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...Although a 1967 U.N. treaty prohibits claims of sovereignty in space by countries, it may not apply to individuals. "That's my asteroid," insists space-development consultant Gregory Nemitz of the potato-shaped rock, Eros. In a filing last March, Nemitz claimed the asteroid and 31 miles of space around it. For now Nemitz welcomes NEAR, free of charge, but he's hoping that someday, the rock 196 million miles from Earth will prove a gold mine. He'd like to develop Eros for mining and tourism. Short of that, he says, he may auction it on eBay...
...Center acquiring frostbite as you hand out fliers urging stressed-out pre-meds to boycott animal testing, second in the cramped, smelly office of the Undergraduate Council in the basement of Holworthy drafting yourself a letter on a computer held together with safety pins, asking for permission to sell potato chip bags to raise money for student groups. Your third station is a meeting with College administrators where you have 15 minutes to explain why undergraduate education is important in the quest for world peace. Finally, spend your last 15 minutes hanging out with the friends you've made during...
...Despite the intervention of then-foreign minister Simon Peres, the secret mission failed. Dennis Ross, Clinton's top Middle East envoy, twice told Israeli officials the issue was a "hot potato" he didn't want to touch, says the memo. When Israeli diplomats pressed, they were told Ross was "skeptical" about Rich's investment promises. He also was "concerned about potential allegations that the administration was interfering with law enforcement objectives for political purposes and the possibility of being embarrassed by a disclosure that some kind of deal was made with Rich," according to the document...
...drive the cost of the TV up an extra $100 or $150, but some models will provide free Net access, and others will let you use your existing service. Just plug a phone line or network cable into the back of the TV, and you will be a couch-potato surfer...
...Whitewater investigation, which begat the Paula Jones case, which begat Monica, who begat the first U.S. impeachment in a century and just about everything else that's shrill, strident and entertaining about politics these days, is all done, and Bush will come back to office with one less hot potato. As Siewert said in his own words, the deal effectively means the end of the OIC's work "without the filing of any criminal charges, the obtaining of any plea or the acknowledgment of any criminal conduct...