22 August 2001 By The Morning News — 22 Aug 2001 NATO launches Macedonia mission--to last 30 days--with Brits at helm.Senator Helms to announce that he will not seek re-election, and that he's gay!White House says surplus down forty-four percent from original estimates.Citizens in South-Western Germany hear buzzing; some fear U.S. plan to make people dance on one leg.The word no one's saying begins with an R: Fed orders seventh interest rate cut this year.Former employees of Cisco hacked $8M in stock, then got busted for opulence.New York Public Library acquires Kerouac archive.Old subway cars get dumped into the sea to become reefs.Apple wins an Emmy for FireWire.Linux beer hike begins in three days, celebrating the birth of the penguin.Rick Moody explains what it's like to have your novel made into a film.