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- Five Year Olds Given Mobile Phones. BBC reports that the age of mobile phone users is dropping, alarmingly, due not to advertising but through "pester power." (Thanks, Library Bob!)[Smart Mobs] |
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- Police are looking for a sexual predator who's targeting children. In recent weeks two young girls were attacked by an unkown man. Police are looking for a possible connection between the two. |
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- A look at Open Office 1.1 -- still no counterpart to Outlook, but less sluggish, and now with PDF export functionality Martin's Law of Inundation: "You cannot really perform the number of tasks you have to do within the... |
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Geek humour (Aug 13 2003 22:59 GMT) - In a talk about the competitive storage landscape this afternoon, the presenter asked if anyone knew how much storage AOL had on line. The answer turned out to by 17 petabytes (!) Some wit at the back of the room quipped that probably 90 percent of it was dedicated to spam. Heh. |
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Bosnia (Aug 13 2003 22:59 GMT) - From Zagreb we got on the overnight train heading towards Split. It is half way down the Croatian coast line. The train leaving Zagreb was close to 2 hours late - no explanation whatsoever they must just work on Croatian time. Got to Split in ... |
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I'm back (Aug 13 2003 22:59 GMT) - Well I've been back agae really just not got round to updateing this thing. Sorry Iain! I need to get more people to sign up to this as I am feeling very un important. Grand Prix was exellent and I will add a few pics from time to time. Speak t... |
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SVG Print (Aug 13 2003 22:58 GMT) - A bit in the shadow of SVG 1.2 and RCC, the first working draft of SVG Print got published. SVG... |
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SVG Print (Aug 13 2003 22:58 GMT) - A bit in the shadow of SVG 1.2 and RCC, the first working draft of SVG Print got published. SVG... |
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SVG Print (Aug 13 2003 22:58 GMT) - A bit in the shadow of SVG 1.2 and RCC, the first working draft of SVG Print got published. SVG... |
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SVG Print (Aug 13 2003 22:58 GMT) - A bit in the shadow of SVG 1.2 and RCC, the first working draft of SVG Print got published. SVG... |
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- i went water skiing once. i was quite out o control. i could stand up for most of it, but i would eatit frequently, which hurts.By Nick RuncoWednesday, August 13th, 2003 @ 3:58 pmToobin' |
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- DISCLAIMER: Move along, people. No material of any substance here, unless you voluntarily choose to witness the oozings of some... |
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- Police arrested a man in the violent, late night attack of a west suburban family last April. They are still searching for two other suspects who broke into the Warrenville home and terrorized the family. |
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- Angelica Osusky, 8, has been upgraded to good condition after a dog attacked her Tuesday night. Doctors went to great lengths to reattach her severed thumb-- retrieved from the dog's stomach-- but were not successful, according to the girl's family. |
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- An Army National Guardsman from Calumet City was killed in Iraq when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over, according to the Department of Defense. |
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- 151 officers commended for jobs well done in Supt.Hillard's last award ceremony before retiring. |
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- This weekend is the annual Chicago Air And Water Show. Once again the sky over our lakefront will be filled with the latest in aircraft technology --and some planes that are just the opposite. |
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- A father charged with murdering his children in downstate Dwight will plead guilty, according to his attorney. |
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- An autopsy will be performed on a body found in a pond in an upscale residential area of Bartlett. |
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- U.S. and Indian scientists said Wednesday that they have discovered a new dinosaur species in India after finding bones in the western part of the country. |
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- The Water Reclamation District is expected to vote tomorrow on whether residents can keep their docks along the North Branch of the Chicago River. |
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- The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined a Kankakee nursing home 50-thousand dollars for failing to monitor a patient following an accident. |
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- U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk says upgrade funding for Metra is on track. |
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- A man accused of acting as a silent partner in the Chicago nightclub where 21 people were killed denies any legal ties to the business. |
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- A lawyer is arguing in court that the Chicago Cubs are violating state scalping laws. |
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- The daughter of a high-ranking member of Chicago's underworld was convicted today of destroying bookmaking records. |
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- A former library assistant accused of sexually abusing students speaks out in a jailhouse interview. ABC7's John Garcia talked to Laurie Augustine. |
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- This is a great story - which I also saw in the Irish Times - about how a group of enthusiasts flew a model plane across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Clifden in Co Galway. The plane was launched using standard remote control equipment. However, once out of range of the controller, it flew on autopilot, using satellite navigation. It landed safely less than half a mile from where Alcock & Browne landed after their first successful transatlatic flight in 1919. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] |
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EricBlosch (Aug 13 2003 22:57 GMT) - Name: Eric Blosch Email: eblosch@successfactorsSTOPSPAM com Company Name: SuccessFactors Company URL: http: |
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- Full text, foto, audio/video report The outspoken american film-maker and author Michael Moore appeared at the Feile an Phobail marquee on the Falls Road in West Belfast on Saturday 9th of August to give a public talk as part of the programme of political speakers at that forum, with particular reference to "The sad and sorry state of affairs in the United States of America." Tickets to the 1200-seater event were free and had all been ravenously snapped up the previous Sunday morning within 2 hours of the office having opened. ... |
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- Aug. 13 - There are allegations that a local tow truck company is threatening to tow cars from JFK airport unless you pay on the spot. Scott Weinberger investigates. |
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- Aug. 13 - The daughter of New Jersey's former poet laureate was killed in her own home in Piscataway. Vivian Lee reports. |
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- Aug. 13 - Two journalists and a boat captain have been taken into custody near JFK airport. They're accused of taking pictures inside a security zone. |
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- My latest ISPCON.com viewpoint concludes: "Yesterday I heard a skeptical report on NPR, where the business/technology reporter was skeptical about voice-over-IP but also admitted she hadn't tried it. It's high time she, and every other journalist covering telecommunications, did so." |
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- my avatar is our blue chihuhua "booboo"..he is a demon in |
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- [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by reneansley [/i] [B]i have been saving my pennies to |
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