What Conficker Reveals about Internet Crime May 27, 2009
The worm exposes the sophisticated international criminal networks behind modern computer viruses. More from the Magazine. (Scientific American)
Maggie Wins by a Squeaker May 24, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. Nearly 1 Million Votes Cast Rivals 1992 Elvis Vote. (PR Newswire)
Mothers' love May 10, 2009
April Fools' Day was my mother's favorite holiday. She loved to play jokes all year around, even when she was 86 and so frail. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix May 9, 2009
Virus Mutatation Could Be Highly Contagious And Lethal; 1 Dead of Swine Flu In Canada; Hong Kong Lifts Hotel Quarantine. MEXICO CITY, May 8, 2009. (CBS News)
N. Logan laughing at merger idea: City agrees to join forces with Logan in April Fools Day joke May 8, 2009
Articles receiving the most comments in the past 72 hours. Would you want to be a face transplant donor or recipient. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Dublin Winnelson: Local Business is Strong Thanks to Diersification May 6, 2009
05/05/09 By JASON HALCOMBE. The swirl of dark afternoon clouds finally opened up, turning a few sparsely placed drops into a few blown downpour complete with flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder in the distance. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
'Wolverine': Experts Weigh In On Effects Of Leak May 5, 2009
A month earlier on April Fools' Day, no less an. incomplete copy of the Hugh Jackman action flick , and industry experts and comic book fans had been wondering if the pirated version would hurt "Wolverine" at the box office. (VHI.com -- Music News)
My Dad Is Zodiac Killer, Daughter Reveals May 1, 2009
Southern California Woman Claims Dead Father Was Infamous 1960s Bay Area Killer. SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2009. (CBS News)
Pet of the Week: Trouble Apr 29, 2009
Trouble likes to sit around the house in unusual positions. Tue Apr 28, 2009, 10:48 AM EDT. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Seeing beyond Paris Apr 28, 2009
An image of Juneau I left behind on April Fools' Day - with a 5-foot berm at the end of my driveway and not a bloom to be found - formed in my mind. Then, I looked out at the stone houses with their terracotta clay roofs and shutters of sea foam green, lavender and blue. (Juneau Empire)
Friendly workplace Apr 28, 2009
The World Link : Friendly workplace. By , Staff Writer Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
More of this story Apr 14, 2009
The Newport Daily News. Online Monday, April 13, 2009. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Peirce School PTO Flocking Pink Flamingos Fundraiser Apr 12, 2009
Peirce School PTO Flocking Pink Flamingos Fundraiser - Arlington, MA - The Arlington Advocate. On April Fools Day a flock of vibrant, pink flamingos roosted at the Peirce School. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Georgetown Senior Notes Apr 11, 2009
Fri Apr 10, 2009, 10:13 AM EDT. Georgetown senior news and events in brief for the week beginning April 9. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Slip-Ups That Led to Poison: 5 True Stories Apr 10, 2009
The day after April Fools' Day this year, a 29-year-old woman in England woke up and stumbled into her bathroom looking for some. She squirted liquid from a small dropper bottle into her eyes and immediately knew something was wrong, according to reporting by the Telegraph. (ABC News)
Investors.com Quotes Give Fuller Picture Apr 10, 2009
A reason why is what's troubling: This Internet worm, the subject of a report Sunday on "60 Minutes," looks far more professional than some April Fools' Day prank. Creators of the complex. (Investors Business Daily)
Bogus security threat grows Apr 9, 2009
The virus evolved on April Fools' Day to better resist extermination and make its masters tougher to find. Use a little common sense. (iAfrica.com)
Bogus Security Software Growing Threat Apr 9, 2009
" Microsoft releases security reports twice annually. Stathakopoulos expects scareware infections to soar in the first six months of this year because of massive hype regarding Conficker. The Conficker worm's April 1st trigger date came and went without the bedeviling computer virus causing any mischief but security specialists warn that the threat is far from over. The virus evolved on April Fools' Day to better resist extermination and make its masters tougher to find. A task force assembled... (Channelnewsasia.com)
UFO hoaxers get fines, community service Apr 9, 2009
