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After the crash, ValuJet was grounded for more than three months. The carrier has since returned to the air, although reduced in size. Is ValuJet safe to fly? Is any airline? Yes, if compared with other means of transportation, such as autos. But given the rapid growth of air travel...
Texting While Driving Re "Omg. Almost Causd Fendr Bendr, Lol!": The people driving in front of Taylor Leming have thus far been spared [July 7]. Why not forget phoning or texting and just arrive at the destination "in 5" as planned? When she does rear-end someone (or worse), she...
It was a fascinating problem for a software engineer. "In the software world, we have elaborate, elaborate software mechanisms for handling structure. Think of Object Oriented programming for instance - anything that divides a problem into well-orchestrated parts. But obviously that level of modularity is not desirable in a novel...
Despite his fearsome national and international reputation, Helms was also known for acts of personal thoughtfulness. When he retired in 2002, North Carolina's junior senator, a Democrat with whom he had often tangled, was among those paying him tribute: "The people of North Carolina will never forget the work...
The Castle Doctrine was also invoked in a shooting a month ago 250 miles away from the Horn incident, in Kaufman County, Texas. An elderly man picked up a gun and shot - out his front window - at an "intruder" who turned out to be his 15-year-old neighbor, who...