Tampa General starts procedure on wrong patient

"TAMPA -- Staff at Tampa General Hospital mistakenly started performing a cardiac catheterization last week on the wrong patient, hospital officials said Wednesday evening.The man was not harmed, and the hospital is conducting an internal investigation. Staff members failed...

HP Boss Walks Away Free From Spy Scandal

"A California criminal case against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and three others - a corporate spying scandal that led to congressional hearings and an enhanced state privacy law - has ended with a whimper. Dunn was cleared of all charges by Santa Clara...

Search Market Predictions for 2007

This is an interesting list for anyone with a website, or an interest in the potential short-term future direction of information location using search engines. (Yes there are other ways!)In two parts the first looks at the major search engines while the second looks search...

Taking Actions/Treehugger

Some suggestions from the Treehugger online blog/e newsletter.USA focussed."Category: take action :: ::The Slate Green Challenge: Week 7 - Water December 8, 2006 9:30 AM - Brittany Jacobs, Seattle 061023_green_water.jpg Struggling with high energy bills? Your home water...

Dunn appears in court in HP spy probe (AP)

" SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn surrendered to authorities Thursday, a day after she and four others were charged in HP's ill-fated investigation to ferret out the source of boardroom leaks. Dunn, 53, who initiated the probe that has...

Hewlett Chairwoman Resigns; Two Others Fired Over Spying

"Hewlett-Packard today announced the immediate resignation of its chairwoman, Patricia C. Dunn, the first casualty inside the company over the disclosure of its internal spying operation."

Hewlett-Packard's Dunn to step down (AP)

" SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that Patricia Dunn will step down as chairwoman of the computer and printer maker in January amid a widening scandal involving a possibly illegal probe into media leaks. She will be succeeded by CEO Mark Hurd. Hurd will...

Congress asks HP to turn over records

"Congress and federal investigators on Monday entered the fray surrounding Hewlett-Packard Co.'s possibly illegal probe of media leaks, as the company's board met to discuss the fate of its embattled chairwoman. With the FBI, the U.S. Attorney for Northern California and the...

Hewlett-Packard roiled by corporate spying scandal

"Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn is clinging to her job as she was battered with accusations that she ordered a probe in which board members and reporters were illegally spied on. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer vowed to prosecute wrongdoers at the end of...