One Hopes War Won't Destroy the Mysterious Treasures of Ancient Iraq
The land where the Garden of Eden and the Tower of Babel may have been situated may also have been home to the first batteries -- discovered in 1938 by German archaeologist Wilhelm Konig and dated to around 200 BC. The batteries are small clay pots with asphalt stoppers. Inside is a copper cylinder encasing an iron bar and surrounded by some sort of acidic solution.

Our New 'Tech Savvy' Gov. Has Mediocre Web Site
The Concord Monitor asked a few prominent New Hampshire Web pros (how come no one called me?) to grade Gov. Craig Benson's Web site. The results? Blah... The Monitor blew it, too, though. They didn't even include a link to Benson's site in the online version of the story!

Cyber warfare
It looks as though the war with Iraq has already started -- on the virtual battlefield. The New York Times reports on the military's current "ambitious assault using a growing arsenal of electronic and psychological weapons..." (You have to log in to read articles on the Times.)

Net Helps Folkies Play Home Gigs
Folk music is getting out of clubs and back to its back-porch roots, thanks to the Internet, whcih is helping musicians and music lovers to organize folk house parties.

Los Angeles Magazine Banks on a New Voice
"City magazines are generally built on listings, airy feature articles and that hardy publishing chestnut, 'The Best of . . .'" according to the New York Times. Disparate Los Angeles is a particularly tough place for a magazine to thrive, but apparently the owners are giving the new editor latitude to make an idea driven publication that goes beyond the lists, the services and the day's hot fashion. Funny thing about those 'Best Of' features ... people do love 'em ... check our own NH Mag.