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When the product of that fatal union, Rita, comes to Toronto to study, Victor (as he's now known) finds himself drawn to her by feelings not entirely fraternal. When a touch goes too far, he falls through the false bottom of the civilized world and into something atavistic. The outlines of classical tragedy have come to shiny, multicultural Yonge Street...
...Steve Houck, an antitrust enforcer for New York State, which is leading the charge, said it is "highly unlikely" that Microsoft's request will be granted. But Microsoft head counsel William Neukom contends that the appeals court decision recognizing Windows 95 as being integrated with Internet Explorer would prove fatal to a successful prosecution of his company...
...then passes into the bloodstream, where it probably damages vessels throughout the body. This produces gummy clots that clog organs like the kidneys. Up to 5% of all people with O157 infection develop a kidney condition known as hemolytic uremic syndrome; up to 5% of all HUS cases are fatal. The clotting caused by E. coli can also damage the heart, the lungs and even the central nervous system...
Have you heard about the bartender who sank the Titanic? It happened on the record charts, not in the North Atlantic, and instead of an iceberg, the fatal blow was struck by Dave Matthews, a former barkeep turned leader of the Dave Matthews Band. After spending 16 weeks at No. 1, the once unsinkable Titanic soundtrack collided with Matthews' new album, Before These Crowded Streets. When it was over, Matthews reigned in the top spot...
...Paula Jones is that, unless the legal commentators are underestimating the chances of her case on appeal, she is going to go down in history with her old nose. I am reminded of the young woman who had the misfortune to be with Nelson Rockefeller when he suffered a fatal heart attack. Wisely, she fled the press hounds, but the only picture of her that photo editors could find to run incessantly made her look rather lumpish. I could imagine her, safe in some unused summer house, fighting the temptation to return just long enough to get a more flattering...