Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves Cash, Note (Reuters)

Grok Headline matches for Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves Cash, Note (Reuters)

Caesars Atlantic City Fined for Videocam
Peeping (Reuters)

Caesars Atlantic City Fined for Videocam
Peeping (Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Reuters - New Jersey casino regulators have fined Caesars Atlantic City $80,000 for using surveillance cameras to spy on women wearing revealing clothing, the state's Casino Control Commission said on Thursday.

Disorganised, behind and apologetic.
Again....

Disorganised, behind and apologetic.
Again.... 08/01/2004 05:16 AM

Quick brief apologies to people who are waiting patiently for the next part of the New Musical Functionality series. I'm off to Los Angeles and San Francisco in the middle of the week and this means I have to get a number of work and home things sorted out quickly before I go and and hence I'm a little behind. I wrote the first draft all the way through about a month ago, but the more I look at it the more I want to enhance and extend it without doing the same thing I did to the portability and access section (ie. drown it in detail and almost completely lose the core point). Anyway, hopefully I'll get the rest of the series out before I leave for the States. Thanks for being patient!

On the subject of the USA, I'm probably going to try and say hello to a few of my favourite geeks while in San Francisco - probably culminating in some kind of frenzied uncool geek-out booze in somewhere cheesy like The Tonga Room sometime between the 12th and 18th of August (I love the Tonga Room). So there's a possible date for your diary...

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Playboy blackmailed by apologetic
internet bloke

Playboy blackmailed by apologetic
internet bloke 06/28/2004 09:54 PM

Karaoke booths hit wrong note (Reuters)

Karaoke booths hit wrong note (Reuters) 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Reuters - Karaoke singers in the Californian city of San Mateo can still sound as bad as they want, but now they will have to do it in public.

Anthem Mix-Up Leaves Little to Smile At
(Reuters)

Anthem Mix-Up Leaves Little to Smile At
(Reuters) 04/28/2004 10:24 AM
Reuters - Team Denmark had little to smile about following their 4-3 win over Japan at the world championship Tuesday after organizers played the wrong national anthem.

Booze-laced biscuits hit sour note
(Reuters)

Booze-laced biscuits hit sour note
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - A public outcry over the launch of alcohol-flavoured biscuits in Australia has prompted the government to order a review into whether promoting the liquor-laced nibbles breached advertising rules.

Air Marshal Leaves Gun in Airport
Restroom (Reuters)

Air Marshal Leaves Gun in Airport
Restroom (Reuters) 04/12/2004 10:01 AM
Reuters - A federal air marshal accidentally left her gun in a restroom beyond the security checkpoints at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, officials say.

Tsunami Leaves Up to 5 Mln Needing
Urgent Help -UN (Reuters)

Tsunami Leaves Up to 5 Mln Needing
Urgent Help -UN (Reuters) 12/29/2004 10:11 AM
Reuters - Up to five million people have been left without basic essentials by the Indian Ocean tsunami, lacking either water or food or basic sanitation, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.

"Good thief" leaves apology (Reuters)

"Good thief" leaves apology (Reuters) 05/21/2004 05:32 AM
Reuters - A Dutch thief left an apologetic letter and promised a donation after he realised he was burgling a charity that helps the poor and elderly.

Computer Associates' Kumar Leaves
(Reuters)

Computer Associates' Kumar Leaves
(Reuters) 06/04/2004 08:58 AM
Reuters - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N) on Friday said Sanjay Kumar, who had resigned as chairman and chief executive in April but remained as chief software architect, will leave the company as it tries to settle a long-running criminal probe into its accounting.

Syrup Slick Leaves Drivers in a Jam
(Reuters)

Syrup Slick Leaves Drivers in a Jam
(Reuters) 02/17/2004 11:51 AM
Reuters - A truck carrying raspberry syrup to a jam factory sprang a leak that left a 25-mile sticky trail on a highway, German police said on Tuesday.

Suspicious Note Halts Amtrak Train, But
No Threat (Reuters)

Suspicious Note Halts Amtrak Train, But
No Threat (Reuters) 07/22/2004 02:47 PM
Reuters - A Boston-bound Amtrak train was stopped and searched by police in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday after a passenger reported a suspicious note, but the train was allowed to proceed, a spokesman said.

India, Pakistan End Kashmir Talks on
Positive Note (Reuters)

India, Pakistan End Kashmir Talks on
Positive Note (Reuters) 06/28/2004 01:46 AM
Reuters - India and Pakistan ended their first talks in three years on the explosive dispute over Kashmir on a positive note on Monday and were expected to announce a timetable for further dialogue.

