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Plunge Protecting Like Its 1929?
MN Twins may be lost.
[Russian funny story] Bear cured of alcoholism
If you wish to get disaster / incident notices CONSIDER THIS
[Funny] You call that art? That's just trash!
Political Correctness Absurdities and What It Means to be an American
College staff find chilling free speech climate
Envelope with unknown gritty substance mailed to technical school in Milwaukee
BLUEPRINTS of important buildings in Milwaukee
Firestone recalls more SUV tires
Wash Times Editorial: Liar, liar
War fears spread across Asia
A very nervous world out there
IRAN LAUNCHES MISSILE ATTACK ON IRAQ
War Without Illusions
The issue is radical Islam
War not on NATO mind, hopes unity show will calm US
Disaster could shift Middle East balance
10 chief suspects at large
Hijacker's body recovered
THE UNENDING WAR COMES HOME TO AMERICA
Number of Chinese executions soars
Good Deed
Hidden Wars
Mexico slams shut its southern door
Holy Flying Manhole Covers Batman
UK: Pension shock for millions as crisis looms
Norway: Spider phobic woman falls four stories
AZ: Sheriff listed under 'sewers' in yellow pages
Welland Canal: Bridge Hits Boat
Merchant marine's demise endangers war readiness
An ignored war rages on
Boycott Everything!
BEWARE:Social Security Warns of Hoax
Study: Clones have hidden, dangerous flaws
California to outstrip Britain in wealth table
Newsgroup post RE: Y2K
Is Real TV the End of Civilization?
Something weird at CA ISO
DC - Manhole fire cause power loss, frustration
OK - Lost, late mail getting costly (Editorial)
Officer, I was speeding, but 712 mph?
Recycled house
Sunken WWII German sub found in Gulf of Mexico
More good news: double lottery winners--what are the odds?
Good News: Sky divers survive plunge
Russia in crisis as vodka runs out
There's No Such Thing As Free Electricity
The dotcom generation revisits its values
It's hip to be round (geodesic domes)
Quebec village lives in terror of boy, age 8
It's The Mystery Bulge Of Oregon
US loses seat on UN drug policy board
Spider, one for you...
Workers, and Bosses, in a Visa Maze
Job crisis amid a boom fuels smuggling
Snohomish teens not allowed to buy toilet paper at night
Ireland: Crisis fear as extra 800,000 to crowd capital
[Good News] Little girls use tablecloth to soften boy's plunge
Y2K glitch on PO clock
Genetic therapy may fail in humans
Nike foot-and-mouth warning
Kids caught in middle in border smuggling
Thousands flee from WW1 ammo
Illegal Immigration Strains Services in Arizona
Canadian Ultra-right Denies Hiring US Spy
How to create links
Researchers find grave defect risk in cloning animals
San Diego: School Shooting
New Zealand: Fishing Boats Moving Into Mir's Crash Zone
NZ - ACC Move On Double Billing Welcomed
The End-User View of Techo-Nirvana: Blink, Blink, Blink
Illegal Residents Exceed Estimate
Cargo ship on fire off English coast
English Channel: Ship Ablaze
Toronto: Stalled Elevator Stalls Olympic Bid Committee
Man Jailed In Mistaken-Identity Case
Scientists create first plastic superconductor
Locating Devices Gain in Popularity but Raise Privacy Concerns
UN Projects a Significant Population Shift by 2050
Buildings "rolling like jelly" in Seattle quake
County drivers need to beware: Cameras to be used at 10 intersections
New crises loom in state's aging infrastructure
Y2K preparations paying off in crises of Y2K+1
ACC admits overcharging
More job cuts, this time CNBC cuts online, offline staff
ABC News: Uganda, cults, and millennial violence
Y2K glitch reports
Nine Japanese Still Missing After U.S. Sub Sinks Their Boat
Beijing: At least 33 dead in Chinese boat accident
Quake toll 'may be 100,000'
Canada: Business to Spend Millions on Computer Upgrades to Accept New $10 Notes
Black Sea: Ferry Sinks, at Least 22 Dead
Florida: "Recounts" Make Gore Winner
Powerful Earthquake (7.9)Rocks India, Pakistan
Mir's Gyroscopes Fail
Spaniards Urge Submarine's Removal, Fearing Radiation Leak
Rumor: Chinese preparing for war
Gulf War: Blast Exposed Troops to Radiation
Bullying
Thank You, Posters.
