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The Department of Interior fired Teresa C. Chambers as chief of the U.S. Park Police, acting seven months after suspending her for speaking out with her concerns about money and staffing. Since December 2nd, 2003 Theresa has been under siege since she filed a formal complaint to National Park Service Director Fran P. Mainella against National Park Service Deputy Director Donald W. Murphy. On January 22nd, 2003 it was reported here of the 'National Park Three'. Those 'National Park Three', now turn out to be National Park Service Director Fran P. Mainella (Appointed by President George W. Bush), Deputy Park Service Director Donald W. Murphy (Appointed by N.P.S. Director Fran P. Mainella October 2001), Deputy Director Internal Management A. Durand "Randy" Jones (Appointed by N.P.S. Director Fran P. Mainella January 2002), appearing to be self anointed Judges and Jury with no legal justifications for their actions. The 'National Park Three' are all from the National Park Service which is a branch of the United States Department of Interior. Posted by Officer Thomas A. Porter D.P.O. Med. Ret. National Outreach Chairperson

The Toyota Scion Live on Penn music festival announced its 2004 line-up. With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop and America’s Main Street as a venue, this second year series provides the people of D.C. a unique concert series with low ticket prices and a diverse line-up of musical talent for all to enjoy. The 2004 Toyota Scion Live on Penn schedule is set to include performances by modern rockers Eve 6 and Fountains of Wayne, indie favorites They Might Be Giants, hip-hop favorites Nappy Roots and Arrested Development, and emerging chart-toppers Pat McGee Band and Gavin DeGraw. In addition to the impressive list of national recording artists, Toyota Scion Live on Penn also features up-and-coming local talent on the same picturesque stage. Date Artists Saturday, July 10, 2004 – Eve 6, Old 97’s, The Speaks, Practically Einstein Saturday, July 17, 2004 – Galactic, Nappy Roots, The Peoples Band Saturday, July 24, 2004 – They Might Be Giants, Fountains of Wayne, Getaway Car, Blufunk Saturday, July 31, 2004 – Tonic, Arrested Development, The Low Life, The Sirens Saturday, August 7, 2004 - Sister Hazel, Virginia Coalition, Welbilt, The Worrystones Saturday, August 14, 2004 - Cowboy Mouth, Better Than Ezra, Bicycle Thieves, Antigone Rising Saturday, August 21, 2004 - Pat McGee Band, Great Big Sea, Kenin Saturday, August 28, 2004 - Gavin DeGraw, Toby Lightman, Marc Broussard Saturday, September 11, 2004 – To Be Announced Saturday, September 18, 2004 – To Be Announced When: Every Saturday (Except Labor Day Weekend) Gates open at 4:00 Where: On historic Pennsylvania Avenue near 3rd Street, NW adjacent to the National Gallery of Art Admission to Toyota Scion Live on Penn is $5 in advance and $7 at the gate & children 12 and under are admitted free. For information on Advance Tickets and Season Ticket Packages click here. Take Metro Green/Yellow lines to Archives/Navy Mem’l station or Metrobus routes 70, 30, 32, 34 and 36. Due to limited parking, use of public transportation is highly recommended. Click here to view the Metro System Map. Toyota Scion Live on Penn is a rain or shine event. Backpacks and coolers are not permitted at Toyota Scion Live on Penn. No pets, bags, recording devices, roller blades, bikes, cameras (except disposable), or outside food/beverage may be brought into Toyota Scion Live on Penn. Blankets, lawn chairs, small umbrellas (no pointed/metal tips) and disposable cameras are permitted. All ages are admitted. gates open on Saturdays at 4:00 P.M. Here is the band schedule July 10 Eve 6 Old 97s The Speaks Practically Einstein July 17 Galactic Nappy Roots The Peoples Band Cravin' Dogs July 24 They Might Be Giants Fountains of Wayne Getaway Car Blufunk July 31 Tonic Arrested Development The Low Life The Sirens August 7 Sister Hazel Virginia Coalition Welbilt The Worrystones August 14 Cowboy Mouth Better Than Ezra Bicycle Thieves Antigone Rising August 21 Pat McGee Band Kenin Kitty Hawk All Together Spent August 28 Gavin DeGraw The Smithereens Marc Broussard Exit Clov Check out last years action Click Here

