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Teen Depression Worsened by Marijuana, Government Says
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy sent out a clear message on teen pot use.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/05/09/teen-depression-worsened-by-marijuana-government-says.html
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London mayor bans alcohol on public transport
Boris Johnson, the new mayor, announced a ban on drinking alcohol on all public transportation
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/07/europe/7london.php
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Iron Man Movie takes in over 100 million dollars in 1st weekend

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i6pUSbkR1IrnlbHe5nSJmn-ZKhZQD90FKS1O0
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38 million dollar deal reached in Minn. bridge collapse
Winkler said victims will be able to collect up to 400,000 Dollars
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/02/bridge.collapse/
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Cheerleader cover-up in Indian cricket
The manner in which semi-clad girls keep shaking their limbs is in bad taste - Uddhav Thackeray
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSEIC07277120080430
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A Sporting Gesture in College Softball
Opposing team members carry her around the bases after her injury
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sports/baseball/30vecsey.html
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Obama Strongly Denounces Former Pastor Wright
Senator Obama had come under increasing pressure to put more distance between himself and Wright
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-29-voa62.cfm
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Court told accused Uma Thurman stalker just creepy
did not break the law, his lawyer told a New York jury on Monday
http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN2829507720080428
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Actor Wesley Snipes gets 3 years in prison for tax evasion
Apologizes for costly mistakes
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqRdIQN43C8lgKXjzAris2-Xu0YAD908R9HO0
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What Parking Lot is This
Can you identify eight different businesses just by examining their parking lots
http://www.cockeyed.com/magic/parkinglot/parkinglot.php
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Wal-Marts Sams Club Restricts Purchase of Some Rice
Sams Club warehouse unit is restricting the purchase of some rice to four bags a visit
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aXSMgDf2JeSw&refer=home
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Danica Patrick gets victory at weekend race in Japan
win came in her fourth full season and 50th career start in the IRL IndyCar Series
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivriISiH6GQrXRKEkCbfO2gALOJw
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ThinkPad X300 solid-state drive shines
Solid-state drives continue to outperform hard-disk drives in tests, for 2,900 dollars
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9922049-1.html
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Remembering Ollie Johnston
the last of the Nine Old Men, the animators responsible for the classic Disney cartoon features
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/04/ollie-johnston.html
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Harry Potter author testifies in NYC
J.K. Rowling seeks to halt a publishers Harry Potter lexicon.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D901NS000.htm
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Harry Potter author testifies in NYC
J.K. Rowling seeks to halt a publisher's Harry Potter lexicon.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D901NS000.htm
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The Indoor Carcoon Inflatable Storage System
The Carcoon is the ultimate automobile storage system designed to protect your precious investment
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11262991
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The Gold Kit Surprise
Turn your junk gold into one dollar checks!
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/goldkit/gold_kit.shtml
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Improv Everywhere - Best Game Ever
For our latest mission we turned a little league baseball game in California into a big-league event
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/04/07/best-game-ever/
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Texas officials remove 219 from polygamist ranch
A young lady made more than one call seeking assistance.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0443225320080407
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Spinoff of The Office highlights new NBC shows
the new series will premiere back-to-back with an episode of the parent show
http://www.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUSN0238602720080402
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Police Search for Two Kidnapped Maryland Teens
A gang of armed men kidnapped two teenagers from a home near Baltimore on Tuesday
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/02/AR2008040200705.html
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APRIL FOOLS ON THE WEB
Roundup of April 1 Internet Gags in the comments section

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John Hargrave featured on Yahoo People of the Web today
Master Prankster video and interview
http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/67882/nobodys-fool
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Bachmann bill would reverse phase-in of energy-efficient bulbs
Rep. Michele Bachmann asserts _Congress should not be in the business of promoting fads_.
http://www.examiner.com/a-1303650~Bachmann_bill_would_reverse_phase_in_of_energy_efficient_bulbs.html
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Robin Williams wife files for divorce
Comedian Robin Williams second wife, whom he met when she was his nanny, has filed for divorce
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2645052920080326
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Pakistans New Premier Frees Detained Judges
The new prime minister of Pakistan released the judges detained by President Musharraf
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/world/asia/25pakistan.html?hp
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CA Court Awards Starbucks Baristas 105 Million in Tip Dispute
ruling that the company had wrongly allowed supervisors to share in tips
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/business/21sbux.html?ref=business
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Diesel theft gives new meaning to self-serve
Police are searching for a man who pumped away 1,400 gallons of fuel from the underground tanks
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5635491.html
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France raises idea of boycotting Olympics ceremony over Tibet
Bernard Kouchner of France said that the European Union should consider punishing China
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/18/asia/react.php
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A Fascinating Gallery of Ziplock Seals

