Monday, 21. October 2002

Sniper goes after a hard drive


Ghettokylning av hårddisk 1st Quantum med stora värmeproblem. Lite kylhål gör nog susen............

¬> Ghettokylning

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France signals desertion of army officer known for his marksmanship


PARIS - known as a top marksman — who is missing in North America, feeding speculation of a link to the investigation into the Washington-area sniper investigation.

¬> Associated Press

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FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION AND BALLISTICS


Experts in the general area of firearms identification are usually called firearms examiners, and their duties or specialties often encompass the identification, comparison, and testing of: bullets, cartridges, gunshot residue, the science of ballistics, serial number restoration, toolmark examination and other impressions, trace metal detection, as well as collection and preservation of firearm evidence.

¬> BALLISTICS

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Shoemakers Unveil Giant Shoe
Shoes Can Fit 30 People


Some Filipinos are hoping they'll be a shoe-in for recognition. They've laced up what they hope will win the Guinness Book of Records honor as the largest pair of shoes in the world.

¬> local6

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Ka-POW! goes the pumpkin
Mechanic develops grand gourd gun


Jim Bristoe is getting a blast out of his pumpkin cannon.

Bristoe figures his 30-foot-long, two-ton contraption can fire the orange orbs up to five miles. On Saturday, he entered his launcher in the Pumpkin Propulsion Contest, where the cannon far outclassed the competition.

¬> <a href="www.cnn.com"target="_blank">CNN

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First Proof of Jesus Found?


"Amazing as it may sound, a limestone bone box, called an ossuary, has surfaced in Israel that may once have contained the bones of James, the brother of Jesus," André Lemaire, professor of Hebrew and Aramaic philology and epigraphy at the Sorbonne University in Paris, wrote in the upcoming issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.

¬> <a href="dsc.discovery.com"target="_blank">Discovery

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Classic computer magazines from the 80's


Are you nostalgic about computer magazines from the 80's? Do the phrases "Crash Smash" and "Zzap! Sizzler" mean anything to you? If so, welcome - you've come to the right place!

¬> old computer mags

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Arnold Schwarzenegger taking a first step towards a run for governor in 2006


Actor-turned-GOP activist Arnold Schwarzenegger is putting his high-wattage star power and money behind a ballot measure to fund after-school care, a commitment many think may be a first step toward a run for governor in 2006. The 55-year-old former Mr. Universe, who considered and then backed away from a gubernatorial run this year, is sponsoring Proposition 49, which would dedicate $550 million a year in state money to after-school programs for elementary and junior high schools.

¬> Star Tribune

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3 th message out to the sniper


please call again!! Probs with the hotline tapes?

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Wer angibt, hat mehr vom Leben


Um Körpergröße und damit einen höheren sozialen Rang vorzutäuschen, machen Pandabären beim Urinieren bisweilen einen Handstand. Das haben Wissenschafter um Angela White von der Zoological Society of San Diego im chinesischen Wolong-Naturreservat beobachtet.



¬> <a href="derstandard.at"target="_blank">Hier gehts zu den Pandas

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Behold! Inventive man walks on water


It’s not a biblical story or a ninja fantasy. Walter Robinson, a retired Army sergeant, walks on water. He’s walked across the English Channel, Panama Canal and San Francisco Bay with water shoes for which he holds U.S. patents.

¬> Stars and Stripes

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Bank robbed by own guard


An Israeli bank has been robbed at gunpoint by its own security guard, who made off with 100,000 shekels (13,500 pounds), police say. A police spokesman said on Sunday he expected police to catch the guard, who fled on foot, soon because "we know everything about him".

¬> Reuters

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