Snail Mail Takes 3 Years to Travel 30 Miles (Reuters)

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Snail mail takes three years to travel
50 km (Reuters)

Snail mail takes three years to travel
50 km (Reuters) 05/27/2004 03:16 AM
Reuters - Red-faced postal officials in Bangladesh are investigating why it took almost three years to deliver a letter just 50 km (30 miles) to a mill worker who had died in the meantime.

Snail Mail Snags Postcard 37 Years (AP)

Snail Mail Snags Postcard 37 Years (AP) 07/28/2004 09:14 AM
AP - Talk about snail mail: A woman vacationing in New Jersey 37 years ago popped a postcard into the mail and it just arrived at her mother's house in Pennsylvania.

Financial Scandal: Prudential Buried in
Snail Mail Barrage

Financial Scandal: Prudential Buried in
Snail Mail Barrage 11/05/2003 03:36 PM
Techfocus Nov 5 2003 3:21PM ET

After Eight Years, Man Takes Elevator to
Freedom (Reuters)

After Eight Years, Man Takes Elevator to
Freedom (Reuters) 06/18/2004 11:26 AM
Reuters - A frail 89-year-old Trinidadian man left his apartment for the first time in eight years this week after broken elevators in the government-owned building were finally replaced.

Japanese Yahoo Auctions Will Require
Pause For Snail Mail Authentication

Japanese Yahoo Auctions Will Require
Pause For Snail Mail Authentication 06/21/2004 04:21 AM
Yahoo Japan is trying to prevent online auction fraud by implementing a snail mail authentication system for anyone who wants to sell products online. It works by mailing out an authorization code (via snail mail) that a seller will need to enter into a web form, before they'll be allowed to post their items for sale. This will, of course, make it less likely that the casual seller will bother to use their auction service. However, some are upset that Yahoo doesn't do more. They point out that this won't stop that much fraud, because sellers can use temporary post office boxes or other services to collect the mail and still remain unknown. Some of the other "recommended" policies to stop fraud are just as bad. None will stop fraud, but they'll make life much more difficult for legitimate users who just want to auction something off. As Yahoo points out in the article, they can only do so much to prevent fraud before it becomes too burdensome on legitimate users. While some anti-fraud measures are certainly helpful, in the end there are always going to be online scams. The real issue is that users need to be better educated on how to spot scams themselves.

5 years ago... Smartcards set to cut
travel queues

5 years ago... Smartcards set to cut
travel queues 05/04/2004 08:01 AM
Silicon.com May 4 2004 12:08PM GMT

One Recipe for Happiness? Run 262 Miles
(Reuters)

One Recipe for Happiness? Run 262 Miles
(Reuters) 03/24/2005 11:47 AM
Reuters - Pondering life on his 30th birthday and finding something lacking, Dean Karnazes staggered home from a night out drinking with friends, put on his gardening shoes and went for a run. A 30-mile run. All night.

5 years ago... Safeway takes the PC
plunge

5 years ago... Safeway takes the PC
plunge 08/01/2004 11:19 PM
silicon.com Aug 2 2004 3:22AM GMT

Kids Only Domain Takes Three Years To
Get 21 Sites

Kids Only Domain Takes Three Years To
Get 21 Sites 06/05/2005 11:57 PM
More than three years ago, when US politicians set up the "kids-only" domain of .kids.us, we wondered how many sites would actually bother with it, noting the "chicken and egg" problem the domain faced. We now have an answer. Three years into the experiment, there are a grand total of 21 sites hosted in the special .kids.us domain. Yes: twenty one. A thriving community. It probably doesn't help that to host there you have to pay about $400 a year for registration and "content review" vs. $7 or so to register a .com. Somehow, we're confident that .xxx won't face the same problem.

Payment Was in the Mail, for Five Years
(AP)

Payment Was in the Mail, for Five Years
(AP) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
AP - The letter accompanying the check for $90.18 asked Dean Little not to cash it until Aug. 29, 1998.

