Topic: - on January 25, 2003 at 11:55:57 AM CET
3th Small Plane Crashes Into Suburban Home, Pilot Killed
A small plane crashed into a house in this suburb east of Los Angeles on Friday, killing the pilot and destroying the home's garage and part of the upstairs living quarters.
No one else was hurt, authorities said, adding that a teenager who was at home watching television when the plane crashed got out uninjured.
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Topic: - on January 25, 2003 at 11:51:39 AM CET
Two Small Planes Collide Over Denver, four Dead
Two small planes collided over Denver on Friday, crashing down on a house and into a backyard and killing all four people aboard, local officials said.
Six people on the ground were slightly injured from falling debris in the 5:15 p.m. (7:15 p.m. EST) crash of the Cessna-172 P Skyhawk and a twin-engine Piper Cheyenne.
"The plane struck the back of the house and there was an explosion," Denver Police Department Chief Gerry Whitman said of the single-engine Cessna.
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Topic: - on January 24, 2003 at 6:53:38 PM CET
Crazy Things To Do With Coca Cola!
Below are some wacky uses for Coca Cola that have been sent in by my readers. Fact or Fiction, you decide...
Also, check out some really yummy Coca Cola Recipes!!
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Topic: - on January 24, 2003 at 1:09:56 PM CET
$32 million home a San Francisco record
Decadence has a new ceiling in San Francisco -- a $32 million mansion being billed as the city's most expensive ever.
The Parisian-townhouse-style home boasts views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay and covers 17,000 square feet, plus a 5,000-square-foot guest house and a garden.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 7:15:58 PM CET
Dubliners raise their glasses to brewing genius
Two hundred years ago, the city of Dublin came to a standstill and thousands of mourners lined its cobbled streets to say goodbye to a brewing genius.
The bicentenary of the death of Arthur Guinness on Thursday was a less sombre occasion, with Dubliners only too happy to raise a glass or two in his memory.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 7:11:24 PM CET
Trial and error reveals master keys
Pin-and-tumbler locks only open when a key has elevated all the pins inside the mechanism to their correct positions. A normal lock with five pins can have around a million different pin configurations.
However, locks for which there is a master key have two sets of correct pin positions. The first is unique to each individual lock; the second works with the master key and is the same for every lock.
In a paper submitted to the journal IEEE Security and Privacy, Blaze shows that it is possible to work out the master key positions in a relatively short amount on time using trial and error.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 6:47:53 PM CET
US building highway to the South Pole
American engineers in the Antarctic have begun work on a highway from the giant US coastal base at McMurdo Sound to the South Pole - a distance of 1600 kilometres.
In the next few weeks the ice road should have crossed the wide expanse of the Ross ice shelf, which permanently covers the ocean, and be approaching the Transantarctic Mountains. The mountains mark the halfway point to the Pole.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 1:55:02 PM CET
World record holder going for 13th ascent of Everest.
A Nepalese mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest a record 12 times is planning to come out of retirement.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Everest ascent, and Appa Sherpa believes it will be the perfect occasion to make it his 13th.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 1:49:25 PM CET
TOY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES ITS CENTURY OF TOYS LIST
From Lionel® trains to Lite-Brite®, there's a toy on this list for everyone. Toy Industry Association (TIA™) has released a list of one hundred of the industry's most memorable and creative toys from the past century. The list is part of the industry's celebration of the 100th Anniversary of American International TOY FAIRTM to be held in New York City on February 16 - 19. Fashioned to highlight momentous toys from the past 100 years, the list will set the stage for a week of activities that salute the history and inventiveness of the toy industry.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 1:42:23 PM CET
School toilets cause stink across Europe
Smelly, dirty, school toilets are a problem across Europe and new legislation is needed to improve standards, researchers say.
The facilities lack ambience, are unhygienic, are a magnet for bullies and can increase the risk of constipation and incontinence.
"Going to the toilet is more than just a physical reflex. The whole ambience must be comfortable and this was not the case in the majority of these toilets," said Sue Vernon, of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 1:05:33 PM CET
Tour Gives Insight Into Gangs of N.Y
When he watched the movie "Gangs of New York,” Jeffrey Richman felt right at home.
The Huntington resident is the historian for Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn -- the final resting place for many of the characters portrayed in the Martin Scorcese film, which was set in the mid-1800s. They range from "Bill The Butcher” Poole (a.k.a. "Bill The Butcher” Cutting, portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis) to political dealmaker William M. "Boss” Tweed, played by Jim Broadbent.
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Topic: - on January 23, 2003 at 11:48:13 AM CET
Million-Dollar Power Bill Shocks Family
ike many Norwegian homeowners, Siri Hoelland had nervously awaited her power bill, unsure of the cost because of soaring electricity prices in recent months.
She was shocked to find out it was more than 7.6 million kroner ($1.1 million).
"There has been so much talk about high electricity prices that we wondered what the bill would be," the 37-year-old mother of three told The Associated Press by telephone Wednesday. "But we hadn't thought it would be this bad."
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