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Carolina Panthers, coverage from local paper, Charlotte Observer

Here's some recent coverage of the Carolina Panthers, from the local paper, "The Charlotte Observer".. Charlotte, NC is my hometown, and the Observer is my hometown paper, grew up reading it.. enjoy the pieces for a different flavor on the game and team.. gathered via a search of "Google News".. you'll have to register (free) to read these... go Panthers, says the Tar Heel born and bred DrWeb...

MEET the Panthers
Charlotte Observer
We're all so darn proud of the Carolina Panthers that we can't help wanting
to give them a pat on the back. Try finding one, though. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/7839029.htm

IMAGINE a city walking on air
Charlotte Observer
There will be time today for final analysis, time to digest all the reasons
why your Carolina Panthers are underdogs in Super Bowl XXXVIII. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/7839031.htm

A final pigskin quiz, for super good luck
Charlotte Observer
On the Friday before the first Panthers playoff game against the Cowboys,
we ran a football quiz. The Panthers clawed their hineys. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/7831655.htm

CHARLOTTE police ready for excited Panthers fans
Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, NC - Police are going through pregame exercises this week, preparing
for excited Carolina Panthers fans' reaction to Sunday's Super Bowl. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/7835287.htm

PANTHERS' employees given trip of lifetime
Charlotte Observer
He said: Baby, the Panthers are taking all their employees to the Super
Bowl. We're going to the Super Bowl! She said: Look. I'm busy. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/7831638.htm

PEETE'S role: Super spectator
Charlotte Observer
HOUSTON - Rodney Peete apologized for being one of the last Carolina Panthers
to take his place at the table. It wasn't his fault. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/7838782.htm

PANTHERS inspired, humbled by cancer fight
Charlotte Observer
HOUSTON - Just before the season began, in a span of two weeks, the Carolina
Panthers got the news: Linebacker Mark Fields and linebackers coach Sam
Mills had ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/7828089.htm

HUMAN highlight film Peppers leads Panthers' attacking defense
Charlotte Observer
... Peppers highlight film. His fellow defensive linemen on the Carolina
Panthers already have some clips picked out. Rucker's favorite ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/7828790.htm

EASLEY, other prominent politicians plan to be at Super Bowl
Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, NC - The governor of North Carolina along with several other
politicians from the state will make the trip to Houston to cheer the
Carolina Panthers ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/7835702.htm

MSNBC - Will you dip a new chip on Super Sunday?

MSNBC - Will you dip a new chip on Super Sunday?

Will you dip a new chip on Super Sunday?
They started as simple 'potato crunches,' but now there are more flavors and options than ever

By Phil Lempert

Contributor, Today show, Updated: 3:22 p.m. ET Jan. 30, 2004

Like it or not, today’s Super Bowl Sunday has become as much of a food event as it has a sports event. The Super Bowl now ranks as the number two food consumption event of the year, second only to Thanksgiving!

So what’s the favorite food for the Super Bowl? Without a doubt, it’s got to be the chip.

Couldn't resist this story on snacking at the Super Bowl, and the potato chip.. includes a history, statistics, trends, and more.. now, where's my dip? :)

Boxes and Arrows: Ranganathan for IAs

Boxes and Arrows: Ranganathan for IAs

Ranganathan for IAs
by Mike Steckel

An Introduction to the Thought of S.R. Ranganathan for Information Architects

[sidebar quote]
“Ranganathan aimed big—he was looking for the fundamental laws that underlie experience and it quickly became an obsession.”

S.R. Ranganathan was the greatest librarian of the 20th Century. No one else even comes close. His ideas influenced every aspect of library science (a term he is credited with coining), and because he was such a complete and systematic thinker, he was gifted in the development of all areas of the field, including theory, practice, and management. Yet, as impressive as his accomplishments were, Ranganathan didn't start out with the intention of becoming a librarian at all.

Great introduction, often-overlooked historical figure in library science, and very readable, with citations to further reading.. covers also the Five Laws of Library Science, which can have good application to the Internet and Web content.. thanks for the article, Mike...