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Bank Robbery at 5000 Connecticut Avenue, NW At approximately 10:50 this morning, Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at least two men, wearing ski masks and armed with automatic rifles, entered the SunTrust Bank located at 5000 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Once inside, the gunmen demanded and obtained an undetermined amount of cash. During the commission of the robbery at least one of the gunmen discharged his weapon, apparently into the air. The suspects fled in a van operated by another subject who fled south on Connecticut Avenue, NW. The van was located a short distance away, set ablaze, in the 2500 block of Northampton Street, NW. The suspects are only described as males, wearing ski masks, fatigues and armed with what appear to be automatic assault rifles. This robbery marks the sixth bank robbery since January that appear to have been possibly committed by the same suspects. Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Prince George’s County Police and Metropolitan Police Department are conducting a joint investigation. The other bank robberies were: January 22, 2004 Bank of America, 5911 Blair Road, NW March 5, 2004, Riggs Bank, 7601 Georgia Avenue, NW May 10, 2004, Chevy Chase Bank, 3601 St. Barnabas Road, Temple Hills, MD May 27, 2004, Chevy Chase Bank, 5823 Eastern Avenue, Hyattsville, MD June 12, 2004, Industrial Bank, 2012 Rhode Island Avenue, NE The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspects responsible for these robberies. Anyone with information about the identities or whereabouts of these suspects or sees them should take no direct action, but call the FBI at (202) 278-2000 or the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099.

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In the last six months, have you received an e-mail message associated with a phishing scam? Yes (13) 86.67% No (2) 13.33% Total of votes: 15 Have you been fooled by a phishing scam? Yes (0) 0% No (16) 100% Total of votes: 16 Do you believe that you have divulged personal data by replying to a phishing site? Yes (0) 0% No (16) 100% Total of votes: 16 Do you know someone else who has fallen victim to a phishing site? Yes (2) 12.5% No (14) 87.5% Total of votes: 16 Better enforcement of existing anti-fraud laws Not useful (2) 12.5% Somewhat useful (3) 18.75% Useful (4) 25% Very Useful (3) 18.75% Most Useful (4) 25% Total of votes: 16 Better enforcement of existing privacy laws Not useful (2) 12.5% Somewhat useful (7) 43.75% Useful (3) 18.75% Very Useful (2) 12.5% Most Useful (2) 12.5% Total of votes: 16 New anti-phishing legislation Not useful (6) 37.5% Somewhat useful (4) 25% Useful (4) 25% Very Useful (1) 6.25% Most Useful (1) 6.25% Total of votes: 16 More widespread deployment and use of authentication technologies by Web site owners Not useful (2) 12.5% Somewhat useful (2) 12.5% Useful (2) 12.5% Very Useful (8) 50% Most Useful (2) 12.5% Total of votes: 16 Building more effective authentication technology into browsers Not useful (1) 6.25% Somewhat useful (2) 12.5% Useful (3) 18.75% Very Useful (6) 37.5% Most Useful (4) 25% Total of votes: 16 Educating users Not useful (0) 0% Somewhat useful (1) 6.25% Useful (3) 18.75% Very Useful (1) 6.25% Most Useful (11) 68.75% Total of votes: 16 Anti-Phishing Working Group Not important (1) 6.25% Somewhat important (1) 6.25% Important (3) 18.75% Very important (4) 25% Don´t Know (7) 43.75% Total of votes: 16 OATH Initiative for Open Authentication Not important (1) 6.25% Somewhat important (0) 0% Important (2) 12.5% Very important (3) 18.75% Don´t Know (10) 62.5% Total of votes: 16 TECF -- Trusted Electonic Authentication Forum Not important (1) 6.67% Somewhat important (1) 6.67% Important (2) 13.33% Very important (1) 6.67% Don´t Know (10) 66.67% Total of votes: 15 Electronic Authentication Partnership Not important (1) 6.67% Somewhat important (0) 0% Important (3) 20% Very important (1) 6.67% Don´t Know (10) 66.67% Total of votes: 15 Microsoft Not important (4) 25% Somewhat important (5) 31.25% Important (3) 18.75% Very important (4) 25% Don´t Know (0) 0% Total of votes: 16 Verisign Not important (2) 12.5% Somewhat important (4) 25% Important (5) 31.25% Very important (4) 25% Don´t Know (1) 6.25% Total of votes: 16 Liberty Alliance Not important (0) 0% Somewhat important (0) 0% Important (3) 18.75% Very important (2) 12.5% Don´t Know (11) 68.75% Total of votes: 16 OASIS Not important (0) 0% Somewhat important (0) 0% Important (3) 18.75% Very important (2) 12.5% Don´t Know (11) 68.75% Total of votes: 16 Internet2 Not important (1) 6.25% Somewhat important (2) 12.5% Important (4) 25% Very important (1) 6.25% Don´t Know (8) 50% Total of votes: 16 Internet Engineering Task Force Not important (0) 0% Somewhat important (0) 0% Important (5) 31.25% Very important (10) 62.5% Don´t Know (1) 6.25% Total of votes: 16 National governments Not important (3) 18.75% Somewhat important (4) 25% Important (6) 37.5% Very important (2) 12.5% Don´t Know (1) 6.25% Total of votes: 16 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Not important (3) 18.75% Somewhat important (5) 31.25% Important (3) 18.75% Very important (3) 18.75% Don´t Know (2) 12.5% Total of votes: 16

