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...overturned a misdemeanor conviction against Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the tanker that ran aground in Prince William Sound in 1989, causing the nation's worst oil spill. The court found that the state used tainted evidence against Hazelwood, but acknowledged that its decision was likely to be "a bitter pill for many Alaskans to swallow...
Nearby, a Pop-Up Willie doll display beckons, "Squash me down and Watch Me Grow." Condom Caps are available for those who want to protect their heads as well as other parts of the anatomy. The Ultimate Birth Control Pill, when squeezed, emits a chilling reminder of what might happen if birth control devices aren't used: a baby's wail...
...smart-pill movement blossomed in 1990 with the publication of a little book called Smart Drugs and Nutrients: How to Improve Your Memory and Increase Your Intelligence Using the Latest Discoveries in Neuroscience, by gerontologist Ward Dean and science writer John Morgenthaler. It lists three dozen steroids for the brain, or, to the cognoscenti, "nootropics" (from the greek noos, for mind). The authors claim that these substances resuscitate memory, jump-start the intellect, fuel sex drive and even reverse the mental aging process. Some, like the drugs Hydergine and piracetam, are prescription medications that have been tested as potential treatments...
...major corporations, sponsored a petition challenging the compensation for the executives at Time Warner, top officers of the company quickly paid a visit to negotiate a deal: the group agreed to drop its challenge on pay, and the company would eliminate its takeover defenses, including so-called poison-pill provisions designed to scare away potential bidders...
...that here, just a few parades and space launches and water we could drink. But our space program is a galaxy-wide embarrassment. Our regulatory agencies are so feeble that factories burn down with the workers still in them and even the President has taken a hallucinogenic sleeping pill blithely approved by the FDA. Infrastructure is a thing of the past. As for the widows and orphans, they can be found massing around the Dumpsters, searching for viable crusts. Too bad 1040 forms aren't edible. Too bad we can't use them to patch up our bridges...