02 February 2003

America Mourns, Again. For the second time in the space age, we were jolted out of a long period of safety in exploring the world outside our planet. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 8:23:37 AM

Student Apologizes for 'Foolish' Internet Threats. A Queens honor student arrested Friday for threatening to go on a Columbine-type shooting spree told detectives that he was trying to impress girls. By Corey Kilgannon. [New York Times: Education] 8:22:58 AM

introspection: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. introspection [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 8:21:13 AM

School Gets a Headmistress. The Lawrenceville School, a 192-year-old preparatory school, has for the first time named a woman as its head. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Education] 8:20:41 AM

England Battles Racism That Infests Soccer. With blacks comprising as much as 15 percent of the players in the top leagues, England has become a leader in the fight against overt racism. By George Vecsey. [New York Times: Sports] 8:18:43 AM

Margaret Millar. "Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses." [Quotes of the Day] Listening is the key :-) 8:17:41 AM

Disaster in space. · Seven astronauts die as Shuttle explodes [Guardian Unlimited] 8:16:35 AM

Woodrow Wilson. "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 8:15:39 AM

Shuttle Lost This bit of symbolism is eerie and surreal: Ilan Ramon was the first Israeli in space. From a Reuters news feature on Ramon: "...newscasters reported the shuttle's breakup was first witnessed over a town in Texas named Palestine, a bitter irony lost on no one." [freeRadicalized News] 7:56:35 AM

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