Internet scammers casting about for people’s financial information have a new way to lure unsuspecting victims: They go “phishing.” Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), phishers send an email or pop-up message that claims to be from a business or organization that you deal with – for example, your Internet service provider (ISP), bank, online payment service, or even a government agency. The message usually says that you need to “update” or “validate” your account information. It might threaten some dire consequence if you don’t respond. The message directs you to a Web site that looks just like a legitimate organization’s site, but it isn’t. The purpose of the bogus site? To trick you into divulging your personal information so the operators can steal your identity and run up bills or commit crimes in your name. The FTC, the nation’s consumer protection agency, suggests these tips to help you avoid getting hooked by a phishing scam: If you get an email or pop-up message that asks for personal or financial information, do not reply or click on the link in the message. Legitimate companies don’t ask for this information via email. If you are concerned about your account, contact the organization in the email using a telephone number you know to be genuine, or open a new Internet browser session and type in the company’s correct Web address. In any case, don’t cut and paste the link in the message. Don’t email personal or financial information. Email is not a secure method of transmitting personal information. If you initiate a transaction and want to provide your personal or financial information through an organization’s Web site, look for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the browser’s status bar or a URL for a website that begins “https:” (the “s” stands for “secure”). Unfortunately, no indicator is foolproof; some phishers have forged security icons. Review credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to determine whether there are any unauthorized charges. If your statement is late by more than a couple of days, call your credit card company or bank to confirm your billing address and account balances. Use anti-virus software and keep it up to date. Some phishing emails contain software that can harm your computer or track your activities on the Internet without your knowledge. Anti-virus software and a firewall can protect you from inadvertently accepting such unwanted files. Anti-virus software scans incoming communications for troublesome files. Look for anti-virus software that recognizes current viruses as well as older ones; that can effectively reverse the damage; and that updates automatically. A firewall helps make you invisible on the Internet and blocks all communications from unauthorized sources. It’s especially important to run a firewall if you have a broadband connection. Finally, your operating system (like Windows or Linux) may offer free software “patches” to close holes in the system that hackers or phishers could exploit. Be cautious about opening any attachment or downloading any files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them. Report suspicious activity to the FTC. If you get spam that is phishing for information, forward it to spam@uce.gov. If you believe you’ve been scammed, file your complaint at www.ftc.gov, and then visit the FTC’s Identity Theft Web site at www.consumer.gov/idtheft to learn how to minimize your risk of damage from ID theft. Visit www.ftc.gov/spam to learn other ways to avoid email scams and deal with deceptive spam. The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

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Did you know that residents of the District of Columbia don't have the full voting rights that other American citizens enjoy? That's because the District of Columbia is not a state. There are more than 700,000 people living in D.C. but they have no voting representation in Congress! Why? That's a good question. The population of D.C. is larger than that of four states. Residents of D.C. pay over a billion dollars annually to the federal treasury, more total federal taxes than 9 states. District residents have fought and died in every war since the War for Independence, and during Vietnam, D.C. had more casualties than 10 states, and more killed per capita than 47 states. 1993 New Columbia Admissions Act Act would have granted DC statehood. It failed to pass in the House and was not brought up in the Senate. Do you think this is fair?

