Monthly Archives: June 2005

Paratroopers Invade Harvard Square

Dowbrigade Interviews Under-Secretary of the Army Several times a year, we take our students on the patented Dowbrigade tour of the Harvard University campus, ending at the Harvard Museum complex. It is usually at the beginning of a semester, and … Continue reading

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But He Looked Like a Normal Guy

BOSTON, June 7 (AP) – On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the border crossing at Calais, Me., carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood. American … Continue reading

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Naked Bikers Invade London

A group of naked cyclists took part in a bike ride yesterday to protest against oil dependency and to "elebrate the human body". . Crowds gathered as about 100 people set off from Hyde Park Corner, London, in the World … Continue reading

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That Friggin’ Math

It appears that now teachers need to worry about students secretly recording them in class and releasing the results on the internet. We wish WE had a student like that – we have been trying to record and podcast our … Continue reading

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We Are So Not Ready

Sometimes events occur In the life of a Blogger which take some time to get a handle on, resulting in a considerable lag between the event and the posting. Of course, the Dowbrigade, with his tenuous grasp on objective time, … Continue reading

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Indian Uprising – Bolivian Lament

An opinion column in today’s New York Times throws the spotlight on Bolivia. Soundtrack: Lamento Boliviano by the Enanos Verdes: MY taxi is stuck behind Indian roadblocks. Three hundred farmers, many of them Quechua in colorful ponchos, just took control … Continue reading

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US Beats Argentina in Soccer

Enschede, the Netherlands (Sports Network) – Chad Barrett scored to lift the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team over Argentina, 1-0, in the opening match for both teams of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship at Arke Stadium in Group D … Continue reading

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Extreme Coffee Packs Twice the Caffeine

The makers of Shock Coffee say sleep is overrated, and if you drink their coffee you may not need much sleep. Shock Coffee has so much caffeine in it, they say that it’s hyper-caffeinated. "You’re going to jump. You’re going … Continue reading

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Cuba Libre

Seems like a pretty significant difference of opinion in the top levels of the current administration if the President and the Secretary of Defense can’t even get their cover story straight. PRESIDENT BUSH raised the possibility for the first time … Continue reading

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40,000 Whores Can’t Be Wrong

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German city is rushing to install a series of drive-in wooden "sex garages" in time for next year’s Soccer World Cup and an expected boom in the local sex trade, a city official said Wednesday. Dortmund, … Continue reading

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Chinese Bloggers Forced to Register with Government

SHANGHAI, Wednesday, June 8 – In its latest measure to tighten policing of the Internet, China has begun requiring bloggers and owners of personal Web sites to register with the government or be forced offline. The new regulations, announced in … Continue reading

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The Best Vaporware Money Can Buy

Nine years ago, the Navy set out to build a new guided missile for its 21st-century ships. Fiascoes followed. In a test firing, the missile melted its on-board guidance system. "Incredibly," an Army review said, "the Navy ruled the test … Continue reading

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