Town Boasts World's Largest Bratwurst (AP)

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Town Grills 48-Foot Bratwurst (AP)

Town Grills 48-Foot Bratwurst (AP) 07/05/2004 08:09 AM
AP - It was no mere weenie roast here when residents of this community 50 miles north of Milwaukee cooked what they hope is the world's largest bratwurst.

"One of the world's largest."

"One of the world's largest." 12/29/2004 03:31 AM

World's Largest Truck

World's Largest Truck 06/21/2004 10:31 AM

What's huge, slow, and capable of hauling up to 400 tons of bullshit? While my first response would probably be Slashdot, too, in this case we're describing the Liebherr T 282B truck, a 224 ton monster with a massive 3650-horsepower diesel engine. New Scientist has an interview with Liebherr R&D head Francis Bartleby in which he drops a load of tasty T 282B trivia, like the fact that the huge diesel engine actually generates electricity to power two electric drive motors, and the story about the time a driver of one of the big trucks accidentally crushed a normal-sized service truck and didn't even notice.
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World's Second Largest WAP Gateway

World's Second Largest WAP Gateway 04/27/2004 03:08 AM
3G Apr 27 2004 7:21AM GMT

Confessions of the world's largest
Switcher?

Confessions of the world's largest
Switcher? 10/30/2003 12:35 AM
In writing for O'Reilly's MacDevCenter, Daniel Steinberg notes that Dr...

Problems and Promise in the World's
Largest PKI

Problems and Promise in the World's
Largest PKI 02/19/2004 10:13 AM
Implementing a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) on any scale is a challenging, politically-charged task for an IT professional. Even though a working PKI is an important piece of a complete security package for an organization, the lack of interest, misunderstanding, laziness, and downright paranoia of the typical user population can turn a PKI effort into just another morass of documents for which the contractors have been paid and long ago moved on to some new revenue channel. Given the dismal success rate, it's difficult to imagine a successful PKI, not for hundreds or even thousands of users, but for millions. Yet, that seems to be what the Department of Defense (DoD) has accomplished in their Common Access Card (CAC) project - the new identification cards being issued to all US military personnel. To date, CAC PKI project has issued and manages more than six million digital certificates and corresponding smart cards. As someone who has implemented a PKI for a large, diverse organization, I can say that the IT professionals who worked to make the CAC project a success are entitled to pat themselves on the back, but it's also clear that a few problems remain.

Confessions Of The World's Largest
Switcher

Confessions Of The World's Largest
Switcher 10/30/2003 12:35 AM
It's a shame that Apple no longer runs the "Switch" campaign on television. Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan would make an excellent spokesperson for moving to the Mac. "I'm Srinidhi Varadarajan and I build Supercomputers at Virginia Tech." By Daniel H. Steinberg (O'Reilly Network via MyAppleMenu)

World's Largest Book Created

World's Largest Book Created 12/16/2003 01:46 PM
Don't you just hate those books that are just a little too large to fit into your bookshelf? You have to put them on their side, or stick them somewhere else, just because a publisher decided to make the book too damn big. Well, now someone at MIT has made a book so big it's not likely to fit on any bookshelf. It probably won't fit on any coffee table, either. In fact, it's now been certified as the largest book ever created, weighing in at a somewhat stunning 133 pounds. Each of the 112 pages are five feet by seven feet. Apparently, the book costs $2,000 to make, and is being sold for $10,000 complete with a nice display easel to solve the bookshelf problem (they've already sold about two dozen). Money from the sale of the book will go to a charity that is building schools in Cambodia and Bhutan. A more cynical person might note that with all the trees that were needed to make such a book, they probably cleared a nice spot in the field for such schools. And, yes, the book, Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom is available at Amazon (though, currently out of stock).

World's Largest Databases Ranked

World's Largest Databases Ranked 12/12/2003 09:19 AM
prostoalex writes "Winter Corp. has summarized its findings of the annual TopTen competition, where the world's largest and most hard-working (in terms of ...

"Confessions of the World's Largest
Switcher"

"Confessions of the World's Largest
Switcher" 10/31/2003 11:45 AM

Officials: World's Largest Snake Caught
(AP)

Officials: World's Largest Snake Caught
(AP) 12/29/2003 11:37 PM
AP - Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49.21 feet long and weighs nearly 992.07 pounds, a local official said Monday.