http://www.cockeyed.com/science/eyeclops/eyeclops_ziplock.shtml.
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Student disciplined after stopping out-of-control school bus
A 15-year-old girl who stopped her out-of-control school bus was hit with a Saturday detention
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8585445?nclick_check=1
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Britney Spears has caused a headache at UCLA Med Center
At least 13 hospital employees are going to be fired and at least six others have been suspended.
http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=b056b7f7-419a-4bf1-a43b-b535fec0c86e
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Do you think the Whoville in the Horton Hears a Who movie
is the same as the Whoville in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Dr_Seuss_Horton_Hears_a_Who_Hits_Theaters_Today_15149.html
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Monk protests in Tibet draw Chinese security
Chinese security forces surrounding three monasteries outside Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/14/asia/14china.php
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Conn. Student Suspended for Buying Candy
Michael Sheridan was stripped of his title as class vice president after buying a bag of Skittles.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080312/D8VBVKKO0.html
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Spitzer Resigns, Citing Personal Failings
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had apparently been a client of a prostitution ring.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/nyregion/12cnd-resign.html?bl&ex=1205467200&en=823faf9a1e1c976c&ei=5087%0A
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Unveiling the Secret Yellow Printer Dots with the Eyeclops
In the margins of the page, and on a light-colored solid area on the page, I could plainly see dots
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/printer_yellow_dots/dots.shtml
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Group Seeks Volunteers to Get Malaria
The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will pay volunteers as much as $4,000 to be bitten.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080305/D8V7IAIO5.html
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Macbook Air baffles TSA
There's no drive, one says. And no ports on the back.
http://www.michaelnygard.com/blog/2008/03/steve_jobs_made_me_miss_my_fli.html
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Coldwater Creek fights off sharp decline, PetSmart pulled lower

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/coldwater-creek-shares-sink-petsmart/story.aspx?guid=%7B8235BF77-8614-41EC-BBC5-967E023471CE%7D
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Discovering new Velcro Closures with the Eyeclops
An up-close look at three types of Velcro
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/eyeclops/eyeclops_velcro01.shtml
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Buckdog, citizen journalist hotlinked my photo
Can you find the photo I switched for him?
http://buckdogpolitics.blogspot.com/
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US christens 9/11 steel warship
A US warship built partly from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7273407.stm
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What other celebrities should be represented on NEWS IMPACT
Anyone I need to add to this discussion?
http://www.cockeyed.com/news_impact/item.php?item_number=140
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Man Smuggles Art To The Moon
the Moon Museum was secretly installed on a hatch on a leg of the Intrepid landing module
http://greg.org/archive/2008/02/28/the_moon_museum.html
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Prince Harry Seeing Combat, British Media Kept Quiet
Prince Harry has been fighting on the front lines in Afghanistan for 10 weeks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/02/29/ST2008022900149.html
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Virtual fence along U.S.-Mexico border delayed
- Fence consisting of sensors, cameras, and drone aircraft is running into technical snags
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9881621-7.html?tag=nefd.top
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Jackson faces Neverland auction
could lose his Neverland ranch if he fails to pay 25 million
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7266186.stm
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How much is inside thread count
Martha Stewart brand pima cotton pillowcases claim to have 360 threads per square inch
http://www.cockeyed.com/inside/threadcount/threadcount01.shtml
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Stealth bomber crashes; pilots safe
Aircraft was was taking off with three others on their last flight out of Guam
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/23/stealth.bomber.crash.ap/index.html
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THINGS FOR SALE THAT I WILL MAIL YOU
David Horvitz would like to sell you a souvenir of his latest adventure
http://davidhorvitz.com/if/index.html
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Report: Security relaxed at Obama speech
the order to stop checking people for weapons had been intended to speed up seating
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/21/report_security_relaxed_at_obama_speech/8649/
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FAA wants to know if pilots fell asleep
Go Flight 1002 was headed for Hilo Airport around 10 a.m. but overshot the airport by 15 miles.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-20-go-sleep_N.htm
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Pakistan Opposition Leads as Voters Reject Musharraf
Opposition parties were poised to win parliamentary elections.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=abdpX6uQDIN0&refer=asia
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Pakistan Opposition Leads as Voters Reject Musharraf
Pakistan's opposition parties were poised to win parliamentary elections.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=abdpX6uQDIN0&refer=asia
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Man arrested for making more than 27,000 calls to 911
Authorities have arrested a prolific 911 cell phone caller.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/15/national/a140459S07.DTL
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Miley Cyrus Apologises For Seat Belt Gaff
Is seen riding in an auto without a belt in her new concert film
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/40567/miley-cyrus-apologises-for-seat-belt-gaff
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The Third-Inning Blooper Reel
With only a month until spring training, baseball did not get much of a rest this off-season
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/spoofs_satire/the_thirdinning_blooper_reel.php
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Introducing the Eyeclops - Super Magnifying Camera
the Eyeclops is so powerful, it is actually hard to find things detailed enough to explore
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/eyeclops/eyeclops.shtml
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