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Wednesday, May 02, 2001

U.S. Surgeon General Mounts Effort Against Suicide (Yahoo!)

It wasn't funny until the last line:

Officials said the U.S. Air Force contributed to the effort in part by providing a model for comprehensive community-based suicide prevention programs.

posted by kiyote23 5/2/2001 10:35:16 AM

Friday, March 23, 2001

Hey, it's kate. once again i've got a kush job with a high speed roller derby connection and i had to send a few messages. hope it's not too creepy, but you can find out a lot about PETER BIRK by a google search. the egocentric doctor i work for has several hundred citations, but PETER BIRK should be proud. This i found on a strange little genealogy site: (pbs great great grandfather, i believe.) Peter Birk Obituary Posted by Marilynn Howard on Thu, 16 Nov 2000 Surname: Birk, Stone Obituaries for Peter Birk Unidentified original newspaper clipping, probably local Canton, MO paper: Peter Birk, 90 died at his home on Washington Street Monday. Mr. Birk was born in Germany and had lived 69 years in Canton. He was in business here from 1872 to 1920, as wagon and carriage maker, farm implement and hardware dealer. He sold to his son, Fred, following the World War. Another obituary, also unidentified: Funeral services for Peter Birk were held at the Methodist church Thursday, March 3, in charge of the Rev. W.P. Wynn. Interment was in Forest Grove cemetery beiside his wife, the Masons having charge. Mr. Birk had been in bad health for several months, but appeared no worse than usual, when death came suddenly Monday night, February 28. For 69 years he had been a resident of Canton and during that time his name was synonymous with Canton history. Mr. Birk was born in Kolschausen, Germany, January 2, 1848, and came to Canton from Quincy by boat when 21 years of age. His first work here was with George Giegerich, the wagon maker, helping to make the sides of scrapers used in building the roadbed for the Burlington railroad. Afterward he entered the implement business and with the advent of factory-made buggies and wagons entered the implement business, which he conducted until 1920. Mr. Birk was identified with the progress of Canton in a building program. He erected five dwelling houses on Washington street and four business houses on Clark street. Following the World war, Mr. Birk sold his hardware and implement business to his son, Fred, and the plumbing and tinning business to his son-in-law, Robert Hohmann. At the time of his death he owned the buidlings and some farm land. Mr. Birk was the oldest Mason in the local Mason lodge in age and years of membership. He married Miss Minnie Yust in Canton June 29, 1871, and five daughters and two sons survive him--Mrs. George Heckrodt, Mrs. Mollie Stone and Mrs. Robert Hohmann, Canton; Mrs. George Laumann, St. Louis, Mrs. Oscar Morris, Hannibal; Fred, St. Louis, and Earl, Canton.
posted by kiyote23 3/23/2001 09:56:38 AM

Tuesday, February 13, 2001

Britannica Does Britney

"For instance, we have a piece coming up on the semiotics of Britney Spears' bellybutton," said spokeswoman Rebecca Theim. "It explores how the cultural significance of bellybuttons has changed over time by focusing on Britney as a cultural icon."

posted by kiyote23 2/13/2001 08:27:49 AM

Saturday, January 27, 2001

Microsoft Crashes: The Fallout

It also appears that Microsoft has now handed over the management of its DNS routing systems to Akamai, and may be running Linux on at least one of its servers.

posted by kiyote23 1/27/2001 01:25:25 PM

Typing-pool image a springboard for poetry on demand

Don't talk to the typists or they'll shred your poem.

sent by dan!
posted by kiyote23 1/27/2001 01:02:53 PM

Saturday, January 13, 2001

Yahoo! News - Reuters Photo

Falun Gong followers carry wreaths as they stage a protest march in Hong Kong January 13, 2001. About 900 Falun Gong followers from around the world gathered in the territory for a rally to decry persecution of the spiritual movement in mainland China, in blatant defiance of a volley of diatribes from Beijing. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)

posted by kiyote23 1/13/2001 10:59:15 AM

Yahoo! News - Reuters Photo

Falun Gong followers are seen behind the symbols of their belief during a protest in Hong Kong January 13, 2001. About 900 Falun Gong followers from around the world gathered in the territory for a rally to decry persecution of the spiritual movement in mainland China, in blatant defiance of a volley of diatribes from Beijing. ( Kin Cheung /Reuters)

posted by kiyote23 1/13/2001 10:56:39 AM

Thursday, January 11, 2001

Slashdot | Glasscode Released

subtitled: BBSes, Half-Empty, Glasscode, and my sanity

posted by kiyote23 1/11/2001 02:42:31 PM

Saturday, January 06, 2001

The White Shoe Irregular | The Fist Two Pages of a Hardy Boys Book

Despite random misspellings in titles, White Shoe is a neat little lit zine.

posted by kiyote23 1/6/2001 10:47:02 PM