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28 September 2003

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  GPS Will Pinpoint Coke Prize Winners   (Cox News Service)
  • Next summer, Coca-Cola plans to use satellites to find U.S. buyers who happen to purchase special cans of Coke products.


  •   Gorilla Escapes from Boston Zoo, Injuring Toddler and 18-Year-Old   (Associated Press)
  • A restless gorilla broke out of its zoo enclosure, injuring a 2-year-old and a teenager before it was sedated and recaptured almost two hours later.


  •   How to Cheat by Cell Phone Without Getting Caught   (Associated Press)
  • "Five Golden Rules" offered by Italian detective agency as a guide for cheating spouses to avoid getting caught from cell phone use.


  •   Italian Adulterers Are Being Revealed by Their Cell Phones   (Associated Press)
  • Italy's love affair with text messaging is having an unexpected consequence: Cell phones have become a leading giveaway of secret affairs.


  •   Judge Who Nixed Call Registry Is on List   (Associated Press)
  • The office phone number of a federal judge who ruled last week that a national do-not-call registry is unconstitutional was among the thousands already on the list.


  •   Confessions of a Spam King   (The New York Times)
  • Who are these guys? Who hires them? How do they get legitimate e-mail addresses? And finally, can federal legislation currently under consideration actually stop them?*


  •   Saudi Takes Four Wives in One Night to Spite His Ex   (Agence France Presse)
  • A 23-year-old Saudi man has married four women at the same time to spite his first bride, who divorced in acrimony.
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