Topic: BLOG - on April 8, 2003 at 6:38:51 PM CEST
Noted War Blogger Cops to Copying
Like any number of webloggers trying to make their mark with commentary on the war in Iraq, Sean-Paul Kelley knew geography and career experience didn't favor him.
Kelley -- the man behind the wildly popular site The Agonist -- lives in Texas, worlds away from the war's front lines. And his reporting résumé added up to a mere three weeks at a local paper. Still, for the last few weeks, he had managed to post several dozen war-related news items a day on his site. The only problem: Much of his material was plagiarized -- lifted word-for-word from a paid news service put out by Austin, Texas, commercial intelligence company Stratfor.
"You got me, I admit it.... I made a mistake," Kelley said. "It was stupid."
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 8, 2003 at 6:33:39 PM CEST
Windows CE to outship PCs in five years - researcher
In five years' time, more Windows CE devices will be shipping than Windows PCs. So reckons PC and PDA market researcher eTForecasts.
So while 2002 saw 126 million PC shipments worldwide and nine million WinCE device shipments, come 2008 and 190-200 million PCs will ship compared to 200-220 million WinCE devices, according to eTForecasts' numbers.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on April 8, 2003 at 6:28:08 PM CEST
Tellers laugh robber out of bank
Police say they aren't sure what charge is appropriate for a man arrested after tellers laughed him out of a bank he apparently tried to rob.
"Put the money in the bag," he demanded.
Instead, one of the two tellers told him the bank was out of money, and the other teller laughed and offered the man deposit slips. She told police that made the intruder angry, and he left without any money in his bag.
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Topic: W A R - on April 8, 2003 at 6:18:16 PM CEST
Greeting card company creates a line of cards specifically for troops in Iraq
On the cover of the card is a departing military ship with the caption, ''I miss you.'' Inside, the message reads: ''Kick Saddam's butt and get yours back here!''
In an industry that prides itself on a message for every occasion, American Greetings has produced a line of patriotic cards intended to boost morale of U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Topic: MUSIK - on April 8, 2003 at 6:10:22 PM CEST
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon 5.1 Surround Mix
43 mins, single-sided, dual-layered (SACD/CD Hybrid Disc), CD jewel case packaging, liner notes booklet, track access (10 tracks - see track listing below), audio formats: SACD DSD 5.1 & 2.0, CD PCM 2.0
Engineered by Alan Parsons Produced by Pink Floyd 5.1 Surround Mix by James Guthrie 5.1/Stereo Mastering by Doug Sax and James Guthrie at das boot recording DSD Authoring for SACD by Gus Skinas
David Gilmour (vocals/guitars/VCS3), Nick Mason (percussion/tape effects), Richard Wright (keyboards/vocals/VCS3), Roger Waters (bass guitar/vocals/VCS3/tape effects)
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 8, 2003 at 6:06:39 PM CEST
Toilet Training Goes Faster If Time is Right
Study finds little benefit in starting before 27 months Starting to toilet train your children before the age of 27 months probably isn't a good idea because it takes longer and offers no real benefit, a new study says.
Happily, most parents seem to know that already, doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found. In their study of 378 parents of toddlers, the average age when intensive toilet training was started was 28.7 months.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 8, 2003 at 6:02:36 PM CEST
Dealer Won’t Sell $2M of French Wines
Michael Zeiger has over $2 million worth of French wines in stock and he won’t sell a single bottle. Moreover, he says the idea is catching on among fellow wine merchants. "When this whole thing started with Iraq, and France started objecting to all of this and not cooperating with the United States, I decided to write to my suppliers and tell them I’m very unhappy with the decision and I’m not going to sell French wines right now.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 8, 2003 at 5:56:14 PM CEST
Windows key leak threatens mass piracy
A key code for installing Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 has leaked onto the Internet, a loss that could lead to widespread piracy of the software.
A Microsoft representative confirmed the leak late Monday and said Microsoft was investigating the matter. The leak comes more than two weeks before the software's scheduled release on April 24.
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Topic: - on April 8, 2003 at 5:51:40 PM CEST
Lastwagen mit 80 Millionen Bienen verunglückt
Zu einem gefährlichen Einsatz wurde die Feuerwehr im US-Bundesstaat Florida gerufen: Ein mit Millionen Bienen beladener Lastwagen war umgestürzt.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 8, 2003 at 5:39:16 PM CEST
80 Million Bees Released In Fatal I-95 Crash
A truck carrying bees overturned on Interstate 95 Monday, killing the driver and releasing millions of bees in Brevard County, according to Local 6 News.
Officials said that Conrad Cramer, 82, somehow lost control of his truck and rolled it on its side just north of County Road 407.
The crash released 80 million bees onto the Interstate 95 median.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 8, 2003 at 5:29:03 PM CEST
Hummer’s folding bike was designed for the military
What: A new military-style mountain bike from Hummer has a folding system developed for paratroopers.
It looks and rides like a regular bike, but folds up to the size of a large camping backpack.
Quick: In just 30 seconds, using a quick-release lever and no tools, the aluminum Hummer Tactical Mountain Bike can be converted into a 3-foot by 3-foot by 1-foot pack.
Use: Designed for extreme off-roading. The manufacturer, The Montague Corp., supplies the military’s bikes.
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Topic: CARS - on April 8, 2003 at 5:25:06 PM CEST
Ferrari owners feel victimised by police
Members of the New Zealand Ferrari Owners Club say they feel "targeted and victimised" after a run-in with the law near Nelson. Twenty-six Ferraris, and their owners, converged on the town during the weekend for their annual meeting.
Club secretary Graham Morris said the weekend was a great success but "police in Motueka were out to get us and stopped two cars for not having front number plates."
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