Serb Leaves News Conference Over
Translation (Reuters)

Serb Leaves News Conference Over
Translation (Reuters) 08/17/2004 09:05 AM
Reuters - Serbia and Montenegro coach Zelmir Obradovic walked out of an Olympic basketball news conference Sunday, angered by the translating from his native Serbian into English.

Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters)

Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters) 02/17/2004 10:28 AM
Reuters - A truck carrying raspberry syrup to a jam factory sprang a leak that left a 25-mile sticky trail on a highway, German police say.

Commercial Leaves Kids Too Scared to
Watch TV (Reuters)

Commercial Leaves Kids Too Scared to
Watch TV (Reuters) 03/17/2005 03:16 AM
Reuters - A Marmite commercial that parodied 1950's science fiction film "The Blob" has been banned from all children's' programs in Britain after leaving kids too scared to watch television, the advertising watchdog said.

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters)

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters) 05/03/2004 06:47 AM
Reuters - Former U.S. hostage Thomas Hamill, who escaped from captivity during the weekend, has left Iraq and is on his way to a military hospital in Germany for medical check-ups, a U.S. military official said Monday.

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters)

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters) 05/18/2004 10:21 AM
Reuters - Living up to his maverick reputation, Spain's departing U.N. ambassador presented a Real Madrid soccer jersey to his Chinese counterpart during a Security Council meeting on Monday.

Ketchup email leaves lawyer red-faced
(Reuters)

Ketchup email leaves lawyer red-faced
(Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:05 PM
Reuters - An email between a highly paid lawyer and a secretary over a tomato ketchup stain has become the talk of legal circles in London, leaving the sender distinctly red-faced.

Washington Teacher Who Raped Student
Leaves Jail (Reuters)

Washington Teacher Who Raped Student
Leaves Jail (Reuters) 08/04/2004 06:51 PM
Reuters - Former teacher Mary Letourneau left prison on Wednesday after serving seven years for raping her former sixth-grade student while the now 21-year-old man asked a judge to drop a court order barring contact between them.

Circus Elephant Dung Leaves Town Fuming
(Reuters)

Circus Elephant Dung Leaves Town Fuming
(Reuters) 06/28/2004 09:38 AM
Reuters - A traveling circus in Germany has been ordered to come back and clean up a pile of elephant dung after residents complained about the smell, police said Friday.

'Good Thief' Leaves Apology for Burgled
Charity (Reuters)

'Good Thief' Leaves Apology for Burgled
Charity (Reuters) 05/21/2004 11:35 AM
Reuters - A Dutch thief left an apologetic letter and promised a donation after he realized he was burgling a charity that helps the poor and elderly.

Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters)

Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters) 02/18/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Bird flu may have decimated poultry businesses across Asia, but rat dealers have never had it so good.

Texas Refinery Blast Leaves 14 Dead, 100
Hurt (Reuters)

Texas Refinery Blast Leaves 14 Dead, 100
Hurt (Reuters) 03/24/2005 05:05 AM
Reuters - Fourteen died and 100 were injured, some seriously, on Wednesday by a powerful explosion at a BP oil refinery in Texas.

Guerrilla Raid in Restive Iraq Town
Leaves 22 Dead (Reuters)

Guerrilla Raid in Restive Iraq Town
Leaves 22 Dead (Reuters) 02/14/2004 10:48 AM
Reuters - Scores of gunmen firing mortars and grenades stormed security compounds in the Iraqi town of Falluja on Saturday, killing 14 policemen in one of the most daring raids in 10 months of U.S. occupation.

"Thanks" for the cash, taunts ATM thief
(Reuters)

"Thanks" for the cash, taunts ATM thief
(Reuters) 09/06/2004 05:27 AM
Reuters - Thai police are looking for a thief who left a word of thanks after stealing 4.7 million baht (63,500 pounds) from an automatic teller machine at the weekend.

Peeping Tom Gets at Least 10 Years (AP)

Peeping Tom Gets at Least 10 Years (AP) 06/24/2004 06:23 PM
AP - A Peeping Tom has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years imprisonment after he spied on the house of a police officer who had set a trap for him.

Bank gives beggars phones instead of
cash (Reuters)

Bank gives beggars phones instead of
cash (Reuters) 09/11/2004 09:14 AM
Reuters - Grameen Bank, famous for pioneering micro-credit programs in Bangladesh, has launched a new idea to empower the poor: arming beggars with mobile phones so they can sell a roving service for cash.

Man sued after finding cash in rubbish
(Reuters)

Man sued after finding cash in rubbish
(Reuters) 06/04/2004 05:56 AM
Reuters - A jobless Argentine who found $50,000 935,000 pounds) buried in rubbish and promptly bought a house, two cars and a corner shop is now being sued by a woman claiming her maid mistakenly had thrown out the cash.

