample images, a digital camera buyers guide, side-by-side comparisons and the most comprehensive database of digital camera features and specifications. (via Gizmodo)
 posted by K | 1/29/2004 09:18:47 AM | # | ^

Retro Games 
 neave.com/games: Recreated in Flash for maximum retro pleasure: classic arcade games like Pac-Man, Tetris, Space Invaders, and others. Grab a milkshake, and prepare for joystick-jockeying flashbacks.
 posted by K | 1/29/2004 09:09:03 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursday 
 Your link to other places

"In Black and White" Exhibition
Three Rivers Museum: Feb 1 - 29, 2004, Three Rivers Museum, Muskogee, OK. View the works of early-day photographers who captured the spirit of America's pioneers--both black and white.

Benjamin Harjo, Jr. Art Show
Gardiner Art Gallery: Jan 12 - Feb 11, 2004, Gardiner Art Gallery - OSU Campus
Stillwater, OK. See the best of Harjo's work in an inviting gallery located on OSU's Georgian-style campus and just a few steps away from the World Famous Eskimo Joe's.

Northern Oklahoma Gospel Fest
Northern Oklahoma College: Jan 31, 2004, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, NOC Performing Arts Center, Tonkawa, OK. Performing artists are Joe Kreger, Oklahoma Poet Laureate, Vickie Wright, Janet Vines, Lexie Carroll, Ben Scroggs and Jonathan Scroggs featuring contemporary to old fashioned gospel music. Door prizes given.

Oklahoma Garden Festival
okgardenfestival.org: Jan 29 - Feb 1, 2004, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK. This annual festival features 400 to 2500 square foot gardens executed by Oklahoma's finest landscape companies and designers. Other highlights offer horticulture competitions, educational gardens and exhibits, seminars and demonstrations by acclaimed gardening authorities, retail vendors and much more.

Visit Louisiana
louisianatravel.com: What we're serving up you just can't find anywhere else. Sultry jazz clubs, plantations with mischievous ghosts, trophy size bass that practically jump in the boat--and that's just for appetizers. Our specials are throughout this site , including mouthwatering recipes to whet your appetite and packages to make getting here for a taste all the easier. Book your trip now!

Venice Beach, Los Angeles
Lonely Planet: Come to Venice Beach on a sunny weekend afternoon and you'll find a pretty lively scene. Along the Ocean Front Walk, also called the Venice Boardwalk, jugglers and acrobats, tarot readers and Mad Hatter headwear vendors, jug-band musicians and political types circulating petitions all compete frantically for your attention. If voyeurism is more your style, sit back and watch bikini-clad women watching body builders watching themselves flex at Muscle Beach.

Confessions of a condo reservationist
MSNBC BudgetTravel: 'People Who Have No Clue Get Lemons’ Kelly Bastone recently worked in reservations at a company that managed Colorado condominiums. Now she’s dishing the insider dirt on how to score the best condo at the slopes.

A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
engineeringsights.org: Do you realize that nearly everything around you that makes your life easier and more fun, nearly everything that makes our economy go, have been created by an engineer?

Mountain Cams
SkiingMag.com: A look at web cams from your favorite ski resorts.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2004 

Mydoom overtakes Sobig.F as biggest computer virus outbreak 
 Yahoo! News: The Mydoom computer virus was overtaking the Sobig.F bug as the largest virus outbreak ever, clogging the Internet with some 100 million infected e-mails in its first 36 hours and prompting the FBI to launch an investigation.

E-mail rule #1: Do Not Open Attachments.
If you are not expecting an attachment, DO NOT OPEN IT.
ONLY accept attachments if they are from a
trusted sender and you have your virus scanner up to date.
Even then save the attachment to disk, then open it,
DO NOT OPEN directly from e-mail.


 posted by K | 1/28/2004 11:31:46 PM | # | ^

U.S. unveils cyber warning system 
 MSNBC: Aiming to increase Internet security, the government is now offering Americans free cyber alerts and computer advice from the Homeland Security Department. Anyone who signs up with the new National Cyber Alert System will receive e-mails about major virus outbreaks and other Internet attacks as they occur, along with detailed instructions to help computer users protect themselves.
 posted by K | 1/28/2004 02:46:37 PM | # | ^

Public review period for Creative Commons 2.0 licenses 
 kuro5hin.org: Creative Commons, the organization founded by Lawrence Lessig dedicated to expansion of public culture, is revising its very successful series of Open Content licenses. The draft of the next version of the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, which contains all the stipulations used in the other 11 licenses, is available here. The review period extends until February 15, 2004.
 posted by K | 1/28/2004 10:30:07 AM | # | ^

How to change the ITLnet Theme 
 Not a pink fan, eh?