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Older women using estrogen-alone hormone therapy could be at a slightly greater risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), than women who do not use any menopausal hormone therapy, according to a new report by scientists with the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). The scientists also found that estrogen alone did not prevent cognitive decline in these older women. These findings from WHIMS appear in the June 23/30, 2004, Journal of the American Medical Association*. "These studies further support last year's recommendations that menopausal hormone therapy should not be used to prevent cognitive decline or dementia in older postmenopausal women," stated Judith A. Salerno, MD, MS, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). "Women should follow the Food and Drug Administration's recommendation that those who want to use menopausal hormone therapy to control their menopausal symptoms should use it at the lowest effective dose for the shortest time necessary." The latest findings were reported by WHIMS Principal Investigator Sally A. Shumaker, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and her colleagues at the 39 study sites. This research was funded by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures Premarin™, the conjugated equine estrogens used in this trial, and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. WHIMS is a substudy of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Trial, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of NIH, has been involved in reviewing the current findings as the lead NIH institute on age-related cognitive change and dementia. The WHI Hormone Trial using estrogen plus progestin was stopped early in July 2002 when researchers found an increased risk of breast cancer, along with greater risks of heart disease, stroke, and blood clots, and determined that these risks outweighed the benefits of reduced risks of hip fracture and colorectal cancer. In May 2003, WHIMS investigators reported the results of the estrogen plus progestin part of their memory substudy**. They found that estrogen plus progestin increased the risk of probable dementia in women 65 and older and did not preserve cognitive function. This part of WHIMS was also stopped in July 2002. At the end of February 2004, the remaining parts of the WHI Hormone Trial and WHIMS, the estrogen-alone components, were halted because results were showing an increased risk of stroke and no reduction in the risk of heart disease in the women using estrogen alone. Scientists further believed that continuing the study until its planned conclusion next year would probably not add new information. In April 2004, the WHI investigators reported that they found an increased risk of blood clots, but no significant effect on breast or colorectal cancer and also a reduced risk of fractures in those women using estrogen alone. Now, the WHIMS scientists have evaluated the cognition and dementia data from the estrogen-alone part of the trial. Some 2,947 women age 65 to 79 at the beginning of the trial received estrogen alone (a daily dose of 0.625 mg of Premarin™) or a placebo. (The women received estrogen alone because they had all had hysterectomies at some time before beginning the study. A progestin is used with estrogen in menopausal hormone therapy in any woman with a uterus to prevent thickening and, sometimes, cancer of the lining of the uterus, the endometrium. Because the uterus is removed in a hysterectomy, there is no need for progestin when women who have had hysterectomies use menopausal hormone therapy.) Participants were determined to be dementia free before they were enrolled in WHIMS. At the beginning and then annually for the more than 5-year average duration of the trial, WHIMS participants were evaluated to determine if they might have developed dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). All women received the Modified Mini Mental State Exam (3MSE), and those suspected of having dementia also received an extensive clinical evaluation by a specialist physician. At the end of the study, the risk of dementia in the estrogen-alone group was 49% higher than the risk in women using the placebo. That is, among 10,000 women using conjugated equine estrogens, 37 could be expected to develop dementia, compared to 25 in 10,000 women using the placebo — 12 extra cases of dementia in every 10,000 women using estrogen alone each year. This increased risk was not statistically significant. Last year WHIMS scientists reported a 105% increase in the risk of dementia in older women using estrogen plus progestin compared to those using a placebo. That means, on average, each year in 10,000 women over age 65 using estrogen plus progestin there might be 45 cases of dementia compared to 22 cases in 10,000 older women on placebo. Almost half of the dementia cases in the estrogen-alone study — 46% in older women using estrogen alone and 47% of those in older women using the placebo — were Alzheimer's disease (AD). Similarly, in the estrogen plus progestin study, 50% of the cases in older women using estrogen plus progestin and 57% of those in older women using placebo were classified as AD. A second article on general cognitive function *** from Mark A. Espeland, PhD, and other WHIMS investigators appears in the same issue of JAMA. It reports that beginning estrogen-alone hormone therapy after age 65 can have a small negative effect on overall cognitive abilities and that this negative effect may be greater in women with existing cognitive problems. The differences in scores on cognitive testing for the estrogen-alone and placebo groups were statistically significant, but the differences were so small that they are not considered clinically relevant by the investigators. As with the earlier WHI and WHIMS result reports, these increases in risk must be viewed in perspective. Significant increases in risk are important for public health officials who are concerned with large groups in the population, where a small increase could have health implications for millions of people. For an individual woman, however, the increased risk is still quite small. (A detailed discussion of risk is presented in the NIA Fact Sheet, Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean?, available online at http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/risk.asp.) Further, these findings relate to women age 65 and older taking this particular estrogen-alone hormone therapy. The cognitive risks and benefits for younger women using Premarin™ or other estrogen formulations are unknown. Any younger woman who is considering menopausal hormone therapy because of her menopausal symptoms should talk to her doctor about how the various Women's Health Initiative study findings relate to her own medical history and treatment. General information on menopause, menopausal hormone therapy, and the Women's Health Initiative can be found on the NIH home page, www.nih.gov, by clicking on the link "Menopausal Hormone Therapy," or by going directly to www.nih.gov/PHTindex.htm.

