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July 2002

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Subject: B-List: IDEA, Webby and SciAm awards
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:57:43 +0930

1. Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
    < http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_27/b3790100.htm >

Gold winners in the various categories include Apple (iMac, iPod,
AppleStore), Handspring's Treo, Dilbert's Ultimate Cubicle, and
everybody's favourite, the Dial Torque Wrench.


2. Webby Awards - winners and nominees
    < http://www.webbyawards.com/main/webby_awards/nominees.html >

"... the best Web sites in 30 categories as selected by members
  of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and
  the People's Voice Voting. These winners and nominees exemplify
  the very best that the Internet has to offer."


3. Scientific American - 2nd Annual Web Awards
    < http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000E2B4F-3BAD-1CF5-93F6809EC5880000 >

These Science and Technology sites may appeal mostly appeal to geeks.

Subject: B-List: Ever Wondered ... ?
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:43:11 +0930

Answers to some of life's very important questions.

* What's the significance of the Monopoly playing pieces?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmonopoly.html >
* What does Queen Elizabeth carry in that purse?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_318.html >
* What does "OK" stand for?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_250 >
* What exactly causes "new car smell"?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990528.html >
* What makes a cat purr?
   < http://www.education.eth.net/enrich/hyew/ccorner_mysteries9.htm >
* What is a tea ceremony?
   < http://www.education.eth.net/enrich/bydn/tea_ceremony.htm >
* How did the pizza evolve?
   < http://www.education.eth.net/enrich/bydn/pizza.htm >
* Why does Swiss cheese have holes in it?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010323.html >
* What's the origin of the expression "black sheep"?
   < http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mblacksheep.html >
* Why aren't there any B-cell batteries?
   < http://www.exn.ca/Stories/1998/06/16/51.asp >
* The Current Calendar system - including info about month and day names
   < http://www.timechange.com/3m/ >

For more answers to crucial questions, visit the following sites:
* The Straight Dope Archives
   < http://www.straightdope.com/columns/index.html >
   < http://www.straightdope.com/classics/classicindex.html >
* The Straight Dope - Special Reports/Cecil's Mailbag Archive
   < http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/index.html >
* Enrich Yourself - Bet You Didn't Know!
   < http://www.education.eth.net/enrich/bydn/bydn_open.htm >
* Enrich Yourself - Ever Wondered?
   < http://www.education.eth.net/enrich/hyew/hyew_open.htm >

Subject: B-List: Friday's Found Objects
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:02:46 +0930

1. "Music publisher claims copyright on silence"
    < http://www.cbc.ca/artsCanada/stories/silencea020702 >

2. "Vatican Sitting On Time Machine?"
    < http://www.ncbuy.com/news/wireless_news.html?qdate=2002-06-28&nav=VIEW&id=6F201I9E5U7020628 >

3. "Found on Ebay: 100 Genuinely Bizarre Items from the World's 
Online Yard Sale" (new book)
    < http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0789306808 >

4. "My name's too rude for Microsoft Passport"
    < http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/25739.html >

5. "Some Alabama Residents Swear By Manure Tea"
    < http://www.mycfnow.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-153841120020701-090753.html >

6. "The Politics of Dog: When globalization and culinary practice clash"
    < http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/10/feffer-j.html >

7. "The Web's First Japanese Pizza Page"
    < http://www.chachich.com/mdchachi/jpizza.html >

8. "Computerized 'Mr. Potato Head' System Aids Police"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1149572 >

Subject: B-List: Pamplona Running of the Bulls Festival 2002
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 08:23:36 +0930

It's that time of year again in Pamplona, Spain ...

"Several gored at Pamplona bull run"
    < http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/07/07/spain.bulls/index.html >

'Running of the Bulls' Festival - Slideshow
    < http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?g=events/wl/070602bulls&a=&tmpl=sl&ns=&l=&e=1&t= >

Subject: B-List: On Today's Rap Sheet
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:42:04 +0930

1. "Man Accused Of Breaking In House To Eat Pizza"
    < http://www.channel3000.com/news/1546223/detail.html >

2. "Ex-Mounties Guilty of Assault with Fruit, Veggies"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1167596 >

3. "Trail of beer cans leads to indictment"
    < http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/local/0706indict.html >

4. "Ring Ring...You're Busted..."
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1167593 >

