Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LACK OF EVIDENCE: The jury in a Seattle, Wash., drug case is suspected
of stealing $1,041 in cash, part of the evidence in the case.
Prosecutors gave all the evidence to the jury to take into
deliberations, including the money. But when the panel returned from
lunch, the cash was gone. Only the jury, the bailiff, and the court
clerk had access to the room, a police detective said, adding "there is
little doubt in my mind that there was someone on the jury who absconded
with the money." However, he said, it's unlikely the case will be solved
"unless someone wants to unburden their soul." A mistrial was declared
in the case. (Seattle Times) ...It's surprising things like this don't
happen more often, considering criminals are entitled to "juries of
their peers".
THE SMELL TEST: Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and
Research Foundation of Chicago wants to know what odors turn people on.
He has been subjecting volunteers to various odors while measuring
genital blood flow to gauge their sexual arousal. Hirsch says women are
turned off by cherries, barbequed meat, and men's cologne. Like men ,
women are apparently aroused by the smell of lavender and pumpkin pie,
and also cucumbers and baby powder. But the most arousal in women was
elicited by the odor of Good 'n' Plenty candy. (Reuters) ...The women
apparently didn't realize that "Good 'n' Plenty" is a trademark, not a
warranty.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? A study by the University of California at San Diego
finds that people whose initials spell out negative words don't live as
long as people whose initials spell out positive words. "It's a little
tiny depressant to be called PIG, or a little tiny boost to your esteem
to be called ACE or WOW," says psychologist Nicholas Christenfeld. The
research found 11 especially "good" sets of initials and 19
particularly "bad" ones, and showed those with better initials such as
ACE or GOD lived an average of 4.48 years longer than a control group
with neutral initials. Those with worse initials such as DIE or BUM
died 2.8 years sooner than the control group, "the notion being that
accidents aren't really accidents," Christenfeld said. "Whether
deliberate or not, if you think less of yourself, you may be more
likely to drive your car into a bridge abutment." (AP) ...BAD you are,
ACE I be; I'll be here, while you RIP.
WHAT'S IN A NAME II: Sailors in the British Navy want "tougher" names
for their ships. An anonymous letter sent by seamen on the warship Brave
to a military newspaper complained about new ships being christened
Ocean, Albion and St. Albans. "This has got to stop," the letter
demanded. "It's bad for morale and presents a poor impression on
overseas visits." They have suggestions for the top brass: "We recommend
Dreadnought, Dauntless, Dominant, Devastation, Defender, Dragon, to be
followed by the second batch of E Class -- Excalibur, Enforcer,
Emperor, Endeavour, Exultant and Extreme." (AP) ...It could be worse:
Britain could have spacecraft named after fictional television
starcruisers.
HAIR-RAISING: If you can't afford to travel in space, maybe you'll want
your hair to go. That, at least, is what Encounter 2001 hopes, noting
there's only space for hair from 4.5 million people on their
spacecraft, scheduled for launch this fall on a trajectory that will
take it out of the solar system. For $5,000, the company will launch
three to six strands of your hair and some of your "thoughts" on a
"high-density" CD in the hopes that the payload will be found in the
future by an alien civilization. Then, perhaps, the aliens might be
motivated to recreate you from the DNA they find in your hair. As for
the CD, "If an alien race is capable of finding the spacecraft, they
should be able to access the data," a spokesman said. (Reuters)
...Future tabloid headline: "I Was Resurrected by an Alien Disk Jockey".
CUTTING CLASS: Each year, the Carroll County (Ohio) Human Services
Department gives school teachers a small gift imprinted with an abuse
hotline number to promote the state's Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness
Month. But when the department's director announced that this year's
gift to teachers would be a pocketknife, school administrators balked.
"We're not going to outfit the teachers with knives," complained school
Superintendent Michael Maiorca. Human Services Director Chris Adams
says he'll think of something else for the gift this year. (AP)
...Bulletproof vests.
THOU SHALT NOT: Mitchell Johnson, the 13-year-old boy arrested after an
ambush shooting at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., that left
five students and one teacher dead, is "scared", his attorney said.
"He's a little boy," attorney Tom Furth lectured. While Furth says
Johnson is young, he "absolutely understands the difference between
right and wrong," and has been spending his time in jail reading,
including "an awful lot of Bible study." (AP) ...If Furth thinks
Johnson is scared now, wait until the kid reads in that Bible what
happens to murderers.
BOUNCEBACK INEVITABLE: "World Rubber Body Unlikely to Make Major
Changes" -- Reuters headline
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Kathy E
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isn't looking too good for you either"
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