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Shanley, now 71, didn't just have sex with children; he publicly endorsed the concept. He didn't just use his collar to get access to minors; he ran a special ministry for the most vulnerable among them. And he didn't fly below the radar of the church hierarchy; the 818-page archive released by the Boston Archdiocese under court order shows that two Cardinals and a phalanx of deputies knew about allegations of his abuse going back more than 30 years. But instead of handing Shanley over to police or at least defrocking him, they ignored, protected...
Researchers at the AgeLab at M.I.T. have developed a "smart car" to test technologies that may extend the safe-driving life of older people. The fire engine-red 2000 VW Beetle is outfitted with driving simulators and bumper-mounted sensors that use radar to activate collision-warning and emergency-alert systems. The collision-warning system gauges the speed and distance of oncoming traffic, which can help older drivers safely make a left-hand turn--the most common cause of crashes for the elderly. The emergency-alert system beeps when a car drifts from its lane. A vision-enhancement screen...
...often happens when Harvard ace captain Ben Crockett takes the mound, a line of radar guns behind home plate clocked his every pitch during Saturday’s nightcap. But on this occasion, the most impressive performer pitched for the other team...
...films released during the past few years, but that a number of them simply do not receive the publicity they deserve. This is where Mitchell feels he comes in as a critic—he says he can help steer moviegoers towards excellent films that fly under the mainstream radar. In fact, throughout the one-hour session Mitchell mentioned a film called Lumumba that has been sorely ignored and urged the audience to try to see it if at all possible...
...this point I could no longer ignore the quickly escalating situation. Within a week Shelley had gone from being a blip on an otherwise tranquil radar of reliable e-mail correspondence to being my alter ego. She was receiving the bulk of my social e-mails, had dissed Temple Simpson (twice!) and possibly slept with Anthony Herrera. Who was this woman who was old enough to be the mother of Jon Myungsoo Lee (were he not Korean)? I was determined to put a stop to her involuntary invasion of my life...