Wednesday, 24. December 2003

10 technologies to watch in 2004


No, they're not quite ready for prime time. But in the year ahead, these promising innovations could start to hit the marketplace.

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The Earthrise Photograph


The Apollo moon program resulted in a legacy of thousands of images - all of them of immense value as both scientific and documentary records.

Black and white photograph of Earthrise - taken by Apollo 8 commander, Frank Borman, December 24, 1968.

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Oops movies


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Santa is trapped in a usb mouse


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10 ADS AMERICA WON'T SEE


Mr. Kipling's Virgin Birth and Other Not-for-the-USA Fare

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Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003


Sites are getting better at using minimalist design, maintaining archives, and offering comprehensive services. However, these advances entail their own usability problems, as several prominent mistakes from 2003 show.

Here's my list of ten ways that websites have been particularly annoying recently.

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Al Qaeda websites warn "Our Muslim brothers in America"


Alarming messages published on known al Qaeda Web sites are claiming the terror network is about to launch its biggest strikes ever - and are warning Muslims to leave the cities of New York, Washington and Los Angeles.

The statements monitored by U.S. government agencies, as well as by a Washington-based terrorist research group, are part of the alarming increase in "chatter" among terrorist operatives in recent weeks that played a role in the Bush administration's decision to raise the nation's threat alert to high (orange).

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Newspaper Publishes Only Good News for Xmas


Germany's top-selling newspaper published nothing but good news Wednesday, dropping its normal fare of crime, violence and scandal for stories about tax cuts, falling petrol prices and accelerating economic growth.

"There's only good news today," Bild wrote in two-inch high letters at the top of page one, where the giant headlines are usually devoted to sex scandals, Germany's cannibal trial, killers, adulterers or dishonest politicians.

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Celebrity Knuckleheads 2003: Their stupidity knows no bounds


Welcome to the second annual Celebrity Knucklehead Awards.

It's been a busy year, friends, and we've been keeping tabs on the famous and stupid -- practically a full-time job. Like last year, we only considered celebrities, no politicians or meddling Chicago baseball fans. This year seems to be a bad one for the fellas ...

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Former Miss South Africa Attacked by Hippo


A former Miss South Africa has been attacked by a wild hippopotamus and bitten on the leg, local media reported on Wednesday.

Media reports said Diana Tilden-Davis, Miss South Africa 1991 and a runner up in the 1991 Miss World contest, was attacked while canoeing in the Okavango Swamps of neighboring Botswana and was airlifted to Johannesburg's Milpark hospital.

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The Boss Tops 2003 Concert Earnings List


Bruce Springsteen Earns $115M in 2003 Concerts, Tops for Year and Second All-Time Behind Stones Bruce Springsteen was the boss of the concert business in 2003, raking in $115.9 million to rank second only to the Rolling Stones for the most money ever earned by a concert act in a year.

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Ten Most Influential Moments in Dating and Romance for 2003


Match.com, a global leader in online dating, announced today its selections for the Ten Most Influential Moments in Dating and Romance for 2003, compiled by Match.com's dating experts.

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