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CORRECTED: NY Judge Narrows Terms in BT Internet Patent Case Fri Mar 15,10:43 AM ET By Eric Auchard NEW YORK (Reuters) - An initial ruling by a U.S. judge has narrowed what British Telecom can say to prove its claim to have invented hyperlinking, in a high-profile case that could give BT rights to demand royalties on Internet use. U.S. Federal Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Colleen McMahon issued an opinion from her White Plains, N.Y. court late on Wednesday that only partially accepted the wording of BT arguments that its 1970s patent should cover modern...

Actors Union Reelects Melissa Gilbert President Saturday March 9 6:20 AM ET Former child star Melissa Gilbert won a resounding second victory early on Saturday as presidentof the Screen Actors Guild (news - web sites), repeating her defeat of veteran actress Valerie Harper in a rerun of last fall's nullified elections. The outcome, reaffirming support for Gilbert's moderate posture over the comparatively militant stance of her opponent, climaxed weeks of acrimony and argument in one of the most divisive campaigns in the 69-year history of the famously fractious actors union. Gilbert, 37, best known as pioneer girl Laura Ingalls on...

Are female athletes engaging in abortion doping, the practice of intentionally becoming pregnant and aborting a few months later to boost natural hormone levels and thereby enhance athletic performance? Claim:   Female athletes competing at the Olympics are getting pregnant just so they can abort the baby and by so doing enhance their performance through hormone doping. Status:   Undetermined. Example:   [Collected on the Internet, 2002] SALT LAKE CITY - In the Feb. 4 issue of Report magazine, "Brave New World", columnist Celeste McGovern writes of a gruesome method of blood doping used by some female athletes to boost ...

"Civil Rights Leader Calls Jesse Jackson A Thug"

America has its advantages John Sutherland Monday December 17, 2001 The Guardian Fifty-two things they do better in America: 1. Two first-class stamps equals one overseas stamp. 2. Senior citizen reductions at cinemas and in restaurants from 60 years, "with ID" (ie driving licence). 3. Free refills of coffee (without asking). 4. Supermarket baggers - courteous youngsters who expertly pack your purchases at the checkout while you fumble with your wallet. 5. A 35mph speed limits in built-up areas and 65mph on freeways. 6. A tax year that runs rationally from January 1 to December 31. 7. Valet parking. 8. ...