In "Sniper rifle launches GPS chips for tracking"

This is a prank. They did a story about it on NPR yesterday. A couple of Danes put together realistic looking promotional materials (not a real weapon) and went to a weapons symposium in China. There were a few interested people. The French were skeptical. And the Chinese suggested that is human rights concerns got in the way of production the Danes could set up shop in Chinese soil. But the weapon is not real, nor is the project to develop it.

In "There Are No Plain M&M's Collectors; They're ALL Nuts!"

1999 2000 2002 2003 It's neat to see how the group has grown so quickly in just a few years, as the convention photos show. (2001 requires a plugin, so I didn't post those pics.)

In "Curious, George"

You can use them to pay bus fare in Portland. I knew a girl in high school whose family saved all its pennies for many years and they were able to pay for a small vacation when they cashed in all the jars. I don't envy them the rolling they had to do, though.

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