US: Lawsuits Filed Over Voting Machines
s-ot: China Declares 'Tiananmen Papers' a Fabrication
NY - Explosion, Power Outage Leave Several Dangling in Stuck Elevators
Japan: Eight Killed When Cargo Ship Sinks
Canada: Forecasters Need $100 Million Overhaul
UN Finds Radioactivity at Kosovo Targets
Russia moving nuclear weapons
NH Politician's Views towards cops
Turkey: Cargo Ship Sinks
Halifax: Ship at Sea Has Electrical Problems
Low-Tech Disaster in Oklahoma
This is the world in 2015
A New Year Challenge to all lurkers
IL - False alarm alerts residents near Barrington
Slightly OT: Shopping visits
NJ - Brokerage error: Margin call on baby's college fund
OT Merry Christmas & Thank You
'Real' New Millennium Approaches
The Body Hunters: Overwhelming the Watchdogs
Canada: Privacy Right Becomes Law
Arkansas residents flock to stores in search of heat, light sources
IN - Listing snafu by Ameritech leaves schools a little hung up
Canada: "don't leave home without it"
Lurker Log-in
Cell Phone Guns Discovered
Israel: Ammonia Leak in Industrial Area
Y2K Presidential Rollover 2001
European Beef Prices Drop, Hurting Farmers, Amid BSE Scare
Seattle: WTO protest anniversary turn ugly
TX - Glitch in traffic lights adds to downtown's congestion
Seattle readies for WTO anniversary
Europes food crisis
US Firm Recalls One Million High Chairs
Beef crisis 'will swamp Europe'
Germany food chain already BSE-infected
PG&E hopes to avoid property tax
Race to stop radioactive release
Info for infosurf
Congress' quick fix for labor shortage fails to tackle fundamental problems
H-1BNew rules ease worker shortage, but fraud and abuse remain
Ozone Depletion "Event" Over Europe
Hydrogen age coming upon us fast
UK super rats resistant to poison
Something rotten in the state of Florida
Mexican cynics smell something rotten in U.S. vote
Recount: US election in chaos
Interelate Names Edward Yourdon To Board Of Advisors
OT: Please VOTE!
HI - Election officials prepare for possible delays
OH - Bank errors cause Ottawa County to shift funds
U.S. fast-food chains feel backlash in Bahrain
United States in throes of rapid change
Australia: fully laden Malaysian container ship has run aground on the Great Barrier Reef --"dangerous cargo" believed to be aboad
Pirate attacks hit 10-year high worldwide
Yemenis May Have Erased Critical Tape
Bush by a landslide per ABC
N.Y.C. MetroCard machines crash - Standard Time glitch
$1.5 million in gold missing at O'Hare
NY: Elevator drops several floors for second time
Update: Pio Says No Real Dam Breach in Monterey
'One million people' in Chinese gangs
PA: AT&T tells 1,200 they didn't make the cut in phone book
Greenspun and the cultural revolution
KOREA - Land mine clearing delayed due to trouble with equipment
Yemeni president calls USS Cole attack 'very well-planned'
UK - Pollution fears after ferry rescue
Huge fuel tanks loose in Antarctic
Tens of millions of children threatened in eastern Europe
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat
US: Pentagon Can't Find Deutch Disks
NEW ZEALAND - Beacon signals believed to be false alarm
HI - 6 Halawa inmates freed by mistake
UAE sends humanitarian aid flight to Baghdad
9,000 dunams burned in Israel riots
NY: Palestinian rights rally in Times Square draws thousands
Coconut industry in serious trouble
NJ - Stadium escalator mishaps tied to brake failure
test- Greenspun down?
