[MyAppleMenu] Dec 31, 2001

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=== reviews =============

The Educational Freewares Of 2001 (Steve Wood, Mathdittos2.com)
<http://www.mathdittos2.com/ednews/features/011231.html>

=== internet news =============

A Guide To The Dot.Commies And Dot.Reactionaries On The Web (David Turim, Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0112310229dec31.story?coll=chi%2Dleisure%2Dhed>
The great culling of originalcontent Web sites has been under way for some time now, and the painfully protracted withering of salon.com is but the latest and loudest confirmation of that sad trend.

=== wintel news =============

Nine States Urge Judge To Reject Microsoft Delay (Reuters)
<http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/011985.htm>
Nine states opposed to a proposed settlement of the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case asked a federal judge Monday to reject the company's request for a delay in hearings on alternative sanctions.

=== reader : world =============

Crisp And Even (Economist)
<http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=883585>
January 1st sees the biggest-ever introduction of new banknotes on a single day. It may go smoothly -- but the history of paper money is littered with warnings.

Changing The Coins Of The Realm (Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/31/MN18474.DTL>
Full transition to the new euro to take months in 12 nations.

Two Worlds Paired By War (C. J. Chivers, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/31/international/asia/31DIAR.html>
The sky darkened. The stars came out. It was Christmas Eve and peaceful enough to nap. The trip hadn't started out like this.

=== reader : life =============

Life Of The Party (Lynell George, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-123101party.story>
You can plan all you like, but it's the unexpected that makes for a great gathering.

Ready Or Not, Here Comes The Euro (Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-0112300305dec30.story?coll=chi%2Dtravel%2Dhed>
On Tuesday, visitors to Europe will find themselves in a grand economic experiment.

It Was A Very Strange Year (Arts Staff, Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/12/31/top_tens_intro/index.html?x>
In movie screens in 2001, the nightmares took over, with the exception of one wizardly epic.

After 6 Novels In 12 Years, A Character Just Moves On (James Sallis, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/31/books/31SALL.html>
Time to put down the horn and say goodbye to Lew.

=== singapore top news =============

Singapore's Economy Sharnk By An Estimated 2.2% In 2001: PM Goh (Hwee Goh, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/31/singaporenews16315.htm>
The country needs to go beyond economics, and PM Goh is taking the search for solutions to younger Singaporeans.

=== singapore news =============

Consturction Of HarbourFront Mall Seems Headed For Delay (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/31/business16331.htm>

Economists Express Cautious Optimism Over Singapore's Economy (Low Hooi Hoon, Channel NewsAsia)
<http://www.channelnewsasia.com.sg/articles/2001/12/31/singaporenews16330.htm>
The worst appears to be over for the Singapore economy.

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