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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2828769.stm
Tourists ‘jinxed’ by Aborigine rock Uluru
rock Uluru used to be known as Ayer’s Rock
Tourists who have taken home pieces of rock from Uluru, Australia’s most
sacred Aboriginal site, may have got more than they bargained for.

Rangers at the Uluru National Park say they have been mailed thousands of rocks
which their senders say have brought […]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/07/macromedia.warns/index.html
TechWeb: Flash Player poses threat
By George V. Hulme
InformationWeek
Friday, March 7, 2003 Posted: 10:51 AM EST (1551 GMT)
(TechWeb) — Macromedia Inc. is warning its users of what it calls a critical security flaw found in the latest version of its Flash animation player. It is advising customers to immediately install a new version just released on […]

Man bitten by scorpion on plane flight
Tribune staff reports
Posted March 3 2003, 8:07 AM EST
A 70-year-old man was in good condition early today after being bitten by a
scorpion while in flight to Chicago from Mexico.
“He felt something bite him on the back and right shoulder area several times,”
said Chicago Police spokeswoman Alice Casanova. “He took […]

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1046476188963467263,00.html?mod=technology_main_whats_new
Amazon Has Approval
To Sell Domain Names
By NICK WINGFIELD
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Amazon.com Inc. has quietly received the go-ahead to begin selling Internet addresses to users who want a piece of cyberspace real estate.
The Seattle-based Internet retailer in early December was accredited as a so-called “domain name registrar,” making Amazon one of about 160 […]