You clicked on the Valentine color theme link
and you don't know how to change it back.

It's easy to change the colors. There are three ways to do it.

Set it from the ITLnet home page:
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Set it with a quick link:
 posted by K | 1/28/2004 09:42:23 AM | # | ^

TV Viewing Distance Calculator 
 MyHomeTheater has a cool TV viewing distance calculator embedded in the webpage. Makes it easy to determine what size TV you'll need for your viewing distance or, alternately, how far away you should sit from your current TV. Works for both 4:3 and 16:9 displays. (via Lockergnome Tech News Watch)
 posted by K | 1/28/2004 09:06:50 AM | # | ^

Student pilot, instructor forced to land on turnpike 
 NewsOK.com: A student pilot and an instructor forced by engine trouble to land their single-engine plane Tuesday on the Turner Turnpike bought lunch at a nearby fast food restaurant.
 posted by K | 1/28/2004 08:53:51 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

New type of nanotube made of gold or silver
Science Blog: Scientists have created a new type of nanotube built of gold, silver and other nanoparticles. The tubes exhibit unique electrical, optical and other properties, depending on their components, and as such, may form the basis for future nanosensors, catalysts and chemistry-on-a-chip systems.

Save Hubble campaign gaining momentum
New Scientist: The campaign, started after NASA cancelled a crucial servicing mission, is considering every possible rescue.

Interplanetary Hole in One
Science @ NASA: After traveling 300 million miles, Spirit's twin rover Opportunity landed on Mars in a small shallow crater--the perfect place to look for signs of ancient martian water.

What's the difference between snow, snow flurries, and snow showers?
Ask Yahoo!: The Inuit may or may not have hundreds of different words for snow, but the "S" section of the Weather.com Glossary has a number of its own. Using this exhaustive meteorological resource, as well as Accuweather.com and National Weather Service, we managed to isolate the terms in question

Experiment Shows You Really Should 'Sleep On It'
Scientific American: The next time someone gives you a hard time about sleeping in, say you were hard at work figuring out a difficult problem. Findings published today in the journal Nature provide experimental evidence that the old adage "sleep on it" actually has merit.

Cell Phone Still Too Big? Micro-Oscillators May Help
Physlink: A tiny, novel device for generating tunable microwave signals has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Saltier sea
GeoTimes: Oceanographers have documented the growing saltiness of the Atlantic in the tropics, in opposition to freshening of the polar oceans. The changes in the sea-surface salinity indicate changes in the hydrologic cycle, the researchers say, which may be attributable to human-induced climate changes.

King Leads Oscar Nods
SciFi Wire: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King led the Academy Awards race on Jan. 27, with 11 nominations, including best picture and director, the Associated Press reported

Kevin Nash talks The Punisher
Comics Continuum: Kevin Nash, who plays The Russian in the upcoming movie The Punisher, told The Continuum that fans of the comic will be happy with Thomas Jane's performance as the title character.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Project Gutenberg: Download and read (for free) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.


 posted by K | 1/28/2004 08:44:19 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 

Kerry Boosts Momentum With Huge N.H. Win 
 Yahoo! News: John Kerry overpowered Howard Dean to win New Hampshire's primary Tuesday, a second-straight campaign victory for the newly minted Democratic presidential front-runner.

Oklahoma will be having its presidential preferential primary election on Tuesday, February 3rd.


 posted by K | 1/27/2004 10:51:20 PM | # | ^

Chili 101 
 Food Network: Make your chili stand out. Add different items like mushrooms, scallions, creme fraiche, and okra. * Use leftover chili as the basis for quesadillas or tacos. * Frozen foods lose some of their flavor. If you're going to freeze your chili, bump up the spices a bit. * Proper chili needs a little heat. Add chiles to spice it up.

Try these chili recipes: Southwestern Turkey Chili and Cornbread, Spicy Beef Chili, Mexican Black Bean Chili, Big Boy Chili and Beans, Chili Verde, and Up North Chili
 posted by K | 1/27/2004 10:29:38 PM | # | ^

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

Dark Tip: Destroy Spyware
TechTV - TSS: Protect your privacy by stopping spyware before it infects your system.

