25 October 2003  
 
 

25 October 2003

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  Math Lesson Doesn't Add Up for Some*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • Is my kid in a math class? Or a meth class? That's what some San Dimas parents were wondering when they discovered that drug-dealing economics had been added to the curriculum of one seventh-grade mathematics class.


  •   Chopsticks May Cause Arthritis   (Reuters)
  • A study of more than 2,500 residents of Beijing found that osteoarthritis was more common in the hands used to operate chopsticks — and in the fingers specifically stressed by chopstick use.


  •   Dozy Dutch Robbers Lose Loot   (Reuters)
  • Bungling bank robbers who smashed a hole in a Dutch bank lost their loot when it fell off the back of their truck during the getaway.


  •   Convicts Get Pardons After Song Contest   (Associated Press)
  • Six Moscow prisoners competing in a national song contest for convicts pleased the judges enough to win pardons.


  •   Florida Boy Gets $34 Traffic Ticket on Bicycle   (Associated Press)
  • The parents of an 8-year-old boy ticketed by police for violating traffic rules on his bike say they won't pay the $34 citation for a child who is just half the legal driving age.
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