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  1. Re:And yet they do nothing to discourage the car by Khyber · · Score: 1 · on The Fresca Rebellion

    http://www.norwichbulletin.com/lifestyles/x1909890410

    That is how I expect the average cyclist to do 45. Get a damned aerodynamic bike. Hell just putting a shell with good aerodynamics over the front tire alone would drastically improve the ease that one could pedal up to 35 MPH. A good gear cluster and proper workup through the gears would probably get you to 50 MPH.

  2. at least principle Fain came to her defense .. by rs232 · · Score: 1 · on Teacher Julie Amero Gets a New Trial

    MR. SMITH CONTINUING. Q. on October 19th, 2004, did you hear on that date, hear anything of interest happening in the school specifically concerning Ms. Amero? A. I did not on the 19th, no.

    Q. Did anybody, specifically Ms. Amero, come to speak to you about anything going on in her classroom? A. I don't believe she came to me on the 19th, no.

    Q. So you specifically didn't talk to her about anything? A. I don't believe so, no.

    Q. Subsequent to that, meaning after the 19th, obviously, did you learn that somethting of interest had happened while she was substituting in that class? A. Yes.

    Q. Okay, Without telling us what you specifically learned, the communication, how did you learn about this? A. I got an e-mail, recieved an e-mail, electronic mail from the teacher, Mr. Napp.

    --

    Q. The day after the incident? A. Yes. Q. But prior to that you never heard anything about it, correct? A. Yes, That's correct, I believe. ..

    A. Yes. Approximatly two to three weeks, maybe a month before I had some concerns from some of the teachers sharing that, you know, not activly teaching class. ..

    A. I think yes, I would have said to her something along the lines that she needed to be up teaching a class and not using the computer to great excess. ..

    Q. I understand that. You had a conversation with her prior specifically about accessing the Internet excessively as you put it? A. Yes.

    Q. And she was informed of what the computer is supposed to be used for in school? A. yes. I would believe so, yes.

    Q. Let me jump back to -- and that was before the 19th, correct?

    A. Yes. It would have been probably some time in early October, maybe late September .. I told her that I had gone up and looked into the computer's history and that there was pornographic images on the computer. ..

    Q. Did she ever come to you on the 19th to tell you that was happening? A. She did not. To my recollection, she did not.

    CROSS EXAMINATION BY mr. cocheo:

    Q. Good morning, Mr Fain A. Good morning

    Q. Did you hear Ms. Amero state that she was having any problems in her classroom on the computer on October 19th?

    A. On October 19th, did she approach me is your question? Q. Yes. A. I can't recall that .. ..

    MR. COCHEO CONTINUING Q. Has any student or staff member complained about pop-ups? MR. SMITH Objection, irrelevant.

    THE COURT: Well, I think if the question were framed about the classroom, in that classroom, I would overrule the objection.

    MR. COCHEO CONTINUING Q. In that specific clasroom? A. Specifically over pop-ups? Q. Yes. A. No ..

    http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic le?AID=/20070225/NEWS01/70223055

    was .. Re:She should lose her teaching license

  3. Re:She should lose her teaching license by harlows_monkeys · · Score: 3, Informative · on Teacher Julie Amero Gets a New Trial
    Story based on trial testimony and juror statements here.

    That page contains links to where you can download and read the trial transcript, if you want more than that story summarizes.

  4. Re:Slippery Slope by 1u3hr · · Score: 1 · on Is "Making Available" Copyright Infringement?
    I think if a "computer negligence" case was brought right now, the defense would have a lot of wiggle room

    Well, consider Julie Amero, a teacher convicted for not stopping porn popups in her classroom. She didn't get much wriggle room.

  5. Re:You don't? by the_womble · · Score: 1 · on How Do You Advocate Linux in 5 Minutes?

    Why?

    It is not perfect. Neither is Windows.

    It is easier to keep secure - so stuff like this does not happen.

    Windows is OK in a corporate environment where IT will look after it for you, it is not suited to home and small business use.

    Windows is good for gaming, and if you need a particular app that is not available for Linux, but for people who needs to get ordinary tasks done, Linux is a far better fit.

  6. Re:If NASA is serious by mbstone · · Score: 1 · on NASA Considers Abandoning ISS
    If you don't try to hold your breath, exposure to space for half a minute or so is unlikely to produce permanent injury. Holding your breath is likely to damage your lungs, something scuba divers have to watch out for when ascending, and you'll have eardrum trouble if your Eustachian tubes are badly plugged up, but theory predicts -- and animal experiments confirm -- that otherwise, exposure to vacuum causes no immediate injury.

    OK, I found out what I really wanted to know, which is how do they know people's heads don't explode Outland-style on contact with vacuum?

    Enough on decompression already. Let's have a whack at some of my favorite, other stumpers:
    1. How do they know nerve gas is really odorless?
    2. Why do wild turkeys attack humans the day before Thanksgiving?
    3. If the first drug they administer to condemned prisoners is scopolamine (truth serum), how come they don't ask the guy if he in fact committed the crime?