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Dowbrigade Does Denver

Posted on March 27, 2009 by dowbrigade

Day 1 of the TESOL Conference in Denver, March 26th 2009, and we are snowed in at a cheap motel in Boulder. Our brilliant idea – stay in scenic hippyish Boulder, a short 20 miles from the Denver Convention Center, … Continue reading →

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Oh, Christmas Tree

Posted on March 5, 2009 by dowbrigade

In the first such ruling in the federal judiciary in Massachusetts, a judge in Boston agreed yesterday to allow video cameras in the courtroom to provide live Internet coverage of a high-interest lawsuit against a Boston University graduate student accused … Continue reading →

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Scary Scenario

Posted on December 1, 2008 by dowbrigade

Whatever else can be said about Barack Obama, the guy has guts. Naming Hillary Secretary of State puts her square in the line of Presidential succession. According to the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution, the Secretary of State is … Continue reading →

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New Features on WordPress

Posted on September 18, 2008 by dowbrigade

Appearantly, the version of WordPress running on the blogs.law.harvard.edu server has gotten a major upgrade. Unfortunately a busy RL schedule and a broken hand have limited out ability to fully explore this brave new world, but tonight, at the Thrusday Blogger’s … Continue reading →

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Dowbrigade Denies V.P. Rumors

Posted on April 29, 2008 by dowbrigade

Barack Obama’s press conference this afternoon may have been the death knell of his ersatz presidential campaign, if not of his aspirations. In an ingenious twist in the script, by utilizing a surrogate as the scandal object, Obama can lose … Continue reading →

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999 Luftballoons

Posted on April 22, 2008 by dowbrigade

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons was missing Monday off the southern coast of Brazil. Rescuers in helicopters and small fishing boats were searching off the coast of … Continue reading →

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The Party’s Over

Posted on February 18, 2008 by dowbrigade

Barak Obama is not a black version of John Kennedy. He is a pathetic but apparently successful attempt to repackage tired political hackery as this season’s hot new reality show. And yet, he is not what is wrong with American … Continue reading →

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Tantric Master Creates Giant Slushie

Posted on January 28, 2008 by dowbrigade

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes. Wim Hof, 48, stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice … Continue reading →

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Study Explains Why Pregnant Women Don´t Fall Over

Posted on December 13, 2007 by dowbrigade

CAMBRIDGE – A hugely pregnant woman teetering along is actually a sublime feat of evolutionary engineering – ages of adaptations have gone into her backbone to make sure she doesn’t fall on her face, scientists say. Women’s spines have evolved … Continue reading →

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Resurgent Celtics Crushing Opponents

Posted on December 8, 2007 by dowbrigade

As we watch the resurgent Boston Celtics in another methodical demolition of another supposedly worthy Atlantic Division opponent, we can’t help but marvel at what the Celtic’s brain trust hath wrought. In what other professional sport is it possible to … Continue reading →

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Accidents Cannot Happen

Posted on December 1, 2007 by dowbrigade

A federal review of a controversial laboratory being built by Boston University was “not sound and credible” and failed to adequately address the consequences of highly lethal germs escaping from the project, according to a blistering report released yesterday by … Continue reading →