World's largest computing grid goes live

World's largest computing grid goes live 09/06/2004 06:59 AM
PC Pro Sep 6 2004 11:28AM GMT

World's Largest Working Computing Grid

World's Largest Working Computing Grid 09/05/2004 01:06 PM
PhysOrg.com Sep 5 2004 5:15PM GMT

World's largest yacht sets sail

World's largest yacht sets sail 05/30/2004 07:32 AM
The £30m Mirabella V yacht - believed to be the largest and most expensive in the world - leaves Portsmouth.

World's largest yacht hits rocks

World's largest yacht hits rocks 09/17/2004 10:29 AM
The English-built Mirabella V yacht - believed to be the largest and most expensive in the world - runs aground.

Philly plans world's largest mesh Wi-Fi
net

Philly plans world's largest mesh Wi-Fi
net 09/21/2004 12:45 PM
VENICE -- The idea sounds good on paper: Build a mesh network of wireless Wi-Fi base stations and let users roam around an entire city instead of providing limited connectivity in a handful of hot spots. But will it work? The City of Philadelphia hopes so.

Dubailand: world's largest themepark
EVAR

Dubailand: world's largest themepark
EVAR 06/22/2005 01:50 AM
Cory Doctorow: Dubai, a city that is practically a themepark already, is building the world's largest, most expensive, most luxurious themepark, EVAR, called "Dubailand" (what else?). You can tell from the website alone that this is going to be something: vacuous, content-free Flash site, with all the major info hidden behind PDFs and (ugh-ptui!) a Real video. Now notice the "worlds" of Dubailand: "Downtown," "Eco-Tourism," "Retail and Entertainment," "Attractions and Experience," "Sports and Outdoor" and "Themed Leisure and Vacation." Retail and Entertainment? Now that's some forthright theming! Check out the bumpf, especially the FAQs!

Retail & Entertainment World will provide a critical mass of retail facilities providing a wide variety of global brands but also unique boutiques and discount stores, all within the biggest mall in the world - the Mall of Arabia. Entertainment and dining facilities will complement the retail facilities through encouraging tourists to extend the length of their stay at Dubailand, thereby creating further opportunities for purchases....

How many people would be working at Dubailand when it is fully operational?
Dubailand will seek to employ around 300,000 working individuals by 2018 from the various projects in it.

How many visitors a day are you expecting when fully operational?
At peak operational capacity, we have forecast a footfall of some 200,000 visitors a day.

What kind of per capita spend is projected for visitors?
The rates will be an average of USD 100 per day per person not including hotel stay.

Has any study been done on the environmental impact of such a large project in almost virgin desert?
The masterplan has been based on a philosophy of maintaining as much as possible the environmental integrity of the land designated for Dubailand’s development.

How will you maintain the law and order of large crowds?
Dubailand will be coordinating with Dubai Police on relevant security issues.

Link (Thanks, Neal!)

Using Unicode to Power the World's
Largest Democracy

Using Unicode to Power the World's
Largest Democracy 08/06/2004 06:20 AM
A look at the movement to convert Indian's voter lists to Unicode.

Questia - The World's Largest Online
Library of Books

Questia - The World's Largest Online
Library of Books 09/15/2004 08:01 AM
Questia - The World's Largest Online Library of Books
http://www.questia.com/Index.j sp

Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. You can read every title cover to cover. This rich, scholarly content -- selected by professional collection development librarians -- is not available elsewhere on the Internet. Undergraduate, high school, graduate students, and Internet users of all ages have found Questia to be an invaluable online resource. Anyone doing research or just interested in topics that touch on the humanities and social sciences will find titles of interest in Questia. To complement the library, Questia offers a range of search, note-taking, and writing tools. These tools help students locate the most relevant information on their topics quickly, quote and cite correctly, and create properly formatted footnotes and bibliographies automatically. Questia provides a comprehensive research environment to meet students' academic needs. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog and Student Research Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will be added to Academic Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.

Philadelphia considering creating
world's largest WiFi hotspot

Philadelphia considering creating
world's largest WiFi hotspot 09/02/2004 04:06 AM
Philadelphia looks at creating a city-wide WiFi network. Would such a network chase off other broadband providers?

Taiwan's Acer vying to become the
world's third largest PC vendor (AFP)

Taiwan's Acer vying to become the
world's third largest PC vendor (AFP) 05/03/2004 08:06 AM
AFP - Acer Inc., Taiwan's leading personal computer maker, said it is vying to become the world's third largest seller of PCs in two to three years.

World's largest book unveiled in Seattle
(Reuters)

World's largest book unveiled in Seattle
(Reuters) 12/29/2003 11:41 PM
Reuters - How about a little light reading?

