Topic: POLITIK - on September 1, 2004 at 10:10:00 AM CEST
Inside The Convention: Weird Hats, Bad Fashion
Although it was completely lacking in free drinks, staff photographer Eliot Shepard still braved the bizarre universe occuring within Madison Square Garden. When he wasn't avoiding over-enthused elderly southerners or trying to ignore the strange noises coming from the speakers' podium, Eliot managed to document some of the more, er, sublime moments during the first day of the convention.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 1, 2004 at 10:08:00 AM CEST
Determined, but not talented, bank robber asks directions to bank
Paul Michael Callahan was a bank robber in search of a bank, according to police. First thing Monday morning, he allegedly tried to rob a copy shop at Boston University thinking it was a bank. Boston police said he walked into the shop on Commonwealth Avenue and passed a note to a store employee asking for money. When he was told the shop wasn't a bank, Callahan asked for directions to the nearest Fleet bank branch, police said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 1, 2004 at 10:05:00 AM CEST
Swedish teen shoplifts winning lottery ticket
A Swedish teenager who shoplifted a winning lottery ticket that could be worth as much as $1 million has discovered the truth in that old adage 'crime doesn't pay.'
The 15-year-old boy stole the scrape-off lottery ticket from a grocery store outside the northeastern Swedish town of Oernskoeldsvik last week, local media reported Tuesday.
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Topic: MUSIK - on September 1, 2004 at 12:51:00 AM CEST
Live-Streaming mit Surround-Sound
Am 31.8.2004 um 23 Uhr fand die weltweit erste Online-Live-Musikübertragung mit einem neuen Surround-Codec statt - dem "5.1 Surround MPEG aacPlus". Die Musik stammt von Herbie Hancock und dem Künstler BT.
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