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                  as of Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:00:33 GMT

    New gadget to make theft of mobile phones harder (Reuters)

Reuters - Finnish scientists have invented a device to make it harder to
 steal mobile phones and laptops by enabling them to detect changes in
 their owner's walking style and then freeze to prevent unauthorized
 use.

    Hunting campaigners lose appeal against UK ban (Reuters)

Reuters - Countryside campaigners have lost a key round in their legal
 battle against the British government's ban on hunting.

    N. Ireland to introduce smoking restrictions (Reuters)

Reuters - Northern Ireland will unveil details of a ban on workplace
 smoking next week, the Department of Health said Thursday.

    Unique Beethoven manuscript to be auctioned (Reuters)

Reuters - A unique manuscript by Ludwig van Beethoven that was lost for
 more than a century will go on sale in London in December priced at
 over one million pounds.

    Mexican fighters aim to make it big in US (Reuters)

Reuters - Mistico, a diminutive fighter who stands only 5-1/2 feet tall
 and weighs 180 pounds, could be the next big thing in a booming
 American wrestling industry dominated by giants.

    Britain to tighten up air gun sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Sales of air guns are to be restricted to registered dealers
 under regulations announced by the Home Office Thursday.

    McDonald's in Japan Offers Shrimp Burger (AP)

AP - Struggling to lure customers back amid increased competition,
 McDonald's is adding a new item to its menu in Japan: the shrimp
 burger.

    Woman ticked off by police for "fat" comment (Reuters)

Reuters - A woman struck by a hit and run car driver in northern England
 said she was told off by a police officer for using the F-word to
 describe the driver -- "fat".

    100 Turn Out for Annual Underpants Run (AP)

AP - Some 100 runners wearing nothing but their skivvies turned out
 Thursday for the Underpants Run, a fun run that has become an annual
 event in the days leading up to Saturday's Ironman World Championship.

    Family says Bradman biscuits just not cricket (Reuters)

Reuters - A rift between Sir Donald Bradman's family and a foundation
 set up to honour the late cricketing great has widened after the
 foundation approved plans to market "Bradman biscuits" in cricket-crazy
 India.

    Dog, Owner Reunited 6 Weeks After Katrina (AP)

AP - It was hard to tell who was more excited Thursday, Nancy Hicks or
 the tiny dog she was about to be reunited with, six long weeks after
 leaving her behind to flee Hurricane Katrina.

    Inmate Flees Hospital in Bra and Panties (AP)

AP - A prisoner who slipped away from the McCook Community Hospital soon
 was running loose wearing little more than her underwear.

    N.J. License Plate Callers Get Sex Line (AP)

AP - New Jersey motorists calling a toll-free number seeking handicapped
 or animal-friendly license plates are getting a little more action than
 they expected. Instead of getting the state Motor Vehicle Commission,
 callers reached a phone sex operation.

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