World's largest Linux migration gets
major boost

World's largest Linux migration gets
major boost 02/05/2005 08:59 PM
Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national railway, said today that it has successfully migrated all of its 55,000 Lotus Notes users to Linux.

Hitachi to sponsor world's largest PC
gaming league

Hitachi to sponsor world's largest PC
gaming league 05/22/2004 12:43 PM
Philippine Daily Inquirer May 22 2004 4:33PM GMT

Brits to demo world's largest computing
grid

Brits to demo world's largest computing
grid 09/03/2004 08:42 AM
Equivalent to 100,000 boy racer PCs

Canada begins world's largest seal hunt

Canada begins world's largest seal hunt 04/12/2004 07:28 PM

World's largest plasma TV: Samsung's new
80-inch model

World's largest plasma TV: Samsung's new
80-inch model 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
We haven't actually seen one here at CES, but with their new 80-inch plasma TV, Samsung has edged out arch-rival LG once again in...

The world's largest computer party 'The
Gathering' is on

The world's largest computer party 'The
Gathering' is on 03/25/2005 08:36 AM
Norway Post Mar 25 2005 12:35PM GMT

"Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)"

"Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)" 06/11/2004 05:57 PM

World's Largest Internet Consultants
Open Office in London

World's Largest Internet Consultants
Open Office in London 02/01/2005 09:28 PM
WSI, worldwide leader and leading edge Internet Consulting and Education Company, is proud to announce the launch of a new Internet Consultant (IC) office to serve the South London area. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]

World's largest ID theft felon faces 14
years' jail

World's largest ID theft felon faces 14
years' jail 09/15/2004 07:57 AM
Help desk technician pleads guilty to $50m scam

Telesat launches world's largest
commercial communications satellite

Telesat launches world's largest
commercial communications satellite 07/19/2004 03:18 PM

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“Telesat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announced today the successful launch of the Anik F2 - the world’s largest commercial communications satellite….’With Anik F2 we enter a new frontier in satellite communications - not just for Telesat, but also for the global communications industry,’ said Larry Boisvert, Telesat’s president and CEO….’With Telesat’s Anik F2, North American consumers and businesses will have access to the most advanced broadband services - anywhere and anytime.’…Following in-orbit…

Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)

Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000) 06/11/2004 01:52 AM
"Of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries" .. economics

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O'Reilly Network: Confessions of the
World's Largest Switcher [Oct. 29, 2003]

O'Reilly Network: Confessions of the
World's Largest Switcher [Oct. 29, 2003] 10/30/2003 08:15 PM
Confessions of the World's Largest Switcher .. O'Reilly MacOSX conference .. new Switch ad

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Optimi Selected to Design and Optimize
One of World's Largest 3G UMTS Networks

Optimi Selected to Design and Optimize
One of World's Largest 3G UMTS Networks 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
3G Feb 1 2005 6:48PM GMT

World's largest commercial satellite to
provide fast Internet access

World's largest commercial satellite to
provide fast Internet access 07/18/2004 02:18 AM
ABC Online Jul 18 2004 5:30AM GMT

caught the world's largest snake--a
49-foot python that weighs 1,000 pounds

caught the world's largest snake--a
49-foot python that weighs 1,000 pounds 12/31/2003 12:03 PM
snake

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World's Largest Copper Producer Chile's
Codelco Uses Cisco Wi-Fi in Mines

World's Largest Copper Producer Chile's
Codelco Uses Cisco Wi-Fi in Mines 12/28/2004 10:48 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Dec 28 2004 2:13PM GMT

Microsoft Outlines Plans for
Interconnect Beta July 30 - 5:33 PM ET
As the world's largest software vendor
Mic

Microsoft Outlines Plans for
Interconnect Beta July 30 - 5:33 PM ET
As the world's largest software vendor
Mic 07/30/2004 05:44 PM
BetaNews Jul 30 2004 9:47PM GMT
Grok Description matches for Town Boasts World's Largest Bratwurst (AP)
GrokA matches for Town Boasts World's Largest Bratwurst (AP)

sonya thomas, the black widow, eats 38
lobsters

sonya thomas, the black widow, eats 38
lobsters 08/23/2004 02:52 PM
and i thought her performance in the hot dog eating contest was impressive

Cray to set Strider and Black Widow
loose on server world

Cray to set Strider and Black Widow
loose on server world 01/05/2004 01:31 PM
The Register Jan 5 2004 12:19PM ET

Dear Sonya

Dear Sonya 11/01/2003 05:23 PM
Dear Jon Udell, ...

