Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:36:54 PM CEST
Sniper 10th victims dies !!!
Not on the news for now
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Shooting victim dies, police comb scene
A 40-year-old bus driver shot this morning in Montgomery County, Maryland, has died from his wounds. The D.C. sniper task force is investigating the shooting as a potential sniper attack. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to communicate with the person who left a note at a weekend shooting scene which sources said threatened "more killing."
DEVELOPING STORY
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:35:17 PM CEST
Million dollar necklace stolen at exhibition
"I think it is done by a professional," said Younis al-Jama', owner of Home Secure, which has provided surveillance cameras to the event for the past six years. Al-Jama' said the company had installed over a dozen cameras, many of them hidden, at exits and entrances and throughout the venue. Armed police were stationed at exits and entrances. Although the venue has many door, all but one point for entry and exit were closed for the show.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:31:39 PM CEST
Microsoft unleashes Office 11 on beta testers
MICROSOFT WILL DELIVER to selected beta testers on Tuesday an early version of its long-awaited Office 11 desktop suite that will feature versions of Word, Excel, and Access that fully support XML.
To be made available to only a "few thousand" testers, Microsoft officials will be heavily emphasizing the new suite's ability to better connect people with each other in order to better collaborate and share data more seamlessly, but also to connect business processes both inside and outside the firewall.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:29:15 PM CEST
The Hoax files
Click on the links below to read about some of the greatest hoaxes in sports, science, art, and the Internet.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:25:10 PM CEST
Sharp Unveils 'Computer-On-Glass' Display
Sharp Corp, Japan's largest maker of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), unveiled a screen Tuesday with microprocessor circuitry applied directly onto the glass, enabling it to function like a computer.
The company hopes to have products available by 2005 using the advanced circuitry, perhaps even a "display card" that could store data and be carried around for use with various gadgets from games machines to mobile phones to car navigation systems.
¬> <a href="www.reuters.com"target="_blank">Reuters
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:17:03 PM CEST
On the way out
As D.C. toll mounts, criticism of sniper games rises
But this is not your father's cowboys and Indians. Over the past two decades, computers have enhanced electronic shoot-'em-up games with Surround Sound, full color and digital ammunition. Virtual gunning comes with simulated sniper scopes, crosshairs, laser-guided sights and pools of blood for technology as portable as the Game Boy or the Palm.
¬> <a href="www.accessatlanta.com"target="_blank">Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:13:03 PM CEST
2 DANGLE ABOVE B'WAY FOR 30 MINS.
Two construction workers plunged from a collapsing scaffold in Midtown yesterday morning - and precariously dangled upside down by safety ropes. They were finally rescued 30 minutes later, when firefighters from Ladder 4 pulled them to safety.
¬> <a href="www.nypost.com"target="_blank">NEW YORK POST
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:09:40 PM CEST
Divorce court becomes new source for company secrets
It goes like this: A high-powered marriage breaks up, and after settlement talks fail, a scorned mate makes public through their divorce proceedings all sorts of company secrets -- from lavish executive pay and perks to corporate dealings.
Forget regulatory filings and annual reports. This is public disclosure of a different kind, with powerful repercussions.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:05:49 PM CEST
Rejected Movie-Based Video Game Ideas
know it's hard to believe that video game makers might reject any movie-based video game ideas, but even they have some standards.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 4:02:36 PM CEST
Troops Report Daytime Rocket Attack at U.S. Base in Afghanistan;
Three U.S.-Made Rockets Found
U.S. troops reported an unusual daytime rocket attack on one of their outposts in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Tuesday. The rocket missed the base, and there were no injuries. Special forces at the Chapman Army airfield near Khost spotted the rocket flying toward them at about 10 a.m. Monday, but it landed west of the base, said Col. Roger King. Troops could not pinpoint the launch site.
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 1:05:01 PM CEST
Police Probe Another Md. Shooting
A man was shot in the chest in Montgomery County early Tuesday, but authorities said it was too early to tell if it was connected to the serial sniper who has killed nine people and injured three others this month.
¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Associated Press
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Topic: - on October 22, 2002 at 12:48:53 PM CEST
Browser Bitstream ThunderHawk
ThunderHawk brings the desktop Web browsing experience to wireless Web devices. ThunderHawk enables a Pocket PC, which typically has a 320x240 color LCD screen, to display a legible VGA screen (640x480) of a Web page.
¬> <a href="www.bitstream.com"target="_blank">Bitstream
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