'Thanks' for the Cash, Taunts ATM Thief
(Reuters)

'Thanks' for the Cash, Taunts ATM Thief
(Reuters) 09/07/2004 08:48 AM
Reuters - Thai police are looking for a thief who left a word of thanks after stealing 4.7 million baht ($113,000) from an automatic teller machine at the weekend.

Meet the Peeping Tom worm

Meet the Peeping Tom worm 08/23/2004 10:23 AM
Spy on the wire

U.N.: Taliban, Al Qaeda Cash in on
Afghan Opium (Reuters)

U.N.: Taliban, Al Qaeda Cash in on
Afghan Opium (Reuters) 02/10/2004 10:32 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of millions of dollars a year from Afghanistan's illicit drug trade end up in the pockets of Islamic militant groups like the Taliban and al Qaeda, the head of the U.N. drug-fighting body said Tuesday.

Cash to honour slain Chechen leader
(Reuters)

Cash to honour slain Chechen leader
(Reuters) 08/16/2004 06:13 AM
Reuters - Children born on the birthday of slain Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov will get $170 in a cash payout that will double for boys who are given his name, a spokesman for the Russian region says.

Police offered cash to reject bribes
(Reuters)

Police offered cash to reject bribes
(Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - A Malaysian state is fighting fire with fire in the battle against corruption, offering police a cash reward if they reject a bribe.

Merchants cash in on anti-capitalist
Chavez (Reuters)

Merchants cash in on anti-capitalist
Chavez (Reuters) 09/21/2004 04:37 PM
Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez often rages against the evils of capitalism, but that does not stop his supporters cashing in on the image of the leftist former army paratrooper.

UN Pledged Iraq Oil Cash to Pay
Staffer's Legal Tab (Reuters)

UN Pledged Iraq Oil Cash to Pay
Staffer's Legal Tab (Reuters) 03/22/2005 10:10 PM
Reuters - The United Nations agreed to use money from Iraqi oil sales to pay the legal bills of the head of the scandal-tainted U.N. oil-for-food program, chief U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard acknowledged on Tuesday.

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters)

China's Leaders Cash in on Deng's
Centennial (Reuters) 08/22/2004 01:48 AM
Reuters - Late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping loathed the cult of personality, but on the 100th anniversary of his birth on Sunday Communist Party leaders almost deified the diminutive reformer to underscore their legitimacy.

AOL LatAm Running Out of Cash, May Cease
Operations (Reuters)

AOL LatAm Running Out of Cash, May Cease
Operations (Reuters) 03/22/2005 09:33 PM
Reuters - America Online Latin America Inc. , the beleaguered provider of Internet services in South America, said on Tuesday that it was running out of cash and may shut down or file for bankruptcy protection.

Cash-strapped German city to levy sex
tax (Reuters)

Cash-strapped German city to levy sex
tax (Reuters) 12/29/2003 11:39 PM
Reuters - The German city of Cologne is resorting to a "sex tax" on brothels to boost its revenues after national reforms left local authorities short of cash.
Grok Description matches for Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves Cash, Note (Reuters)
GrokA matches for Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves Cash, Note (Reuters)

Indigestion at Bob Evans?

Indigestion at Bob Evans? 08/12/2004 11:47 AM
There's a lot to like about this company, but timing the turnaround looks tricky.

Sara Lee's Indigestion?

Sara Lee's Indigestion? 08/05/2004 02:13 PM
The firm reports tasty profits, but a weaker outlook leaves the Street unimpressed.

"Democrats Give Conservatives
Indigestion"

"Democrats Give Conservatives
Indigestion" 07/07/2004 02:57 PM

New Microsoft Longhorn chief is
indigestion expert

New Microsoft Longhorn chief is
indigestion expert 03/19/2005 03:07 AM
The Register Mar 18 2005 11:44AM GMT

Albanian cow suffers bags of indigestion
(Reuters)

Albanian cow suffers bags of indigestion
(Reuters) 05/06/2004 07:27 AM
Reuters - No one could figure out why Lara the cow stopped giving milk until an Albanian veterinarian pulled plastic from her guts as heavy as the average woman.

Gator Be Gone!

Gator Be Gone! 03/19/2003 10:45 PM

Here's a little tip for Internet Explorer users if you're tired of Gator and its attempts to install itself on your PC.

