23. April, 2003 - Sisters Camelot Fundraiser
- Sisters Camelot are having a fundraising concert this Saturday. They’re a good local charity.
- Mill City Museum passes elementary hands-on test. It won’t open until September, but they’re taking some kids through it now to see what kinds of things they’ve forgotten. It sounds like a fairly cool museum that’ll be just across the river from me. [strib]
- Gay groups rip Santorum. The funny thing is that in the excerpt I first saw, Santorum said
If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything,
and I thought he had switched to being a libertarian and was for it all. Sadly, no. [flutterby]
- Go directly to jail, crime or no talks about Mike Hawash and updates the story. He’ll finally get a hearing next week, at which point he’ll have been held for more than five weeks for committing no crime.
Papieren, bitte!
- Record labels sue VC firm over Napster support:
Two record labels filed suit Monday against Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, accusing the venture capital firm of contributing to widespread Internet music piracy through its financial support of Napster.
And Hummer Winblad could answer for Napster’s sins. If the suit is successful in holding investors responsible for the actions of the companies they fund, it could change the entire nature of VC for the technical industry. [scripting]
- There’s potential for movement in the Northern Ireland peace process. Apparently, the UK plans to slash the number of troops–A step in the right direction. [Jim]
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Last updated on Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:11:56.