Word: glitch
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...sounds awful! Has the Wizard misplaced his magic? No, it's just a wand glitch: one guitar string, offensively flat, needs to be tightened. And now that it is, Paul can make terrific music, recalling his '50s hits with vocalist Mary Ford as well as his earlier and later jazz and country work. He plays 'Rainbow' largo, insinuating a delicate, wistful mood, then pricking it with a couple of puckish allusions to late-'50s guitar hits inspired by him: the monster chords of Link Wray's 'Rumble,' the seductive electronic weeping in Santo and Johnny's 'Sleep Walk.' Paul...
...McVeigh's defense lawyers had never seen, and Attorney General John Ashcroft stopped the clock. The problem was not that there were doubts about McVeigh's guilt; he has admitted that. This was not the discovery of some sinister plot, Justice officials insisted--just human error, maybe a computer glitch. But it was another bomb exploding nonetheless. Ashcroft looked drained and solemn as he announced that McVeigh's execution would be postponed for a month so his defense lawyers could review the documents. "I believe the Attorney General has a more important duty than the prosecution of any single case...
...closings aren't finished yet - Orion Refining Corp., of Norco, La., hopes to restart one of its refineries early next month, after nearly six weeks of glitch-fighting. Several East Coast refiners still have closings scheduled this spring. And everyone in the refinery business is looking ahead at years of increased demand - and making sure that their plants will be able to run at full steam far beyond this summer...
...hackers are exploiting an old vulnerability in the Windows NT operating system. Microsoft developed a downloadable patch for the glitch as early as 1998. But many e-commerce sites have ignored Microsoft's security upgrade bulletins. Even after the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center site published an urgent warning last December, several dozen more cases of attempted Russian mob shakedowns were reported...
...ALWAYS HAVE PARIS On Jan. 31, United Airlines posted on its website a surprisingly reasonable fare for a round-trip flight to Paris: $25. The airline pulled the offer--the result of a programming glitch--after 55 minutes, but not before 143 keen-eyed Web surfers saw fit to take United up on it. After initially refusing to honor the bargain rate, United gave in last week and announced that it would issue the tickets. Bon voyage...