Ex-Postal Employee Kills Six, Then Herself
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Fast Facts: Postal Shootings
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January 31, 2006
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.
By JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press Writer
WASHINGTON
Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. became the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, confirmed with the most partisan victory in modern history after a fierce battle over the future direction of the high court.
The Senate voted 58-42 to confirm Alito _ a former federal appellate judge, U.S. attorney, and conservative lawyer for the Reagan administration from New Jersey _ as the replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who has been a moderate swing vote on the court.
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January 25, 2006
School allows male student to wear skirts to school
The ACLU of New Jersey announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the Hasbrouck Heights School District allowing 17-year-old Michael Coviello, a high school senior, to wear the attire as a protest against the school's no-shorts policy.
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January 23, 2006
Beyonce Knowles Worth 1000 Contests
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Johnny Depp and Beyonce Knowles in an interesting blendIn this contest you will mate/blend Beyonce with anyone or anything of your choosing, and depict the resulting crossbreed/offspring (not her in the act of mating thank you!).
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CURSES FOILED AGAIN FOR HOWARD STERN
January 23, 2006 -- Howard Stern may be coming down with a Sirius case of the bleeps.
High-level executives of the satellite broadcaster are developing an internal standards-and-practices document that will set boundaries for Stern and other shock jocks, The Post has learned.
“It’s something that’s being taken very seriously," a Sirius source said.
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GOOGLE GURGLE
Google founder Sergey BrinLast Friday, the Web darling's stock price fell 8.5 percent to close below $400 — its largest single-day drop ever.
The selloff came after a week in which mounting concerns that expectations may have risen too high for Google were compounded by its involvement in a government investigation.
Google's announcement last Thursday that it would refuse a Justice Department demand to turn over a sample of its search data gave investors an excuse to do just that — and on Friday, investors pushed the share price below $400 for the first time since November.
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January 21, 2006
January 19, 2006
First Lady Laura Bush yesterday slapped down Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
January 19, 2006 -- WASHINGTON — First Lady Laura Bush yesterday slapped down Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's racially charged claim that Republicans run the House of Representatives "like a plantation."
"I think it's ridiculous. It's a ridiculous comment — that's what I think," Bush told reporters aboard her plane, sparking laughter as they flew home from an Africa trip.
She spoke out the day after her husband's spokesman, Scott McClellan, said it was "out of bounds" for Clinton to blast Republicans by using the racially charged buzzword "plantation" on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
Clinton sparked the storm by telling a mostly black Harlem crowd: "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation — and you know what I'm talking about."
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January 18, 2006
The Laser-Guided Pool Cue
The Laser-Guided Pool Cue
This is the first laser-guided regulation-sized pool cue. When activated, the harmless visible laser provides a precise guide for lining up the perfect shot with pinpoint accuracy. The touch sensor on/off switch features both manual and automatic shut-off to preserve battery life. The set includes a 58" two-piece cue with a secure microfiber grip and an aluminum joint and ferrule, in addition to two tip scuffers, two chalks, three replacement leather-tipped ferrules, and a hard-side, zippered nylon carrying case with shoulder strap and accessory pocket. Requires three 1.5V batteries (six are included). 58" L. (3 lbs.)
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Shatner kidney stone goes for $25,000
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- An online casino has a piece of Capt. Kirk.
Actor William Shatner has sold his kidney stone for $25,000, with the money going to a housing charity, it was announced Tuesday.
Shatner reached agreement Monday to sell the stone to GoldenPalace.com.
"This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a piece of me worth?" he said in a telephone interview.
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January 17, 2006
Airline Mechanic Sucked In Engine
Federal aviation experts and local police today will continue to investigate how an airplane mechanic was sucked into a plane's jet engine and killed Monday in what officials said is a rare occurrence that stunned passengers and employees at El Paso International Airport.
The mechanic, whose name was withheld until relatives could be notified, had been working on the plane about 9 a.m. when he was suddenly pulled into the jet engine of a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 bound for Houston.
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Target? Google Earth Advertising
Advertisers are slowly discovering the potential of Google Maps, and some, like the Target store above (more at Google Sightseeing), are even enjoying some unexpected windfall.
