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...were shown on Islamic websites being beheaded by militants loyal to al-Qaeda kingpin Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi. Their British colleague faced a similar fate. Two Italian women taken four weeks ago were also reportedly executed, though Rome would not confirm the claims. Ten employees of an Iraqi cell-phone company were abducted in Baghdad and Fallujah. That rebels could so easily stage such brazen attacks has left many observers questioning whether the U.S. can possibly bring sanity--to say nothing of stability--to the country it has inherited...
...most impact. Press aides labor to plan backdrops so the cameras will take away an image that reinforces the message their boss is trying to highlight that day. A press office whose chief used to be known on Fleet Street as "the abominable no man" now promptly returns phone calls. The Queen's Christmas broadcast no longer has her staring straight into the camera, but uses video clips to illustrate her points. Her Majesty even carries a cell phone inside that handbag. All in all, Prince Andrew says, "I think this organization is very good at change management. We live...
Yesterday morning, I was summoned from the depths of post-Senior Bar slumber by the earsplitting ring of the red phone in my common room and a persistent knocking at the door. Waiting for me there, in a full coach’s uniform of sweats and sneakers, was my House intramural representative. I was in pajamas, possibly still intoxicated, and late for crew practice...
...Fortunately (or perhaps unfortunately) for her, I’ve always enjoyed the thrill of the chase.Though her profile did not reveal where she lived, finding out proved to be child’s play for an experienced Internet stalker such as myself because she had posted her cell phone number. I entered her area code at whitepages.com and was immediately barraged with pop-up ads for businesses in the Chicago area—problem solved. She also didn’t post her high school, but after inspecting her photo albums, I had a good sense. The high frequency...
...advanced as we are could be sending brief optical signals across the galaxy. “With Earth technology 2006, we can transmit pulse lasers that outshine the sun by a factor of 10,000, but you have to look very quickly,” Betts said in a phone interview Tuesday. Most SETI work has focused on detecting messages encoded in microwave emissions, according to Horowitz. But he said that aliens might use optical messages. Radiation at frequencies that fall into visible-light segment of the electromagnetic spectrum is easy to generate and detect, moves through the space fairly...