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Survey: Industrial Robot Sales Show Boom (Oct 21 2003 09:12 GMT) - Increased sales of industrial robots in North America and Europe have revived the global market for the machines, a U.N. report said. The annual World Robotics Survey, released Tuesday, said a 26 percent rise in business orders coincides with an increase in the number of robots used around the home, mostly to mow lawns and vacuum floors. |
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No Play Money Here (Oct 21 2003 09:11 GMT) - Milwaukee native, Matt McNally, bought Boardwalk and Park Place to win the U.S. Monopoly championship. "Passes 'Go,' Collects $15,140"... |
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Deficiencies in resolving dependencies limit Linux's appeal (Oct 21 2003 09:09 GMT) - I've been spending a lot of time lately trying to get a fairly sophisticated software package installed. I'll fill you in on the specifics when I've succeeded (he said optimistically). My main stumbling block has been resolving package dependencies -- what you need to have installed already in order to get the application you want to install to work. Dependency handling is a huge stumbling block Linux has to overcome if it hopes to gain wide consumer acceptance. |
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Zur Sache, Schtzchen! (Oct 21 2003 09:08 GMT) - Frankophile und Freunde gepflegter Popmusik aufgepasst! Die "Nouvelle Scne Francaise" wandelt in den Fustapfen der groen Chansonniers. Zwei Deutsche prsentieren den Soundtrack fr ein lssigeres Leben. |
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Savanne im Lichthof (Oct 21 2003 09:08 GMT) - Das naturkundliche Museum Koenig in Bonn hat seine zoologische Sammlung neu arrangiert. Lebende Tiere sind zwar nicht zu sehen, die afrikanische Savanne wird fr die Besucher trotzdem lebendig. |
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Um, excuse me (Oct 21 2003 09:07 GMT) - But are you relevant? From The Ville, Mr. Brent finds that none other than Alannis Morissette is demanding that the... |
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Vyska premie zatial otvorena (Oct 21 2003 09:07 GMT) - Konecna vyska statnej premie k stavebnemu sporeniu je stale vecou diskusii. "Navrh na 1 500 korun, ktory je v statnom rozpocte, je z dielne ministerstva vystavby. |
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G. Schrder spustil riskantnu reformu (Oct 21 2003 09:07 GMT) - Nemecky kancelar Gerhard Schrder vstupil v nedelu do riskantnej hry, ked urobil krok, ktorym vlada prvykrat v povojnovej historii Nemecka zredukuje milionom nemeckych dochodcov ich realne prijmy.Ako uviedol, boli to najtazsie rokovania jeho kabinetu a rozhodnutie, ktore z nich vzislo, najbolestivejsie, ake nemecka vlada kedy urobila. |
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Police Beat (Oct 21 2003 09:05 GMT) - (US) A man who allowed police to search his car Saturday evening was arrested on marijuana possession charges when officers found a 15-inch water pipe and a vial of a green leafy substance in the car.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $cannabis(100%), $narcotic(100%), $alcohol(50%), $paraphernalia(70%), $police_related_news(100%)] |
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Students encouraged to vote in upcoming Tucson elections (Oct 21 2003 09:05 GMT) - (US) Voters will choose to elect Democrat Tom Volgy or Libertarian Kimberly Swanson to the office.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $drug_ngo(80%), $drug_law(100%), $drug_reform_ngo(80%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Leman: State won't appeal pot initiative (Oct 21 2003 09:05 GMT) - (US) The ultimate goal for supporters is to see government regulate marijuana the same as alcohol.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme7(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $drug_policy(100%), $legalization(100%), $cannabis(100%), $hemp(100%), $medical_cannabis(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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Passione italiana (Oct 21 2003 09:05 GMT) - La pasta al pomodoro resta la vera "passione" dell'Italia a tavola: il matrimonio migliore per un piatto di pasta fumante rimane il classico sugo di pomodoro per il 53,8% degli italiani (il 20,6% cede al ragu'). A fotografare il rapporto degli italiani co |
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Review: ffmpegX (Oct 21 2003 09:05 GMT) - If you're big on digital video and you're low on cash like me, you might think that $30 for Quicktime pro is a bit too much to shell out to convert from one format to another. The answer is a shareware app called ffmpegX. |
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