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...scene from a bad spy novel. There I was leaning against a kiosk on the Champs Elysees, furtively looking at a small black-and-white photo and trying to spot the elusive Pierre, an Internet legend who tries to stay out of the spotlight. I surveyed the tables at Fouquet's, the fashionable outdoor cafe where we had agreed to meet. No dice. How hard can it be to pick out a geek entrepreneur who's worth more than $5 billion...
...videotapes made by the Columbine killers, first reported in TIME. And then on Wednesday a student using an Internet chat room received an anonymous threat against the school--which moved authorities to close the school and postpone exams. Back came the horrible memories and the distractions of the public spotlight. "Just when you're beginning to heal," says math teacher Michelle DiManna...
...that they're potentially in danger of being blown to bits on the streets of New York, Washington or Seattle is, in itself, something of a victory for the terrorists. After all, they measure their success in terms of spreading fear rather than damage inflicted. It also turns a spotlight on the shape of America's defenses against unconventional warfare. "One of our key weaknesses in this battle is that we've relied very heavily on electronic intelligence and allowed human intelligence to drop off," says Dowell. "While it may be very effective against governments with whom...
...since CDs arrived has the music world been in such a tizzy over technology. Mpeg-3, a longtime standard for digital music on the Net, entered the spotlight this year when MP3.com issued its IPO and MP3 players were declared legal. Now you don't need a recording label to make it big--and industry execs are playing catch...
...Being the undergraduate student body president of Harvard vaulted Stewart into the national spotlight numerous times. She was quoted in The New York Times more than once and also wrote a short piece for Rolling Stone about the impeachment of President Clinton. In addition, after contacting the people at "Politically Incorrect," she appeared (after her term as president was over) on Bill Maher's show. Stewart plans to attend law school and then serve in a public service or an administrative capacity...