"Hopefully by now you have removed that password manager/form filler Gator since it's gotten a bad reputation as spyware.  As an added precaution to keep the software from installing unwanted files on your system, also consider adding Gator to your list of restricted sites.  To do this, click on Tools, Internet Options, Security tab, and the Restricted Sites icon. Click on Sites and type '.gator.com' without the quotes into the 'Add this Web Site to the zone', then click on Add and OK." [Neat Net Tricks, 3/15/2003]

A Gator By Any Other Name

A Gator By Any Other Name 10/30/2003 08:10 AM

No IPO For Gator

No IPO For Gator 08/12/2004 04:30 AM
While people are still watching for that Google IPO any day now, the door seems to be slamming shut for many other dot coms that hoped to leap through into the publicly traded world. Among the many firms who have delayed or pulled their IPOs in recent days, famed adware ("don' t call us spyware!") company Claria (better known as Gator). No details are given, but there's a short blurb in this article noting that Claria has delayed its IPO citing "unfavorable market conditions". Maybe the problem is that their "adware" is bogging down all their underwriters' computers. August is almost always a notoriously bad month for IPOs, so it makes you wonder why so many companies have been trying to push through now. Chances are the IPO market will rebound again at some point in the near future, so this may just be a short-lived break before Gator-ware infects Wall Street.

NewsGator is NOT "Gator"

NewsGator is NOT "Gator" 06/17/2005 07:17 PM

Shortly after I announced that NewsG ator had acquired my company, I started seeing comments from people wondering whether NewsGator was related to the "Gator" spyware company (now known as "Claria"). The answer, of course, is NO (you don't really think I'd join a spyware company, do you?).

NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker wrote about this problem a few months ago, and wondered whether a name change was in order to prevent the unintended association. But renaming a company isn't the simplest thing to do, and even if the rename took place, people would still refer to us as "the former NewsGator company," defeating the purpose.

Funny thing is, I had a simil ar post in my own blog last month, related to some people taking offense to the "demon" part of FeedDemon's name. Given the problems with both names, I think it's safe to say that if we ever rename the company, we won't choose the name "GatorDemon" :)

Gator Becomes Claria

Gator Becomes Claria 10/31/2003 03:50 AM
Boston.Internet.com Oct 31 2003 3:06AM ET

Gator foe bitten, but still not shy

Gator foe bitten, but still not shy 12/02/2003 12:45 AM
Fresh from settling a libel lawsuit by pulling anti-Gator pages from its site, PC Pitstop plans to launch a new, expanded site critical of the controversial software.

Gator Comes To Yahoo

Gator Comes To Yahoo 03/30/2005 02:11 AM
Corante Mar 30 2005 6:09AM GMT

Gator renamed

Gator renamed 10/30/2003 07:05 AM

Gator, er, Claria Files for IPO

Gator, er, Claria Files for IPO 04/10/2004 05:10 AM
Even with high-profile lawsuits, complaints from users and new state laws banning ad-spouting programs, the adware company formerly known as Gator has filed to go public. By Amit Asaravala.

Gator Wants To Go Public As Claria

Gator Wants To Go Public As Claria 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
You may remember that late last year, Gator changed their name to Claria to try to shake the "spyware" label that people kept hanging on them. Of course, a better way to do that might have been (this is just a suggestion, of course) to stop shipping sneaky adware that installs itself without people realizing it. Instead, they changed the name and made their webpage look all spiffy as if they're some kind of marketing company. Now, that they've given people a few months to forget what they're really doing, they've decided to file for an IPO where they hope to raise lots of cash to come up with other ways to get on your computer. The filings show that sneaking your way onto computers can be profitable, as they brought in $35 million in profit on revenue of $90 million.

Gmail's Similarities To Gator

Gmail's Similarities To Gator 04/26/2004 02:13 AM
ClickZ has an article that points out for all the complaints about Google's Gmail offering, one area that people haven't really explored is how it's actually similar to Gator in certain ways. Of course, since so many people hate Gator, this will automatically be seen as a negative - but what people hate about Gator is that it gets installed without the user knowing it, which isn't the case with Gmail. Also, Gator covers up other sites with popups from competitors, while Gmail just place regular text ads off to the side. However, there are some similarities - and you can imagine that companies will get upset when they find out that next to their own email marketing there is an ad for a competitor. How long until a merchant sues? There have been a number of similar cases against Gator (and others) and the results have been mixed depending on the judge. I stand by my position that throwing up competitors ads by itself should be perfectly legal - as long as the user knows what's happening and the software hasn't been put on their machine without their knowledge. Still, not everyone sees it that way - and it's likely that an annoyed retailer will sue. Another option, as suggested by Jeremy Wagstaff, is that companies that advertise by email will move to alternatives like RSS. Of course, once Gmail adds an RSS news aggregator to their Gmail product they'll face the same issue. Maybe, instead of worrying so much about competitors' ads showing up, they should just focus on making sure their product is something people want.

