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Next item on the danger list is the keyboard. It may sound silly, but you'd be surprised how many people spill coffee or beer on their keyboards. The keyboard can look speciously abuse-resistant, but in reality the electrical contacts of the keys are exposed to the outside world. Any liquid that finds its way into the keyboard may short-circuit these contacts and literally fry the whole device...
...debut on NBC -- the third network talk show to launch in the late hours in as many weeks -- was the occasion mainly for a big sigh of relief. First because O'Brien, a little-known writer for The Simpsons picked to replace David Letterman, didn't wet his pants, spill coffee on a guest or otherwise embarrass himself in his long-awaited debut. And second because viewers can finally get back to the ordinary, relaxed rhythm of watching late- night TV, rather than being jarred awake every night by another Television Event...
...chemical spill at the Mallinckrodt chemistry laboratories caused Oxford Street to be blocked off for nearly an hour Wednesday morning, officials said yesterday...
...identified as being a cyanide spill and they went into maximum response," Littleboy said. "They thought it might be cyanide...
Littleboy, who was called at home and came directly over to the labs, said the fire department opened the street up again at about 9 a.m. after determining that there was no danger from the spill. "In retrospect, it was overkill, but they're super people," he said...