5. "Woman's Quick Thinking Foils Carjacking"
    < http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wlwt/20020709/lo/1250376_1.html >

Subject: B-List: Worst Bridesmaid's Dress
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:42:55 +0930

The DeKuyper Pucker "Worst Bridesmaid's Dress" Contest
    < http://www.dekuyperusa.com/dk_web/dk_info/winners.asp?1 >
"A nationwide search for the most dreadful dress to ever take a
  trip down the aisle"

Related items:
1. "Bridesmaids dresses: the good, bad and ugly"
    < http://www.seacoastonline.com/ourtimes/6_1d_ot.htm >

2. "There's no accounting for taste or quality when it comes to
     bridesmaid attire"
    < http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Mar-29-Thu-2001/living/15710221.html >

3. Glass Slipper Theatricals' Ugliest Bridesmaid Dress Contest
    < http://www.gstheatricals.com/entries.html >
    < http://www.gstheatricals.com/winner.html >

Subject: B-List: Recent Headlines
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:42:08 +0930

1. "Estonians world's best at wife-carrying"
    < http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s600427.htm >

2. "Woman Attempts to Smuggle Lover in Suitcase"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1197371 >

3. "Cycling Team Sprints to Stop Thief"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1190627 >

4. "Cops: Man steals car to get to theft hearing"
    < http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/news/jjournal/ncop15.html >

5. "TV Guide Names 'Jerry Springer' Worst Show of All"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=entertainmentnews&StoryID=1196907 >

6. "Meow Mix To Launch TV Programming For Cats"
    < http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-155988220020715-170753.html >

7. "Woman Spends 10 Months in German Jail for Sister"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1190688 >

8. "Gates' mansion overrun by incontinent geese"
    < http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=21046&14001REQSUB=REQINT1=46578 >

Subject: B-List: More Human Than Human?
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 08:45:12 +0930

1. "Stepford Child"
    < http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.08/cindy.html >
For those unfamiliar with The Stepford Wives (the movie):
    < http://www.esplatter.com/stepfordwives.htm >
    < http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?wrk=3620580 >

2. "The Cyborgs Next Door"
    < http://www.business2.com/articles/web/0,1653,41590,FF.html >

3. "Are you ready for angry robots?"
    < http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-938331.html >

4. "'Thinking' robot in escape bid"
    < http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/20/1023864460978.html >

5. "Home-care robots to hit Japanese stores this week"
    < http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/04/1025667022710.html >

6. "Computer to Save World? - teaching a computer common sense"
    < http://www.webfin.com/en/news/news.html/?id=19367 >

7. "Will Computers Read Your Mind?
     Cameras and Software Could Help Machines Interpret Human Emotions"
    < http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/TechTV/techtv_mindreader020530.html >

8. "A New Stance for Humanity:
     How to Design a Person to Live Well Into the Senior Years"
    < http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/humanredesign010209.html >

Subject: B-List: Corporate Scandal Trading Cards
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:30:19 +0930

Corporate Scandal Trading Cards - Collect 'em all!
    < http://slate.msn.com/?id=2068382 >

View The Trading Cards:
    < http://slate.msn.com/Features/020719_tradingcards/index.html >
Requires Shockwave/Flash.

Subject: B-List: Animal Tales
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:00:00 +0930

1. "Monkey troop rescue their orphan from police station"
    < http://www.orange-today.co.uk/news/story/sm_636617.html >

2. "Tipsy the tortoise"
    < http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/020726/168/1x7zw.html >

3. "Guard alligators 'growled' at anti-drug cops during search"
    < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_637206.html >

4. "Bruce the goose is in love - with outboard motor"
    < http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?id={F3733EDD-3FF0-46E6-9309-FC42852E8D9C} >

5. "Cat Saves Lives Before Dying in House Blaze"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1264487 >

6. "Scientists Create Big-Brained Mice"
    < http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1221346 >

Subject: B-List: In The News
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:31:29 +0930

1. "TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time"
    < http://asia.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/index.html >

2. "Yer dinnae ken, pal? Scots film may get sub-titles"
    < http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020723/80/d5r83.html >

3. "Message in bottle follows boy home"
    < http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=649903 >

4. "Bug bomb causes devastating explosion"
    < http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/72302_state_fogger.html >

5. "Man begged to lose sight to understand his blind girlfriend"
    < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_629075.html >

6. "Official: video games fry the brain"
    < http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133398 >

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