Woman injured in Wal-Mart $30 DVD player stampede might have faked it

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Ohio Woman Who Faked Cancer Is Sentenced

Ohio Woman Who Faked Cancer Is Sentenced 01/17/2004 11:21 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 2:39AM GMT

UPDATE: 'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has
History Of Injury Claims; Report: Woman
Has Filed 16 Previous Claims, 9 At
Wal-Mart Stores

UPDATE: 'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has
History Of Injury Claims; Report: Woman
Has Filed 16 Previous Claims, 9 At
Wal-Mart Stores 12/05/2003 06:40 AM
a very unlucky shopper as this is the 16th time .. frequent faller .. Read article .. Dec. 4

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"UPDATE: 'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has
History Of Injury Claims; Report: Woman
Has Filed 16 Previous Claims, 9 At
Wal-Mart Stores.."

"UPDATE: 'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has
History Of Injury Claims; Report: Woman
Has Filed 16 Previous Claims, 9 At
Wal-Mart Stores.." 12/05/2003 10:14 AM

Web Cam Watchers Help Injured Iowa Woman

Web Cam Watchers Help Injured Iowa Woman 01/17/2004 10:53 PM
People around the world watching live on a Web cam as a horse gave birth called for help when the mare—in pain and confused—kicked her owner after delivering her foal.

Web Cam Watchers Help Injured Iowa Woman
(AP)

Web Cam Watchers Help Injured Iowa Woman
(AP) 01/18/2004 11:32 PM
AP - People around the world watching live on a Web cam as a horse gave birth called for help when the mare — in pain and confused — kicked her owner after delivering her foal.

local6.com - News - Woman Knocked
Unconscious By Wal-Mart Shoppers

local6.com - News - Woman Knocked
Unconscious By Wal-Mart Shoppers 12/02/2003 05:25 AM
The spirit of Xmas shines through on the day after Thanksgiving .. the DVD player they could have sold to Patricia Van Lester .. Full Story

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"local6.com - News - Woman Knocked
Unconscious By Wal-Mart Shoppers"

"local6.com - News - Woman Knocked
Unconscious By Wal-Mart Shoppers" 12/02/2003 12:28 AM

Wal-Mart iLo Flash Player Reviewed

Wal-Mart iLo Flash Player Reviewed 12/22/2004 01:36 AM

"When Gizmodo speaks, people listen." And then void themselves, as we broadcast the same colliding frequency undertones played at a GWAR concert. But besides the big squishy handjob that Gadget Madness gives us, this review of the iLo Digital Audio Player—that new $80 Wal-Mart special—gets 'er done (to use official Wal-Mart parlance). I wish the 256MB player could accept SD cards bigger than 512MB, but for a cut-rate player it looks like they do almost everything right. Rather than cluttering it up with fancy, but half-assed engineered software, they just make a simple player that works with Macs and PCs.

Wal-mart iLo low cost MP3 player [GadgetMadness]

Fun-Killing DVD Player On Sale at
Wal-Mart

Fun-Killing DVD Player On Sale at
Wal-Mart 04/29/2004 08:59 AM
Looks like Wal-Mart will be carrying a DVD player with the ClearPlay-developed technology that strips nudity, violence, and foul language from DVDs. There is a catch, natch: the $70 DVD player doesn't detect the moral transgressions as they play, but instead uses pre-loaded filters that must be purchased from ClearPlay,...

Wal-Mart nastygrams an amateur,
Wal-Mart-themed bl0g

Wal-Mart nastygrams an amateur,
Wal-Mart-themed bl0g 04/05/2005 07:03 PM
Xeni Jardin: Kevin Brancato, who maintains the "Always Low Prices" blog about all things Walmartian, just received a cease-and-desist from Wal-Mart lawyers after more than a year of blogging on the subject. Oddly, it's one of few blogs known for generally favorable posts towards the company. Link

When Drain Pipes Stampede

When Drain Pipes Stampede 09/27/2004 11:03 AM
Theo Jansen makes strange creatures that prowl beaches, powered by the wi nd [.avi]. "Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic matierial of this new nature." - Strandbeest. [via Tipping The Sacred Cows]

Three die in Saudi shop stampede

Three die in Saudi shop stampede 09/01/2004 10:08 AM
Hundreds of shoppers stampede at an Ikea store in Jeddah, leaving three people crushed to death.

Britons hurt in Norway stampede

Britons hurt in Norway stampede 08/23/2004 02:04 PM
A horse stampede in western Norway has left 15 British tourists injured, three of them seriously, police said.