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January 12, 2006
KATE, LINDSAY BUMP-&-GRIND
Lohan, Moss and a couple of female friends swanned into the Upper East Side mammary mecca at about 2:45 a.m. and headed straight for the legendary Champagne Room, where the giggly group ordered round after round of vodka shots, raspberry Kamikazes and beer.
Their table was immediately swarmed by strippers and Lohan and Moss enjoyed numerous lap dances. But the fun really started when Moss jumped on the stage nearest the main bar and began grinding against a pole, much to the delight of hundreds of red-blooded banker types.
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January 10, 2006
Easy on the eye: new e-book is a page turner
The Sony Reader, introduced here at the Consumer Electronics Show, is a book-size device that can store hundreds of volumes and display them, one page at a time, on a screen that uses innovative electronic-ink technology to eliminate the glare and flicker that make prolonged reading on traditional computer and handheld displays so uncomfortable.
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Mouse tossed into fire sets house ablaze
Items compiled from Tribune news services
Published January 9, 2006
FT. SUMNER, NEW MEXICO -- A mouse got its revenge against a homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man's house and set it on fire.
Luciano Mares, 81, of Ft. Sumner said he caught the mouse in his house..
"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire," Mares said from a motel room Saturday.
Village Fire Chief Juan Chavez said the burning mouse ran to just beneath a window, and the flames spread up from there.
No one was hurt inside, but the home and everything in it was destroyed.
Copyright © 2006, Chicago Tribune
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January 08, 2006
SkyScout
SkyScout utilizes patented technology that combines measurements of both the magnetic and gravitational fields of the Earth, along with data from an internal GPS and a substantial celestial database. A "locate" feature allows you to select any object you wish to view--Mars, for instance--and with the help of illuminated arrows in the viewfinder, the SkyScout will actually point to the object. And when you point to an object and click the "Target" button, SkyScout instantly displays the name of the object along with a treasure trove of fascinating scientific and historical information about the object.
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January 07, 2006
New Adobe app to take on Apple's Aperture
I can't wait for this...then Aperture could stay with Apple!
Exclusive -- Refusing to stand idle while Apple Computer woos digital photographers with its new Aperture post production tool for working with RAW images, Adobe Systems next week will unveil a similar piece of software designed to lure back its professional audience, AppleInsider has learned.
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Exclusive -- Refusing to stand idle while Apple Computer woos digital photographers with its new Aperture post production tool for working with RAW images, Adobe Systems next week will unveil a similar piece of software designed to lure back its professional audience, AppleInsider has learned.
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January 06, 2006
3 Sisters Give Birth on 3 Consecutive Days
Why not on the same day?
seems like they could have put a little more effort into it is all I'm saying."
The sisters, who appeared on several morning news shows, had no answer for why they didn't try harder.
One sister offered a half-hearted apology to the nation saying, "I know we can do better. We're going to take a few months, but we're all planning on fucking like crazy on March 10, and if all goes well, we'll finally get this right nine months after that." The other two sisters were obviously too embarrassed to say anything and the poor babies just pretended to be asleep the entire time to avoid having to answer for their mother's shame.
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January 05, 2006
Unusual wedding: British woman marries her beloved dolphin
Till death do us part? An unusual wedding ceremony was held in the southern resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, as Sharon Tendler, a 41-years-old Jewish millionaire from London married her beloved Cindy, a 35-years-old dolphin
"The peace and tranquility underwater, and his love, would calm me down," the excited bride said after the wedding.
"But what kind of children would they have?" one of the children in the crowd asked his father.
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January 04, 2006
Kodak Assvertising
Assvertising was so great you knew it would be copied. Who knew Kodak would be the one to stoop so low? That's like butterscotch-giving-grandpa hitting on your girlfriend - and stealing her (true story). more pics
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Dell Computers Ponders 'PC's For The Homeless' Marketing Strategy
Yo man! I take Pay Pal!
By Mark Motz
(AP) The Dell Computer Corp, one of a growing number of notorious U.S. companies engaged in the outsourcing of nearly 700,000 stateside jobs overseas, unveils plans to "seize the climate of the day that we helped create" by offering low cost PC's to the homeless. Dell spokeswoman Eliza Kruinkshank explains:
The new purple and black Dell Urban Warrior is a fully contained, all in one unit with built in LCD screen, built in keyboard, 256MB of RAM and a 1000 Mhz CPU encased in a waterproof, battery powered, go-anywhere, rugged lightweight case. It's a grab and go unit, with wireless internet available via any nearby restaurant or civic building's wireless access point, and can be recharged by means of any convenient alley way 110 volt plug, jury rigged to a car battery, or even trickle charged with the optional "Solar Buddy" solar cell array.
