Archive for January 2nd, 2008

January 2nd, 2008

p-banned

Couple banned for life from shopping centre and branded ‘terrorists’ - for taking photos of their grandchildren | the Daily Mail
A couple were banned for life from a shopping centre - because they were taking photos of their beloved grandchildren.
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They were thrown out of the centre after they took out a camera to snap the [...]

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January 2nd, 2008

Fark’s 2007 Headlines of the Year

FARK.com: (3301587) Congratulations to the winners of Fark’s 2007 Headline of the Year contest
my Favorites, from the winners and the submissions.
HEADLINE OF THE YEAR: Bear attack victim had ‘tender heart,’ according to friends, family, bear
(submitter: jclark666 )
GEEK HEADLINE OF THE YEAR Runner-up: Today may or may not be Erwin Shrödinger’s birthday
(submitter: dedekind_cut )
Others
Chinese [...]

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January 2nd, 2008

Atomic Wristwatch

First Atomic Clock Wristwatch
Do not be misled. The many “atomic time” wristwatches you see on the market today are merely cheap quartz wristwatches with a built-in radio receiver. The watch sets itself from 60 kHz VLF radio time signals transmitted by NIST from station WWVB near the US atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. At least [...]

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