Walmart sale of $30 DVD players causes
stampede

Walmart sale of $30 DVD players causes
stampede 12/02/2003 01:24 AM
Ok, so $30 is a really good price for a DVD/VCR combination player, but is it worth nearly crushing another human being to death just to get one? Apparently so:A stampede of shoppers left a woman seriously hurt this morning. She was trampled by a crowd of bargain hunters at a Central Florida Walmart. 41-year-old Patricia Vanlester is at Halifax Medical Center tonight. Family members say she came to Walmart to buy an advertised DVD, but what she got was a trip to the hospital...When the store finally opened, shoppers grabbed for the item. People started fighting for the DVD player and pushed Vanlester to the ground. "I screamed and said stop don't step on her," Ellzey says. "My sister is on the ground but no one would listen." Walmart employees rushed to Vanlester. She was knocked unconscious. She was airlifted to Halifax Medical Center.Read...

India rally stampede 'kills 21'

India rally stampede 'kills 21' 04/12/2004 07:24 AM
A rush for free saris leaves 21 women dead at a rally in the prime minister's constituency of Lucknow, officials say.

Wal Mart nastygrams a bl0g about Wal
Mart

Wal Mart nastygrams a bl0g about Wal
Mart 04/05/2005 04:48 PM
Xeni Jardin: Kevin Brancato, who maintains the "Always Low Prices" blog about all things Walmartian, just received a cease-and-desist from Wal-Mart lawyers after more than a year of blogging on the subject. Oddly, it's one of few blogs known for generally favorable posts towards the company. Always low IQs is more like it. Link

Stampede: What do singing computers and
pathology have in common?

Stampede: What do singing computers and
pathology have in common? 12/31/2004 06:44 PM
DVM Newsmagazine Dec 31 2004 8:54PM GMT

India Birthday Stampede for Saris Kills
21

India Birthday Stampede for Saris Kills
21 04/12/2004 06:06 PM
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- Thousands of people crowding into a park for a politician's birthday celebration and to receive free saris stampeded Monday, killing 21 women and children, officials said.

Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft
update site

Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft
update site 04/14/2004 07:45 PM
A crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelms Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes are made available.

Hoping for Free Saris, 21 Indian Women
Die in Stampede

Hoping for Free Saris, 21 Indian Women
Die in Stampede 04/12/2004 08:42 PM
The free saris were being offered at a public birthday celebration for a close aide to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Faked out of her headscarf. . .

Faked out of her headscarf. . . 09/24/2004 07:41 PM
Andrea Armstrong wants to play basketball. She is also a muslim, and wishes to observe traditional muslim attire for a woman of the faith. Intolerance ensues. (A link from my local paper to an Orlando Sentinel story, in that this woman is from Oregon.)

Saudi stampede over Ikea store launch
results in 3 deaths

Saudi stampede over Ikea store launch
results in 3 deaths 09/01/2004 09:16 PM
Xeni Jardin: Hundreds of shoppers crammed into a brand-new Ikea store as it opened in Saudi Arabia, crushing three or more people to death.

A Saudi man and a Pakistani man were among those killed, officials in the port city of Jeddah said. The incident occurred after shoppers rushed into a branch of Ikea to claim a limited number of credit vouchers being offered to the public. More than 8,000 people had gathered near the store for the $150 vouchers, some of them having camped overnight. The nationality of the third person killed was not given. Sixteen people were injured.

Link (Thanks Siege)

Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey

Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey 01/10/2004 02:41 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 10 2004 1:19AM ET

Detecting Faked Photographs Gets Easier

Detecting Faked Photographs Gets Easier 07/24/2004 01:14 PM

Detroit's SuperBowl bid faked the
skyline

Detroit's SuperBowl bid faked the
skyline 02/10/2004 01:14 PM
The Detroit Free Press has broken a story about how Detroit's SuperBowl 2006 bid used a doctored photo to sex-up Detroit's snaggle-tooth skyline, lighting up abandoned buildings with Photoshop. Don't miss the killer infographic.

In real life, though, at least 10 of the photo's buildings are abandoned hulks. Some are burned-out, roofless and scarred with soot.

Artists touched up the photo by splashing light onto darkened windows and streets and adding roofs where there were none.

The final product made Detroit's lonely blocks look as Super Bowl-worthy as busy Houston.

"We want to do the same thing, put our best foot forward and turn on all the lights we can," said Michelle Fusco, a spokeswoman for the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, which helped staff the Detroit booth.

Link (Thanks, tracymilburn!)

Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey
(AP)

Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey
(AP) 01/09/2004 11:21 PM
AP - A survey a judge cited in his decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto contained made-up information, criminal justice students who conducted the survey told a newspaper.

