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Archive for May, 2002

Creative writing

Two students produce a contentious piece of ‘cooperative’ fiction when forced to work together.

US Army Introduces “America’s Army” PC Game

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China Secretly Readies Astronauts

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Babel Fish

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Background: Babel Fish is an online language translator. Try reading this article (originally in Spanish) out loud.

They develop 3 human clones

SABAUDIA, Italy. – While at world-wide level the possible human clonaci�n is rejected, at the moment three pregnant and carrying women of embryos conceived under that technique, will give to light in December of this year or in January of the 2003, Severino Antinori revealed the Italian professor, in an interview to the newspaper Cleans to Him. After becoming famous when allowing that numerous menop�usicas women had children, the gynecologist and obstetra of Rome return to provoke the controversy around the reproductive, practical clonaci�n unanimously the condemned by the set of the national and international institutions. Dedicated to the present and future advances of the fight against sterility, the encounter of Sabaudia made from the 19 to the 22 of May he allowed to demonstrate that to Antinori distaba much of being the only specialist in affirming that to the reproductive clonaci�n not ameritaba the international reprobaci�n of which she is victim. He is indeed with the purpose of defending this point of view that Antinori finishes founding the World-wide Reproductive Medicine Association, that presides over with professors Paul Dmowsky and Yuri Verlinsky, both of Chicago and Izu Eibschitz, of Israel. During a forum organized in Sabaudia, the members of this new world-wide reproductive medicine association developed their arguments in favor of the reproductive clonaci�n. “We thought”, expressed Eibschitz, “that the clonaci�n of the human species will allow to fight con certain diseases and to help the sterile pairs. This technique has enormous potentialities “. “But, in the matter of reproduction, the decision to resort or to the clonaci�n could not only be from an open and multidisciplinary debate in which the interested pairs must have right to the word”. The participants to this forum remembered even though nothing, in practice, separated the technique of the therapeutic clonaci�n of the reproductive clonaci�n and that he was illogical to declare itself favorable to first and condemning second. In both cases, one is to make the transfer of the nucleus of a cell extracted of an adult organism towards a ovocito, sexual, lacking feminine cell of the nucleus, to obtain a human embryo in vitro.

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Bush shows effects of late nights, long flights

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“I’m impressed. Que bueno,” Bush said. “Now, I’m literate in two languages.”

The Saturn 10 Commandments

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Yea, and though I walk in the valley of darkness, I shall fear no Honda Civic nor Neon R/T, for mine is a righteous and holy car, for thus spaketh the Lord to me from on high, saying…

-Thou shalt modify thy stock airbox and lose thy restrictive air filter, for it is unholy. Thou shalt install cold-air duct and Foam K&N. Thou shalt whooosh and roar.

-Thou shalt remove thine stock exhaust, and ensconce it in thy holy shrine/garage. Thou shalt now smite thine enemies with thy custom exhaust, and weareth earplugs in thine ears. And thou shalt limp past the law, with thy noise and fury.

-Thou shalt explore the outer limits of trail-braking, and backfire and hurl fireballs from thy tailpipe. Thou shalt marvel that none dare tailgate thee. Thou shalt seeketh SAP and SPS, and revel in their wisdom. Thou shalt install thy aftermarket computer and kiss thy rev limiter goodbye.

-Thou shalt exorcise thy handling demons and cast down thy Goodyear Eagle GAs, for they carry the Mark of the Beast. Thou shalt empty thy savings upon Eibachs, swaybars, strut braces, and modify thy stock alignment, and revel in tire wear. Thou shalt remain joyeous whilst jostling thine innards upon every road imperfection. Thou shalt not early-apex and understeer.

-Thou shalt void thy warranty, that the evil minions of the foul Saturn retailers shall not besmirch thy doors with dings, overfilleth thine oil sump, ruin thy bolts or warpeth thy rotors with over-tightening.

-Thou shalt install 4 point harnesses, and roll-cage. Thou must not visit early due to rollover.

Thou shalt purchase a Hotshot header, for thine is too meek. Thou shalt marvel at the ease of installation. Thou must have pristine tool collection.

-Thou shalt install Carbotech brake pads upon thy stock calipers, so that they may give forth their fruits more quickly. Thou shalt pray and asketh for warped rotors nevermore.

-Thou shalt feed thy 4 cylinders well that they might service thee better. Thou shalt revel in the power of premium gasoline. Thou shalt visit a gas station less often than thy cylinder-laden brethren.

-Thou shalt quest for the likes of a Supercharger or a Turbo, and someday installeth one under thine hood. Thou shalt run unholy (just this once) boost levels. And thus thou shalt humiliate thine enemies, both at the track and in the streets.

-Thou shalt lose thy air conditioning, ABS, sound deadening, and all extra weight. Thou shalt become compulsive about this. Thou shalt seek professional counseling. Thou shalt not remove thy passenger seat, for thou needeth a driving instructor. Thy horsepower is now mighty.

-Thou shalt belong to Saturn Performance Owners Club, and adorn thy vehicle with undercostly stickers, so that thy fellow road warriors might revel in thine glory with thee and seek the righteous path of Saturn ownership for themselves.

And lastly…..

Let us pray,

that Thou shalt not ever covet thy neighbors 3-Door Coupe

Amen.

Updates

Sorry for the lack of recent updates… I got sick a few days after graduation and haven’t been able to do much.

Graduation

For those who will be watching my graduation ceremony you can find me easily. I will be the flag bearer for the College of Engineering, carrying a big, bright orange flag.