] On 21 September 2002, The Memory Hole posted an extract
] from an essay by George Bush Sr. and Brent Scowcroft, in
] which they explain why they didn't have the military push
] into Iraq and topple Saddam during Gulf War 1. Although
] there are differences between the Iraq situations in 1991
] and 2002-3, Bush's key points apply to both.
]
] But a funny thing happened. Fairly recently, Time pulled
] the essay off of their site.

The Memory Hole: Reasons Not to Invade Iraq, by George Bush Sr.

] Taken at her 2002 high school prom, the image shows the
] teenager lifting her white satin prom dress to her thigh
] to reveal a white garter. Alongside, the headline blares:
] "Kobe's Accuser: Did She Really Say No?"

Tabloids and the taint of rape

] In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender,
] probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz -
] nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old ... definitely
] pre-C.B.S.
]
]
] And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He
] saw that it was very good in fact, and couldn't be
] improved on at all (though men would later try.) And so
] He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.
A very funny story about how Bass players got stuck to playing the low notes.

The History of the Bass

Philip Morris taking an anti-smoking stand.

Philip Morris USA Home

] When CBS announced that it would not air its miniseries
] "The Reagans," the network denied that it was caving in
] to conservative protests. Instead, its statement declared
] that the show it had produced "does not present a
] balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its
] audience."
The script for the "Reagans" is attached. In the bottom, you'll see a choice between signing up for Salon.Com or getting a free daypass by clicking on the sponsor. Just click the sponsor, and you'll get an 8 hour pass.

'The Reagans' Uncensored

] Like explorers from centuries past, Molly McLain and Kim
] Moss navigate the unknown, compiling reliable directions
] and maps along the way. But for these two Navtech
] employees, GPS is their compass, a computer database
] their canvas. And instead of charting some remote
] coastline, these digital mappers help you make it through
] the urban wilderness of cities such as Chicago.
Interesting job... These are the people who make the maps that Yahoo, MapQuest, etc. uses.

TechTV | Putting Your Destination on the Map

] Ensembl presents up-to-date sequence data and the best
] possible annotation for metazoan genomes. Available now
] are human, mouse, rat, fugu, zebrafish, mosquito,
] Drosophila, C. elegans, and C. briggsae, Others will be
] added soon.

Surf the human genome!

Ensembl Genome Browser