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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Always the Last to Know
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sultry actress Marlene Dietrich, one of the 20th century’s most iconic figures, hated sex and had a schizophrenic personality, according to her daughter Maria Riva. In an interview with German magazine Bunte to be published Thursday, Riva … Continue reading
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Giant Pumpkin Time
WARREN, R.I. (AP) A welder with a great big green thumb has won a regional contest for growing the biggest pumpkin. His prize winner weighs in at 1,443 pounds. Scott Palmer poses with his son Scottie, 7, and his wife … Continue reading
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Wife-Stealing Competition Lives On
Erhin Armstrong of Brighton, Mass., carries his wife April as he races over a 278-yard obstacle course during the 2005 North American Wife Carrying Championship, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. The Armstrongs … Continue reading
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Ig Noble Prizes Awarded in Cambridge
An ocean away from Stockholm where the real Nobel Prizes were announced this week, paper airplanes bombarded the stage of Harvard’s Sanders Theater Thursday night, as 10 of the world’s most hilarious achievements were honored — and heckled — at … Continue reading
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Robot Cars Finish Race, Attack Crowd
Three robotic vehicles cruised past the finish line Saturday in a Pentagon-sponsored race across the rugged Mojave desert, giving scientists hope that robots could one day wage battles without endangering soldiers. Also finishing was a converted red Hummer named "H1ghlander" … Continue reading
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Moore’s Ten Trends
Berkman Fellow Jim Moore has proved prescient in spotting and analysing emerging web trends. Here are his latest notes on what’s going on in high-tech industrial developments…. Google, Yahoo and the industry structure of the new web economy at the … Continue reading
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Nano Nano, Nah….
Finally got a look at an iPod Nano in the Apple Store in the Galleria Mall in Cambridge. Surprised at how tiny it actually is, in real life. Way too small, in fact, for a lifestyle as chaotic and broad … Continue reading
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Note to Boy George: Neatness Counts
Singer Boy George was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a fake police report after he called 911 early Friday and falsely said his home had been burglarized, police said. The singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, … Continue reading
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Pesky Wabbit Banned in Britian
LONDON – Poster ads promoting the soon-to-be launched animated film ‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit’ have been banned on the Dorset island of Portland because they feature the word ‘rabbit’. In a story that sounds suspiciously … Continue reading
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Robot Fish Convert Aquarium into Screen Saver
The world’s first autonomously-controlled robotic fish have been unveiled at London Aquarium. The robotic fish are said to swim as fast as tuna, with the acceleration of a pike and the navigation skills of an eel. The fish, designed by … Continue reading
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Paranoia Strikes Deep: Missing Wiki
Sometimes we are so stupid it hurts. Today, we have been kicking ourself all day for missing the big planning meeting for the Boston bid to host next summer’s Wikimania. It’s our own fault for not finding the time to keep … Continue reading
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Nobel Rewards Nuke Hunters
OSLO, Oct. 7 – The International Atomic Energy Agency and its chief Mohamed ElBaradei today won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 for their work in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Holger Keifel/Polaris, for NYT Mohamed ElBaradei, 63, has … Continue reading
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