Macedonia faked 'militant' raid

Macedonia faked 'militant' raid 05/01/2004 03:15 AM
Macedonian officials admit that seven alleged militants shot in 2002 were innocent men killed to impress the outside world.

Scientist Who Faked Data Loses PhD.

Scientist Who Faked Data Loses PhD. 06/14/2004 02:05 AM
Two years ago the physics world was buzzing over accusati ons that a young physicist working at Bell Labs had faked the data for his impressive research. The research had been so impressive, in fact, that many expected him to receive the Nobel Prize. Instead, he quickly lost his job. Two years later, he's lost even more, as the University of Constance, where he obtained his PhD., has now revoked the degree from Jan Hendrik Schoen.

Man who faked suicide found alive
(Reuters)

Man who faked suicide found alive
(Reuters) 05/13/2004 02:03 PM
Reuters - A Tennessee man who faked his suicide 13 years ago to avoid fraud and burglary charges has been found alive and well in California, a law enforcement official says.

U.S. Soldiers Say Iraqi Faked Drowning
Death

U.S. Soldiers Say Iraqi Faked Drowning
Death 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 6 2005 7:56AM GMT

sign-holding bush supporter faked the
attack

sign-holding bush supporter faked the
attack 09/17/2004 01:57 PM
any time you're exploiting your three-year-old girl's tears, you're on the right track

Faked Voice Mails Tout Stock in New Scam
(AP)

Faked Voice Mails Tout Stock in New Scam
(AP) 08/20/2004 02:39 PM
AP - Investors are being told to be wary if they receive a friendly sounding voicemail from a female stranger offering a hot stock tip.

Fugitive Who Faked Suicide Is Found
Alive (Reuters)

Fugitive Who Faked Suicide Is Found
Alive (Reuters) 05/13/2004 03:30 PM
Reuters - A Tennessee man who faked his suicide 13 years ago to avoid fraud and burglary charges has been found alive and well in California, a law enforcement official said on Thursday.

Critical memos on Bush's Guard service
faked?

Critical memos on Bush's Guard service
faked? 09/11/2004 03:56 AM

False report of Swedish king's
assassination on faked BBC website (AFP)

False report of Swedish king's
assassination on faked BBC website (AFP) 08/21/2004 06:21 PM
AFP - Hoaxers imitated the BBC news website on the Internet, including a fake announcement that King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden had been assassinated in Athens while attending the Olympic Games, according to reports.

"This dude faked his own beheading to
prove a point. Yes, he turned out to be
right. But he was also insensitive.
Should this sort of thing be protected
by the 1st Amendment?"

"This dude faked his own beheading to
prove a point. Yes, he turned out to be
right. But he was also insensitive.
Should this sort of thing be protected
by the 1st Amendment?" 08/09/2004 02:38 PM

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
Open Beta for “Risk Your Life” Passes 100,000 North American Registered Player Milestone in 8 Weeks, Joining 1.2 Million Players Worldwide [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Player vs. Player Gaming Network 1.6.5
(Stable)

Player vs. Player Gaming Network 1.6.5
(Stable) 08/30/2004 11:45 AM
A gaming network server emulation project.

Player vs. Player Gaming Network 1.6.3
(Stable)

Player vs. Player Gaming Network 1.6.3
(Stable) 05/12/2004 08:22 AM
A gaming network server emulation project.
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Judge Sentences Teens Who Killed
Chickens (AP)

Judge Sentences Teens Who Killed
Chickens (AP) 06/16/2004 06:20 PM
AP - Seven teenagers who beheaded two chickens because they were curious whether they would run around with their heads cut off will soon learn a lot more about the birds.

The Terrible Teens

The Terrible Teens 06/18/2004 01:01 PM
Got any in your household? It's time to have "The Talk" -- the money talk, that is.

Texting teens use SMS for help

Texting teens use SMS for help 09/08/2004 05:29 AM
Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.

MSN, Sprite hip hop for teens

MSN, Sprite hip hop for teens 03/23/2005 12:56 PM
Microsoft's MSN and Sprite launch a music site targeted at teenagers.

16 mln US teens have a cell phone

16 mln US teens have a cell phone 03/27/2005 02:33 AM
ZDNet Mar 27 2005 5:48AM GMT

hip-e: Gadget System for Teens

hip-e: Gadget System for Teens 08/19/2004 09:44 AM

A company called "Digital Lifestyles" has a new product line out called "hip-e," which after you get done cringing over the name look fairly decent, but probably way overpriced to properly market to the teen segment. The whole concept revolves around the "node," a Pentium M-based iMac-esque desktop PC, with a 17-inch built-in widescreen LCD (1400 by 900 pixels). The node is an odd mixture of cut corners and nice options, such as 512MB of RAM standard - that's nice - but only "high performance video," which means it will probably not play videogames worth a damn (and that's before you factor in the 1.5GHz processor). So it's hard to decide what parent or self-sufficient kid is going to want to drop $1,700 on a neat but underpowered machine when they could probably get a couple of eMachines or something for the same price.

