] FREEHOLD, N.J. -- A man who had to endure a three-day
] erection after penile surgery was awarded $3 million by a
] jury two years ago, but an appeals court ordered a
] Monmouth County judge to lower the award.
]
] So Superior Court Judge Alexander Lehrer did -- by one
] penny.

$3M Verdict In Penile Surgery Case Sparks Court Flap

] GEUDA SPRINGS, Kan. -- Residents of this tiny
] south-central Kansas community have passed an ordinance
] requiring most households to have guns and ammunition.
]
]
] Noncomplying residents would be fined $10 under the
] ordinance, passed 3-2 earlier this month by City Council
] members who thought it would help protect the town of 210
] people. Those who suffer from physical or mental
] disabilities, paupers and people who conscientiously
] oppose firearms would be exempt.

Newsday.com - Kan. Town Requires Homes to Have Guns

In case anyone's interested, here's the blackout report, in pdf. It can also be found on reports.energy.gov but it's slow and unreadable, really. Canada has a better grip on things. Same report though. It's a very interesting read.

The August 14, 2003 Blackout Report

] Blodgett said his estimates on the impact are based on
] not only the loss of the base, but the prospect of
] spin-off effects, including the loss of the region's
] largest defense company, Electric Boat.
]
] "There is some speculation that should the sub base
] close, EB may not be far behind," Blodgett said.
]
] An increasing amount of EB's workload is repair and
] maintenance work on Groton-based submarines, and even for
] its new-construction submarines there are efficiencies
] that result from being close to the base, he noted.

sigh..

Region Faces Harsh Blow If Sub Base Is Closed Down

] NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Alabama jury Friday awarded the
] state $11.8 billion in a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil
] Corp. over royalties for offshore natural gas leases, an
] Exxon spokesman said.

What the hell would Alabama do with all that money?!

Jury awards Alabama $11.8B in a suit against Exxon Mobil - Nov. 14, 2003

You can do it!!

HoldTheButton.com - How Long Can You Hold It?

] LAKEWOOD -- The culprits behind swastikas spray-painted
] around an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood off Route 9
] remained unknown yesterday but the incident reverberated
] across the township and the state.
]
] "There is clearly a problem in Lakewood," said Shai
] Goldstein, director of the New Jersey Anti-Defamation
] League. "9/11 didn't begin with box cutters and the
] Holocaust didn't begin with gas chambers. Both of them
] started with words."

I miss Lakewood.

Asbury Park Press | Story

] "This conference is an investment in your future. Learn
] to take advantage of modern technology, and make a great
] deal of money with very little effort. If you have any
] question, please contact me and I will send you a
] proposal that may be of interest to you. I await your
] response by return while assuring you that the
] transaction is absolutely risk free."
]
] - Dr. Collins Mbadiwe

This is awesome.

3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference

] Mohegan%u2014 Mohegan Sun had record gaming revenues of
] $1.06 billion and improved hotel occupancy during the
] past fiscal year, but the rising costs of employee
] benefits lowered the bottom line, executives said
] Wednesday.

I helped!!!

Mohegan Sun Sees Record Gaming Revenues In '03

] Dissatisfied with what they term fiscal mismanagement by
] township and school officials, residents of the Fairways
] and Four Seasons adult communities sat in a hearing room
] in Trenton yesterday trying to convince anyone who would
] listen that they should be allowed to secede from
] Lakewood.

Lakewood seniors seek to secede, become part of Dover Twp.