Week of September 23, 2000

The Clinton Administration announces that the government will sell 20 million

barrels of oil from the strategic Petroleum Reserve over the next month to assure

an ample supply and decent prices for home heating oil.

The United States and its European allies call on Milosevic to concede defeat in

Yugoslavia’s presidential election.

The FDA gives final approval to the abortion pill RU-486, thus allowing more

doctors to provide abortion “service.”

Israeli security forces battle thousands of enraged Palestinians at Temple Mount

in the walled Old City in Jerusalem. At least four are dead.

draws more than 8,000 paying

supporters at a Seattle rally. Said Nader

- “This is a great turnout. This crowd is

bigger than my whole hometown in

Connecticut. We are attracting more

people than Bush and Gore. They have

to pay people to come out and seem

them.” It’s Nader’s third “super” rally and

more are planned in October for Boston

and Chicago.

Al Gore, appearing in front of University of Michigan students for

an MTV program - tells the MTV audience, “Just lump it in your

arms and take it all out like this.” He was asked about things such

as Napster (“terrific,” but even with such innovative downloading

software, the rights of artists must be protected).

Sports -

Summer Olympic Games in Sydney - Laura Wilkinson gets a gold

medal in women’s platform diving.

As a part of its Bluetooth product line - Motorola introduces the

Timeport 270 phone - the first Bluetooth-capable mobile phone.

Bluetooth is a new short-distance wireless technology that

eliminates the need for cables between electronic devices such as

mobile phones, PC’s, headsets, printers and hand-held computers.

The new phones would allow consumers to access the Internet on

Week of September 23, 2000

their portable computers as much as 30 feet way from their mobile phones

without having to find a physical data connection.

Billionaire Paul Allen - the Microsoft co-founder - steps down from the board of

the company. Allen and Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975. Allen left

Microsoft in 1983 and has been involved in his own investments.

Apple Computer’s stock loses 50% of its value after the computer maker warned

of a sharp shortfall in fiscal fourth quarter earnings.

Microsoft says it will begin selling a highspeed online service at RadioShack

stores. Look for MSN HighSpeed service for about $39.95 a month for a phone-

line connection and $59.95 for a satellite link.

Top selling software this week in 2000 -

The Sims Expansion Pack

Microsoft Age of Empires II Conquerors

Expansion

The Sims

Microsoft Expedia Streets/TripPlanner

Diablo 2

Quicken Deluxe

Norton Antivirus 2000 6.0

MP RollerCoaster Tycoon

Madden NFL 2001

Microsoft Age of Empires II

Universal to star in “The Scorpion King.”

A federal bankruptcy judge in Los Angeles awards Playboy pinup and Guess

Jeans model Anna Nicole Smith nearly $450 million - finding she was deprived

of the state her late husband her late husband intended to leave her. Her real

name is Vickie Lynn Marshall.

Music news - Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins says she will no longer be touring with

TLC due to health concerns.

New look for the Dr Laura Schlessinger TV show, this after clashing with

Paramount over the direction of the show - which is now slipping in the ratings.

Week of September 23, 2000

NBC’s coverage of the Olympics take positions 1-7 in last week’s ratings. The

high was a 25.91 share on Sunday and #7 was a 21.05 share on Monday night.

Kathie Lee Gifford signs with E! Entertainment to star in the networks’ fourth-

original movie, “Spinning Out of Control.”

Thursday night television -

CBS - Big Brother, Everybody Loves Raymond, Survivor, 48 Hours, Late Show

NBC - Summer Olympics from Sydney, Tonight, Conan O’Brien

ABC - Whole Line is It Anyway, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Hopkins 24/7,

Nightline, Politically Incorrect

Fox - The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, That 70’s Show

UPN - WWF Smackdown

Nick (late afternoon) - CatDog, Rugrats,

Double Dare, U-Pick, Pinky & The Brain,

Rugrats

VH-1 - Before They Were Rockstars

MTV - Real World/Road Rules Theatre,

Cribs, Diary, House of Style Presents:

Mission Makeover, Say What? Karaoke

Late Show with David Letterman - Ray

Romano, LL Cool J.

At the movies -

Urban Legends: Final Cut

The Exorcist

Almost famous

Bring It On

The watcher

Bait

Nurse Betty

What Lies Beneath

Space Cowboys

Woman on top