Another Greek Ferry Crashes
ECB underpins ailing euro
High Tech's Passport to Nowhere
New GAO report: H-1B Foreign Workers: Better Controls Needed to Help Employers and Protect
FINLAND - Production problems hurt Masa-Yards profits
Earthquake Country No Matter Where You Live
Iran rockets hit Baghdad
Moscow: Magnetic Storms Blamed Smoking Electric Meters and Other of Phenomena
NJ: Nine more people tested for West Nile virus
Saudi Arabia: No Deal on Jerusalem
Romanian Ship Owners Block Danube
IA - Glitch puts 'adult' film on local access channel
Propane cylinders recalled for faulty valve seals
MA - Glitch releases college 'ranks' early
New 'mad cow' link to humans and livestock
MI - Federal act prompts U-M to adjust payroll process
JAPAN - Endoscope users report problems
ND - Cable TV users get a surprise
WV - Ticketed off: Some taxpayers seeing double - or worse
When things go buggy
KenyaPower cuts, water shortage sendless cycle of disruption
MN - Mistaken Test Figure Revised
AL - Breakdown held up Sunday deliveries
Illinois Quality Control Problems at Firestone
NY - Elevator riders trapped at Trade Center
German UMTS auction briefly interrupted by technical problem
Federal Agents Break Up Alien-Smuggling Ring
OHIO - Pool Glitch Sends 2 Kids to Hospital
CA - Signal Light Failure Traffic Nightmare
LA - Grading Errors Keep Some from Graduation
West Nile Parnoia Spreads Northeast
Anthrax Outbreak Continues To Spread Across Romania
The "problem" of an aging population
Potentially deadly gas sends 8 from hotel to hospital
Detroit lights sabotaged
Congress considering another illegal immigrant amnesty: Coalition urges new immigrant status laws
PG&E California Calls OFO for Tomorrow
Q: Does dual citizenship erode American national identity? Yes: Liberal elites refuse to see the danger of the divided-loyalties time bomb.
London Millennium Wheel Closes
OH - 'Clerical Error' Might Cost Some Folks
OH - CSU Hoping Sofware Will Bypass Old Glitches
MI - Mistake Delays Ballots
HI - Two U.S. Navy Ships Collide
Test
AU - Computer Glitch Going to the Dogs...
MI - Scanning Errors Settled
OHIO - Electrical Problems Stall Jail Opening
Big Apple: nine rats for every person
FL - Comptuer Glitches Delay Museum's Reopening
AU: GST computer glitch
AU - Bungle Leads to Chaos Over Child Care
TX - Stop the Presses! Paper Delivery Delay
Excite@Home, Yahoo! e-mail disrupted
Augusta, ME - Faulty heating system forces state to close offices at VA Building 205
Holland, MI - Delinquent BPW bills delay late fees
WI - Glitch...Phone # for License Plates Links to Phone Sex Line
NY, Chemical leak draws town interest
EDMONTON - Revenge On the One-Armed Bandit
UTAH - Database Glitch...List Missed Billionaire
DETROIT - Mel Farr Settles Lawsuit...Computer Glitch with "On-Time Device"
SPORTS - Computer Malfunction...High School Baseball Info
AL - Bakery Fined Over Walnut in Carrot Cake After Woman with Allergy Taken to Hospital...Computer Malfunction Blamed
UPDATE - Computers Will Disturb Heat Balance of Universe, Says Sun's Gage
UPDATE - Major U.S. Coin Error Discovered
UPDATE - Software Makers May Face More Producti Scrutiny
UPDATE - Surgeon Criticises Pacemaker Company
MN - Computer Glitch 'Fails' High-School Students
DC - State Will Try to Recoup $140,000 for Failed Automatic Door System
PHILIPPINES - A "Not-So-Smart" Traffic System...Technical Glitches
MA - Teacher Assignment Notices Tardy; Glitches with New Personnel Software
NC - HOW HOT? Weather Service Trying to Fix Faulty Thermometer
Cuba Massive Blackout
AL, Problems at the polls leaves 350 votes uncounted
GA - System Glitch Hampers Promotion by Natural-Gas Marketer
Glitch Keeps Women From U.N. Talks
GERMANY - Expo 2000 Computer Glitch
DC infrastructure on verge of collapse
Terror alert on anthrax
CA - Census Glitch Undercounts S. Laguna Beach
UK - Computer Glitch Baby Test Blunder
Smith Corona faces demise
SC - Error Upsets District 4 Funding
