[CTRL] Starbucks Saga Ends with Apology

Still my boycott on Starbucks continues...I hear they let their coffee beans pass through small animals before grinding...could be a baseless rumor, but feel free to pass it along anyway. Let them deal with the power of the internet as punishment for this story below even though they said

[CTRL] Laser Pointer Owners effort to Paint the Moon

Laser Pointer Owners effort to Paint the Moon http://www.paintthemoon.org/ Those of you who own laser pointers...I have to get a new battery for mine...would be interested in this article which informs us of the next scheduled plant to put a red dot on the dark side of the moon. It could

[CTRL] Boston Airport Security Still Iffy

Granted it is just one person that made it through unchecked but one is probably enough at this point. http://us.f142.mail.yahoo.com/ym/www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/274/metro/_Amazing_lapse_in_security_cited_at_LoganP.shtml DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to

[CTRL] Find the Terrorist in Your Neighborhood

Find the Terrorist in Your Neighborhoodhttp://www.sfgate.com/columnists/fiore/ DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to RealityTo Hop On The Bushttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb Presence (Recent Highlights)http://diversionz.blogspot.com/

[CTRL] Anthrax This--NY POST

Anthrax This! A message from the anthrax infected employee of the New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/images/front102001.gif DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to RealityTo Hop On The Bushttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb Presence (Recent

[CTRL] 'Tourist Guy': Is He or Isn't He?

'Tourist Guy': Is He or Isn't He?By Jeffrey BennerWiredEver since the fake picture of a jetliner bearing down on a doomed tourist atop the World Trade Center spread around the world, one burning question has tormented bored geeks everywhere. Who is that tourist guy? The wait may be over:

[CTRL] The meaty issue: What should be on a frozen pizza?

The meaty issue: What should be on a frozen pizza?BY LUCIO GUERRERO STAFF REPORTERIf you love lots of beef on your pizza, the frozen-foods section of the supermarket might not be the place to go for much longer. The federal government, which has rules about these things, is thinking of

[CTRL] Hidden Messages: Any There There?

Hidden Messages: Any There There?By Farhad ManjooSTANFORD, California -- Niels Provos, a computer science graduate student at the University of Michigan, took the dais at a Stanford University lecture hall Wednesday evening with what seemed a comforting message: After analyzing a couple

[CTRL] Terror 'Mules': Bombs in Bodies

Terror 'Mules': Bombs in BodiesWiredEven if every airport in the United States scanned every bag loaded onto every airplane for explosives, and every passenger went under the metal-detector, a bomb could still get onto a passenger jet, experts say. The Federal Aviation Authority's next

[CTRL] Shopping Isn't Enough...

"There is a deep hunger in America post-Sept. 11 in many people who feel this is their war in their backyard and they would like to be summoned by the president to do something more than go shopping. If you just look at the amount of money spontaneously donated to victims' families, it's

[CTRL] There Goes the Meighborhood

NBC, With Conditions, to Accept Ads for Liquor By STUART ELLIOTT NYTIMES http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/14/business/media/14ADCO.html?ex=1009347991ei=1en=20fe7addff50c348 Free Subscription Required (BLAH BLAH BLAH) ~Five years after some liquor companies

[CTRL] Memo From Osama

MEMO From: Bin Laden, Osama Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 8:17 AM To: Cavemates Subject: The Cave Hi guys. We've all been putting in long hours but we've really come together as a group and I love that. Big thanks to Omar for putting up the poster that says "There is no I in Team" as

[CTRL] Killer shoes worked for Romans, but were no match for Bond

Killer shoes worked for Romans, but were no match for Bondhttp://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?f=/stories/20011227/968822.htmlJoseph BreanNATIONAL POSTMilitary-grade explosive packed into high-top sneakers nearly brought down a passenger jet last Saturday, marking the latest episode

[CTRL] The Mosque to Commerce

The Mosque to CommerceBin Laden's special complaint with the World Trade Center.By Laurie KerrSLATEPosted Friday, December 28, 2001, at 8:58 AM PTWe all know the basic reasons why Osama Bin Laden chose to attack the World Trade Center, out of all the buildings in New York. Its towers were

[CTRL] High school Dropouts Rejoice!

