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20 February 2008
helicopter crash kills 7 in s. korea
20-02-08
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A South Korean army helicopter crashed into a mountain near Seoul early Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, an army officer said.
rape claim sparks u.s. crackdown in japan
20-02-08
05:08
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The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of rape. The alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl has sparked outrage in Japan, which hosts some 50,000 U.S. troops.
pentagon's shot at wayward satellite may be attempted wednesday
20-02-08
05:07
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An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile -- possibly on Wednesday night -- would be the first real-world use of this piece of the Pentagon's missile defense network. But that is not the mission for which it was intended.
2009 audi a4 avant revealed ahead of geneva
20-02-08
05:07
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Filed under: Wagons/Estates, Geneva Motor Show, AudiClick above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Audi A4 Avant.Wagonistas, your chariot has arrived. After showing off the new-for-2009 A4 in Frankfurt, Audi has finally released the details about for its A4 Avant prior to its debut in Geneva next month.The estate version of the A4 is nearly identical to the sedan from the B-pillar forward, but now features 50-cubic feet of cargo capacity out back
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ugur sahin design dreams up corvette z03 concept
20-02-08
05:06
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupes, Chevrolet
The last time Ugur Sahin Design came up on our radar, it was for a beautiful modern Ferrari Dino rendering that had us hoping for a production version. Sahin has a come up with a new concept, this time based on a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Unlike the Dino, Sahin is hoping to actually build this car with a production run of 100, Dubbed the Z03, this concept features full carbon fiber bodywork and design cu
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austrian kidnap victim demands compensation
20-02-08
05:03
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Was Natascha Kampusch kept underground for years due to police incompetence?
i love you mini-me.
20-02-08
04:52
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Cat: Bamboo
I made this little Siamese cat, I didn't mean for it to be a toy for Bamboo, but he gets it no matter where I put it, even on a high shelf! It has become his Mini-Me!!!!
- Carole
sflc's legal guide on free software
20-02-08
04:39
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An anonymous reader writes "Last week the Software Freedom Law Center published A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects. The primer, written for developers, has sections on copyrights, trademarks, patents, and organizational structure. Linux-Watch has reviewed the guide, saying 'I think any open-source developer or open-source group administrator must read this paper.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
tr picks 10 emerging technologies of 08
20-02-08
04:36
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arktemplar suggests Technology Review for their annual list of 10 emerging technologies that the editors believe will be particularly important over the next few years. Quoting: "This is work ready to emerge from the lab, in a broad range of areas: energy, computer hardware and software, biological imaging, social interactions. Two of the technologies — cellulolytic enzymes and atomic magnetometers — are efforts by leading scientists
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meet a critic: box office magazine's wade major
20-02-08
03:48
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This week's Meet a Critic brings us tidings from Wade Major, senior film critic for Box Office Magazine and co-host of the weekly IGN DigiGods podcast. Click on for a Majorly good time! 





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