Clearly, though, Digital Lifestyles is hoping the cross-promotion of the Hip-e will push more units, and they're doing it in both interesting and annoying ways. The detachable "beatbox" that comes with the node PC also functions as external speakers for the "playme" 512MB flash drive ($150); that's a pretty cool trick. But the "Squads" idea, which looks to be some sort of viral advertising masked as teenage social networking looks really pathetic (although it's not out yet, so take that for what it's worth).

Marketing to teens is a fine idea, but the Hip-e may be trying a little too hard. Kids can sniff out focus groups' pawprints from a mile away. (Thanks, Mike!)

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Yet Another Company Targeting PCs At
Teens

Yet Another Company Targeting PCs At
Teens 08/17/2004 05:02 PM
This is certainly not the first time a company has tried this (though, the article suggests otherwise), but a new computer is about to hit the market which is specifically targeted at teenagers -- both at the hardware and software level. The accessories and case are designed to be stylish, the hard drive is designed to hold a lot of music, and the software is designed to appeal to busy multi-tasking kids. It also has close integration with a mobile phone (if you happen to be a Sprint customer) and an MP3 player/digital storage keychain device. It looks like the company has at least done a bit more work than past attempts to try to create a more complete package, and they did obviously use a lot of teens in helping to design the system. However, marketing to teens is notoriously difficult -- and the fact that they're signing up teens as commission-based sales people may not go over too well with some. Besides, if the computer comes off as being even the slightest bit uncool (or targeted at kids too young or likely to become obsolete too quickly, etc.) the whole idea could die a quick death. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the finished product (due out this fall), but the fact that it's a desktop machine may be problematic as well. These days, kids tend to identify themselves with their mobile phones, and the freedom that presents, and may be less interested in some desktop stuck back in their room and coated in fuzzy pink fur. Even if kids to prefer to stay in their room at home, having something that's portable is where the real bragging power comes in.

Teens 'fake drug-use to fit in'

Teens 'fake drug-use to fit in' 08/23/2004 10:10 AM
One-fifth of teenagers say their friends fake drug use as a result of peer pressure, a report shows.

Study: More teens flock to the Web

Study: More teens flock to the Web 05/06/2004 02:41 PM
JupiterResearch predicts that the number of teenagers who go online in the United States will jump to 22 million in 2008.

Teens Smartening Up, Financially

Teens Smartening Up, Financially 04/13/2004 08:49 AM
They still have a lot to learn, but they're making progress.

Three Teens Accused of Kidnapping Boy,
15 (AP)

Three Teens Accused of Kidnapping Boy,
15 (AP) 03/19/2005 02:20 AM
AP - Three teenagers kidnapped a 15-year-old and ordered his father to drop off a $50 ransom at a Taco Bell restaurant, authorities said. The father called police instead, and the teens were arrested.

Do you have teens driving and do you not
trust them!

Do you have teens driving and do you not
trust them! 07/27/2004 03:53 AM

I can only say that I am thankful that they did not have a blackbox that could have been installed in my vehicles as a 16 year old. My dad probably would have pulled my drives license the first week. I somehow survived that but it seems now parents can have a tracking device installed in their kids cars to make sure they are driving the speed limit and not doing some of the real dumb things many of us did that we where lucky to survive. (Yes Eric, I remember that pass on the right)

To be honest with my oldest child fast approaching driving age I cannot see doing this to her, after all the grades a fantastic and her head has not turned to mush. I will see what happens in the next 18 months but hopefully I will not have to resort to such extreme measures. [Engadget]

Keeping tab on teens, by cellphone

Keeping tab on teens, by cellphone 09/22/2004 08:36 AM
National Post Sep 22 2004 12:33PM GMT

Advice: Teens & The Internet

Advice: Teens & The Internet 04/07/2005 01:18 PM
Raising Kids Apr 7 2005 4:35PM GMT

Protecting Teens Online

Protecting Teens Online 03/27/2005 08:10 AM
Protecting Teens Online
http:// www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/152/report_display.asp

The Pew Internet Project announces the release of its latest report on youth, Protecting Teens Online. More than half of American families with teenagers use filters to limit access to potentially harmful online content – a 65% increase from the number of those who used filters in 2000. But big majorities of both teens and parents believe that teens do things on the internet that their parents would not approve of. A new survey of 1,100 youth – those ages 12 to 17 – and 1,100 of their parents shows that 54% of internet-connected families now use some sort of internet filter or monitoring software, up from 41% of internet-connected families who used filters in 2000, the most recent time the Pew Internet & American Life Project surveyed on the issue. In all, about 19 million youth live in homes with internet connections and the number of children living in homes with filters has grown from 7 million in 2000 to 12 million today.