High school Dropouts Rejoice! You have officially been recognized and protected by the politically correct. National Post DiVERSiONZ News, View, Issues AmusementsTo Hop On The Bushttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb Presence (Recent

[CTRL] public salad bar's terrorism

I really don't think are the next terrorist target but you can read and decide for yourself. DiVERSiONZ News, View, Issues AmusementsTo Hop On The Bushttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb Presence (Recent

[CTRL] Fabio Gets His Walking Papers

Fabio Gets His Walking PapersCan Harlequin rekindle romance in a post-feminist world?By Katherine MarshTHE WASHINGTON MONTHLYIn a Tuesday morning in late August, staffers from the New York office of Harlequin Enterprises meet in a conference room lined with romance-book jackets to discuss

[CTRL] How Quicksand Really Works

How Quicksand Really Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/quicksand.htm Fortunately Hollywood has this all wrong too. If you just relax in Quicksand you will float and be cool. Very clever animation at this site (one of my favorite web pages (how stuff works)). Peter

[CTRL] What would Jesus drive? ABCNEWS

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/religion_environment010809.html By Oliver Libaw Aug. 13 — What would Jesus drive? Religious Leaders Take Up Environmental Cause MORE ON

[CTRL] Fans line up for Bill Clinton trading cards -NANDOTIMES

Nation: Fans line up for Bill Clinton trading cards By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (August 10, 2001 9:56 p.m. EDT) - Fans began lining up Friday at 6 a.m. so they could be among the first to own a Bill Clinton trading card. When

[CTRL] World's Fastest Computer Unveiled

World's Fastest Computer Unveiled http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynewsStoryID=160124 LIVERMORE, Calif. (Reuters) - A U.S. government laboratory unveiled on Wednesday the most powerful computer in the world, programmed to simulate the explosion of a nuclear bomb.

[CTRL] License PC Users? It's a Thought

License PC Users? It's a Thought http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46096,00.html By Michelle Delio WIREDIn a connected world, we suffer from the consequences of other people's computer ignorance. This summer, inboxes have been filled to overflowing with SirCam-infected e-mails, a

[CTRL] The U.S. of e

The U.S. of e http://www.latimes.com/technology/columnists/techcol/la-66408aug16.story The feds are online, and they've got the confiscated goods--just name your price.By DAVID COLKER, LA TIMES STAFF WRITER Pssst. Want to buy a donkey? No? How about a helicopter, 3-carat diamond,

[CTRL] German Zeppelin Takes to Skies

German Zeppelin Takes to Skies http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19529-2001Aug16.html By Burt HermanAssociated Press WriterBERLIN –– A new zeppelin that took to the skies this week over Germany carrying passengers – the first commercial zeppelin flights since the Hindenburg

[CTRL] SoMa loft hero held on parole violation -SF GATE

SoMa loft hero held on parole violation Taking intruder's gun broke rules Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer San Francisco A man hailed by San Francisco police for seizing a robber's gun to stop a violent holdup at a live-work loft has been jailed by state authorities on a

[CTRL] Rocker Marilyn Manson charged with sexual assault--CNN

Rocker Marilyn Manson charged with sexual assault--CNN PONTIAC, Michigan-- Shock rocker Marilyn Manson was charged Thursday with sexual assault on a security guard at one of his concerts, the Oakland County prosecutor's office said. In a statement, prosecutor David Gorcyca said Manson --

[CTRL] Must People Lie? Yes, Absolutely. Or Is That a Lie? NY TIMES

Must People Lie? Yes, Absolutely. Or Is That a Lie? By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN NY TIMES R. Thiele via Reuters Tolstoy, in peasant garb here, was no peasant. His fiction seems to deplore lying, but he may have been prone to its there anything more boring than thinking about lies? What is there

[CTRL] Cell Phone Gun Rights

This ought to break a few laws if real Cellphone pistol in action (MPEG Video) ~POINT. CLICK. DiVERSiONZ.To Sign Up for Daily Updates or to Learn Morehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb

[CTRL] Newsflash: Ballmer Loves Microsoft (Sickening Video)

There is no way to properly explain (or stomach) this odd piece of video capturing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who is either rallying his troops or losing his mind. NEXTDRAFT FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo Sign Up for

