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Monthly Archives: May 2006
BU Student Killed in Peru
LIMA, Peru -A packed bus skidded off a highway and flipped on its side in Peru’s southern Andes mountains, killing 13 people, including one American, and injuring 40, police said Monday. The accident occurred before dawn Sunday on an isolated … Continue reading
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Devestating SCADA Attack Could Cripple USA
WASHINGTON — Attacks on US computer networks could escalate from mere inconveniences to disasters that ruin companies or even kill people, according to the head of a cyber-security unit working with the government. Scott Borg, director of the Cyber Consequences … Continue reading
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Tennis Travesty Tries US Fans’ Patience
ROME – The monkey on Roger Federer’s back – Rafael ”Raffa" Nadal – has grown into a gorilla. You expected the playful kid, 19-year-old Nadal, to finish the day swinging through the trees of the Borghese Gardens. And why not. … Continue reading
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Real Hot Baths
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano is emitting its loudest and most frequent explosions since it rumbled back to life nearly seven years ago after eight decades of inactivity, scientists said. The volcano registered 133 explosions of vapor and gas … Continue reading
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Comic of the Day – Mongrels Rule
The Dowbrigade has long maintained that obsessing on pedigree in man’s best friend smacks of eugenics and Naziesque "Race Purity". Or maybe we could compare the emphasis on bloodlines and limiting the gene pool to the bizarre intermarriages between the … Continue reading
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At 8,000 MPG, Who Cares What Gas Costs?
London, England (AHN)-A British inventor unveils the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle, a three-wheel "TeamGreen" car capable of doing 8,000 miles to the gallon. The 45-year-old inventor, Andy Green, from the University of Bath, built his budget eco-motor for just £2,000, … Continue reading
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NBA Star Steals $2,000 Sunglasses?
Houston Rockets forward Juwan Howard was accused today of shoplifting a $2,000 pair of sunglasses from a Miami-area optical store. Miami police are investigating the claim, but no charges have been filed and Howard has denied any wrongdoing."I’m aware of … Continue reading
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Big Oil Benefits from Human Sacrifice
WASHINGTON — Crude oil futures jumped above $72 a barrel yesterday after the fatal shooting of an American oil worker in Nigeria and a refinery snag in Texas exacerbated supply concerns. The rally came in spite of US government data … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong With US?
CAIRO, May 9 – With the tone of a teacher and the certainty of a believer, the president of Iran wrote to President Bush that Western democracy had failed and that the invasion of Iraq, American treatment of prisoners and … Continue reading
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Putting the Panic Back in Hispanic
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Cingular Wireless LLC pulled a ringtone from its Web site Tuesday after learning that it carried a message the company called "blatantly offensive." The cell phone company became aware of the ringtone, which uses mixed English and … Continue reading
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Comic of the Day
We suspected as much when, during our recent stay at Cambridge City Hospital, we were told that personal computers and cell phones were categorically prohibited, there was no Wi-Fi or other connectivity available, and no cyber-cafes or patient accessible machines … Continue reading
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