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When Jacobs, who was always a favourite for sportswriters because of his quotable quotes and the colourful stories that he provided, died nine years later; most of the world press paid tribute to him with his most memorable three words. These words won't have sounded outlandish on Sunday when Aussie sportswriters scampered for words to explain the whacking of Ponting and Co at the WACA, only that they didn't fit the context. "We wuz had!" said Courier Mail in Australia. The wordplay,... .
U.S. flu season worsens as new vaccines ordered
In brief, seasonal influenza activity has increased during the past week," Cox told reporters in a telephone briefing. Flu has killed 22 children so far this season, Cox said. She did not have details on any of the cases. Cox said the CDC was watching the epidemic and asking state health departments to collect data on who gets sick, whether the were vaccinated, and whether influenza drugs were effective in fighting the infections. Several European countries have reported that people are becoming infected with strains that resist the effects of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug made by Roche AG and Gilead Sciences. Cox said the CDC had seen little evidence that flu was resisting Tamiflu in the United States. "We have actually seen antiviral resistance only sporadically in eight states," she said. Continued...
Hillary's Mutnemom!
It's come to this: Counterproductive overspinner Chris Lehane and his firm get $100,000 a month (according to S.F. Chronicle's Matier & Ross) to craft mindlessly combative sound bites for Hollywood studios in their dispute with the Writers Guild. Sample sound bit (after union president Andy Stern severed ties with Lehane): "The real issue here is that Stern needs to do some explaining on how it is that he is fighting for people who make more than doctors and pilots against the interest of real working-class people (set workers and others who have been sidelined during the strike) - and less time punching at shadows." I dunno. That one was worth maybe only $99,000. ... But hey, you have to hit back! It's the Lehane way. Ask President Gore. [So now that people who buy you dinner are on strike, you're suddenly pro-union?--ed No.
Automated Killer Robots ‘Threat to Humanity’: Expert
They lie in wait for their victims and kill when their triggers say to. They may be a little less sophisticated than models shown in the article, but because they are so inexpensive to make and deploy, they are a favorite tool. Why would you think the world or the US would ban killer robots when they refuse to quit making mines? Oh, and by the way, these machines do not kill. They "function." By using this terminology, the engineers who design them and the factories that produce them can live with themselves. .
Webber has his version of feud with O'Brien
OAKLAND, Calif. — As it turns out, the Chris Webber/Jim O'Brien Chronicles have a longer shelf life than most reality shows. After the Golden State Warriors' shootaround yesterday, Webber wrote the latest fascinating installment, referring to O'Brien's Jan.21 comments as "a total lie." To review: Webber played roughly half a season for O'Brien's Sixers after being acquired from Sacramento in February 2005. To say that they did not mesh would understate the situation. O'Brien, now coaching Indiana, said that when Webber arrived, he said, 'Coach, I don't do the low-post thing anymore.' We made a major trade to bring in a 6-11 guy. I said, 'Yes, you do.'" O'Brien also said: "We wanted to blitz [trap] the pick-and-roll, and it became apparent he couldn't do that." And: "Webber didn't practice at all that year prior to coming to us.
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