[CTRL] Computer raised as if were a child ZDNET

Computer raised as if were a child ZDNET Meet Hal. Like any 18-month-old toddler, he likes bananas, toys and playing in the park. He especially enjoys bedtime stories.But while other children are flesh and blood, Hal is actually a chain of algorithms--a computer program that is being raised

[CTRL] What Are The Theological Implications Of Quake? InformationWeek

What Are The Theological Implications Of Quake? InformationWeek An Italian priest has found a new way to help his brethren relate to children in their parishes; he's teaching a weekly class that shows the clergy how to play video games. [more]

[CTRL] Astronaut Study Yields Clues to Nighttime Snoring By Suzanne Rostler NEW YORK (Reuters Health)

Astronaut Study Yields Clues to Nighttime Snoring By Suzanne Rostler NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Individuals who are prone to snoring or who are frequently awaked at night by breathing problems may rest easier on a planet other than Earth, researchers suggest.[more]

[CTRL] Would-be presidential candidate The Rev. Al Sharpton sees 'no real threat' to U.S. security SF GATE

Would-be presidential candidate The Rev. Al Sharpton sees 'no real threat' to U.S. securitySF GATE The Rev. Al Sharpton, who is exploring the idea of running for president, says he sees "no real threat to American security" that requires the massive buildup of the nation's defenses he

[CTRL] New Mower Zaps Grass With Lasers

New Mower Zaps Grass With LasersMight Take Three Years To Come To Market [more] http://www.mycfnow.com/sh/technology/stories/national-technology-92548020010820-110813.html DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo Sign Up for Daily Updates or to Learn

[CTRL] Does your computer password reveal your innermost secrets?

DOES YOUR computer password reveal your innermost secrets?NEW SCIENTIST It seems that many people regard choosing their password as a kind of personality test, and give everything about themselves away in the words they use when they log on. [more]

[CTRL] State Patrol cracking down on distracted drivers

What is wrong with this picture? State Patrol cracking down on distracted drivers Heron Marquez Estrada Star Tribune The 10-day program, part of which is being funded by the Minnesota Wireless Foundation, will begin Saturday. It features officers working overtime on the road being paid

[CTRL] Fingered by the movie cops

Fingered by the movie cops By Amita Guha SALON Under today's copyright laws, you are guilty until proven innocent. I know -- it happened to me. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/23/pirate/index.html DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo

[CTRL] Firestone takes 'enormous gamble' in Texas trial

Firestone takes 'enormous gamble' in Texas trial http://news.findlaw.com/ap/l//8-23-2001/20010823034010530.html By KARIN MILLER AP Business Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. took a big gamble in allowing a lawsuit by a paralyzed and brain-damaged Texas woman to go

[CTRL] Is there anybody can tell me who I am? Julian Borger Guardian

Is there anybody can tell me who I am? Julian Borger Guardian He can speak French and read Latin. He is probably British. But apart from that, 'Philip Staufen' knows nothing about himself. Since being mugged in Toronto two years ago, his past has been a blank. And no one has come forward

[CTRL] Summertime -- and the livin' ain't easy by Bill O'Reilly

Summertime -- and the livin' ain't easyby Bill O'Reilly As summer winds down, America finds itself in a rather dubious place. The economy is terrible, the public-school system isn't much better, and Gary Condit is a household name. more?

[CTRL] Principia Mathematica III NEW SCIENTIST

Principia Mathematica III NEW SCIENTIST He was a child prodigy, publishing his first paper at 15. Now Stephen Wolfram says he has created a new kind of science based on simple computer programs rather than equations. It's a bold claim, but it has taken him 20 years--ten of them thinking and

[CTRL] Stereotypes Aren't So Bad Academia weighs in. By John Derbyshire, NationalReview contributing editor

Stereotypes Aren’t So Bad Academia weighs in. By John Derbyshire, NationalReview contributing editor One of the most heartening features of the times we live in, if you are of a conservative inclination, is the discoveries now being made in the human and biological sciences. Anthropology,

[CTRL] Pot-growing machine marketed to medical users

Pot-growing machine marketed to medical users OREGONLIVE/The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - - John Brusatore has a budding career because of Canada's new medical marijuana laws.