They posted details of their exploits on a Web site on April Fools' Day. The prosecutor charged them with disorderly conduct, saying the balloons could have interfered with air traffic and posed a potential fire hazard. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Glenn Beck: The Fears of a Clown Apr 9, 2009
(As evidence, Beck cited on April Fools' Day but apparently seriously the inclusion of fasces on the Mercury dime in 1916. That fat cats and bureaucratic "bloodsuckers" are plundering your future. (Time.com)
FANTASY CLICKS: Top 20 preseason rankings; high-impact rookies Apr 9, 2009
(cue laugh track from any sitcom in the 1970s) This claim, I assume, was genuine on MJD's part -- and not an April Fools' Day ruse -- despite. Never rushing for 1,000 yards in any season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
State of economy concerns sport Apr 9, 2009
When nobody laughed, the April Fools' Day joke backfired. The plight of America's car companies is no laughing matter, especially with government taking a greater role in General Motors' operation. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Boston sails against the wind with few options Apr 8, 2009
THE NEWS that a city would blockade an economic stimulus event like Sail Boston would be an April Fools' Day joke in the rest of the country. In Massachusetts, however, it is no laughing matter. (Boston Globe)
Your fun and amazing photos Apr 8, 2009
This week, see some over-the-top April Fools' Day pranks at the office. Also check out mass pillow fights in and. (CNN -- US)
April Fools Day Bust Is No Joke Apr 8, 2009
April Fools Day Bust Is No Joke. 04/07/09 By STEPHANIE MILLER. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
The Popular Vote: The U.S. economy's April Fools' Day joke Apr 7, 2009
April Fools' Day is always full of practical jokes, but the real practical joke happened two days after April 1 when the unemployment report came out, along with the subsequent talk about the end of the recession. It was easy for people to see the unemployment rate as bottoming out since we went from losing approximately 740,000 jobs in January to this March data that has job losses at 663,000 jobs lost. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Obama Recovering After Closed Captioning ‘Mishap’ Apr 7, 2009
Obama Recovering After Closed Captioning Mishap - HUMAN EVENTS. Obama Recovering After Closed Captioning Mishap by 04/01/2009. (Human Events Online)
Charges possible in cookie prank Apr 7, 2009
Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- The county sheriff was considering whether to file criminal charges against two Vermillion High School students for an apparent April Fools' Day prank. Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe said about six students became sleepy or ill after eating homemake cookies that contained an over-the-counter sleep medication. (Sioux City Journal)
Cops arrest man armed with hairbrush at Central Square bar Apr 7, 2009
By Erin Smith Wicked Local Cambridge Posted Apr 06, 2009 @ 07:28 PM. A doorman outside a Central Square bar wasn t laughing when he thought a drunken man allegedly threatened him with a handgun on April Fools Day, but the only weapon police found in the man s backpack was a hairbrush. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Letter: So-called ‘change’ gouging taxpayers Apr 6, 2009
Other Articles in this Category. 2 hours 59 minutes ago. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Botswana: A Mixed Year Under Khama [editorial] Apr 6, 2009
com: Botswana: A Mixed Year Under Khama (Page 1 of 1). Botswana: A Mixed Year Under Khama. (allAfrica.com)
5 nutrition myths Apr 5, 2009
Setting the record straight on some food myths. For the Journal-Constitution. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
`Lord Milton' has his day Apr 5, 2009
Lord Milton' has his day. Thursday, November 1, 2007 2:14 PM CDT. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
KICKIN' IT WITH CARL: Edwards on backflips, Texas, more Apr 5, 2009
Carl Edwards reflects on NASCAR's short tracks, April Fools' Day - Tom Bowles - SI.com. var cnn_cm_long = Math. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Annual crane count a way to get involved Apr 5, 2009
The Rhinelander Daily News - Online news and information for the Rhinelander, Wisconsin region. I want to go back to Old Wisconse. (Forest Republican, WI)
Self-proclaimed fools hit Duncan Creek Apr 5, 2009
Updated Apr 04, 2009 - 08:05:40 CDT. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Effects company denies leaking 'Wolverine' online Apr 5, 2009
