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...only in that it was vaguely reminiscent of the O.J. Simpson trial. The same mud-brown paneling, uptight officers, grim-faced suits. It was a moment of such epic soap-opera proportions that one half expected close-ups or an outburst from an aggrieved Hasty Pudding-ite in four-inch heels. Where was the bad theme music? Judge Ito? The white Explorer? The New York Post headline? But there were no such unseemly antics in yesterday’s episode of Harvard shocker: just two quiet and decorous “not guilty” pleas. From my vantage point...
...archaic teaching nowadays, and as kid who liked to share a beer with schoolmates who weren't bound by Mormon doctrine, I found it hard to follow. Still, it was something to shoot for, and by trying I probably moved an inch closer to future godhood than I would have had it not existed. Hey, a lot of Olympians fall short too. It's the attempt that matters, though. The struggle. One hopes that this struggle hasn't been abandoned yet - that deep inside all of our temples, that light still shines...
...heart attack that is going to kill you at 50 can, in a blink, extend your life by decades. Doing the same thing on a global level--and throwing in progress on disease treatment too--can cause the life expectancy of the entire species to inch further and further out. There are about 50,000 centenarians in the U.S.--a blip in a country of close to 300 million people. But over time, those tens of thousands could creep into the millions. It takes work to join their ranks, but it is work more and more people may be willing...
...Ward said yesterday that standing on the 4-inch curb, the top of the rail would have only reached the 6’3” Wiley’s mid-thigh, making it possible for the winds generated by passing 18-wheelers to have blown...
...forensic evidence on the bridge that could have showed where or how Wiley fell off may have been destroyed by the half-inch of rain that fell in Memphis on Nov. 19, according to Boston private investigator James Burke...