New Spray Impacts Perception - Takes
Six Years Off a Woman’s Age

New Spray Impacts Perception - Takes
Six Years Off a Woman’s Age 06/17/2005 04:02 PM

This sounds phony to me, but there may be something to it, so read on: Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, created Timeless View based on more than 25 years of research on human sensory function. He recently presented a study on Timeless View to the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, which illustrated how his patent-pending blend of scents (which includes pink grapefruit and others),…

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A Text Mystery Takes Gaming Back 20
Years

A Text Mystery Takes Gaming Back 20
Years 03/19/2003 10:23 PM
That Nepstad, who made the game entirely by himself, brought the fair so vividly to life is an achievement more impressive because there is not a single piece of animation or motion-capture video in the game. "A World's Fair Mystery" is a text adventure. (Associated Press via MyAppleMenu)

After 45 Years (and $700 Million), a
Gravity Experiment Takes Flight

After 45 Years (and $700 Million), a
Gravity Experiment Takes Flight 04/12/2004 06:07 PM
Three Stanford scientists' dream has materialized as a van-size assemblage of plumbing, electronics and quartz, known unpoetically as Gravity Probe B.

E-Mail Scammer Gets Four Years
(washingtonpost.com)

E-Mail Scammer Gets Four Years
(washingtonpost.com) 05/18/2004 07:33 PM
washingtonpost.com - An Internet scammer who used e-mail and a fraudulent Web site to steal hundreds of credit card numbers was sentenced to almost four years in jail Tuesday, one of the stiffest-ever penalties handed down for online fraud.

E-mail virus takes on new guise

E-mail virus takes on new guise 01/30/2004 01:04 AM
A new strain of the Mydoom worm could spread more widely than its predecessor warn experts.

AOL Takes on Rivals with Free Web Mail

AOL Takes on Rivals with Free Web Mail 12/24/2004 12:24 PM
America Online is currently beta testing a refresh of AOL Mail on the Web in preparation for a rollout of its own free Web mail service to the masses early next year. The Mail on the Web beta went live late Wednesday with a new user interface and several performance enhancements.

EU Takes Step on Spam E-Mail Ban Law

EU Takes Step on Spam E-Mail Ban Law 12/05/2003 12:37 PM
AP via Daily Press Dec 5 2003 12:23PM ET

Wi-Fi E-Mail Takes Flight (PC World)

Wi-Fi E-Mail Takes Flight (PC World) 01/09/2004 09:59 PM
PC World - Airline will offer wireless LAN service to keep passengers connected.

Yahoo takes on Google with extra mail
storage

Yahoo takes on Google with extra mail
storage 05/14/2004 07:40 AM
Not to be outdone by Google Inc.'s recent bold e-mail offering, Yahoo Inc. said that it plans to dramatically raise the storage limit given to its free e-mail users while at the same time bumping its premium subscribers up to a "virtually unlimited" capacity.

Snail Spam

Snail Spam 11/15/2003 02:19 PM
Argh. Why is it, when you buy something online, you can opt-out of the email list, but you often can't opt-out of their snail-mail list?

Snail into Comparison

Snail into Comparison 10/31/2003 09:35 PM
Play with a virtual ecosphere. [Flash].

The Heavyweight Sea Snail

The Heavyweight Sea Snail 04/09/2004 04:04 PM

Update: Yahoo takes on Google with extra
mail storage

Update: Yahoo takes on Google with extra
mail storage 05/14/2004 09:05 PM
Industry Standard May 15 2004 1:08AM GMT

US Orders Probe of Air Travel Troubles
(Reuters)

US Orders Probe of Air Travel Troubles
(Reuters) 12/27/2004 05:32 PM
Reuters - U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said on Monday he was launching a probe of air travel disruptions over the Christmas holiday weekend at US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Line Inc.'s regional carrier Comair.

Travel with Your Pet at
pet-friendlytravel.com and Receive an
$80 Coupon for a Cooper & Cadie Premium
Pet Travel Kit

Travel with Your Pet at
pet-friendlytravel.com and Receive an
$80 Coupon for a Cooper & Cadie Premium
Pet Travel Kit 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
Travelers with Pet-FriendlyTravel.Com will receive a coupon from Cooper & Cadie worth $80 towards the purchase of a special pet travel kit full of premium pet supplies to make the journey less stressful for your dog. This represents a savings of 50% off the list retail price. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Hotwire Launches Bargain Web Travel Ad
Campaign (Reuters)

Hotwire Launches Bargain Web Travel Ad
Campaign (Reuters) 01/23/2004 05:21 PM
Reuters - Online travel agency Hotwire, which offers discount hotel rooms and air fares without disclosing suppliers before purchase, said it would launch a cable television advertising campaign on Monday, a week after new ads from competitor Priceline.com debuted.

