Check out the picture at the top left

President of South Korea impeached

] French and German intelligence officers who spoke to
] United Press International on condition their names not
] be revealed say, "the Madrid attacks are far too
] sophisticated to be the work of ETA. There was too much
] logistics involved for this to be the work of ETA."

United Press International: Madrid bombings carry al-Qaida hallmark

] The Arabic newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi said Thursday it
] had received a claim of responsibility for the Madrid
] train bombings issued in the name of al Qaeda.
]
] The five-page e-mail claim, signed by the shadowy Brigade
] of Abu Hafs al-Masri, was received at the paper's London
] offices. It said the brigade's "death squad" had
] penetrated "one of the pillars of the crusade alliance,
] Spain."
]
] "This is part of settling old accounts with Spain, the
] crusader, and America's ally in its war against Islam,"
] the claim said.

Al Q claims responsiblity (meanwhile the UN is busy condeming ETA for the bombings)

] "We bring the good news to Muslims of the world that the
] expected 'Winds of Black Death' strike against America is
] now in its final stage ... 90 percent (ready) and God
] willing near," the letter said.
]
] The letter, signed by the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades that
] said it was part of al-Qaida, was sent to the
] London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper. A copy of the
] letter was faxed to Reuters in Dubai.

BTW, the same guys that just claimed responsiblity for bombing Spain issued a threat to the U.S. today.

Purported al-Qaida letter says strike on U.S. near

] Called the Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton, or
] BLEEX, it is part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects
] Agency venture designed to help foot soldiers carry
] heavier loads over even longer distances, by connecting
] robotic supports to their legs to reduce the load.

mmmm....exoskeleton

New Scientist

] Don't expect a "Sex and the City" movie, said the TV
] series' executive producer, Michael Patrick King.

Sorry ladies....

[DAMN - Nano]

CNN.com - Producer: No 'Sex and the City' movie - Mar 8, 2004

] His latest installation, which opened Thursday at the
] Exploratorium in San Francisco, doesn't involve
] transgenic pets or fluorescent mutants. Instead, he has
] translated Descartes' "cogito, ergo sum" into his own
] designer DNA sequence and inserted it in a tomato plant.
]
] The piece, called Move 36, is inspired by the 1997 chess
] game in which Garry Kasparov was defeated by Deep Blue,
] IBM's computer. Kac's installation is named for a
] surprising move in Game 2 of the match when Deep Blue,
] instead of making an expected move to position its queen
] for an attack, chose to exchange pawns. Kasparov
] reportedly was so unnerved by the tactic that it ruined
] his concentration for the rest of the match.
]
] "I was intrigued by what the match meant
] philosophically," Kac said. "It was the first time we've
] seen a computer exhibit behavior previously thought of as
] only in the realm of humans.
]
] "I was also interested in Kasparov's emotional response,"
] Kac added, "as a human being in the face of a novel
] event. What happens when we come into contact with
] something not living, but that nonetheless demonstrates
] behavior reminiscent of humans?"
]
] Move 36 comprises a large chessboard, a genetically
] modified plant and two grids of projected blocks of
] undulating colored patterns. The chessboard's dark
] squares are made of soil (representing life); the light
] squares

If you are in San Fran, go see this art. For one, the exploratorium is just a fun place to visit, and for two, I don't get to go, so you can rub it in forever:)

Wired News: DNA Spirals Into Artists' Medium

] Hit range balls in the DARK?
] Now you can, with GlowRange.  Our illuminated
] targets and glowing golf balls make it FUN
] and easy. With instant
] feedback from the target you can
] track your results in real time!

The Swing Factory

] "We Didn't Start the Fire" is an excellent education tool
] for teachers and students! Below are the song's lyrics.
] Click on the links within the lyrics for info on the
] major events of the 20th century!

Neat site with a link to more info about every event/person mentioned in the classic Billy Joel song. Some are fairly obscure

We Didn't Start the Fire

] Tiger Woods has driven off from the most unusual tee-box
] in the world - a helicopter landing pad 1000ft up a Dubai
] hotel.

Ananova - Tiger Woods tees-off 1000ft up Dubai hotel