"Excite - School Children in Drunken Riot"

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) - Schoolchildren as young as five went on a "drunken" rampage, looting shops, burning a vehicle and consuming the contents of a beer wagon after one of their friends was killed in a traffic accident.
Hundreds of students barricaded roads and pelted traders and vehicles with rocks on Monday after a nine-year-old pupil at James Gichuru School in Nairobi was killed by a speeding public minibus -- or "matatu" -- when he bent over to pick up a pencil.

"Yahoo - New virus bombards mobile phones with calls"

The virus, called "Timofonica," is reported to be "in the wild" in Spain, where customers of the phone company Movistar have been hit with annoying computer-generated phone calls, according to the antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab. The virus type, known as a worm, targets phones that use the European GSM mobile standard.
Security experts said the virus is the first to hit mobile phones, although they emphasized that the worm is propagated by computer and not via the telephone system. They also said the attack is relatively benign, as it does not destroy computer files but merely delivers a message disparaging the Spanish telephone company

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"BBSpot - Microsoft Alleges US Government a Monopoly"

"American's don't have a choice in which army will protect them. They have no choice in who will collect their taxes. Less than 50% of the people even bother to vote because they know it won't make any difference." said Steve Ballmer. "It's time that the US Government opened up to some competition, that would get people out to vote and wring out a lot of the inefficiencies."
Microsoft is solidly against splitting up the government saying it would cause too much harm to the public. They suggest letting Microsoft set up its own government and let the marketplace determine which government should rule. Bill Gates said, "We already have more money than most governments around the world, and we have our own army."

"Washington Post - IBM Computer to Speed Genetic Studies"

Here is the plan: IBM scientists intend to spend five years building the fastest computer in the world, 500 times faster than anything in existence today. It will suck down every spare watt of electricity and throw off so much heat that engineers have bought a gas turbine the size of a jet engine to cool it.

"Britney 'disgusted' by 7.5m indecent proposal"

The blonde teen queen, who reckons she will remain a virgin until she is married, has apparently branded the offer "outrageous".

"BBspot - Metallica's New Album is Napster-Proof"

Los Angeles, CA - Metallica released their long awaited "Download This" CD today, and the band declared it Napster-proof. The 74 minute CD contains one 55 minute song, "Napster Begone" and a 19 minute, one-question interview with drummer Lars Ulrich.

"awu - Project Earthlight"

Project Earthlight, an interactive 3-D game, pits you and your blade against a computer controlled opponent. Wielding a real-life, tangible lightsabre, you virtually control your digital hero's actions as a computer webcam records your motion. Through the synthesis of Computer Graphics and Computer Vision, Project Earthlight builds upon original research in the area of Computer Vision, specifically the field of 3-D gesture interface. "