Tricky E-Mail Worm Spreads Fast
Wired: Known as "Mydoom" or "Novarg," the latest malicious code to make the rounds is clogging Net traffic. An expert says it looks like the "next big one," but it's still too early to tell.

New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO
CNet News: A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack the SCO Group's Web server with a flood of data on Feb. 1, according to antivirus companies.

Audio Nirvana
PC World: The right combination of speakers and sound card can yield amazing PC audio. We tested five speaker sets and four cards.

The Mac Turns 20
Mac World: Seven Mac visionaries, including Roger Ebert and Guy Kawasaki, reflect on the Mac's influence during the last 20 years.

Online Gaming through Internet Connection Firewall
Microsoft.com: A firewall works by blocking communication ports that are used to ferry data to and from your PC. However, games (and all applications that work over the Internet) use those ports to communicate. This raises some questions that we frequently encounter on message boards and in the Usenet: how does a firewall affect the performance of online gaming? What do you have to do to enjoy online gaming with a firewall in place?

Creating and Connecting to Networks
Apple.com: Want to create an in-home network or do you need to connect to your office’s Windows network? Whether your network’s wireless or wired, we’re here to help.

Novell will pursue Linux despite suit
Seattle Times: Novell Chief Executive Jack Messman said the purchase of a Linux developer and a $50 million investment will help it become "the largest Linux vendor" as it fights a lawsuit over ownership of the computer-operating system.

ATI AIW 9800Pro
[H]ard|OCP: We take ATI’s latest All-In-Wonder based on the Radeon 9800Pro VPU for a spin and see how it performs in games as well as a look into the multimedia features this video card offers.

MS Outlook XP Setup
ITLnet Help Desk: Instructions on how to set up Outlook XP to get your ITLnet e-mail.


 posted by K | 1/27/2004 08:43:16 AM | # | ^

Monday, January 26, 2004 

Spooky Atomic Clocks 
 Science @ NASA: NASA-funded researchers are using a spooky property of quantum mechanics called "entanglement" to improve atomic clocks--humanity's most precise way to measure time.
 posted by K | 1/26/2004 03:32:41 PM | # | ^

Google spawns social networking service 
 CNet News: Google tip-toed into the hot market of online social networks with the quiet launch of Orkut.com on Thursday.
 posted by K | 1/26/2004 08:55:37 AM | # | ^

Engineering Google Results to Make a Point 
 New York Times: "Google bombing," or manipulating search engines to produce political commentary, is becoming a group sport.
 posted by K | 1/26/2004 08:50:50 AM | # | ^

Linux Takes on the Windows Look 
 Wired: Snazzy desktops are everywhere at this week's LinuxWorld. But as developers strive for a user-friendly interface, many roll out products that bear a striking resemblance to Microsoft software.
 posted by K | 1/26/2004 08:47:05 AM | # | ^

High School Basketball Tournament Roundup 
 Coaches Aid: See who the top three finishers were in 50 different basketball tournaments played over the weekend of January 23-25.
 posted by K | 1/26/2004 08:43:34 AM | # | ^

Local News Monday 
 A look at the headlines from around the state


 posted by K | 1/26/2004 12:37:11 AM | # | ^

Sunday, January 25, 2004 

Second Mars Rover Sends Pictures to Earth 
 Yahoo! News: NASA's Opportunity rover zipped its first pictures of Mars to Earth on Sunday, delighting and puzzling scientists just hours after the spacecraft bounced to a landing.
 posted by K | 1/25/2004 11:36:52 PM | # | ^

Friday, January 23, 2004 

FAKE E-MAIL WARNING! 
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 posted by K | 1/23/2004 03:39:55 PM | # | ^

Mars rover sending data again 
 CNN: After two days having trouble with transmissions, the Mars rover Spirit sent data Friday morning to its NASA flight team in a communications session lasting at least 20 minutes, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said.
 posted by K | 1/23/2004 02:03:04 PM | # | ^

Captain Kangaroo Passes Away 
 MSNBC: Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television’s walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at 76.
 posted by K | 1/23/2004 02:02:11 PM | # | ^

Family Fridays 
 Its time for family fun and information

Favorite Kids' Room Themes & Ideas
FamilyFun.com: The place where your child sleeps and plays does not have to be elaborate or expensive to be exciting, personal, and homey, as these kids'-room suggestions from the message boards indicate.

