Cardinals choose German conservative to lead church. CARDINAL Joseph Ratzinger was yesterday named as the 265th Pope. Taking the name Pope Benedict XVI, the German cleric described as the cleverest man in the Vatican is a conservative expected to continue the strict orthodoxy of John Paul II. [The Scotsman]
Cardinals Choose a Close Aide to John Paul II to Lead Church
Cardinals Choose a Close Aide to John Paul II to Lead Church. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who served as John Paul II's hard-line defender of church doctrine, was elected on the second day of the conclave. By IAN FISHER and LAURIE GOODSTEIN. [NYT > Home Page]
Failures of Airport Screening
Failures of Airport Screening. According to the AP: Security at American airports is no better under federal control than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, a congressman says two government reports will conclude. The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, and the Homeland Security Department's inspector general are expected to release their… Continue reading Failures of Airport Screening
Enterprise Linux IT: Veracity Offers Help With Linux
Enterprise Linux IT: Veracity Offers Help With Linux. “Veracity Networks, Inc., a two-year-old, information-technology firm, has formed a subsidiary exclusively dedicated to Linux support…”… [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Web Apps at Odeo
Web Apps at Odeo. Evan Williams discusses running your company on web apps like Basecamp, Gmail, and FogBugz. “The improved efficiency of having these apps available, and not having to install and maintain servers for them is huge,” he says. [Signal vs. Noise]
Lenn Pryor
Lenn Pryor: “I recently accepted a new job and have resigned my post as Director, Platform Evangelism at Microsoft after almost 8 years with the company. I am joining Skype and the family and I will be moving to the UK. I have taken a position on the product and services team at Skype.” As… Continue reading Lenn Pryor
Happiness Is the Best Medicine
Happiness Is the Best Medicine. Happiness and health are often linked, but are people healthy because they're happy or happy because they're healthy? Several new studies shed light on the connections between biological processes and the psyche. By Rowan Hooper. [Wired News]
Anticipation builds as cardinals gather
Anticipation builds as cardinals gather. VATICAN CITY — On the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, where the next pope will be introduced to the world, a red curtain now hangs open, as if waiting for a cardinal to arrive and pronounce the news in Latin: ''Habemus Papam.” [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Recovering the Lost Art of Note-Taking
Recovering the Lost Art of Note-Taking. I spend most of my work-life in meetings. Note-taking is a survival skill. Yet, I am surprised at how few people bother to take notes in meetings. Those who do sometimes express frustration at how ineffective the exercise seems to be. In this post, I’d like to expound on… Continue reading Recovering the Lost Art of Note-Taking
State-Sponsored Identity Theft
State-Sponsored Identity Theft. In an Ohio sting operation at a strip bar, a 22-year-old student intern with the United States Marshals Service was given a fake identity so she could work undercover at the club. But instead of giving her a fabricated identity, the police gave her the identity of another woman living in another… Continue reading State-Sponsored Identity Theft