[CTRL] DUBYA Makes Fun of a Bald Guy Robert Parry CONSORTIUM NEWS

Interesting articlehere about how Dubya allegedly squirms and reacts when being put on the spot... DUBYA Makes Fun of a Bald Guy Robert Parry CONSORTIUM NEWSA presidential milestone passed almost unnoticed Friday. For the first time in the history of televised news conferences, a

[CTRL] Kentucky Man Seeing Red After IRS Refund Check Bounces

Kentucky Man Seeing Red After IRS Refund Check Bounces Janet Swanson Reports on IRS Tax Refund Check that Bounced LOUISVILLE -- It's no secret that the federal government handles millions of dollars every day, so how come it can't cover a $300 tax refund

[CTRL] THE SCIENTIST VS. THE MISSILE SHIELD

THE SCIENTIST VS. THE MISSILE SHIELD Researcher raises questions about whether defense system would work - and finds himself in cloak-and-dagger drama MSNBC DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo Sign Up for Daily Updates or to Learn

[CTRL] BAD SURVEYS --USA TODAY

BAD SURVEYS Jump! (or not) A woman clogged traffic at a busy Seattle intersection when she threatened to leap off a 160-foot-high bridge Tuesday. Several drivers yelled at her to jump, which she eventually did. She's still in serious condition. If you were a motorist stuck in traffic, would

[CTRL] How Gas Prices Work

How Gas Prices Work Driving into the local service station, you notice that the gas prices have risen about a nickel since you stopped there last week. But what can you do? -- you need gas! While dispensing gasoline into the fuel tank, you watch the pump display tick by the $20 mark well

[CTRL] L.A. teacher who suffocated rabbit in classroom acquitted

L.A. teacher who suffocated rabbit in classroom acquitted A former teacher who suffocated a rabbit brought to class by students for a dissection experiment was found innocent of animal cruelty AZCENTRAL.COM DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo

[CTRL] Girl Left on School Bus all Day

Girl Left on School Bus all Day When parents put their kids on a school bus, they expect it to get their on time. One North Georgia girl got on her bus Friday-- and never got off. And no one even noticed until several hours later. WTCVnews9 ~~~ D I V E R S

[CTRL] Morbid luck keeps Quayle bust off Capitol pedestal

Morbid luck keeps Quayle bust off Capitol pedestal CHICAGO TRIBUNE Dan Quayle still can't get any respect. The oft-ridiculed former vice president (and one-time GOP senator from Indiana) has been a private citizen for nearly nine years. But unlike other former veeps, there's no bust of

[CTRL] Jungle Cruise no longer has boat captains shooting hippos

Jungle Cruise no longer has boat captains shooting hippos SACBEE (AP) -- Disneyland's eight-minute Jungle Cruise no longer has its khaki-wearing tour guide boat captains shooting at hippos that emerge with wiggling ears and open mouths from the river bottom.

[CTRL] What's driving free expression?

What’s driving free expression? As government becomes more involved in regulating vanity plates, citizens must become more vigilant MSNBC.COM NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29 — Express yourself in seven letters or less. That’s the challenge, of course, for anyone trying to convey an idea through

[CTRL] DRCNet Interview: Kenny The Real Kramer of Seinfeld Fame, Libertarian Candidate for Mayor of NYC

DRCNet Interview: Kenny "The Real" Kramer of Seinfeld Fame, Libertarian Candidate for Mayor of New York City Kenny Kramer has achieved an unlikely sort of fame as the inspiration for Cosmo Kramer, the wacky slacker on TV's "Seinfeld." But the 57-year-old stand-up comic and electric disco

[CTRL] What really turns on Bush and Blair

Pretty Amusing... What really turns on Bush and Blair (FLASH REQUIRED) http://www.foulds2000.freeserve.co.uk/bushv5.htm DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to RealityTo Hop On The Bushttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DiversionzWeb Presence (Recent

[CTRL] Drug-Free Urine at $69 a Pee

What the market will bear... Drug-Free Urine at $69 a Pee WIRED Kenneth Curtis makes good money pissing his days away. Curtis sells his urine over the Internet to people who are skittish about using their own for workplace drug tests. Privacy Protection Services guarantees that his pee

[CTRL] IRS published sex chat lines

IRS published sex chat lines THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Telephone numbers in two IRS publications referring taxpayers to help weren't intended as hotlines, but they were plenty hot anyway. They turned out to be sexually explicit chat lines. DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to

