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...FIRE ALARM Kids who play with matches are usually just exercising their curiosity--albeit in a spectacularly dangerous way. But for some kids, setting fires is a way of dealing with anger. And these children, says Pat Mieszala of Burn Concerns, are likely to keep on setting fires. It's a tough problem for parents to address, but counseling is available. A place to start: the National Arson Prevention Clearinghouse...
...mundane wares online? The folks at giftcrap.com feel your ennui: their site has links to bizarre gift ideas instead. How about Cheddar-cheese-flavored worms, below, or a cremation urn shaped like a golf bag? For the jerk in your life (their words, not ours), you can get an alarm clock that wakes him or her with 60 seconds of verbal abuse. This site is not recommended for the humor impaired...
...road to this impasse is as full of mutual distrust as any of the software giants' previous disputes. Microsoft launched MSN Messenger in mid-July. Besides providing a free hotmail account, it allowed AOL buddy-list users to sign in too--if they entered their password. That set off alarm bells at AOL, which promptly blocked Microsoft's access to its server. Microsoft came up with a fix, which AOL also jammed. A terse exchange of snail mail followed. Late last week AOL customers were greeted at login by an ominous new start-up screen warning of the dangers...
...although the fire alarm kept researchers out of the six-story building until a fire engine checked the scene, the Medical School's emergency power systems kept lights and other crucial electrical systems online...
...although the fire alarm kept researchers out of the six-story building until a fire engine checked the scene, the Medical School's emergency power systems kept lights and other crucial electrical systems online...