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There are 200 million privately owned guns in the US, including 65
million handguns. Firearms are now the second biggest cause of injury-related
death in the country, killing 28,663 people in 2000, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
For African-American teenagers aged 15 to 19, gun-related homicide is
the leading cause of death.

And yet, the US Congress is close to passing a bill giving gun makers
immunity from liability for deaths or injuries caused by their products.
An article in New Scientist advocates treating guns as a Public Heath
Crisis, like an infectious disease. And they claim existing technology
could make guns much safer if implemented by the government, like seatbelts
for cars.

From
New Scientist.com

China Claims Title to Worlds
Largest Condom

A bright yellow condom covered the facade of a 20-story, phallic-shaped
hotel in the southern Chinese city of Guilin to mark UN World Population
Day in the most populous nation on the globe, the hotel manager said
yesterday.

The Guilin Latex Company has applied to the Guinness Book of World
Records to recognize their giant condom, 80 metres tall and nearly
100 metres
around, as the world’s biggest.

from
Yahoo News Still looking for photo…

Harvard Takes Back Hornstine Admission Offer

Harvard has revoked its admission of Blair Hornstine, the prospective
member of the Class of 2007 who made national headlines when she sued
her school system to ensure she would be her high school’s sole valedictorian.

Following a widely-publicized report that Hornstine had plagiarized material
in articles she wrote for her local paper, the Harvard admissions office
has rescinded her offer to attend Harvard in the fall, according to a
source involved with the decision.

from
the Harvard Crimson