] Orbiting very close to a Sun-like star, a huge, searing
] hot planet has been discovered to be rapidly losing mass.
] It might eventually be stripped entirely of its gas
] envelope, leaving behind a liquid core of lava.

Incredible Shrinking Planet May Become Liquid Lava World

] Three primitive humans who scrambled down a volcano's
] slopes more than 325,000 years ago left their footprints
] fossilised in volcanic ash. If the ages of the trails are
] confirmed, they could be the earliest known footprints of
] our Homo ancestors

New Scientist

] The military confirmed Wednesday that 11 of the 13
] soldiers aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed
] during training died when the helicopter went down in a
] remote, wooded area of a base in northern New York.

We haven't even gone to war yet and there's already fatality.

Military confirms 11 deaths in helicopter crash; 2 survivors hospitalized

playmobil hazmat!

Collectobil Catalogue - Playmobil® item 3180

] The world's first brain prosthesis - an artificial
] hippocampus - is about to be tested in California. Unlike
] devices like cochlear implants, which merely stimulate
] brain activity, this silicon chip implant will perform
] the same processes as the damaged part of the brain it is
] replacing.

New Scientist

Texas is planning on firing up the BBQ grill again in a couple of weeks as the next contestant on "Texas Death Row" steps up to the chair.

My question, though, is whether or not the fact that his appeal of "ineffective council" is reiterated by the fact that his lawyer didn't file the paperwork on time?

Move Over 'Simpsons' because 'Texas Death Row' Plans 300th Episode

] CBS) Sources tell CBS News that Great Britain %u2013
] America's closest ally %u2013 may find it politically
] impossible to commit its military to a U.S.-led attack on
] Saddam Hussein. And that could force the United States to
] go it alone in Iraq.

CBS News | Brits Backing Out? | March 11, 2003 20:45:41

] The Air Force has scheduled a test this afternoon in
] Florida of the biggest conventional bomb in the U-S
] military's arsenal.

The best thing on this page is the banner that says "Showdown with Iraq" What the fuck? Showdown?

abc7.com: Air Force to Test Biggest Conventional Bomb in U.S. Arsenal

] Sunday, March 09, 2003
]
] You are what you carry around
]
] I'm interested in hearing what kinds of gadgets you carry
] around and find indispensible. I hardly ever leave the
] house without my:
]
] Handspring Visor Edge I use it for my appointments and
] phone numbers, but I really use it to read article and
] books from Project Gutenberg and alt.binaries.e-book.
] When I'm waiting in line, or stuck in an office lobby,
] it's great to pull out. I'm reading Treasure Island right
] now. I'm tempted to buy the Sony Clie 665C, which has
] twice the resolution and is in color, but don't know if I
] want to spend almost $300. It has some pretty cool
] features, like being able to control your TV and VCR with
] the infrared port. It has an MP3 player, to, which would
] be nice to use when I didn't feel like hauling my iPod
] around. Anybody have one of these? I saw some
] beautiful-looking oranges ones at Fry's today.
]
] Sony Cyber-shot U This miniature digital camera is easy
] to slip into my pocket. I take pictures nearly every day.
] I think I've taken more pictures in the last two months
] since I've had it than the last five years without one.
] It's only two megapixels, but I've gotten decent prints
] from Ofoto using it. I love this camera.
]
] A crappy T-61 Sony Ericsson phone Why oh why did I ever
] get rid of my Ericsson T-28 and get this bulky hunk o'
] junk? Pro

http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/5wA9rQE7qDf2 for discussion

You are what you carry around!

] Columbia Astronaut Laurel Blair Clark Buried at Arlington

Columbia Astronaut Laurel Blair Clark Buried at Arlington