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Insolit News: Boy gets £44,000 in eBay parcel
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Boy gets £44,000 in eBay parcel. Police are trying to trace the owner of 65,400 euros (£44,000) mistakenly sent to a 16-year-old boy who bought a Playstation Two for £95 on eBay. The cash arrived in a box at the house in Aylsham, Norfolk, with the games console, but minus two games. Police are holding the money under the Proceeds of Crime Act while the matter is investigated. The boy's parents, who are not commenting, alerted police when the parcel arrived on 20 March.
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Insolit News: June 2007
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Friday, June 29, 2007. The First Private Expedition to the Moon. SPEN, Colorado - You don't have to pack your bags quite yet, but passenger travel to the Moon is on the flight manifest of a space tourist company. The price per seat will slap your wallet or purse for a swift $100 million - but you'll have to get in line as the first voyage is already booked. I hope to have those contracts signed by the end of the year," said Eric Anderson, Space Adventures' president and CEO. A practice run of mission har...
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Insolit News: Int'l space station ticket price climbs
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Thursday, July 19, 2007. Int'l space station ticket price climbs. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When it comes to complaining about poor exchange rates for the U.S. dollar, American tourists traveling to Europe have nothing on tourists headed into space. The cost of flying to the international space station aboard a Russian Soyuz spaceship has increased from $25 million earlier this year to $30 million. Trips planned in 2008 and 2009 will cost $40 million. Anderson said the space tourists flying in the two new s...
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Insolit News: July 2007
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Friday, July 20, 2007. Metal chunk crashes through N.J. roof. BAYONNE, N.J. - A hunk of metal that crashed through the roof of a home had NASA and Federal Aviation Administration officials scratching their heads. It didn't look "very space-y," said Henry Kline, a spokesman for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It's obviously made for something . But we wouldn't know what to do with it.". It didn't appear to be an airplane part either, the FAA said. Posted by Insolit Reporter. I'm deli...
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Insolit News: The First Private Expedition to the Moon
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Friday, June 29, 2007. The First Private Expedition to the Moon. SPEN, Colorado - You don't have to pack your bags quite yet, but passenger travel to the Moon is on the flight manifest of a space tourist company. The price per seat will slap your wallet or purse for a swift $100 million - but you'll have to get in line as the first voyage is already booked. I hope to have those contracts signed by the end of the year," said Eric Anderson, Space Adventures' president and CEO. A practice run of mission har...
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Insolit News: Jury duty excuse: "I'm a racist, homophobic liar"
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Thursday, July 12, 2007. Jury duty excuse: "I'm a racist, homophobic liar". BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (AP) - A Cape Cod man who claimed he was homophobic, racist and a habitual liar to avoid jury duty earned an angry rebuke from a judge on Monday, who referred the case to prosecutors for possible charges. Ellis, of Falmouth, had been called to court with about 60 other potential jurors for possible service on a 23-member grand jury. That I'm a racist," Ellis interrupted. So, are you lying to me now?
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Insolit News: Metal chunk crashes through N.J. roof
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Friday, July 20, 2007. Metal chunk crashes through N.J. roof. BAYONNE, N.J. - A hunk of metal that crashed through the roof of a home had NASA and Federal Aviation Administration officials scratching their heads. It didn't look "very space-y," said Henry Kline, a spokesman for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It's obviously made for something . But we wouldn't know what to do with it.". It didn't appear to be an airplane part either, the FAA said. Posted by Insolit Reporter.
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Insolit News: Paris Hilton released from L.A. jail
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Paris Hilton released from L.A. jail. Paris Hilton left jail Tuesday after a bizarre, three-week stay in which the hotel heiress was briefly released to her Hollywood Hills home, then sent screaming and crying back to a county lockup. She didn't say anything, and it wasn't immediately clear where she was going. She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore. Hilton will complete her probation in M...
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Insolit News: Viking treasure hoard uncovered
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Friday, July 20, 2007. Viking treasure hoard uncovered. The most important Viking treasure find in Britain for 150 years has been unearthed by a father and son while metal detecting in Yorkshire. David and Andrew Whelan uncovered the hoard, which dates back to the 10th Century, in Harrogate in January. The pair kept their find intact and it was transferred to the British Museum to be examined by experts, who said the discovery was "phenomenal". Posted by Insolit Reporter. Viking treasure hoard uncovered.
