Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 11:44:57 PM CET
500 pounds Marijuana Stolen From Highway Patrol Office
Fayetteville authorities are investigating the theft of 500 pounds of marijuana from the evidence room at the State Highway Patrol office located at 2435 Gillespie Street. According to Sgt. Everett Clendenin, access was gained through the rear of the office. A door to the evidence room was kicked in.
The State Bureau of Investigation is working with Fayetteville police on the investigation.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 11:42:01 PM CET
Possibility of 'Dirty Bomb' in Nigerian Theft
Halliburton Co., the world's No. 2 oil field services firm, said on Thursday it has started a probe involving U.S. and Nigerian government officials over theft of a radioactive device used at its Nigerian operations.
A report by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday said officials were concerned that the device's radioactive material could be used to create a "dirty bomb," an explosive device designed to scatter radioactivity in a densely populated area.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 11:25:25 PM CET
Music Labels Set to Bite the Apple
Apple Computer is close to inking a deal with the major record labels for a fee-based music subscription services for users of its Mac OS, a somewhat surprising move from a company that has heavily hyped the operating system's "rip, mix, burn" capabilities.
Apple officials refused to comment on rumbles throughout the industry that its entry into the business would come within weeks but analysts with knowledge of the plans say the service will run on the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) technology, which is a key feature within the MPEG-4 standard.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 11:13:42 PM CET
Feds grab Internet domain names
Federal agents routinely seize property allegedly used in the commission of a crime, anything from a drug dealer's car or speedboat to a hacker's computer.
In a series of raids in recent weeks, the Justice Department has extended such grabs to property that might seem esoteric but worry civil libertarians -- Internet domain names.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 7:46:18 PM CET
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Penguins stop swimming in circles
The 52 penguins at the San Francisco Zoo have finally decided they have better things to do than hang around the pool all day, swimming in circles. Now, it's time to hang around the house.
They're burrowing in, getting ready to breed. And their mysterious mock migration is over, for the least mysterious of reasons.
"The urge to merge won out over everything," said penguin keeper Jane Tollini.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 7:18:44 PM CET
The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever - Various
Short Description Disc: 1 1. We Will Rock You/Tie Your Mother Down - Queen 2. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple 3. Song 2 - Blur 4. Walk This Way - Run DMC/Aerosmith 5. Layla - Derek & The Dominoes 6. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 7:04:40 PM CET
Wrong number leads to pot arrests
Police found more than 75 marijuana plants inside a house after a woman who lived there mistakenly called 911 instead of 411.
Police said the woman dialed 911 shortly after 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. When she hung up, a police dispatcher called the number right back, and someone hung up again, police Sgt. Dan Rose said.
Two officers went to the house and found 76 plants valued at $76,000 growing in a room with sophisticated lighting. Officers also found three handguns and other weapons inside the house.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 6:57:36 PM CET
Net speed record smashed
Scientists have set a new internet speed record by transferring 6.7 gigabytes of data across 10,978 kilometres (6,800 miles), from Sunnyvale in the US to Amsterdam in Holland, in less than one minute.
Using a quantity of data equivalent to two feature-length DVD-quality movies, the transfer was accomplished at an average speed of more than 923 megabits per second, or more than 3,500 times faster than a typical home broadband connection.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 5:54:13 PM CET
Federal agents called in to investigate stolen sandwich
Federal authorities in Des Moines, Iowa, were called to the city's airport after a peanut butter sandwich was reported stolen.
The Transportation Security Administration was called because only 16 federal security workers had access to the room from where the sandwich was taken.
Christine Woods reported her sandwich was taken from a break room which is controlled by punching a code into a keypad.
Police took a report, but suspended the investigation and turned it over to the TSA.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 5:20:23 PM CET
Google's Memory Upgrade
How Blogger could do more than improve Google's Web searches.
Why did Google buy Blogger? Ever since the news leaked a few weeks ago, the Web has been awash with speculation. So far, most theorizing has focused on the ways that Blogger could enhance Google's ability to search for Web pages. But the Blogger acquisition could open up an entirely new service for Google. Instead of just helping you find new things, Google could help you keep track of what you've already found. Right now Google is a kind of information detective, and a brilliant one at that. But it could be something more: an extension of your memory.
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 4:50:50 PM CET
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Man Arrested for Wearing Peace T-Shirt
A New York lawyer was arrested Monday night (3/3) and charged with trespassing at an Albany-area mall after he refused to remove a t-shirt with the slogan "Give Peace A Chance" that he had bought earlier that evening. Stephen Downs was sitting with his son in the food court of the Crossgates Mall in upstate Guilderland when he was approached by two security guards who directed him to either remove the shirt or leave the mall. Below you'll find the criminal complaint filed against Downs, followed by reports from the Guilderland police. (4 pages)
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Topic: - on March 7, 2003 at 4:29:39 PM CET
Proud to be nominated
ShitHappens has been nominated in the categorie "Makes you go hmmm... " If you like what you can find here - vote for me. TIA
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