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Daily Archives: September 4, 2003
I’ll Have My Sticker by Monday
As predicted here yesterday, my car really only needs minor work to pass the Mass State inspection. Tony checked it our and says I can get by with two tie rods, a ball joint and a fuse. Plus tax and … Continue reading
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Volokh Explores Free Speech in Wartime
Eugene Volokh has just started teaching his Free Speech law class at UCLA. It sounds like a doozy. In the first two classes he is covering incitement law, the Brandenburg v. Ohio test, speech that advocates opposition to war, or … Continue reading
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Towel THAT!
Mother Nature took a supersoaker to the US Open this week. Nearly every tennis match was washed out Monday through Wednesday. By Thursday, tournament officials were racing to see if enough play could be squeezed between the raindrops to keep … Continue reading
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Wasted Brits Kiting Czecks
In the last few years, a new kind of British tourist, lured by cut-rate airlines whose flights can cost as little as $25 or less, has descended on Prague in unprecedented numbers, apparently with one goal in mind: to drink … Continue reading
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Educational Technology WIKI
This is a collaborative and editable website for people interested in learning and technology. It offers discussion threads, chat rooms, topic pages and is open to all. EdTech WIKI
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Cats Sacrificed in Bizarre Experiment
F.K. in Conway NH has an interesting question for Dr. Knowledge in today’s Boston Globe. He writes, “Humans can’t fall from much more than one body height without risk of serious injury. How come insects, on the other hand – ants, … Continue reading
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Dutch Surprise- Noses Smell
[photo from Dutch Inspection Service] Noses reportedly have aphrodisiac qualities. Dutch baffled by Nigerian baboon noses Dutch authorities are trying to track down who left a foul-smelling suitcase at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport containing up to 2,000 decomposing baboon noses. The … Continue reading