SonyÂ’s PlayStation Portable

SonyÂ’s PlayStation Portable 03/23/2005 08:08 AM
Sun-sentinel.com - Tue Mar 22, 06:36 pm GMT

FINAL
RESULTS - GREAT CANADIAN SONG
CONTEST

FINAL
RESULTS - GREAT CANADIAN SONG
CONTEST 05/11/2004 10:47 AM

As promised, here are the results of the Great Canadian Song contest. At the end of the first round, our four judges, Chris Corrigan, Darren Barefoot, Robert Cooke and I, whittled the 76 nominees down to 20 finalists. We then re-listened to all 20 songs and ranked them in order. Just as a reminder, to qualify, songs had to be written and performed by Canadians and had to refer at least peripherally to Canada or something identifiably Canadian. The idea was to select possible contents for a compilation CD that would introduce people from other countries to Canada through its music. The judges' rankings are based strictly on personal preference -- how proud we would be to play each song to someone who knew nothing about Canada or its culture and heritage. Many of our favourite Canadian musicians (Bruce Cockburn, Sarah McLachlan, Marc Jordan, Ian Thomas, Blue Rodeo, Jesse Cook, Guess Who, Amanda Marshall, Alanis Morrisette, and Jann Arden just to name a few) didn't make the list because their best (in our opinion, anyway) songs don't refer to Canada. Of the 20 songs that made the final list, 15 were ranked significantly higher than the remaining 5, so we're cutting the list off at that point. That's just the right number for a CD. Here's the list, in combined rank order, with links to the lyrics where available. SONG COMPOSER PERFORMER 1. Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 2. A Case of You Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell 3. Nor thwest Passage Stan Rogers Stan Rogers 4. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 5. Fou r Strong Winds Ian Tyson Ian & Sylvia 6. Helpless Neil Young Neil Young 7. Barr ett's Privateers Stan Rogers Stan Rogers 8. Ac adian Driftwood Robbie Robertson The Band 9. Log Driver's Waltz Wade Hemsworth McGarrigles 10. It's Hockey Night in Canada Lynn Miles Lynn Miles 11. The Last Saskatchewan Pirate Arrogant Worms Arrogant Worms 12. Wheat Kings Tragically Hip Tragically Hip 13. Hillcrest Mine James Keelaghan James Keelaghan 14. Far Too Canadian Spirit of the West Spirit of the West 15. A Real Canadian Girl Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors We really tried hard to come up with a representative number of Francophone songs, First Nations songs, traditional Canadian folk songs and songs by women composers. But as you can see, the list is dominated by relatively modern (20th century) English Canadian songs penned by men. Please blame me, not my fellow judges, for this failing. My guess is that the best identifiably Canadian songs by Francophones, Native Canadians, and Canadian women, and the best traditional Canadian songs, have yet to be discovered by most Canadians, and we need to educate ourselves better on these important contributors to Canadian music and culture. We'll work on it, and recruit some experts in such music to guide us and help with the judging, when we repeat the contest next year. Meanwhile we will be submitting this list to the CBC, as they requested, and if they aren't enthused about our idea for a compilation CD, we'll use our entrepreneurial resources to try to find another publisher. If we're successful, we'll promote it on our blogs, the various Canadian blog directories and webrings and through BlogsCanada. These are all wonderful songs -- songs of courage, love, loss, tragedy, loneliness and connection with our rugged geography, the land, and, of course, the weather.

Tallest bridge

Tallest bridge 01/05/2005 06:31 AM
David Pescovitz: This is a photo from orbit of the brand new 1.5 mile Millau viaduct in southern France. It's the world's tallest road bridge, standing 900 feet at its highest point above the Tarn River. Link

U.S. Sprinter May Miss Olympics (AP)

U.S. Sprinter May Miss Olympics (AP) 08/07/2004 01:38 PM
AP - Barring a successful appeal, sprinter Torri Edwards will be suspended for at least two years for taking a banned stimulant, knocking her out of the Olympics and perhaps giving Marion Jones a chance to defend her gold medal in the 100 meters.

Sprinter, 100, Foiled in Bid for History
(AP)

Sprinter, 100, Foiled in Bid for History
(AP) 07/05/2004 08:09 AM
AP - A South African man's bid to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to run 100 meters was foiled when a power failure stopped the electronic clocks.