Snake Quest 1.1

Snake Quest 1.1 05/03/2004 03:12 PM
This is an addictive game that follows in the line of classic snake games.

Snake Handler

Snake Handler 08/17/2004 03:39 PM

Just got back from my first bike ride since havin g surgery a few months back, and it felt great to hit the road again. I'm definitely out of shape compared to before the surgery - in my bike shorts, I probably looked like a can of biscuits exploded - but I did manage to ride the hills without keeling over.

The highlight of the ride was when I saw this little feller in the road:

Yes, that's a rattlesnake, and it's actually the second time I've seen one while biking. The first time was much more memorable. See, I had gone for a longer ride that time, and had to stop for a nature call. No restroom was in sight, so I climbed down an embankment where I would be hidden from passers-by. I had barely started to take care of business when I heard a very loud rattle directly in front of me. Back then I had no idea there were rattlesnakes here in Tennessee, but there was no mistaking that sound. I looked up to see a medium-sized rattler just a couple feet away, coiled up and looking very angry at me for soiling his favorite resting place.

Now, for the sake of my female readers, I should explain that when a guy is exposed like that, he definitely doesn't want to see something with sharp fangs staring at him.

Luckily, I was able to back away - veerrryyy slowly - and avoid an embarrassing bite.

Not long after that ride, I was biking in the very same spot when an owl suddenly swooped down in front in me, grabbed a snake that was hiding in some grass, then flew back in front of me with the snake dangling from its talons. I remember thinking to myself, "I hope that's the same damn snake that surprised me."

Snake in the Grass?

Snake in the Grass? 12/19/2003 02:26 PM
Rally the Real Grassroots? Many Americans look to the Dean Campaign and MoveOn.org as a new kind of grassroots politics, but is there model really that unique? The Chrsitian Coalition has been organizing along similiar lines without the internet for years, and now the Bush Campaign is throwing their hat in the grassroots ring after sending out this e-mail: [text inside]

the snake comes out of the dirt

the snake comes out of the dirt 08/16/2004 12:19 PM
AN AMAZING JAPANESE ANIMATION based on the psychologically complicated and beautifully playful work of comic book artist Jim Woodring. (Monday morning cartoons for you, complete with a nod to the Jetsons, courtesy the Japan Media Arts Festival. Other featured work here.)

Snake Oil From China

Snake Oil From China 01/03/2005 05:56 PM
One of the world's premier automotive headline makers hatches a familiar scheme.

Cow Suffers Bags and Bags of Indigestion
(Reuters)

Cow Suffers Bags and Bags of Indigestion
(Reuters) 05/06/2004 08:39 AM
Reuters - No one could figure out why Lara the cow stopped giving milk until an Albanian veterinarian pulled plastic from her guts as heavy as the average woman.

Gator, L.L. Bean dispute to be reheard

Gator, L.L. Bean dispute to be reheard 04/30/2004 02:57 PM
An appeals court orders greater scrutiny of the case between the two companies.

Gator sheds skin, renames itself

Gator sheds skin, renames itself 10/30/2003 12:34 AM
Gator, the controversial advertising software ande-wallet company, changes its name tobetter reflect its behavioral marketing business.

Man Accused of Hitting Woman With Gator
(AP)

Man Accused of Hitting Woman With Gator
(AP) 07/17/2004 02:53 PM
AP - A man hit his girlfriend with a 3-foot alligator and threw beer bottles at her during an argument in the couple's mobile home, authorities said.

Gator Files for IPO to Raise $150
Million

Gator Files for IPO to Raise $150
Million 04/10/2004 08:23 PM

CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog
- Aug 27, 2004

CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog
- Aug 27, 2004 08/29/2004 12:08 AM
CNN.com - Man stabs gator to protect dog - Aug 27, 2004 .. Even walking the dog is an adventure in Florida .. cnn

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Gator sinks teeth into new image

Gator sinks teeth into new image 10/30/2003 03:54 PM
The controversial advertising software ande-wallet company changes its name in a bid to distance itself from a brand that has become associated with allegations of "spyware."

Gator mutation Claria files for IPO

Gator mutation Claria files for IPO 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Internet stock offerings may be heating up, but Claria may be hindered by its controversial adware.

Seminoles, Mountaineers Set for Gator
Bowl (AP)

Seminoles, Mountaineers Set for Gator
Bowl (AP) 01/01/2005 12:11 PM
AP - Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect.

Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves Cash, Note (Reuters)

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