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...operation, are already used in some parts of the United States. To date, these have been forced only upon those convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), but legislators in New York are now considering a law that would require all new cars to come with a lock pre-installed...
...Ignition Interlock in California” concluded that the devices “are not effective in reducing DUI convictions or incidents [after being imposed] for first-time DUI offenders.” (The study did show, however, that the risk of crashing was higher for offenders with a lock installed—perhaps because they were being asked to conduct breath tests while driving.) If the locks have no effect when imposed after a first DUI conviction—which presumably selects for the most likely drunk drivers—what is the chance that they will have...
...just what Broadway used to thrive on and now shrivels from; yet, glory be, here's one. You may discount the rumors that the Tony committee isn't going to bother nominating four other women for the Best Actress in a Musical award because Ebersole already has an unbreakable lock on it. But, no question, she's totally terrif: funny, sexy, domineering, pitiable, lending her formidable, witty soprano voice to two disparate roles she was born to play, in a show she's a little too good...
...mail sent to Claverly residents, Lowell House tutor Joshua D. Goldman reminded students to close and lock doors and windows when they leave their suites or go to sleep, and to not leave valuables “in sight of windows that are somewhat close to the ground...
Paris tried to break the record for the world's largest lip lock, but only 1,188 people showed up for smooches. Frankly, we expected a little bit more from a city so famed for its amour, its romance, its va-va-voom. Budapest--Budapest!--still holds the record with 11,570 simultaneous kissers...