Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:53:26 AM CET
Mountain For Sale
Want to buy a mountain? Just $3 million and it's all yours. Fitch Mountain is the scenic backdrop for the city of Healdsburg. The owners of the wooded landmark have listed 258 acres for sale -- including the mountain's 991-foot peak. The move has rekindled efforts to buy the land with public money and build a long-sought park.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:51:28 AM CET
Norway Teenage Cyber-Piracy Trial Ends
A landmark trial of a teenager in Norway over Hollywood charges of video piracy ended on Monday with prosecutors urging a suspended 90-day jail term.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:48:55 AM CET
The Mind Has No Firewall
Army article on psychotronic weapons
The following article is from the US military publication Parameters, subtitled "US Army War College Quarterly." It describes itself as "The United States Army's Senior Professional Journal.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:42:02 AM CET
Antarctic explorers try out kite power
Two men are setting off for the Antarctic on Monday on an expedition that will test a completely new vehicle for travelling across remote snowy landscapes.
¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:37:13 AM CET
Villagers Armed to Fend Off Plundering Pigs
Hungry wild pigs rampaged through Turkish villages on Friday pillaging crops and gardens as they sought food and refuge from fierce weather conditions sweeping through the country's northeast.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:29:13 AM CET
The BEAST Guide to Ruining Christmas for Everyone
Dress up as Santa and wait until a group of children gather around you. When a large enough group has gathered, fake a heart attack and fall to the ground. Arrange beforehand for a friend to walk by and say, "Oh no, Santa Claus is dead!"
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:23:54 AM CET
Oslo to get world's largest cruise-ferry
Norwegian ferry firm Color Line signed a deal Monday to build the world's largest cruise-ferry. The vessel will be able to carry nearly 3,000 passengers and will ply Color Line's popular route between Oslo and Kiel, Germany.
¬> <a href="www.aftenposten.no"target="_blank">Aftenposten
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:15:34 AM CET
Speedy wheelchair drivers being ticketed
Wheelchairs users beware: You could be ticketed -- or worse, expelled -- for speeding at Valley College. Campus officials recently set a speed limit of 4 mph for wheelchairs, hoping to keep pedestrians from being hurt.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:11:48 AM CET
Hubble watches galactic dance
The Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing a cluster of galaxies perform a slow dance of destruction that will last billions of years. The galaxies' gravity is beginning to rip stars from them and distort their shapes. Eventually, they will merge to form one large galaxy.
¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:05:47 AM CET
Cyber hunt nets computer scam
Eric Smith, a University of New Orleans student, initially had few clues to find the person who bought his Apple laptop on eBay with the bogus cheque. He had an email address, cell phone number and the Chicago street address - actually a mail drop - where he shipped the laptop.
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:04:01 AM CET
Leave the Tin Cup at Home -- Try 'Cyberbegging'
- Need to pay down credit card debt? Desperate for money for music lessons? Simply tired of working and too embarrassed to stand on the corner with a tin cup? Try "cyberbegging."
¬> Reuters
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Topic: - on December 17, 2002 at 12:03:00 AM CET
Who Wants to Be Hugh Hefner
Ask any American male whom he most wants to trade places with and Hugh Hefner is likely to be on the short list. That dream can virtually come true in Playboy Enterprises' forthcoming simulation game in which Joe Gamer gets to don Hef's silk pajamas and rule his hedonistic media empire.
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