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Monthly Archives: August 2003
Hispanic Voters Don’t Fit Mold
Now the largest minority in the United States, Hispanics will play a crucial role in the 2004 elections. Will they follow the lead of previous waves of immigrants and mostly migrate to the Dems? According to a recent New York … Continue reading
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Nine Songs Whose Titles Rhyme
It took me a long time to come up with these. Additions appreciated: Wooly BullyHanky PankyThe Name GameHelter SkelterDo the Hokey Pokey(special Donovan section)Mellow YellowHurdy Gurdy ManJennifer JuniperLittle Boy in Corduroy Additions? Corrections?
Hackers Huddle in the Desert
Increasingly nervous about an escalating series of security flaws with the potential to make the Internet insecure at best and unusable at worst, an elite group of “black hat” hackers and security experts are meeting in Las Vegas to try … Continue reading
Glow-in-the-Dark Mice (the live kind)
A Healthy Glow A fluorescent mouse family is on display during the Bio Taiwan 2003 show at the World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 26. The mice, provided by Level Biotech Inc., had a fluorescent gene implanted in … Continue reading
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SEVIS Takes Form
After several false starts and software glitches, SEVIS, the national system to track foreign students in the United States, has gone online. As the Aug 1 deadline passed, there are isolated reports of long waits for the now-obligatory interviews and … Continue reading
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COPYRIGHT APATHY ON THE RISE
A new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that 67 percent of file sharers are unconcerned about copyright issues, up from 61 percent in 2001. Among high-school and college students, the number rises to around 80 … Continue reading
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DEAD NAKED RUNNING MAN VIDEO
DEAD NAKED RUNNING MAN VIDEO – A 19-year-old man was shot dead as he ran naked through the streets of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, wielding a 5-inch hunting knife. Good video of the man leaping over the hood of a police … Continue reading
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Saddam Buried Weapons – NYTimes
According to a "bold and entirely plausible theory " just posted by the New York Times, Saddam ordered his weapons of mass destruction destroyed before allowing in the UN weapons inspectors, to deny the US an excuse to invade, while … Continue reading
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Mass Districts Sue State over Class Size
A case currently being heard in Suffolk County Superior Court goes to the heart of educational inequity in the US; the manner in which public schools are funded. The plaintiff districts — which include Springfield, Lowell, and Brockton — hope … Continue reading
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Flash Mob Flop
I had planned to arrive at the secret meet spot a half-hour early. Although 30 years of pedestrian familiarity gave me the lay of the land, I wanted to inconspicuously scope out the rendezvous and get the drop on my … Continue reading
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Judge Gives Birth While Standing on Train
Joyce M. Judge, the woman who gave birth on the Red Line but refused assistance from passengers and police, is being committed to a psychiatric facility for further evaluation, officials of the state Department of Social Services said yesterday. Judge, … Continue reading
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