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Moreover, Lasaga should receive the same treatment as other prisoners. His requests for reading material and scientific supplies should be considered according to the pre-existing rules of the prison where he is to be imprisoned. To make exceptions based on his admittedly keen intellect would be unfair to the other inmates. With any luck Lasaga will use his extended incarceration to think about the severe consequences of his crimes. He should reflect that the tragedy in this case is, of course, not that the American justice system has dashed his glittering geological career, but that a young...
...past three global flu pandemics are thought to have originated in the south of China. The so-called Asian flu, first identified in China in 1957, and the Hong Kong flu of 1968 together killed more than 1.5 million people worldwide. Considering the lethal history, scientists are keen to track the mutations of the latest virus. Although only the 1997 variant infected humans, the concern is that another fatal combination could leap the species barrier at any time."We do not know enough about H5N1," Shortridge says. "It's a dangerous situation...
ELANA: A California babe with an infectious laugh, beautiful smile and ear for keen conversation. Definitely a catch...
...current trends hold, it seems there will be precious few conversions here over the next two weeks. Gordon Hinckley, the current head of the Church of Latter Day Saints, happily seems to have a healthy sense of humor about the stereotypes surrounding his religion, but he also seems quite keen to prove one thing: Even evangelism can take a holiday - especially when the Winter Games are in town...
They still, at least, have each other. Although no one with an iota of street-smarts or a more decent set of priorities would have signed on to their supposed scam, they were keen enough to follow at least one mantra of the underworld: stick by your story, and stick together...