Archive for August 19th, 2003

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Revolutionary Radar Detector

A while ago I bought a new used car and decided on a minivan on the
theory that with two teenaged sons the extra hauling space would certainly
come in handy, as well as offering a substantial buffer zone between
[...]

Chinese Woman Topples 300,000 Dominos, World Record

The dominos formed a line 10 miles
long.

In Singapore a new world record has been set for the
longest domino topple. Ma Lihua, who is [...]

Boston University Wants World’s Deadliest Pathogens

Boston University is planning to construct a $1.6 billion dollar
biodefense facility in a crowded low-income neighborhood in the Boston
area. Neighbors are understandably upset, as the announced facility would
contain live smallpox, Ebola [...]

Argument Against Life Without Parole


Massive Worm and Virus Attacks Ongoing

I have clients and friends going bonkers over a new worm and a new virus which are threatening to overhwhelm email servers and PCs. The worm, know as Sobig.F,is a variation of a worm which has been giving system administrators headaches since January, but seems to be much more virulent and fast-spreading this time [...]

Nervous Dragon Gets Acupuncture

An eight foot long Komodo dragon lizard in Singapore’s
zoo has been receiving traditional Chinese acupuncture treatment for
a neurological disorder.
Eight-year-old male [...]

Why Was the Baby in the Box, Please

Two British soldiers saved a newborn baby they found while searching
an munitions dump in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of
Defense said yesterday.
The soldiers took the baby, who they found nestling in a box full of [...]

You Have the Right to an Attorney

 

The right to an attorney is one of the most fundamental cornerstones
of the American criminal justice system.  In Boston’s Suffolk County,
the Comittee for Public Counsel Sercices, which provides public defenders
to the [...]


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