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FDNY cites confusion, lapses in fatal WTC fire

Published August 21, 2008, 11:09 am, Bay News 9 Tampa Bay

By AMY WESTFELDT NEW YORK (AP) -- Blocked stairwells, radio confusion and misinformation about the water supply thwarted efforts to put out a blaze at a condemned ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters last year, an internal report said Thursday.

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Student killed in shooting at Tenn. school

Published August 21, 2008, 11:06 am, The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor....

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Spanair jet had problems before deadly crash

Published August 21, 2008, 10:58 am, Muzi

MADRID (Reuters) - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet, which officials said had been forced to abort a take-off earlier in the day at Madrid airport due to mechanical problems.

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FDNY Report Lists Problems at Fatal WTC Fire

Published August 21, 2008, 10:54 am, The New York Sun

Blocked stairwells, radio confusion, and misinformation about the water supply system thwarted firefighters' efforts to put out a blaze at a toxic ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters, an internal report said today. Fire officials released the 176-page report along with 40 pages of emergency radio transmissions from more than 100 firefighters who went into the former Deutsche Bank ...

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Published August 21, 2008, 10:49 am, Tiscali

told Reuters that a wheel on his fire engine had caught fire in the extreme heat given off by the plane’s wreckage as he tried to rescue survivors. "I took a child into the truck and he thought he was in a film.

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FDNY report lists many problems at fatal WTC fire

Published August 21, 2008, 10:38 am, The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Fire Department of New York has issued a report that details a litany of problems at a toxic ground zero skyscraper that caught fire one year ago and killed two firefighters.

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Relatives seek to identify Spain crash victims

Published August 21, 2008, 10:33 am, Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News

Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet which crashed at Madrid airport on its second attempt at takeoff after mechanical problems.

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PeKeeII Advanced (left) and Ultimate (right) robots

Published August 21, 2008, 10:15 am, Linux Devices

To that, the Advanced and Ultimate models add a mini-ITX embedded PC board running Linux or Windows. They also offer an infrared telemetry module with 16 patented sensors that support distance measurement, obstacle avoidance, and other applications, says Wany.

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FDNY Report Lists Many Problems At Fatal WTC Fire

Published August 21, 2008, 10:06 am, WCBS-TV New York

Blocked stairwells, radio confusion and misinformation about the water supply system thwarted firefighters' efforts to put out a blaze at a toxic ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters, an internal report said Thursday.

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Article: iPhone Gems: War! Military-Themed Games + More

Published August 21, 2008, 9:54 am, iLounge

Hollywood learned long ago that “cool explosions” were easy tricks to excite audiences, and the perennial popularity of military-themed video games has been due in equal parts to impressive visual effects and compelling gameplay. Today, some of the most popular console games are Call of Duty, Gears of War and Halo—first- and third-person war-based shooters that are far from being available on ...

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