| Amateur film stunt results in near-hanging
A man in Burnaby, B.C., is recovering in hospital after an amateur attempt to film his own fake hanging nearly turned real. The 23-year-old man and his 22-year-old friend went to a park in north Burnaby on Thursday afternoon to stage the mock hanging and capture it on video. "The males thought they were well prepared and had taken the proper safety precautions by having the one male wear a harness," the RCMP said in a statement. "Unfortunately, things did not go as planned and the male was unintentionally hung from the rope he had placed around his neck. "Due to the fact this was intended to look like a real hanging, the male filming it let his friend hang for a short time before realizing that something had gone wrong." Eventually the friend realized the man was unconscious and called 911 while he attempted a rescue.
Dogs take last laps at CC Greyhound Race Track today
Pimentel said the track has found homes for about 100 dogs. Several have gone or will go to other tracks, but about 70 will still need homes after the last race. The track will board the dogs until all are adopted. Corpus christi Greyhound Race track Races are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. today. Gates open one hour before the first race is posted. Where: Corpus Christi Greyhound Race Track, 5302 Leopard St. Information: 289-9333 or www.corpuschristidogs.com Dog adoptions For information on greyhound adoptions, go to www.txgap.org, or call Patsy Massey at 830-303-2229. Contact Dan Kelley at kelleyd@caller.com or 886-4316. View latest stories with comments » .
Wild Card -- Weekend
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you're enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait until Tuesday ... .
Inside Qualcomm: FactFile
Proven download speeds of 153Kbps, 307Kbps upon next revision (versus 384Kbps theoretically for UMTS). CDMA2000 1x EV-DV
More advanced than simple 1x, allows voice and data on same spectrum. CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (formerly known as High Data Rate (HDR) technology)
More advanced than 1x, allows maximum speeds of 2 - 2.1Mbps. Dedicates 1.25MHz of spectrum to data. Possible fixed broadband replacement technology. BREW - Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless.
Platform for interfaces and over-the-air downloads onto phones (games, ringtones, web etc.). Works with CDMA and GSM/GPRS.W-CDMA networks. Eudora email software
Globalstar satellite phones
OmniTRACS
Digital Cinema
Qualcomm Ventures Qualcomm will also collect royalty payments as operators roll out 3G networks based on the W-CDMA standard (also called UMTS in Europe).
Moss there for the taking, if any team is interested
The NFL Network perpetuated an interesting rumor and theory that perhaps Moss and aging Packers quarterback Brett Favre would finally team up in Green Bay. After all, Favre wanted Moss before the '07 season. Moss, the story goes, didn't feel the Packers were as welcoming as the Patriots, which is why he was happy to be traded to New England after two forgettable seasons with the Raiders. The Moss watch continues, and you have to think his most recent team is a little uncomfortable as this unfolds. With the Patriots' former No. 3 receiver, Donte' Stallworth, signing a seven-year, $35 million ($10 million guaranteed) deal on Saturday to play opposite Braylon Edwards in the Browns' increasingly fortified offense, New England's one-time glut of Tom Brady targets is dwindling.
Where you turn: Online
HB 1804 author blasts bishop's position: State Rep. Randy Terrill questions the motivation for the support of illegal immigrants.
10. Green cites family's faith as ORU gift impetus: Mart Green says it was a belief in “living out faith" that led his family to pledge $70 million.
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Sir stars in ad campaign
This isn't Stuart's first television appearance; last October he was featured on the BBC London News in a feature about Oxford and Cambridge graduates starting out their teaching careers at new schools. It was after watching this that producers contacted him for their next advert. The ten-second endorsement features Stuart drinking tea out of a Tottenham mug and a boy teasing him about Arsenal beating them at the weekend. After this banter' the class get down to some work. He said: "It was a long day for only ten seconds of film but the kids really enjoyed it and it was a great experience for them. "The advert is true to life. I am a Spurs fan and the boy involved is an Arsenal fan. I've never actually taught him but we joke about football a lot." 5:23pm Saturday 1st March 2008 Print Email this Comment .b_box { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; background-color: #EEEEEE; color: #000000; padding: 5px; width: 307px; } .b_box img { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; padding: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; } .b_box a, .b_box a:visited .b_box a:active { color: #000000 !important; } .b_box a:hover { color: #FF0000 !important; } .msg_div { padding: 0px; width: 307px; clear: left; } .entry { border-left: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-right: 1px solid #D7D7D7; padding: 5px; width: 307px; } .entry2 { border-left: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-right: 1px solid #D7D7D7; padding: 5px; min-height: 80px; } .b_entry { border-left: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-right: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-bottom: 1px solid #D7D7D7; padding: 5px; width: 307px; } fieldset { margin-top: 10px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding: 0px; } legend { padding: 2px 6px; color: #000000; background: #EEEEEE; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 10px; } .headcell { text-align: center; color: #000000; background: #EEEEEE; border-bottom: 1px solid #D7D7D7; } .headcell a:link, .headcell a:visited, .headcell a:active { color: #000000; } .headcell a:hover { color: #FF0000; } .caltab { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; margin-top: 5px; } .year_daycell { text-decoration: underline; text-align: center; } .year_fullcell { background: #EEEEEE; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; } blockquote { border: 2px outset #D7D7D7; } .buttonclass { background: #EEEEEE; color: #000000; } .
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