[CTRL] Wimps Across America

Not everyone is excited about opening weekend...some interesting conpiracy theories on this site about violent sports as well Wimps Across America OPINION JOURNALOnly 30 hours (or so) till Toe Meets Leather as the 2001 NFL season kicks off. But believe it or not, there are actually

[CTRL] Thoughts on Microsoft Deal

Microsoft Antitrust Case: An Update on the Company's Lobbying and Campaign Contributions OPENSECRETS After more than three years of investigations, litigation and intensive lobbying, the Justice Department today announced it would no longer seek a break-up of the computer giant Microsoft,

[CTRL] Ozone Hole Is Back and Big

Ozone Hole Is Back and Big ABC News Remember the ozone hole? Last year it closed by November but scientists report it's back and for the second year in a row, it appears to be reaching record size DiVERSiONZDiverting You Back to RealityTo Hop On

[CTRL] Condit Father Blames Satan

I blame him too... Condit Father Blames Satan NY POST Rep. Gary Condit's father says the devil is to blame for his son's problems. DiVERSiONZWe Do Links StuffTo Sign Up for Daily Updates or to Learn

[CTRL] Utah Paying a High Price for Polygamy

Utah Paying a High Price for Polygamy LA TIMES A declaration of war it was not. But in Utah, where polygamy has been a persistent but submerged issue for generations, no governor had so much as whispered a public opinion on the topic before. So when Gov. Mike Leavitt asserted last May that

[CTRL] Attack of the Shark Lobby

Attack of the Shark Lobby SLATE If you think it's been an embarrassing summer for Gary Condit or Little League baseball, think of the poor shark. One shark ripped an arm off a boy in Florida. A second destroyed a swimmer's leg in the Bahamas. A third inflicted a fatal 17-inch gash on a boy

[CTRL] The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections 1938-2001

The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections 1938-2001 THE TIMES The girl is 11 years old. One day in 1934, she is travelling from her boarding school in Kent back to her home in Vienna when her train breaks down in Nuremberg. The German Red Cross, perhaps thinking to entertain her, finds

Re: [CTRL] Attack of the Shark Lobby

-Caveat Lector- Interesting. They probably would have fed Clinton to the sharks too, and they did little to throw a lifesaver to him, but he was the President. Condit stepped in big pile of trouble and I am not sure exactly what anyone can do to help until it gets cleared up...or at least more

Re: [CTRL] Attack of the Shark Lobby

of action in my opinion too. But if he fesses up at the beginning how much does he tell...and if he does know what happened to her how does he handle that? peat - Original Message - From: Bill Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: Re

[CTRL] Justice Department Opposes Microsoft

Wonder Which OS Do They Use? Justice Department Opposes MicrosoftAssociated PressStopping just short of accusing Microsoft of stalling, the JusticeDepartment asked an appeals court to deny the company's request tore-examine whether the software maker illegally mixed software code fortwo

[CTRL] 2 Interesting Creative People I'd like to meet

2 Clever people/stories...I think the world could use more creative individuals such as these...his license plate Man's right to substitute 'Taxationland' for 'Vacationland' is upheld Boston.com http://www.boston.com/dailynews/207/region/Man_s_right_to_substitute_TaxaP.shtml By David

[CTRL] Wanted: Man Willing To Be Crucified

Wanted: Man Willing To Be Crucified http://www.newschannel2000.com/sh/technology/stories/national-technology-89249320010727-080742.html Colorado Physicist Working To Solve Mystery Of

[CTRL] How to be mathematically assured of choosing the best wife

Optimizing Your Wife--mathpages.com http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath018.htmIf a man can expect to meet exactly N eligible women in his life, what strategy should he use to maximize his chances of choosing the very best one? We typically make some idealized assumptions when solving this

[CTRL] Shopper's little helper

Shopper's little helper-Salon.com http://salon.com/mwt/style/2001/07/30/shopping_pill/If compulsive shoppers get help in the form of a pill thanks to a university study, and the study was funded by the company that manufactures the pill, everybody wins, right? - - - - - - - - - - - -By

