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...witch hunt goes on, as burned investors and their designated protectors assign blame for the Internet bubble. Last week fresh testimony in Washington detailed the sordid ways some analysts conduct business, and more high-profile lawsuits surfaced--some naming bubble queen Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley. There's enough indignation coursing from Main Street to Wall Street to K Street to keep the bar at full employment for decades...
...house. If it is too much to try to battle the forces of Hollywood or Madison Avenue or the Nintendo Corp., at least you can resolve that just because the kids down the street watch unlimited TV doesn't mean your kids should too. You can enforce a curfew, assign some chores and try hard to have dinner together regularly. And then hope that the experts are right when they say that what kids mainly need is time and attention and love, none of which takes American Express...
...Both the Senate and House measures assign grades based on yearly scores on reading and math exams. In the Senate bill schools would have 10 years to bring students up to academic speed and would have to show at least a one percent gain each year in test scores to avoid sanctions from loss of federal funds to, at the extreme end, closure. The House version gives schools a full 12 years and states would be free to come up with their own definition of the yearly progress schools must demonstrate. Although either plan seems to provide an ample cushion...
...travel through cyberspace. Whether you know it or not, your browser's "preferences" menu may include your name, e-mail address and other information that can be captured and stored by sites you visit. Your Internet Protocol address can also give you away. Every computer on the Internet is assigned an IP address, the online equivalent of a street address, that allows it to receive data. Dial-up connections usually assign you a new IP address every time you connect. But if you use a fixed connection (like DSL or cable), you may have a permanent IP address that...
...Andrea is being held without bail at a Houston jail. At a Friday morning court appearance, she told a District Court judge she could not afford to hire an attorney; the state will assign a public defender. Yates is expected to face at least one charge of capital murder. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death...