Dowbrigade

Pirates have seized a cargo ship off
the coast of Somalia, local officials have confirmed.
They said the Maltese-registered ship, Pagania, was attacked late on Wednesday
as it sailed from South Africa to Europe with a cargo of [...]

The infant 2 1/2-year-old female gorilla
named Itebero, seen smashing palm nuts between rocks in a "hammer
and anvil" technique, at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
sanctuary in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo [...]

The harrowing journey began last weekend
as a simple errand, a father and son sailing their 41-foot ketch to a
New Hampshire port to moor it for the winter.
 
After [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige
Laurie has surrendered her college degree following allegations that
she cheated her way through the school.
The University of Southern California said in a statement that [...]

Elderly Man Drives 3 Miles With Body Smashed on Hood
ST. PETERSBURG – Ralph Parker had shown signs of
dementia before, but his condition worsened dramatically over the past
week. Argumentative one minute, calm the next. Alarmed, Parker’s son
[...]

Science Fiction: Moon Collector, Broadcast
Power, Space Elevators
In November 2003, David Criswell, director
of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston,
testified before the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on science,
[...]

The Simpsons has been re-branded in
the MIddle East as The Shamsoons.
TV bosses have made several changes so that characters are more acceptable
to Muslims.
Homer has been renamed Omar and [...]

We
are sitting in Building 3, room 270, at that temple of logic, MIT, listening
to a MIT Forum called "Spinners
and Bloggers", featuring
Deborah Hayes, the [...]

Last
year the
Dowbrigade reported on ANOTHER
legless lineman, Chris Gonzalez in California
Today the Boston Globe came [...]

Sometimes we come across a story
that resonates with us in a special way. There,  we think, but
for the grace of God, go we. And sometimes we see our own life, reflected
[...]

An Op-ed
piece in the Times by Goeff
Porter translated a Fatwa concerning the righteousness of playing soccer,
and the Iman-approved rules of play.  It
[...]