Peek-a-Boo Perks
Family.org: There is more to the childhood game peek-a-boo than meets the eye. It might be key to a youngster's optical development.

Family Search
familysearch.org: Learn how to start your family history. Search for your ancestors in our vast record collections. Get step-by-step research guidance on searching for your ancestors. View maps, forms, guides, and other research helps. Find other Web sites containing family history information.

22 Sweet Valentine’s Crafts
FamilyFun.com: When it comes to kid-expressed affection, homemade is where the heart is. From sweet pea pots to puppy love lockets, these inspired but simple crafts are nearly as much fun to make as they are to give.

Make Paper Lanterns
familyeducation.com: During the Chinese New Year's Festival of Lanterns, glowing lanterns are hung in temples, and children carry candle-lit lanterns in a nighttime parade. Many lanterns are works of art, painted with birds, animals, flowers, zodiac signs, and scenes from legend and history. While your child's lanterns won't hold candles, they're sure to make your home glow. ( Activity Age: Preschool through elementary, Time: An hour or more, Type of activity: Cultural Arts and Crafts )

Founding Fathers Info
Founding Fathers Info: History of the USA. E-text includes a Revolutionary War timeline, the causes of the Revolution, the story of the Declaration of Independence, Bunker Hill, Yorktown, and much more.

Backpack Without the Backache
Boys Life (pdf): Use this homemade sled to handle the extra weight of winter camping gear.

Girls Ask How
Girl Scouts: Get some great ideas for crafts and making your own web page. This section also gives some insight into how to lead, where to work, and how to get to college.

Chinese New Year 2004: Year of the Monkey
South China Morning Post: Traditions and customs, forecasts for 2004, recipes, and Chinese horoscopes from South China Morning Post.


 posted by K | 1/23/2004 08:39:58 AM | # | ^

Thursday, January 22, 2004 

Feed Me 
 (from Blogger.com) We just launched support for Atom which means, among other things, that you have a new feed for your blog! What is Atom? So glad you asked.

New Atom feed for this blog:
We still have out RSS Feed for this blog:
posted by K | 1/22/2004 10:24:16 PM | # | ^

Avoid these resume blunders 
 CareerBuilder.com: A resume in and of itself may not get you that killer job, but if you blunder in composing it, you might kill any chance for an interview. (via Library Stories)
 posted by K | 1/22/2004 04:57:38 PM | # | ^

Reading Topographic Maps 
 map-reading.com: A free on-line book on how to read topographic maps and use a compass.
Historically, the development of highly accurate, detailed topographic maps has largely been driven by military requirements. Army map reading training developed to a high degree of proficiency for the same reason. The information contained in this website comes from actual U.S. Army map reading training manuals, but it is also applicable to such civilian uses as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, hill walking or any other use where precise, accurate land navigation is desired or needed.

 posted by K | 1/22/2004 03:14:56 PM | # | ^

Spirit Rover Stops Sending Data, NASA Says 
 New York Times: The Mars Spirit rover has stopped sending intelligible data "in the last 12 hours or so," due to "a very serious anomaly."
 posted by K | 1/22/2004 03:08:37 PM | # | ^

HOWTO: Find Mt. Everest from Space 
 kuro5hin.org: Mt. Everest, the tallest and most famous mountain of our planet, exhales a fascination which goes up all the way to the ISS.  That's easy to believe after taking a peek at this spectacular shot. However, that doesn't mean finding Everest in an easy task. To quote NASA: Space is a good place to ponder the world's extremes and nature's variability. For example, photographing the highest point on the planet is a favorite target (and a long-standing challenge) for astronauts orbiting the Earth. Despite Everest's planetary stature, it is not an easy peak to locate while zipping over the mountains at 7 kilometers per second. Luckily for us, the nice folks at JPL have made a step-by-step tutorial on finding Mt. Everest from space. Now, where do I sign up for those tickets?
 posted by K | 1/22/2004 02:43:31 PM | # | ^

Have you played Atari today? 
 Atari Age: A site dedicated to the game system most of us grew up with.

