DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors say a pet cockatoo that was killed while trying to protect its owner from an attacker produced evidence crucial in convicting the man’s murderer. Kevin Butler’s 18-inch white-crested cockatoo, named Bird, flew at the Daniel Torres…
Google and Larry Page: Archive Entry From Brad DeLong’s Webjournal Think about it, Google’s king hit is PageRank which generates highly reliable sources of whatever kind of information you ask for, based on search terms generated by idiots like you…
USATODAY.com – Doomed plane’s gaming system exposes holes in FAA oversight A small Las Vegas company with large ambitions and marquee investors sold U.S. regulators and Swissair on a video gaming system for airplanes. Until Flight 111 crashed, no one…
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Those who have golfed with me will understand the significance of the following: Thanks to Stan, Rob, Art, Sandy and Ken Perlman (who were there) and the State of Florida!
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Yahoo! News – Dell’s ‘Steven’ Arrested in NY for Marijuana
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