Ex-U.S. Soldier to Travel to Japan on
Sunday: Source (Reuters)

Ex-U.S. Soldier to Travel to Japan on
Sunday: Source (Reuters) 07/15/2004 08:36 AM
Reuters - A former U.S. soldier accused of deserting to North Korea is to travel to Japan on Sunday for medical care, a Japanese government source said, after signs Washington would not seek custody while he was in hospital.

Yahoo! Travel, National Geographic
Traveler Poll Names New Orleans Top U.S.
Family Travel Spot

Yahoo! Travel, National Geographic
Traveler Poll Names New Orleans Top U.S.
Family Travel Spot 03/23/2005 08:19 PM
Investors Business Daily Mar 24 2005 12:51AM GMT

Yahoo to Begin Testing FareChase Travel
Search (Reuters)

Yahoo to Begin Testing FareChase Travel
Search (Reuters) 09/07/2004 03:47 PM
Reuters - Internet media company Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said it would soon begin testing a travel price comparison search engine called FareChase as it further integrates Web search services into its offerings.

Travel Information Without Travel Sales
Pitches

Travel Information Without Travel Sales
Pitches 12/31/2004 01:03 PM
I get so many announcements about sites which are designed to sell things, or to be roundups for e-commerce information, that's it's startling (and refreshing) to find out about a...

Sulphur Fumes Impair Memory, Snail Study
Suggests

Sulphur Fumes Impair Memory, Snail Study
Suggests 06/23/2004 01:03 AM

I'm off on vacation for 3-5 years...
(Reuters)

I'm off on vacation for 3-5 years...
(Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:04 PM
Reuters - Want a tourism experience with a difference? Sri Lanka is converting a historic prison into a hotel so that visitors can enjoy the holiday of their lives -- presumably with time off for good behavior.

U.S. to Hire 12,000 Air Controllers Over
10 Years (Reuters)

U.S. to Hire 12,000 Air Controllers Over
10 Years (Reuters) 12/22/2004 01:21 AM
Reuters - The U.S. government said on Tuesday it planned to hire more than 12,000 air controllers over 10 years to address a wave of upcoming retirements, but the controllers union said the strategy is unrealistic.

Mummified Man Goes Unnoticed for Two
Years (Reuters)

Mummified Man Goes Unnoticed for Two
Years (Reuters) 08/30/2004 09:54 AM
Reuters - A reclusive Canadian man, who neighbors thought may have gone traveling, was found mummified in his bed, almost two years after he died, Manitoba's chief medical examiner says.

Shrek fleeced after years on the lam
(Reuters)

Shrek fleeced after years on the lam
(Reuters) 04/28/2004 04:45 AM
Reuters - When the time came, Shrek the wild and woolly sheep went as meekly as a lamb.

People on Mars possible in 20 to 30
years (Reuters)

People on Mars possible in 20 to 30
years (Reuters) 09/15/2004 05:42 PM
Reuters - People could land on Mars in the next 20 to 30 years provided scientists can find water on the red planet, the head of NASA's surface exploration mission says.

Lightbulb Burns for 96 Years (Reuters)

Lightbulb Burns for 96 Years (Reuters) 09/21/2004 08:26 AM
Reuters - They sure do not make things anymore like the Texas lightbulb that sold for a few cents and has burned for 96 straight years.

England gets first jester for 350 years
(Reuters)

England gets first jester for 350 years
(Reuters) 08/07/2004 10:36 AM
Reuters - Nigel Roder has beaten six rivals by public acclaim to become England's first official jester for more than 350 years, succeeding Muckle John who lost his job when King Charles 1 was beheaded in 1649.

Saddam Trial Unlikely for Two Years
-Newspaper (Reuters)

Saddam Trial Unlikely for Two Years
-Newspaper (Reuters) 02/15/2004 11:39 PM
Reuters - Saddam Hussein is unlikely to stand trial for at least another two years, a British newspaper quoted a top Iraqi lawyer as saying on Monday.
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