Daily Archives: August 17, 2008

Bridgin’ it

The best news in this story about some bridges that will be part of the construction plan for the east-west light rail lines downtown is this bit: The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s light rail plans now include an “elevated structure” over … Continue reading Continue reading

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Forensic Science commission recommends examination of capital arson case

This has the potential to be a political earthquake. Cameron Willingham never stopped insisting he was innocent of murder. Even as he lay strapped to a gurney awaiting execution, the burly Corsicana auto mechanic denied setting the house blaze in … Continue reading Continue reading

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“Hiding in the bushes” might have been a sign this was not a good thing to do

It’s clear that this guy is a creep. It’s somewhat less clear that he’s a criminal. From the perspective of park rangers, Phu V. Nguyen was obviously violating the state’s improper photography statute when he was arrested at Hippie Hollow … Continue reading Continue reading

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Has anyone seen my cloak of invisibility?

Science marches ever onward. Long the stuff of fantasy, practical invisibility shields have been brought a step closer to reality by researchers who say they have engineered materials that can hide an object by bending ordinary light like balloon animals … Continue reading Continue reading

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