Makes me want to dig through the storage room and find my 2600. - K.
 posted by K | 1/22/2004 11:41:25 AM | # | ^

High School Playoff Assignments: A and B basketball 
 Coaches Aid: Includes district groupings and venue sites for District, Regional and Area tournaments for the 2004 basketball playoffs. Pairings to be announced February 6th.
 posted by K | 1/22/2004 11:23:40 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursdays 
 Your link to other places

Bald Eagle Watch
Chickasaw National Recreation Area: Jan. 24, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Sulphur, OK -- Oklahoma ranks among the top five states for playing an important role in the Bald Eagle wintering grounds. During the severe months, Oklahoma's prime wintering habitat may attract more than 1,000 bald eagles. Learn more about our nation's symbol at this interpretive program talk and Park Ranger-led field trip to observe this majestic bird at Lake of the Arbuckles. Participants should meet at the Travertine Nature Center and bring binoculars, a sack lunch or snacks, and wear appropriate dress for winter weather. (TravelOK.com)

2004 Young Choreographer's Showcase
OU School of Drama: Jan. 22-25, Rupel J. Jones Theatre, Norman, OK -- Enjoy the fresh and innovative creativity of some of OU's most talented choreographers and dancers from the OU School of Dance. (TravelOK.com)

Glen Campbell with the OKC Philharmonic
okcphilharmonic.org: Jan. 23 - 24, Civic Center Music Hall
Oklahoma City, OK -- He is the original "Rhinestone Cowboy" and his steady stream of Top Ten singles includes "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", and "Southern Nights". (TravelOK.com)

Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show
Tulsa Boat Show: Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, Expo Square - Fairgrounds, Tulsa, OK -- Over 460,000 square feet and $100 million worth of boats, RVs, fishing tackle, ATVs, seasonal watercraft, camping equipment, electronics, hot tubs, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, accessories, gift items and more are featured at this annual show. (TravelOK.com)

Exploring New Hampsire
newhampshire.com: The Southwestern corner of New Hampshire, known as the Monadnock region, resembles a hundred year old postcard. In fact, much is unchanged in this part of the state, from the slope of the hills, to a jagged mountain peak, to fertile farmland upon which age-old barns stand and the Norman Rockwell-like character of small towns and small town folk. The town halls, churches and meetinghouses in these towns are alive with a history nearly two hundred years old. It’s where writers like Samuel Clemens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott spent time. It’s the setting for Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town. It’s where the famous Yankee Magazine and Old Farmer’s Almanac are published. It’s the birthplace to Uncle Sam. And, it’s where you will most likely discover an eighteenth century Inn or two on your travels.

Road Trip: Arizona the way it was
MSNBC Travel: History runs deep in Southeast Arizona, but you don’t have to dig to find it.

Destination: Malaysia
Lonely Planet: It offers excellent transport and accommodation facilities, delicious cuisine, the headlong rush of Kuala Lumpur, tropical beaches and jungles, and a hassle-free attitude towards visitors. Simply put, Malaysia knows how to get it right.

The Devil's Half-Dozen
Ski Magazine: Six challenging slopes. Six local experts. All the advice you need - from gear to prep to line - to master some of North America's toughest runs.

Ice Climbing 101
GORP.com: With a repose like a mantis on steroids, picking your way up some frozen waterfall is certainly a novel way to find your edge in winter's frigid landscape.

Salvation For The Spirit
Backpacker.com: The condors know all about Chumash Wilderness, but luckily, the masses in Los Angeles don't.


 posted by K | 1/22/2004 08:43:39 AM | # | ^

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 

What does the PT in PT Cruiser stand for? 
 Ask Yahoo!: Love 'em or hate 'em, these distinctive-looking, retro-styled cars certainly made a splash when they were introduced in 2001 and won Motor Trend's Car of the Year award....
 posted by K | 1/21/2004 04:29:25 PM | # | ^

More Suits Filed Vs. Music Downloaders 
 Yahoo! News: The recording industry on Wednesday sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet, the first lawsuits since a federal appeals court blocked the use of special copyright subpoenas to identify those being targeted.
 posted by K | 1/21/2004 04:26:08 PM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Stardust Surprise
Science @ NASA: When NASA's Stardust spacecraft flew by Comet Wild 2 earlier this month, the probe saw something that surprised astronomers.

NASA's New Anti-Terrorism Mission
Wired News: Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center comb through flight-safety records as part of a plan to identify potential terrorists. Critics say the project is beyond the agency's scope.

Evidence That Memories are Consolidated During Sleep
Science Blog: By exposing rats to novel objects and measuring their brain signals, researchers have detected telltale signal reverberations in wide areas of the brain during sleep that reveal the process of consolidating memories. According to the researchers, their findings offer important evidence that extensive regions of the brain are involved in processing memories during a particular form of sleep, called slow-wave sleep.