[CTRL] AT NANOSCALE, THE LAWS OF HUMANS MAY NOT APPLY

AT NANOSCALE, THE LAWS OF HUMANS MAY NOT APPLYBy Michael BeckerSmall Times Correspondent July 30, 2001 -- As nanotechnology moves from the realm of science fiction to the real world of commercial application, legislation and regulation are going to have to play catch-up. Legal experts say

[CTRL] Bush plans 'space bomber'

Bush plans 'space bomber' http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,529208,00.htmlSpecial report: George Bush's AmericaThe Bush files - Observer special Talk about it here Ed Vulliamy in New YorkSunday July 29, 2001The Observer The United States is exploring the development of

[CTRL] Gates plays games with rivals, Java

Gates Plays Games With Rivals, Java - EWeek ---http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2799103,00.html Gates plays games with rivals, JavaBy Spencer F. Katt July 27, 2001 1:54 PM ET Ever wonder what Bill Gates does in

[CTRL] Couple sues over flaming Pop-Tart

Couple sues over flaming Pop-Tart http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/07/28/life.poptart.reut/ PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -- The popular breakfast pastry Pop-Tarts has become a burning legal issue in New Jersey. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday that a New Jersey couple is

[CTRL] Duh.

Surgery Works, Says Miss World Contender CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - With a bit of ``physical preparation'' -- artificial breast implants, a nose job and a little trimming of fat from the hips -- you too can aspire to be Miss World (news - web sites). So says Venezuela's latest

[CTRL] New Simultaneous Floss Record Set

Record set on a string and a prayer http://www.janesvillegazette.com/guinessfloss080101.html(Published Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:40:36 AM CDT)By Chris Schultz/Gazette Staff Chicago's Lavinia Covaliu, right, and Laure Carey were among the nearly 300 teens at

[CTRL] Whopper Rage (Hold the Mayo)

Woman charged in Whopper rage incidentASSOCIATED PRESSJuly 31, 2001 CHESTERTON, Ind. -- A women upset over the preparation of her hamburger stabbed a Burger King manager in the head with a pen, police said. Celinda Dellareese Barge of Detroit was arrested Sunday on charges of battery,

[CTRL] Women Leaves Kids In Trunk of Car; Sentenced

Hey parents, here is one alternative to day care! Maybe she was just trying to be "her kids mom" like Dr. Laura encourages...and forgo the evils of daycare. My guess is she was just trying to save money. The only thing more offensive than her turning up the rado when the kid was crying in

[CTRL] Cop foils doughnut shop theft

What? A cop in a doughnut shop? p ~ Cop foils doughnut shop theftOff-duty officer is hit with gunBy William P. BohlenChicago Tribune staff reporterPublished July 31, 2001 All Mark McGowan wanted was a cup of coffee before starting his overnight police shift.What he

[CTRL] Beware of Falling Mannequin

Some women may have just asked for free Gap clothes for life. peat Woman gets $330,000 after Mannequin hits her By WILL BLACK-- The Canadian Press VANCOUVER (CP) -- A former actress and founder of a local theatre company was awarded $330,000 on Monday in a suit

[CTRL] Hippo Mauls Swimmer at Zoo

Some women just want perfect hair... peat Reuters | ABCNEWS.com Tuesday July 31 11:23 AM ET Hippo Mauls Swimmer

[CTRL] Husks of corn rain from sky

I paticularily found itamusing that one theoryhas Husker fans behind this... p Husks of corn rain from sky By Suzanne Perez Tobias And Sara Shepherd The Wichita Eagle For residents in some east Wichita neighborhoods Friday afternoon, the weather was particularly strange:

[CTRL] Misuse among police frequent, say some, but punishments rare --FREEP

Cops tap database to harass, intimidate Misuse among police frequent, say some, but punishments rare July 31, 2001 First of two parts. BY M. L. ELRICKFREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Police throughout Michigan, entrusted with the personal and confidential

[CTRL] The Dog Days of Summer (Defined)

The Dog Days of Summer Everyone knows that the “dog days of summer” occur during the hottest and muggiest part of the season. Webster defines “dog days” as... 1 : the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern

[CTRL] Prostitutes Mean Business

Prostitutes Mean BusinessUpdated: Mon, Aug 06 9:59 AM EDT By Melanie Chearyhttp://news.excite.com/news/r/010806/09/odd-prostitutes-dcAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nowhere is the world's oldestprofession more legal than in the Netherlands where thebooming sex industry pays tax, but prostitutes say

