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Daily Archives: January 2, 2006

Doug Flutie Converts First Drop Kick in 64 Years

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

The are headed to the playoffs after their most entertaining loss of the season. The are done after their sixth straight win.

DKware Offers Free Video Phone Service

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

announced this week that it is offering free PC-to-PC videophone and messaging services to the general public with its new instant messaging application, . DKMessenger permits real-time communications via text, video and audio simultaneously.

Bigfoot Sightings in Malaysia

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Bigfoot fever is gripping Malaysia, with local newspapers and the official news agency reporting sightings of a huge ape in southern rainforests.

Woman Fined £30 for Asking Cop for Directions

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

A lone woman driver who got lost on a motorway was fined £30 for stopping on the hard shoulder to ask a traffic cop directions.

Rachael Farthing was driving at night when she became confused by road signs and decided …

Nigeria troops kill ‘oil thieves’

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Security forces in Nigeria have killed 12 men they say were stealing oil from a pipeline in the southern Niger Delta.

Norway gets soft drinks eco-tax

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Norway has slapped a tax on milk and juice cartons in a drive to persuade producers and consumers to increase recycling of rubbish.

Telenor Record-high SMS and MMS traffic on New Year ...

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

More than 25 million text messages (SMS) and close to 1 million picture messages (MMS) passed through ‘s mobile network on New Year’s Eve. These are record figures, both for text and picture messages.

New law makes firms liable for hacked personal info ...

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Pennsylvania citizens should no longer have to wonder if their personal information has been compromised by hackers – should being the operative word.

Bolivia’s president-elect to visit Venezuela

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Bolivia’s President-elect Evo Morales will head for Venezuela on Tuesday to meet with President Hugo Chavez as part of his world tour, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Starbucks wins legal battle over Chinese copycat

by admin • JAN 2, 2006

Global coffee giant has won a two-year copyright battle against Xingbake, a Chinese chain it claimed had copied the US company’s logo and name.