RI. Pawtucket Elevator down for repairs
Zambia: Prisoners transported to hilltop
European, Asian Markets Fall in Reaction to Wall Street's Slide
SHREVEPORT - Computer Woes Cut Court Revenue; Warrant Snafu
AU - GST Compliance Costs Could Exceed Y2K According to One Analyst
Sydney braces for baggage nightmare
BOSTON - Secretary's $17 Million Proved To Be Only Fleeting
Old date at Boston Globe. Check it out
AU - Bungling Baggage System Hits New Low
SAN DIEGO - Unlited #'s Printed, Slip-up Affects 11,400; 400,000 Phone Books Out
UK - Billing Glitch Sparks Lost Cash
UPDATE - Clinton Says Bin Landen in Y2K Plot
TN - A Glitch or Two, But AmSouth Declares Smooth Transition
AOL Fined for Cooking the Books
UPDATE - Campaign E-Mail Software Glitch Releases Addresses
IOWA - Signal Part Delays Train Horn Installment, Manufacturing Defects Cited as Part of Cause
Dallas home prices left out of survey
WA - Glitch Creates Publishing Mess, Unforseen Computer Problem
CHICAGO - Amibiguous Answers on False Alarm Glitch
SINGAPORE - SMRT Computer Glitch Overcharge to Customers
BOSTON - Cut Cables Contagious...Cut Frustrates Lottery Fever Folks for Largest Jackpot in U.S. History
BOSTON - Debit Card Glitch for Some Citizens Customers
AUSTRALIA - Cheap Seat Glitch Costs SOCOG $1m
UPDATE - Advertising Glitch; Liquor Ads Pop Up on Web Sites for Kids
UPDATE - Firm Blames Data Glitch for Errors of Car Quality Survey
NC - Technical Glitch Delays McDowell Vote Resutls
IL - Glitch Allowed Suspect to Flee
NY, Albany - Con Edison Seeks Deal on Cost of Plant Failure
Philadelphia Gas Works woes continue
UPDATE - NYSEG Petitions FERC for Emergency Action on ISO Breakdowns
UPDATE - Point, Click and Then...Problems
WELLINGTON - Cruise Liner Hits Reef, Evacuated
KY Uranium Plant Records Said Erased
KIEV - Specialists Have Not Ruled Out That Computer Glitch Cased Stray Missile, Top Officers Fired
OHIO - Mistake Sends Porn Magazine to Wrong Homes
MT - SMC Evacuates Miners Each Shift Before Blasts
WV - $100,000 Lottery Ticket a Late Winner After Printer Glitch
ND - Gas Leak Forces Golfers Off Course, Release Valve Problem
KANSAS - Outage Takes Lottery Offline
UPDATE - Outages Plague DSL Providers
MOSCOW - Russia Urged to Cut Fuel Leaks
NEWSBYTES - Glitches of the Week...
Postings
REPORT: Celera Fly Genome Flawed
YARMOUTH, N. S. - Another Prisoner from Jail Mistakenly Walks
OREGON: Hewlett-Packard Investigates What Sickened Workers
Report: Dead Harvested for Products
Update: Washington Police Make 600 Arrests
BRUSSELS - Glitch Foils First Step-Out for Paraplegic Man
BRAZIL - Tax Information Leaked on 11.5 Million People From Brazil's IRS Computers
FLORIDA - Technical Glitch Gives Public Airing to Private...*Very* Private...Chat
CA - Decathlon Guides Filled with Errors, Coaches Complain
OKLAHOMA - - Gamblers Baffled By Technical Glitch
Euthanasia drug shortage elsewhere worries local vets
ISTANBUL - Cargo Ships Collide at Entrance of Bosporus
Canada's military sees war this decade
TULSA - Update...Details Sought With Racetrack Wager Glitch
NJ - South River, Utilities Billing Problems Dissatisfies Town
NH - To IRS, Man is Too Dead to Collect...He's Alive and Well, But Can't Get His Refund
TEXAS - Sirens Silent in Grand Prairie: System Failure Attributed to Human Error
IOWA - Drug Scans Snare 2 Kids by Mistake
Man sought Y2K refuge in Australian outback
US marines mass-grave found on Makin Island
DETROIT - EPA Lab Manipulated Pollution Data
INDIANAPOLIS - BMV Branch Evacuated After Employees Complain of Sickness
UK - Finance Chief Quits After Accounting Errors Revealed
CANADA - Failure of Emergency System Angers Residents
Massive Iceberg Breaks Free In Antarctic
UPDATE - Sea Launch Failure Leaves Top Customers Uncertain About Potential Delays
Additional Links in Border Arrests
Social Services: Food stamp benefits credited (Oklahoma City)
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