A Queen Gets Her Sea Legs

A Queen Gets Her Sea Legs

A Queen Gets Her Sea Legs
By DAPHNE SCHWAB, Published: February 1, 2004

MONDAY, Jan. 12: Our bus pulls up to the ship terminal in Southampton at 2:30 p.m. after a soggy drive from London. The bright red smokestack of the Queen Mary 2, the world's newest and largest ocean liner, stares down at us, roughly 23 stories high. Painted in the Cunard signature blue-black, the hull stretches nearly a quarter mile.

Our group includes my husband, my parents, brother, cousin and her husband and four couples who are among my parents' closest friends. My father, who loves ocean liners, has persuaded us to help him and my mother celebrate their 35th anniversary with this trip. (He timed his marriage proposal so their honeymoon would coincide with the last sailing of the Queen Elizabeth).

In the terminal, bellhops cheerily pipe, "Welcome to the Queen Mary 2!" We are photographed and issued ship identification cards and politely funneled through security, on to the gangway. The deep baritone of the ship's whistle blasts. A white jacketed butler whisks us to our room, through the bustling red-carpeted grand lobby, past luxury shops and up the elevator.

Trip narrative for armchair travel buffs, the first voyage of the Queen Mary 2 recounted.. cruise for a lifetime, and not cheap.. but, wow, oh wow...

Tennessee Professor's Weblog Ranks No. 1

WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN - TENNESSEE PROFESSOR'S WEBLOG RANKS NO. 1

TENNESSEE PROFESSOR'S WEBLOG RANKS NO. 1
University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds is top blog, according to Wired magazine.

Instapundit.com, Reynolds' site for online musings, is the most visited Weblog in the world, with more than 100,000 hits a day, the magazine reports in its February issue.

Reynolds, who started the Weblog in 2001, became interested in the concept while teaching a course in Internet law.

"It's a way of keeping my hand in, making sure I have some actual knowledge and not just academic theory to offer," he said. "I was looking for something interesting to do on the Internet, and this was it."

I hadn't seen this reported in Wired or elsewhere.. short piece on the blog...

News - Forest Leaves: Film documents village's record on race, diversity

News - Forest Leaves: Film documents village's record on race, diversity

Film documents village's record on race, diversity
BY CHERI BENTRUP, STAFF WRITER

Writer Stan West isn't sure what residents' reactions will be to his new one-hour documentary, "Diversity in Oak Park: Past, Present and Future," when it debuts locally at the Oak Park Library on Thursday.

"It's probably going to ask more questions than it will answer, but we'll get the conversation started," West said. "I'm not afraid to tell the story as it happened, let the chips fall where they may."

The premiere, sponsored by Project Unity, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Main Library, 834 Lake St. Admission is free. More...

Sounds like an interesting film made about Oak Park, IL, where Ernest Hemingway was born...

Reuters | U.S. Rolls Out Cyberattack Warning System

Reuters | U.S. Rolls Out Cyberattack Warning System

U.S. Rolls Out Cyberattack Warning System
Wed January 28, 2004 11:42 AM ET
By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday rolled out a "cyber alert" system to warn computer users about viruses, worms and other online threats, two days after the "MyDoom" worm snarled e-mail traffic worldwide.

Internet users who sign up will receive e-mail warnings about new worms like "MyDoom," as well as general tips about how to make their computers more secure, officials with the Homeland Security Department said.

Officials said they hope to slow the spread of cyberattacks by making the online public more aware of the specific weaknesses they exploit.

"The intent is for this information to be made available to the public to receive the widest and most appropriate distribution," said Amit Yoran, director of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division.

Pretty nifty offering from Uncle Sam, I'm signing up.. here's the place to join up for alerts and security tips...

Sunday on the Couch With Chicken and Beans

Sunday on the Couch With Chicken and Beans

Sunday on the Couch With Chicken and Beans
By MARK BITTMAN and SAM SIFTON

For this weekend's Super Bowl we asked a couple of chefs, one from the Carolinas and one from New England, to give us their favorite one-pot game-day recipes.

Oh yum.. Carolina chicken bog noted.. here are the links for the recipes, first Carolina Chicken Bog, and then the New England Boston Beans and Pork.. remember, you have to register (free) at NY Times' site to view these.. go Panthers, DrWeb says...

Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Entertainment - Jack Paar

Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Entertainment - Jack Paar Dies

Jack Paar (1918-2004)
Ex-'Tonight Show' Host Paar Dies

(AP) - Jack Paar, who held the nation's rapt attention as he pioneered late-night talk on "The Tonight Show," then told his viewers farewell when still in his prime, died Tuesday. He was 85. Paar died at his Greenwich, Conn., home as a result of a long illness, said Stephen Wells, Paar's son-in-law. Paar's wife of more than 60 years, Miriam, and daughter, Randy, were by his side, Wells said. "We're in a bit of a fog," he said. "There were a lot of people who knew Jack and loved him." More...

Another great comedy legend gone, will miss Jack.. he was one of the first TV "talk show" hosts, and one of a kind.. some good links on this full coverage news page from Yahoo! News about him, a biography piece and more...

ASK HARRIETTE: Tell your wife to cut out the blog right now

ASK HARRIETTE: Tell your wife to cut out the blog right now

ASK HARRIETTE: Tell your wife to cut out the blog right now
January 27, 2004

Dear Harriette:
When my wife gets mad at me, she writes on her Web site what I did wrong that day. We are in counseling, but sometimes my words will be twisted around on the site. She tells me not to go to the site, but I know one of our neighbors does and I want to know what is being said about me on a public Web site. Any advice? -- Tom, Texas

Amazing short tale in this advice item from Detroit, yikes! .. but seems like good advice has been put forth...

Cost of San Diego Homes Third Highest in Nation

Cost of San Diego Homes Third Highest in Nation

The Latest...
Cost of San Diego Homes Third Highest in Nation
11/13/2003, by Larry M Edwards

SAN DIEGO -- Not unlike the Energizer bunny, the price of homes just keeps going and going and going. Up, that is.

The median price of an existing, single-family detached home in San Diego hit a new record in the third quarter, rising 15.1 percent year over year to $436,520, the third highest in the nation, according to figures released today by the California Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

Older story, just ran across it today...

SignOnSanDiego.com: The man at the center of the firestorm

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Gina Lubrano -- The man at the center of the firestorm

Gina Lubrano
READERS REPRESENTATIVE
January 26, 2004

It was a story people said they wanted to read. Victims of the Cedar fire asked for it; readers e-mailed The San Diego Union-Tribune. They asked when the newspaper was going to do a story about Sergio Martinez, the West Covina man who, after becoming lost while on his first hunting trip, is suspected of triggering the Cedar fire, California's biggest wildfire. More than 2,200 homes in San Diego County were destroyed by the fire that last October took 15 lives and burned nearly 274,000 acres.

A story to read, about the media, coverage, and figuring out how the biggest of the wild fires started.. kudos to the Union-Tribune for the insights, though I feel that their coverage was weak and late on this research into this matter...

The Blogging of the President: 2004

The Blogging of the President: 2004

Jan 26 , 10:49 AM
Show Archive Is Up
by Matt Stoller

Part one of the show is here.

Part two of the show is here.

Doc Searls blogged the show here.

I will also be putting it up in MP3 format shortly on this site.

The site has links to the on-air, radio portions of the blogging political experiment, if you want to link and listen.. interesting site for political watchers and pundits, but I'm not sure the man-woman in the street will "get it"...

Station Spotlight: The Blogging of the President 2004

Station Spotlight: The Blogging of the President 2004, From Minnesota Public Radio

'The Blogging of the President: 2004'
From From Minnesota Public Radio

The Blogging of the President is an online and on-air conversation about the Internet dimension of the 2004 presidential campaign. Host Christopher Lydon says, "We want to encompass the new voices and communities, the critique of institutional journalism, the expressive possibilities beyond politics, the doubts, the hype, and the truth." Tune in, phone in, or add to the blog.

WVU Libraries: Isaac Asimov Online Exhibit

WVU Libraries: Isaac Asimov Online Exhibit

Isaac Asimov was one of the greatest science fiction writers of the twentieth-century. Many critics, scientists, and educators believe Asimov's greatest talent was for popularizing or, as he called it, "translating" science for the lay reader. This online display features visuals and descriptions of some of the over 600 books, games, audio recordings, videos, and wall charts included in the West Virginia University Libraries’ Asimov Collection. Digital photography and scanning was used to create images for the exhibit so that Asmovians throughout the world can appreciate the collection.

A feast for the mind and eye, from the WVU Libraries.. first-rate.. tell your Science Fiction friends...