40% of teens want plastic surgery

40% of teens want plastic surgery 01/05/2005 06:41 AM
Four in ten teenage girls have considered plastic surgery, a survey by Bliss magazine says.

Blogging for Teens?! [Flickr]

Blogging for Teens?! [Flickr] 12/24/2004 01:01 PM

mathowie posted a photo:

- books are for people that want to learn to do something without going through the long process of researching it themselves

- books are often for people that are patient enough to learn stuff from a book instead of tips they pickup randomly somewhere.

I don't think time is a problem for teens and I would think starting something at blogspot and trying it out would be their first attempt at blogging. And I don't typically think of teens as patient enough to read 200 pages before trying something. I hope this book sells well, but I can't possibly understand who the intended audience was supposed to be.

Construction trade woos teens

Construction trade woos teens 08/16/2004 12:50 AM
A major advertising campaign is being launched to boost the construction industry by targeting school leavers.

Teens Grounded Under New Scooter Law
(Reuters)

Teens Grounded Under New Scooter Law
(Reuters) 07/01/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - An estimated 400,000 Italian teenagers were forced to hang up the keys to their scooters and walk on Thursday when a new law came into force making it illegal for them to drive without a permit.

Parents monitor online teens

Parents monitor online teens 03/19/2005 03:16 AM
Azcentral.com - Fri Mar 18, 09:14 am GMT

Teens 'ignoring smoking advice'

Teens 'ignoring smoking advice' 09/22/2004 06:43 PM
Health campaigns aimed at persuading teenagers not to smoke are not working, research has suggested.

AOL unveils bl0gging service for teens

AOL unveils bl0gging service for teens 03/29/2005 11:22 AM
Red Blogs offering allows teens and parents to select the level of privacy they want for the online diaries.

Oral sex safe and not really sex, say
U.S. teens (Reuters)

Oral sex safe and not really sex, say
U.S. teens (Reuters) 04/04/2005 12:11 AM
Reuters - One in five U.S. teenagers say they have engaged in oral sex, an activity that some adolescents view as not sex at all and certainly less risky than intercourse, according to a report.

Teens Take Home Film Award

Teens Take Home Film Award 06/09/2004 01:13 AM
Will and his friends spent a weekend making the film that garnered a "Best Special Effects" award at Virginia Tech's first Progeny Festival of Motion Pictures. By Dawn Baumgartner, New River Current (via MyAppleMenu)

Study: Teens Saw More Alcohol Ads in
2002 (AP)

Study: Teens Saw More Alcohol Ads in
2002 (AP) 04/21/2004 07:34 AM
AP - The alcohol industry poured money into advertising in 2002, with many of the ads reaching young people not old enough to drink, a university study says.

Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record
(AP)

Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record
(AP) 08/19/2004 06:45 PM
AP - A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing.

AOL Launches Blog Service for Teens

AOL Launches Blog Service for Teens 03/29/2005 03:04 PM
AOL officially launched its RED Blogs service Tuesday, aimed at capturing some of the growing popularity of online Web logs by focusing on the teen segment. AOL members can create fully customizable journals, and either keep them completely private, open to only friends, or as a normal blog that anyone can view.

American teens using the Web for
religion: UNC study

American teens using the Web for
religion: UNC study 12/18/2003 02:14 AM

Many American teenagers read Web sites for religious information , according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .

"Forty percent of those teens who say that their faith is extremely important to them report using the Internet to visit religious Websites a few times each month or more often," said Dr. Christian S. Smith, study principal investigator. "Another 20 percent who describe their faith as very important also say they visit religious Websites a few times each month or more."

The study is associated with the National Study of Youth and Religion , funded by the Lilly Endowment .

(via James Downing )

Teens rely more on TV than Internet for
news 6/22

Teens rely more on TV than Internet for
news 6/22 06/23/2004 06:18 AM
still get most of their news from TV

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Three Teens Die in Cave Near Miss. River
(AP)

Three Teens Die in Cave Near Miss. River
(AP) 04/28/2004 08:39 AM
AP - A teenager rescued from a complex of caves along the Mississippi River struggled to survive Wednesday, a day after three of his friends died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in the cavern.

Woman injured in Wal-Mart $30 DVD player stampede might have faked it

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