A taxonomy of the ways in which good intentions go bad. [Nando Times]

BBC News: Racists ‘stalked top athlete’

“British Olympic gold medal hope Ashia Hansen

was stalked by the racist gang which attacked

her white boyfriend, the couple believe.

Ms Hansen’s boyfriend Chris Cotter is

recovering at a secret address after being

stabbed in the back and slashed across the

face by a gang of up to five men.”

Embargo killed almost 10,000 in February, Iraq claims [Nando Times]

Name at issue in Northern Ireland dispute: Protestants link a return to a power-sharing government with the retention of the name of the area’s police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Is classroom decorum in higher education deteriorating?

Yay! Britain’s Sellafield nuclear plant, “nuclear dustbin of the world”, which reprocesses spent nuclear fuel, fights for its life. [BBC]

Some doctors are now saying that every 40-year-old should get a full-body CAT scan [MSNBC]

Website welcomes wagers on your child’s future [Nando Times]

Apex DVD Player capabilities worrying the Motion Picture Association of America [Wired]

Terabit lasers promise huge fiber-optic transmission rates. Net Speed Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet [Wired]

Would you let your smart card figure out his/her potential compatibility with you?

I probably won’t get any argument from most of you that these are more meaningful than the Academy Awards.