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By Mark Motz
(AP) The Dell Computer Corp, one of a growing number of notorious U.S. companies engaged in the outsourcing of nearly 700,000 stateside jobs overseas, unveils plans to "seize the climate of the day that we helped create" by offering low cost PC's to the homeless. Dell spokeswoman Eliza Kruinkshank explains:
The new purple and black Dell Urban Warrior is a fully contained, all in one unit with built in LCD screen, built in keyboard, 256MB of RAM and a 1000 Mhz CPU encased in a waterproof, battery powered, go-anywhere, rugged lightweight case. It's a grab and go unit, with wireless internet available via any nearby restaurant or civic building's wireless access point, and can be recharged by means of any convenient alley way 110 volt plug, jury rigged to a car battery, or even trickle charged with the optional "Solar Buddy" solar cell array.
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Lexar's JumpDrive Mercury
Lexar's JumpDrive Mercury has an E-Ink display that shows how much storage capacity it has left without the need to connect it to a PC.
Lexar hasn't yet revealed how much it's 1GB and 2GB JumpDrive Mercurys will go for, but keep an eye on its website for updates.
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AllPeers Is The FireFox “Killer App”
AllPeers is a simple, persistent buddy list in the browser. Initially, interaction with those buddies will be limited to discovering and sharing files - If you choose to, you can share any file on your network with one or more of your friends. They will be able to see what files you choose to share (even getting an RSS feed of new files you include), and with a single click download it to their own hard drive.
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Only One Trapped Miner Survives
'They're Alive'
12 Miners Found Alive; 1 Dead
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- The word that keeps coming up is "miracles."
There's jubilation in Tallmansville, W.Va., after 12 of 13 miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive.
Bells at a nearby church where relatives had been gathering rang as family members ran out screaming in joy. Some yelled: "They're alive!"
"Miracles happen in West Virginia and today we got one," said Charlotte Weaver, the wife of one of the trapped men.
Weaver said she was afraid "a lot of times," but she never gave up.
There were hugs and tears among the crowd outside the Sago Baptist Church. A group of celebrants began singing the hymn "How Great Thou Art."
'Believe In Miracles'
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January 03, 2006
kodak 570
Wow a point-n-shoot with 2 lenses
It’s two cameras. It’s one camera.
KODAK RETINA Dual Lens Technology
Ultra wide-angle and 5X optical zoom range
SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON Lenses
5.0 MP for prints up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 75 cm)
Advanced video options
On-camera panorama stitch mode
KODAK EASYSHARE Photo Frame Dock 2 included
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It’s two cameras. It’s one camera.
KODAK RETINA Dual Lens Technology
Ultra wide-angle and 5X optical zoom range
SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON Lenses
5.0 MP for prints up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 75 cm)
Advanced video options
On-camera panorama stitch mode
KODAK EASYSHARE Photo Frame Dock 2 included
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Of all the next-gen gadgetry we were expecting to see at CES, a Google PC wasn't one of them. According to the Los Angeles Times, though, co-founder and president Larry Page will make the big announcement in his keynote speech at the CES show in Las Vegas.
The rumour should, though, be taken with a generous sprinkling of salt – despite much web gossip, the paper's scoop is vague and Google is remaining understandably tight-lipped. The web giant has, nevetheless, been apparently cavorting with superstore giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc to set up a deal to sell the machines.
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NSA spy americans 64% OK
December 28, 2005--Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.
Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he is not while 26% are not sure.
Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republicans believe the NSA should be allowed to listen in on conversations between terror suspects and people living in the United States. That view is shared by 51% of Democrats and 57% of those not affiliated with either major political party.
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Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.
Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he is not while 26% are not sure.
Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republicans believe the NSA should be allowed to listen in on conversations between terror suspects and people living in the United States. That view is shared by 51% of Democrats and 57% of those not affiliated with either major political party.
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