Category Archives: ESL Links

Rhymes with Orange by Hilary Price

This image, taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, shows a geological region of the rock outcrop at Meridiani Planum, Mars dubbed “El Capitan.” Light from the top is illuminating the region. Several images, each showing … Continue reading →

Supporters greet rebel leader Louis-Jodel Chamblain upon his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 1, 2004. Chamblain, a convicted killer and accused death squad leader, says he has no plans of fading into the shadows. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli) One of … Continue reading →

Dishonest Dubya by Kai Curry

Ever wonder how clothing manufacturers agreed on what was a size 8? Turns out it was a resuult of a massive study of the American anatomy back in 1941.  Now TC2, a North Carolina company in, has used light-pulsing, 3-D … Continue reading →

A teenager jumped out of a second floor window during a science lesson at a Miami school after making a bet with his teacher. Police say the 17-year-old pupil at Miami Beach High bet $20 that he could make the … Continue reading →

The Saga of the poor little rich University that couldn’t, continues.  Now, Alex Beam reports in today’s Globe that the Boston University School of Law (disclaimer – The Dowbrigade has taught there the past three summers and hopes to do … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, March 1 — President Jean-Bertrand Aristide asserted Monday that he had been driven from power in Haiti by the United States in “a coup,” an allegation dismissed by the White House as “complete nonsense.”  Mr. Aristide, who relayed his … Continue reading →

Undated file photo of the signpost to the village of Lost in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been forced to changed its name to Lost Farm after at least five signs have disappeared in recent years. (AP Photo/ Harvey Wood)

Over the weekend we went to a meeting of people interested in contributing to an alternative media web site called "Exploit Boston!", envisioned to be a sort of facilitator for and aggregator of writing by a group of "citizen journalists" … Continue reading →

A Chalmette man was arrested after calling the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office to complain he had been ripped off attempting to trade a microwave oven for crack cocaine. Joseph Bulot, 32, of 600 Oak Tree Lane, Apt. B, was … Continue reading →

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