Spanish lawmakers debate diaper tax: " Opposition lawmakers called on Spain's government Wednesday to stop taxing diapers at 16 percent, the same rate as cigarettes and alcohol. Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's conservative government used to tax feminine hygiene products at 16 percent, but recently agreed to lower the rate to 7 percent under pressure from the Socialist Party."
Weblogs4Hire.com is up over 165 users now!
Will 'Push' Come to Shove? "The best new show no one's watching - ABC's 'Push, Nevada' - earned a one-week reprieve yesterday before the network decides what to do with the heavily promoted, lightly viewed series produced by Ben Affleck."
TO ALL EMPLOYEES: We're pleased to extend an invitation for all ETL employees to attend the 2002 Dottie Awards. For the first time ever, ETL's marketing department was nominated, along with more than 700 other Northern California businesses and organizations, and have made the cut as one of only FIVE FINALISTS in its category.
BE ON HAND when judges make the final tally to announce the winner's of this year's Dotties. Past award winners include Saturn Automobiles, News10 ABC, UC Davis and The Sacramento Bee.
ETL AND THE MODESTO BEE ARE THE ONLY MODESTO-BASED FIRMS SELECTED AS A FINALIST IN THE 2002 COMPETITION.
This year's event will be held at the beautiful Crest Theatre on Thursday, October 10, 2002. The awards ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m., and a special VIP reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.
ETL is graciously paying for employee tickets to this event, to include a lavish buffet dinner.
Join the fun and support YOUR marketing team as they put on their finest swimsuits, wax their waxables, and walk the "virtual catwalk" at the 2002 Dottie Awards.
About the Dottie Awards:
Now in its sixth year, the Dottie Award honors the accomplishments of Northern California based businesses, governmental agencies, organizations and individuals that represent the most creative, innovative and user-friendly websites on the World Wide Web.
Don't Be Rude: Part IV, Weddings
Good returns for Google's business: "The search engine Google is a rarity among dot.coms as it has found ways of making money. This success has come largely because Google has not done the things that have undone other dot.coms. Google has not done any advertising or canvassed hard for customers. Nor has it floated on the stock market."
World's First Review of Red Hat 8.0: "Since Red Hat posted the Limbo and Null betas, fans of the most popular distribution on earth were making waves and even called this new version a Windows killer. Does this really hold up though? Will Red Hat be successful on their quest to infiltrate the business workstation/destkop market? Read more to find out and view some of the high resolution screenshots we have for you."
Microbes could exist in Venusian atmosphere: "Two scientists believe that microbes could exist in water droplets found high in the atmosphere of Venus, New Scientist reported this week. The German and American researchers noted that data from Russian and American spacecraft showed a lack of carbon monoxide in the upper atmosphere, as well as the presence of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The latter two compounds are reactive gases that could only exist if something is producing them. The scientists argue that microbes, living in water droplets, could be the source of the gases."
West Nile In Breast Milk: "CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports on a new milestone in research on the West Nile virus. A new mother in southeastern Michigan received blood transfusions after giving birth on September 2 and started feeling sick shortly afterwards."
Action urged over painful births: "Women are not being encouraged to move around during labour, even though it would make giving birth easier and less painful."