And the Tallest Nationality Is...
(Reuters)

And the Tallest Nationality Is...
(Reuters) 07/22/2004 09:31 AM
Reuters - The Dutch, already the tallest people on the planet, are still growing in height while also packing on the pounds.

Sprinter White Accepts Two-Year Ban (AP)

Sprinter White Accepts Two-Year Ban (AP) 05/19/2004 10:21 AM
AP - Sprinter Kelli White accepted a two-year drug ban that will keep her from the Athens Olympics and cost her two gold medals at last year's world championships.

Source: Top Greek Sprinter Might
Withdraw (AP)

Source: Top Greek Sprinter Might
Withdraw (AP) 08/13/2004 10:22 AM
AP - Greek Olympic champion Kostas Kenteris might withdraw from the Athens Games following accusations he evaded a drug test on the eve of the opening ceremony, a source told The Associated Press on Friday.

American Sprinter Banned for Two Years

American Sprinter Banned for Two Years 05/19/2004 09:00 PM
Kelli White has been stripped of her gold medals from the 2003 world championships after accepting a two-year suspension for taking banned drugs.

World's tallest cylindrical aquarium

World's tallest cylindrical aquarium 09/10/2004 10:53 AM
Cory Doctorow: The Aquadom is the world's largest cylindrical aquarium. It's in the lobby of a multi-use development, stretching 5 storeys up, with a glass elevator down the middle of it. Link (Thanks, kokogiak!)

Court says U.S. sprinter should lose
Olympic gold

Court says U.S. sprinter should lose
Olympic gold 06/29/2004 03:36 PM

Legendary sprinter Blankers-Koen dies

Legendary sprinter Blankers-Koen dies 01/25/2004 08:15 AM
Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen - who broke 20 world records and won four Olympic golds - dies aged 85.

Edwards, U.S. Sprinter, Receives
Two-Year Ban for Doping

Edwards, U.S. Sprinter, Receives
Two-Year Ban for Doping 08/11/2004 05:43 PM
Torri Edwards, who had made the U.S. team in the 100 meters and 200 meters, was suspended by the anti-doping agency.

3G Mobile Coverage in the World's
Tallest Skyscraper

3G Mobile Coverage in the World's
Tallest Skyscraper 12/29/2004 07:29 AM
3G Dec 29 2004 11:38AM GMT

China's tallest strive for records
(Reuters)

China's tallest strive for records
(Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - It's hard to stand out in a country of 1.3 billion, but hopes of a world record brought out some of China's most extraordinary citizens.

'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest
Building (AP)

'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest
Building (AP) 12/25/2004 05:14 PM
AP - A French urban climber who calls himself Spiderman climbed to the top of the world's tallest building on Saturday — Taipei 101.

Dubai tower to be world's tallest
building

Dubai tower to be world's tallest
building 03/31/2005 10:56 PM

Top Sprinter Receives Letter on
Potential Doping Violation

Top Sprinter Receives Letter on
Potential Doping Violation 06/08/2004 05:24 PM
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency notified Tim Montgomery of a potential violation that could result in him being barred from the Olympics.

Sprinter Is Barred From Olympics as U.S.
Doping Scandal Expands

Sprinter Is Barred From Olympics as U.S.
Doping Scandal Expands 05/20/2004 01:08 AM
The performance-enhancing drug scandal continued to grow when Kelli White was barred from the Olympics.

Spiderman to Scale World's Tallest
Building (Reuters)

Spiderman to Scale World's Tallest
Building (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - French "Spiderman" Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building's management said Friday.

Models Use Tallest Skyscraper for
Vertical Catwalk (Reuters)

Models Use Tallest Skyscraper for
Vertical Catwalk (Reuters) 09/24/2004 11:07 AM
Reuters - The walls of the world's tallest skyscraper were used as a vertical catwalk Friday, with models rappelling down the building in Taiwan's capital Taipei in fashionable sports outfits.

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules"

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules" 08/02/2004 03:12 PM

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules 08/01/2004 03:33 AM
The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004 Amatuer Contest Rules

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French Spiderman tackling world's
tallest building (Reuters)

French Spiderman tackling world's
tallest building (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - French "Spiderman" Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building's management says.

French Spiderman Climbs World's Tallest
Building (Reuters)

French Spiderman Climbs World's Tallest
Building (Reuters) 12/25/2004 05:14 PM
Reuters - Daredevil climber Alain Robert, known as the French Spiderman, defied stiff winds and rain to climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital Saturday.

Town Boasts World's Largest Bratwurst (AP)

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