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...Herndon didn't publish his book until 1889. It didn't reach many readers, but he caught plenty of flak. "It vilely distorts the image of an ideal statesman, patriot, and martyr," the Chicago Journal said of his book. "It clothes him in vulgarity and grossness. Its indecencies are spread like a curtain to hide the colossal proportions and the splendid purity of his character...
...after she inhaled saltwater, sand and mud during last December's tsunami; in Indonesia. The teenager's ailment, identified in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, is thought to be caused by ingestion of bacteria in saltwater and mud. Dubbed "tsunami lung," it can quickly spread to the brain, causing abscesses and possible paralysis. Although the authors of the study say the disease may be widespread, the World Health Organization believes cases are rare. The study did not name the teenager, who has recovered from the illness...
...country but bring [misery] for one and all." It's not just one plot, however. There are countless being hatched, some surreptitious, others gleefully open, and not a few that are trial balloons filled with nothing but gas. That has spawned a host of wild rumors, often spread in text messages?"GMA will declare martial law on or before June 21 ... Stock up on water and groceries"?and a confusion that could eventually prove truly dangerous. The spurious warnings that the sky is falling mask the fact that Arroyo does indeed have lots of enemies. The public now has access...
...Forget about Bill Gates' billions or AIDS-awareness programs or new drugs. Loose morals and poor foresight can allow AIDS to spread out of control. No amount of financial or social support can alter this. Only a change of heart in individuals and modified behavior can save humankind from this pandemic. Ike Eslao Laguna, the Philippines...
...freebooter calling himself Bozo NYC posted instructions on a computer bulletin board for pirating Sirius Software's Phantoms Five two weeks before the game appeared in stores. Even Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak got into the act, writing, for private consumption, a "liberator" program for VisiCalc, the original spread-sheet program. He called his program VisiCrook...