The Disabled Web. (The .NET Guy) Is it just me, or do other people think that XML feeds like RSS can help make information more accessible to people with disabilities? [Scripting News] That's why some of us push XHTML/CSS so hard: it's much better for people with visual disabilities.

Tomas' RSS Moved. (The .NET Guy) RSS Feed. I've noticed quite a few people are still subscribed to the RSS feed Peter generates from scraping my site. I totally appreciate Peter's effort in doing so, but since I now generate my own RSS feeds (both in RSS 0.91 and RDF format), it would probably be a good idea to switch over. Besides, since I changed blogging tools I think Peter's feed doesn't work anymore, and it's time all of you stop wasting Peter's bandwith ;) [Commonality]
Guilty as charged, Tomas. :) And I never saw news that you had switched it over (oops!) so I thought I'd help spread the word...

U.S. Plane Crashes in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON(AP) -- A U.S. military transport plane with 10 people aboard crashed in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, and at least some survived, a Pentagon spokesman said. By The Associated Press.

Work Rules Set for Medical Residents. NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Hoping to reduce the risk of dangerous errors by sleep-deprived doctors-in-training, an accreditation group for the nation's teaching hospitals announced new limits Wednesday on how many hours medical residents can work per week. By The Associated Press.

This is a test category. Every post to every RSS feed I subscribe to should end up here.

African droughts triggered by Western pollution: "Emissions spewed out by power stations and factories in North America and Europe may have sparked the severe droughts that have afflicted the Sahel region of Africa. The droughts have been among the worst the world has ever seen, and led to the infamous famines that crippled countries such as Ethiopia in the 1980s."

Weather watchers say Los Angeles is on course for its driest year in history: "With no more rain by the end of month, downtown will get 4.41 inches -- 29 percent of normal and 0.44 of an inch less than the 1960-61 record."

We are also look for a Marketing Writer for the summer. Contact Roland for more info.

We are looking for an individual to research and write a wide variety of effective marketing communications including, but not limited to: direct mail pieces, data sheets, brochures, white papers, case studies, product packaging, e-mail blasts, newsletters, presentations and Web content. You will be assisting with special MarCom projects as required. You will also be responsible for working with MarCom team members to develop communications strategies and establish priorities and timelines; working closely with product and program managers to understand and translate their needs into communications pieces; and obtaining internal approvals and delivering final copy to the marketing communications director according to project schedules.

Thanks to David, we now have some standard forms online. The Info Change, Time-Off, and Timesheet forms are all available. Look way down on the left side of this page for the permanent links.

TIP: Don't use running water to thaw food.