Mole rat's magnetic magic revealed
NewScientist.com: The blind mole rat continually monitors its direction using an internal compass - the first animal discovered to have this talent

Which star is most like our own Sun?
RedNova.com: This intriguing question offers a chance to test hypotheses about what places might make for a good Earth-like, habitable planet. The best found so far may well be the 37th most westerly star in the constellation, Gemini, called 37 Gem.:

Study Shines Light on Key Language Step
ScientificAmerican.com: Some perplexed monkeys are helping scientists better understand why humans became the only animals to evolve language. A report published today in the journal Science indicates that although monkeys can grasp basic grammar rules, they are unable to understand the more complex rules that are central to human language.

Minear To Adapt Moon
SciFi Wire: Genre TV producer Tim Minear (Angel, Wonderfalls) told SCI FI Wire that he has been hired to write a screenplay adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's 1966 SF novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.

Van Helsing
vanhelsing.net: The official Web site for the upcoming vampire movie Van Helsing has posted a new trailer. The movie is slated to open May 7.

David Boreanaz Talks Angel
Comics Continuum: The star of The WB's Angel went behind the cameras for his directorial debut with "Soul Purpose," the episode that airs this Wednesday, and from all indiciations, things went swimmingly.

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Project Gutenberg: Download and read (for free), The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle.


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Tuesday, January 20, 2004 

President Bush Delivers State of the Union 
 Whitehouse.gov: President Bush delivered the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. Archived video and transcript will be available shortly. Click here to read about tonight's speech, learn about the history of the SOU and take a quiz.
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ITLnet Valentine Theme 
 Switch to Valentine Theme. Love is in the air.
 posted by K | 1/20/2004 12:08:24 PM | # | ^

Bush's State of Union to Outline Agenda 
 Yahoo! News - Top Stories: AP - Campaign 2004 officially under way, President Bush will use his State of the Union address Tuesday night to call for modest expansions in health care and job-training programs, while urging Americans to stand behind him in the war on terrorism.
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Tech Tuesday 
 Tech news, info and tips

Cat's Clicks: Shorten Long URLs
TechTV - CFH: Remembering and emailing long links can be a pain. Shorten those suckers up.

Membrane could rev up fuel cell industry
CNet News: Start-up PolyFuel releases a membrane for creating fuel cells for laptops and cell phones, a milestone in the budding fuel cell industry.

Vaporware: Nuke 'Em if Ya Got 'Em
Wired News: Wired News presents its annual Vaporware Awards, celebrating all those eagerly anticipated gadgets that never quite materialized. Once again, the list is dominated by games like 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever.

Escape the Spyware Nightmare
PC World: Spyware and adware are the newest threats to connected PCs. Here's how to get them off your machine--and keep them off.

Mac 911 weblog
Mac World: The Macworld CD (and Breen's Bungalow) Online! If you haunt the magazine racks of your local shoppe, you know that Macworld bundles a CD-ROM with newsstand copies of the magazine. In addition to loads of shareware, demos, and features, this CD contains an introduction by yours truly as well as a QuickTime video tutorial called Breen's Bungalow.

How to maintain your computer for better security
Microsoft.com: When you buy a new car, you know you're going to have to maintain it. The oil needs to be changed, the air filter replaced, the tires rotated - all on a regular schedule - so you can trust your vehicle will be available when you need it to get you safely where you want to go. Keeping your computer updated to help protect your privacy is much the same; it involves ongoing maintenance, not a "one shot" fix.

OSX - Printing & Faxing
Apple.com: Answering questions like: How do I connect to a printer? How do I see my printer status? How do I use the new fax feature?

Linux Taking on Higher Enterprise Profile
eWeek.com: Linux and open source may be reaching a new era as the faithful congregate next week at the LinuxWorld conference in New York.

Knoppix Linux
Knoppix.net: a Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from cd. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as OpenOffice.org, Abiword, The Gimp, Konqueror, Mozilla, and hundreds of other quality open source programs.

Call of Duty (PC) -- Green Recruit's Guide
GameSpy.com: You've finished our PC Game of the Year's fantastic single-player campaign, Call of Duty, and now you're itching for some human competition. We've got your basic training right here!


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Monday, January 19, 2004 

Kerry Wins Iowa Caucuses 
 Yahoo! News: John Kerry and John Edwards rode 11th-hour surges to a one-two finish in Iowa's kickoff presidential caucuses Monday, dealing a stunning blow to favorite Howard Dean. Kerry's comeback blew the nomination fight wide open, setting the stage for a free-for-all in New Hampshire's follow-up primary.

