Daily Archives: April 17, 2007

91 In A 65

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

I remember watching a news report while I lived in New York State. The report, teased endlessly for several days before it aired, was an investigative piece titled (I think) "Trooper Speed." It showed hidden camera video of New York … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

This is what courage looks like: Professor Liviu Librescu, 76, threw himself in front of the shooter when the man attempted to enter his classroom. The Israeli mechanics and engineering lecturer was shot to death, "but all the students lived … Continue reading →

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Parents Demand Firing Of Virginia Tech Officials

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

Parents of students attending Virginia Tech are furious with the President and the chief of the campus police. They are demanding the two be fired at once. John and Jennifer Shourds of Lovettsville, Va. demanded the immediate firings of University … Continue reading →

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A Face And A Name

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

The Virginia Tech shooter has been identified as Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student. Cho was a South Korean citizen legally in the United States. So we have a face and a name, which tells us nothing about why he … Continue reading →

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A Cab Ride Too Far

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

The Minneapolis Metropolitan Airports Commission has voted – unanimously – to penalize taxi drivers who refuse rides to passengers carrying alcohol our who have dogs with them. This is, of course, a response to cab drivers who decided to make … Continue reading →

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Growing Anger

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

British newspapers are reporting that there is a growing amount of anger at the Virginia Tech administration for failing to get warnings out after the first shooting incident yesterday. The first of the emails the administration sent out was sent … Continue reading →

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Mexico Tells Artist To Turn The Other Cheek

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

Spencer Tunick, who produces news coverage for himself by shooting photographs of large groups of naked people in famous locations, will apparently not get to stage one of his events among the ruins of the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico. The Mexican … Continue reading →

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Jeepers, Creepers, What Did You Do With Peepers?

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Gaius

The media gets this whole story wrong – as usual when they are writing about anything involving an animal. Authorities say that on March 23, Quinlan and his 39-year-old girlfriend drove to a Lynnwood shopping center, where he entered a … Continue reading →

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