Word: mads
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...Worse, the new registry accidentally leaked information two days after the launch, sending letters to households in Moriguchi that contained the ID numbers, gender information and birthdates of other people. Adding insult to injury: Japanese cows were given a 10-digit ID in the wake of last fall's mad cow scare. Humans, who get 11 digits, are feeling a little like livestock...
...Running Mad (half-mind.com...
...thought that fulfillment would come from an internship or a temp job and a few weekends at the beach. I had no idea that I would also spend the next three months destroying mythical monsters, cavorting with Greek gods and repeatedly saving the world from the schemes of a mad scientist...
...Kafkas, it's a mad scramble. Gene agreed to early acceptance at Colby College in Maine, and half his $37,000 first-year tuition, room and board is due Aug. 1. But the Kafkas' savings have fallen more than 50%, to just $16,000. The Kafkas are applying for student loans and lining up some backup plans, like arranging a home-equity line of credit and postponing a home-remodeling project. "We're not in a negotiating position," says Robert, 54, a college administrator in Los Angeles...
...zipper" ad, News doesn't play like old news. Like E.R., whose frenzied pace it emulates, News nails the jargon and the adrenaline rush of its subject. And the series pays admirable attention to the dangers of synergy-spawned conflicts of interest and corporate meddling in today's merger-mad media...