The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, announces a new Web site to address the health concerns of the 4 million Americans who claim American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. The site, "American Indian Health," is at <http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov>. Because special populations have different health needs, the Library has created several specialized sites, for example, for Asian Americans, those living in the Arctic and far north, senior citizens, and Spanish-speaking Americans. (These are all available from <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases>.) American Indian Health addresses the special needs of this population. Research shows that Native Americans are 2.6 times more likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites of a similar age. American Indians also have a greater mortality risk for tuberculosis, suicide, pneumonia, alcoholism, and influenza than the average population. American Indian Health brings together pertinent health and medical resources, including consumer health information, the results of research, traditional healing resources, and links to other Web sites. Much of the information has been assembled from other National Library of Medicine resources such as PubMed and MedlinePlus. "The National Library of Medicine is interested in reaching out to populations with special needs," said Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., Library director. He notes that, for Native Americans, the NLM has a history of attending local powwows and making health information available during those events.

On Thursday June 24th, 10 cities across the country will host benefit screenings of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s controversial new documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, winner of the coveted Palme d’Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be shown in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Denver, Portland, Boston, and Seattle (all at 7:30 PM local time). All proceeds from the screenings will go to benefit local non-profit organizations such as “September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows” and “Military Families Speak Out”. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a searing examination of the Bush administration's actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11. With his characteristic humor and dogged commitment to uncovering the facts, Moore takes a closer look at the Bush family connections with Saudi Arabia, shows never-before seen footage of the war in Iraq and events leading up to it, and highlights the national media’s reduction to mere cheerleaders for the administrations war policy. It also shows a humorous, if not disturbing look at the Congress’ passage of the Patriot Act, and offers a compelling look at what families of soldiers in the field are dealing with at home. Lions Gate Films will release the film nationally on June 25th. Click Here to View the Trailer!

The world witnessed the dawn of a new space age today, as investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and Scaled Composites launched the first private manned vehicle beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The successful launch demonstrated that the final frontier is now open to private enterprise. Under the command of test pilot Mike Melvill, SpaceShipOne reached a record breaking altitude of 328,491 feet (approximately 62 miles or 100 km), making Melvill the first civilian to fly a spaceship out of the atmosphere and the first private pilot to earn astronaut wings. This flight begins an exciting new era in space travel,” said Paul G. Allen, sole sponsor in the SpaceShipOne program. “Burt Rutan and his team at Scaled Composites are part of a new generation of explorers who are sparking the imagination of a huge number of people worldwide and ushering in the birth of a new industry of privately funded manned space flight.” The historic flight also marks the first time an aerospace program has successfully completed a manned mission without government sponsorship. “Today’s flight marks a critical turning point in the history of aerospace,” said Scaled Composites founder and CEO Burt Rutan. “ We have redefined space travel as we know it.” “Our success proves without question that manned space flight does not require mammoth government expenditures,” Rutan declared. “It can be done by a small company operating with limited resources and a few dozen dedicated employees.” A large crowd watched the momentous flight live from the grounds of the Mojave Airport, joining millions of others around the world who tuned in by television, radio, and the internet. Dignitaries attending the event included U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, the Commanding Officer of Edwards Air Force Base, General Pearson and the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center, Admiral Venlet; former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Konrad Dannenberg, one of Werner Von Braun’s lead scientists on this country’s original space development effort. Hundreds of media representatives were also on hand to record history in the making.

