Miscellany
§ - Foxes Go on Shoe-Stealing Spree - "It was one of their number that gave the game away, leading scientists to a large pile of assorted footwear strewn along the banks of an urban creek. Initially, Mr Marks disregarded the odd assortment which ranged from a size 10 Hush Puppy to a 1970's style platform shoe."
§ - Victims of a Hot Climate and a Cold Society - "Meteorologists recognized dangerous weather patterns days before the heat arrived. Neither national nor local officials reacted to the warnings—even though they had abundant knowledge about the hazards of extreme summer weather and the ways to prevent a health crisis. Cities with high levels of vulnerability failed to implement heat emergency programs."
§ - India Tries to Contain Tempest Over Soft Drink Safety - "The Center for Science and Environment, released a report saying tests on the 12 leading soft drink brands had revealed unsafe levels of pesticides in all of them. As it turned out, all 12 brands were owned by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo."
§ - FBI tries to trace e-virus culprit - "The Sobig.F e-mail virus was disguised so that anyone who clicked on a link [originally posted to a porn Usenet group] purporting to show a sexually graphic picture became infected with the self-replicating worm." - I refuse to actually post any male-bashing comments here...
§ - For Christine - Sleep? Who Needs Sleep? There's Shopping to Do
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