Gephardt Signals End to Presidential Bid
Yahoo! News: Rep. Dick Gephardt signaled his withdrawal from the Democratic presidential race Monday night after a devastating fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
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As Consumers Revolt, a Rush to Block Pop-Up Online Ads 
 NY Times: The boom in Internet pop-up advertisement may be about to, well, pop. The big ads that flash in separate windows above or below Web pages are among the most intrusive, and to many people, the most obnoxious features on the Internet. Not coincidentally, the pop-up format is also among the most effective for advertisers and the most profitable for Web site publishers.

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Feedster Now Listing Top 100 Feeds 
 ResearchBuzz: RSS search engine Feedster is now offering the top 100 feeds from their myFeedster RSS service. Wired News is #1.
 posted by K | 1/19/2004 04:21:17 PM | # | ^

Open Up a Can of Spam 
 Wired: Two weeks after a much-heralded U.S. antispam law took effect, junk-mail-filtering firms say they're weeding out more unwanted messages than ever.
 posted by K | 1/19/2004 04:16:23 PM | # | ^

Panoramic pictures of Venus 
 The Soviet exploration of Venus, from 1961 to 1984, is the largest effort ever undertaken to study another planet. The fundamentals of interplanetary spacecraft design and remote sensing were first realized in these attempts. Successful missions included 3 atmospheric probes, 10 landings, 4 orbiters, 11 flybys or impacts, and 2 balloon probes of the clouds.
 posted by K | 1/19/2004 11:05:21 AM | # | ^

OKC Home and Garden Show 
 Paula brought back a few pictures from the show over the weekend.
 posted by K | 1/19/2004 09:34:32 AM | # | ^

Local News Monday 
 A look at the headlines from around the state


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Saturday, January 17, 2004 

Phobias Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Fear? 
 MSN Encarta: A phobia is an exaggerated, persistent, and overpowering fear of ... well, just about anything. From knees to vegetables to otters, the subjects of these intense fears are irrational by definition. Their names, however, are quite rational; most are derived from Greek or Latin. So dust off that classics dictionary and find out just how much you know about fear.
 posted by K | 1/17/2004 04:43:56 PM | # | ^

Friday, January 16, 2004 

Vote for your favorite ITLnet theme 
 User Poll: Is your favorite ITLnet color theme Oklahoma, Gothic Dreams, Pink Rose or XP Bliss? Which ITLnet Color Theme do you like best? Vote in this poll and let us know what you think.
(( Link goes to ITLnet programmer's home page forum. UPDATE 1/16/04 !!!! now no forum registration is required, just vote for your favorite theme. :-) - K. ))
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BZ Day - What a day we are having. 
 Looks like another busy day in the small cold dark north facing windowless office. So I won't be able to get Family Friday posted today :-( I know you are disappointed, so am I.

I do have some ITLnet news to post:

ITLnet On Location
Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show (January 16 - 18) The city's largest home and garden show, featuring innovative products and ideas for remodeling, decorating and landscaping your home. State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK.

Come by our booth in the International Building and say "Hi!" to Betty and Paula! Also take a SPIN at the Wheel for ITLnet prizes!

Paula said she was going to try to get a picture of Frank.

New ITLnet Accelerator Service
Good News the Internet just got faster. Up to 5x faster, 5x the fun, and with no Pop-Ups. Pre-subscribe, by January 15, 2004 January 19, 2004, and get this new service at a lower price of $2.00 per month per user for the next year. For more details click here.

Due to the overwhelming amount of interest in this new service, we have extended the deadline until Monday morning, January 19th. Pre-subscribe now to get the lower price of only $2.00 per month per user.

This new service should start February 1st.
Everyone here in the office is excited about it.

And in a shameless plug for James and Tami:

www.lovemypups.com: Sandi's puppies are due the third week of January 04, and will be ready for new homes mid March.

Have a great weekend everyone. - K.

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Thursday, January 15, 2004 

Presidential Preferential Primary Election 
 Program Witch Pages Forum: On February 3, 2004, Oklahomans will head to the polls to select a candidate for President of the United States. I would like to hear your opinion on why or why not I should vote for someone. Your opinion may help me decide my vote.
 posted by K | 1/15/2004 05:07:55 PM | # | ^