The beheading of Kim Sun-il, a 33-year-old Korean working in Iraq, by an Islamist group with links to al-Qaeda is the latest in a spate of incidents where Islamic militants have kidnapped and then decapitated their hostages. While hostage-taking is itself not a new tactic, its use with modern communication technologies has given militants a new deadly weapon in their arsenal. Kim was kidnapped two days after another al-Qaeda-linked group decapitated an American hostage, Paul Johnson, in Saudi Arabia. A month ago, Nick Berg, an American working in Iraq, was kidnapped and then beheaded. Let your voice be heard that the citizens of the world will not accept this unholy shameful tactic.

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Friendly fire probably killed former National Football League star Army Cpl. Pat Tillman in Afghanistan on April 22, U.S. Central Command officials announced in a news release today. The release said that while an investigation made no specific finding of fault, the results indicate Tillman died "as a probable result of friendly fire while his unit was engaged in combat with enemy forces." Tillman's unit was ambushed by 10 to 12 enemy fighters with small arms and mortar fire, resulting in an intense firefight lasting about 20 minutes. The CENTCOM release said the incident took place on "very severe and constricted terrain with impaired light conditions." Following initial contact, the release continued, Tillman left his vehicle and moved into position to suppress enemy fire. "There is an inherent degree of confusion in any firefight," the release said, "particularly when a unit is ambushed, and especially under difficult light and terrain conditions which produces an environment that increases the likelihood of fratricide." In the release, CENTCOM officials expressed regret and emphasized that the circumstances of Tillman's death do not diminish the value of his service and sacrifice. "Corporal Tillman was shot and killed while responding to enemy fire without regard for his own safety," the news release said. "He focused his efforts on the elimination of enemy forces and the protection of his team members." Tillman, 27, was deployed with the 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort Benning, Ga. Inspired by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, he left a $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals on the table to enlist in the Army and become a Ranger. He held the rank of specialist when he was killed, and received corporal stripes posthumously.

