28 November 2003  
 
 

28 November 2003

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  Michael Jackson Makes Money Abroad, but Overall Finances Remain a Mystery   (Associated Press)
  • The truth about Michael Jackson's finances is as mysterious as what goes on behind the gates of his Neverland estate. Depending on the source, the man who once danced atop the pop-music universe is either spending his way into bankruptcy or presiding over a wealthy music and real estate empire.


  •   Snack Ads Are Screen Gems   (Chicago Tribune)
  • "Let's all go to the lobby, let's all go to the laaah-bee . . . " For those who have been exposed to the dancing ice cream bars and hot dogs in Filmack's concession stand commercials — played endlessly at drive-ins and film houses since the 1950s — their jingles can be hard to shake.


  •   For a Complicated Man, A Simple Grave   (The Dallas Morning News)
  • The front-office people at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park won't tell you where to find Lee Harvey Oswald's grave, but they're nice about it.


  •   In the Future: Total Recall Glasses for the Absent-Minded and Forgetful   (Associated Press)
  • A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student is testing a modern lifeline for people who fumble for names, leave the stove on, or forget to call Mom on her birthday.


  •   Upscale Thieves Take Advantage of Unwitting Workers, Make off With Laptops   (Associated Press)
  • A man walked into an Atlanta office, made chitchat with two workers and sat down for lunch with them. Nobody noticed when he left with four of their laptops.


  •   Nigeria to Tackle Internet Fraud   (BBC)
  • Nigeria is to launch an inquiry into internet fraud and will examine the existing laws covering the problem.


  •   Offensive Jargon Comes Under Fire   (BBC)
  • Technology firms supplying Los Angeles County with hardware have been asked to avoid using the words "master" and "slave" to describe their products.


  •   Elderly British Woman Fends off Burglars with Ceremonial Sword   (Associated Press)
  • Two burglars got more than they bargained for when they broke into the home of 80-year-old Jean Freke.


  •   Could I Get That Song in Elvis, Please?*   (The New York Times)
  • Imagine having a singer with a world-class voice at your disposal, any hour of any day. She's just standing at the ready, game to perform whatever silly song you might make up for her: a ballad about her love for you, a tribute to your best friend's golf game, a stirring rendition of the evening's dinner menu.


  •   The 10 Biggest Spam Myths   (ClickZ)
  • Everyone battling the spam scourge — marketers, consumers, lawmakers, and the media — could do with a little reason and rationality just about now.


  •   No Golden Years Yet for a 75-Year-Old Mouse*   (The New York Times)
  • The Walt Disney Company celebrated the 75th anniversary of Mickey Mouse as a cultural icon and corporate totem last week, but some business analysts wondered whether it could have been a retirement party.


  •   Tracking HAL's Odyssey*   (Los Angeles Times)
  • A Georgia man named Kirk Wooster claims to own the famous movie prop that was used as HAL, the murderous computer depicted in Kubrick's landmark 1968 film, and is offering it for sale at $250,000.


  •   German Toddler Locks Up Mother to Watch TV   (Agence France Presse)
  • To have the television all to herself, a two-year-old girl in southwest Germany locked her mother in a bedroom.


  •   Women Needed to Test Orgasm Machine   (Reuters)
  • An American surgeon who has patented a device that triggers an orgasm has begun a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States and is looking for female volunteers.
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