[CTRL] Holding up the rear

Pretty interesting article to pass along. And we wonder why the Nasdaq continues to sag... ~~ Holding up the rearWhere did all that start-up money go? Clue No. 1: Today's dot-com auctions are flooded with opulent Aeron

[CTRL] Signs spell embarrassment for county sheriff candidates

Well of course they are not to blame, they were delegating...plus they are politicians! p ~ Signs spell embarrassment for county sheriff candidatesAssociated PressCRWN POINT, Ind. -- The race for Lake County sheriff appears to be a dead heat -- even when it comes to

[CTRL] Why Bother to Think?

Why Bother to Think?Prometheus OnlineSimon Blackburn in defence of philosophy and the role of the philosopher When asked about the value of philosophy I am always reminded of a well-known Oxford story concerning The Dean of Christchurch, in the nineteenth century. Dean Gaisford was

[CTRL] Bush Agenda Dead?

-Caveat Lector- Interesting... A game of ball control http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone.html Michael Barone/Jewish World Review The death of the Bush agenda may be greatly exaggerated Linkgasm Get Links. Feel Better. www.geocities.com/peatluke/linkgasm.html =

[CTRL] House Leader wants a second investigation of FBI's Carnivore

HERE WE GO AGAIN... House Leader wants a second investigation of FBI's Carnivore ByJennifer Jones INFOWORLDJune 14, 2001 8:34 am PT House Leader wants a second investigation of FBI's Carnivore By Jennifer Jones June 14,

[CTRL] Killing without Consequences

http://www.lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman57.htmlJune 16, 2001Killing without Consequencesby David Dieteman[EMAIL PROTECTED]Recently, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, 6-5, that thestate of Idaho could prosecute federal sharpshooter Lon Horiuchi formanslaughter in the

[CTRL] Catholic sports league reveals fear of unknown

(Funny, these kids from the "bad neighborhoods" should be just as scared about going to the suburbs where the likes of Columbine seem to be more likely to occur...just my two cents...} Catholic sports league reveals fear of unknownBY NEIL STEINBERG SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST`Wait here," the

[CTRL] Ruby Ridge figure discusses McVeigh

It's a tragedy that he losthis wife so senslessly, however, he must also be thinking about what started that whole mess, which was his involvement in breaking a law at at time when the government was "Militia Crazy". I don't know the circumstances, but it seems to me that these types of

[CTRL] Federal judge makes world safer, sends elderly nuns to jail

(at least these vicious criminals are off the streets for awhile...) Federal judge makes world safer, sends elderly nuns to jail SF GATEStephanie Salter Thursday, June 14, 2001IT MIGHT be fine and dandy with some of you that the government of the United States has thrown the book at an

[CTRL] Toys Are Made for Tinkering

(one theory...) Toys Are Made for TinkeringThe best toys encourage rule-breaking.WIRED News LinkgasmAn Online Review of News, Views, Issues AmusementsGet great links. Feel better.Homepage Address: www.geocities.com/peatluke/newsblog.htmlZine Page Address:

[CTRL] Forgive Me, Dot-Com Father, for I Have Sinned

It's all about convenience...we can buy a car online, buy our favorite books online, groceries, toys, clothes...and now we can get forgiveness online...soon, we may never need to interact with another human--if we so choose--again. Although, I still don't know how to fill my car with gas

[CTRL] Man cleaning pool prevents woman from drowning infant

Man cleaning pool prevents woman from drowning infantBy David Cázares and Jason T. SmithSun SentinelNORTH MIAMI -- A maintenance man cleaning a swimming pool at an apartment complex on Monday prevented a woman from drowning her 6-month-old son.

[CTRL] The Psychology of Murder

The Psychology of MurderPsychologist Tina Tessina on what might have driven Andrea Yates to kill her five children JESSICA REAVESTIMEWhen Andrea Yates murdered her five children Wednesday, she focused national attention on the issue of postpartum depression.

[CTRL] Here Come the Federal Cell Phone Cops

Here Come the Federal Cell Phone Cops by Adam D. ThiererCATO Adam D. Thierer is the director of telecommunications studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. Just when you thought there was nothing left for Congress to federalize, along comes a bill by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) and Sen.

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