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Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful web search business to the desktop. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is reportedly preparing to release downloadable software that enables people to search for text and files stored on their computer's hard drive. The move would dramatically expand Google's search business beyond the web while taking direct aim at Microsoft, which is itself getting ready to take on Google's dominance in web search with its own technology. "It's clearly a pre-emptive move," said Richard DeSilva, a senior associate partner at venture firm Highland Capital. Although Google would not confirm the existence of the project, called "Puffin", industry watchers have expected such a move for some time. Having announced plans last month for a $2.7 billion initial public offering of its stock, Google is accelerating efforts to increase revenue and expand into new markets on a number of fronts. By broadening into desktop file search, Google would put two businesses to the test. First, it would expand its web-search advertising - its primary source of revenue, with sales of $914 million last year - to an ad-supported application running on the desktop. That would put Google much closer to controversial companies such as Claria (formerly Gator) and WhenU, which have been caught up in a growing consumer backlash against adware and spyware products. Second, Google would take what it's learned in building an enterprise search application and bring it to the masses. That's no easy task, considering that Google failed to storm the enterprise search market when it introduced the Google Search Appliance in September 2002. The product makes up a fraction of its business. The Microsoft factor But desktop file search poses vastly different problems than web search does, and the company could easily be trumped by operating system makers such as Microsoft, whose Windows software runs on more than 90 percent of the world's PCs. Microsoft's OS dominance has been credited in the past with helping the software giant muscle into fresh territory by bundling new features in Windows - a key allegation the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit, filed against the company in October 1997. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing announcing its IPO, Google flagged potential Microsoft tactics as a possible threat to its business on the web. In an overview of risk factors facing the company, Google speculated that the software giant could one day seek to interfere with its ability to index certain kinds of documents on the web. Such concerns are even more pertinent when it comes to the desktop, where Microsoft holds powerful levers to promote its own products over those of rivals. According to a report in The New York Times, Google will try to fulfill an unmet need among PC users for tools to easily find information across multiple applications on the hard drive - searching through email, text documents in various formats, music, and photos files, for example. Consumers would likely be the primary audience for such a tool, but it could easily infiltrate workplaces, too. Apple already offers an elegant tool built into Mac OS X to perform many of these tasks, but it only works on its own Macintosh line of computers, which account for less than 5 percent of the market. Although Microsoft includes desktop search software as part of Windows, it is unwieldy, and most users rely instead on self-managed file folders to organize their archives. Microsoft is working on updating the next version of Windows - Longhorn - to allow people to search text, files and the web within many applications. However, that version isn't slated for release until after 2006. Rough road ahead? Google could establish a foothold - and a competitive edge - in this desktop search market by getting in early with free consumer software, supported by advertising. Also, it could broaden its advertising into a much more intimate PC environment, off the web, where people spend at least 50 percent of their time. Yet the company would instantly encounter new challenges. AltaVista, now owned by Yahoo, was among the first to take a stab at desktop search, but its product failed to catch on. Since then, a slew of companies have developed downloadable software applications to address the problem, including Copernic, Groxis, Enfish, 8020 and X1 Technologies. None have gathered critical mass. Research firm IDC has estimated that sales of software for search represented a $617 million market in 2003. "It's a tough market, lots of companies have come and gone," said Andrew Feit, a senior vice president of marketing for corporate search technology provider Verity. Although Google has mainly avoided controversy over its web search ads, it runs the risk of alienating consumers if it misplays its hand in a downloadable application that aims to sort through private material, critics say. Adware companies such as Claria and WhenU are trotting out new desktop applications to appeal to consumers and support their ad businesses. Claria and WhenU began by bundling their advertising software with other popular file-sharing applications so they could increase the number of people they might track for ad purposes. These companies monitor people as they surf the web and send targeted ads based on their behavior. The practices have landed them and many others in court, where they have argued for their right to deliver ads to the websites of their customers' rivals. In a sign of growing overlap between web search advertising and ad-supported desktop tools, Yahoo's Overture subsidiary has struck a deal to display tiny text advertisements through Claria and WhenU. State and federal governments are now interested in regulating and perhaps even banning adware and its more controversial cousin, spyware. Utah has already enacted such a law, and the U.S. House of Representatives and the Federal Trade Commission have convened hearings on the issue in the last few weeks. Google may be backing self-regulation in advance of widespread laws. This week, the company released a set of suggested principles for software makers to follow when writing programs that embed themselves on internet users' PCs. The guidelines propose that an application should follow simple rules of politeness: It should admit what it's doing, permit itself to be disabled and not do sneaky things like leak personal information. Yet even if it applies such best practices, Google could still land in hot water. Given that the company already has access to information about people's search histories and web surfing behavior and will do so about their email communications through its upcoming Gmail service, Google could take heat from privacy advocates and consumers. The company already makes the Google Toolbar, Deskbar and other products for Windows that transmit some information about web surfing behavior back to its servers. Under proposed laws, these tools could be regulated, as would its upcoming ad-supported desktop search software. "What's happened is that there's a trend of going from search to publishers to the desktop. After looking at the beginning of that market with Claria, the question is: How do you make it a consumer experience that they not only want, but also aren't offended by?" Highland's DeSilva said. Those concerns over embedded software are unlikely to affect Microsoft, whose upcoming integrated search tools will probably be kept free from advertising. Software challenges Google also faces considerable hurdles in the technology side of desktop search. "So many people equate search with Google, but in fact, there's an entirely different market for enterprise search software. And it is a complex problem to solve," said Sue Feldman, a vice president of content technologies research for IDC. Google introduced an application for searching corporate intranets and desktop files two years ago. But the software makes up less than 5 percent of the company's business, or less than $48 million last year, according to the company's IPO filing. While Google has a couple hundred enterprise customers, it hasn't been as successful in that sector as it has in search and advertising. Google has become popular because it's helped to improve web search by delivering fast, relevant results. But its formulas for the web that rely on the link structure of web pages are unlikely to translate well to the PC environment, as files and documents on the PC don't contain an inherent link structure. One answer is to embed a common sticky note to applications and documents that would let people label these with a few keywords. That would make it easier to retrieve the files down the road. Application makers such as Adobe Systems and OS makers such as Microsoft are in a prime position to develop such tools. Another approach, now under development by Microsoft, is to create intelligent documents with XML (Extensible Markup Language) links. These would enable people to input information into one document and funnel that data to other, relevant applications. Search tools would be built in, so related information could be found in disparate applications. Autonomy, Convera and Verity are all companies that are working to solve these enterprise search problems and typically offer much more robust technology than Google's enterprise technology. Google's system tends to focus on simplicity and works particularly well with HTML-based documents. "Google's real challenge will be in adoption: getting people to download and install it," independent analyst Matthew Berk said. "In order to search your hard drive, you need to install something that's pretty intrusive, that can reach deep down into your machine."

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