NEW YORK - While the potentially dangerous Conficker worm was being tracked throughout April Fools' Day, more harmless hoaxes were being fired out across the Internet. NEW YORK - Wynton Marsalis didn't bring his trumpet to the podium during Wednesday night's poetry benefit at Lincoln Center. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Judge Throws Out Claims Against Alleged 'Sexual Predator' Lawyer Apr 4, 2009
"It's almost ironic that Judge Christopher signed the order effectively dismissing almost every claim that Angela Robinson made on April Fools' Day, because these claims were foolish.". Williamson says Christopher's order transforms the litigation into a "normal human resources employee dispute," which he says "can play out however the legal system thinks is appropriate.". (Law.com)
Denish visits Grants Apr 4, 2009
Cibola Beacon - Grants, New Mexico. Cibola Beacon Print Edition. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Corporate Social Responsibility Appeasers Apr 4, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
FANTASY CLICKS: Need fantasy baseball advice? Look here Apr 4, 2009
Happy (belated) April Fools' Day. Have A Link, Comment or Question For Us. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Conficker Postmortem: Threat Real Apr 4, 2009
The fact that the date happened to be April Fools' Day only lended to its mystique. "You need something with a name and a date to make the news. Today, the problem is just as serious, but there's no news," Schneier said. (CBS News)
Conficker D-day turned out to be a dud Apr 4, 2009
The Conficker internet worm's feared April Fools' Day threat to control of millions of infected PCs stirred lots of panic but came and went with a whimper. Security experts say some Conficker-infected computers - those poisoned with the latest version of the worm - started "phoning home" for instructions more aggressively Wednesday, trying 50,000 internet addresses instead of 250. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Grueling football schedule is Hill's hallmark Apr 4, 2009
It can't be a coincidence that it was released on April Fools' Day, right. "I saw it," said Anthony Harding, a Fresno State running back, the one position the Bulldogs are actually deep enough at to make it through a long season. (Fresno Bee)
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY! Apr 4, 2009
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY ... HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Maynard the scene of princpal protest Apr 4, 2009
Holly Redmond/ Wicked Local staff photographer. Supporters of Green Meadow Elemntary School Principal Bernadette McLaughlin stand at the corner of Main and Nason St. raising awareness that McLaughlin may not have her contract renewed. (Beacon Villager, MA)
FOUND: Smiley's saga continues as dog in secretive custody Apr 3, 2009
Smiley was found April 1 at a South Whidbey dog park. Jenny Manning/Whidbey News-Times related stories Whidbey News Times. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
• Fools announce season lineup, keep ticket prices steady Apr 3, 2009
The Fools announced their 2009-10 season at their traditional April Fools' Day Party on Wednesday at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. The Summer Fools Festival, which features three plays performed in rotation, will be July 4 through Aug. 2. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
April Fools Day One Day Late for Tigers Apr 3, 2009
By PubisherPosted Apr 2, 2009. Whom ever said for the first time, "Sometimes the best trade is the one you don't make" was a straight-thinking guy, and when Detroit turned down a transaction that would have landed them shortstop Maury Wills in 1959, they realized just how true the adage is. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
CodeRED activated for missing child, not all residents pleased Apr 3, 2009
Some people that received the call assumed it was an April Fools' Day prank. The message requires the listener to press a telephone button to get a message, Meagher said. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Bradley: Crazy? Or crazy like a Fox? Apr 3, 2009
Is Georgia crazy like a Fox, or just crazy. Is Georgia crazy like a Fox, or just crazy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Cruelest Month Apr 3, 2009
Nasties managed to chuckle on April Fools' Day. At Vanity Fair's annual dinner for advertisers, held at Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter's new Monkey Bar, publisher Edward Menicheschi got up to speak -- not knowing Carter had instructed guests to keep talking during Menicheschi's address. (New York Post -- Gossip)
* World News Quick Take Apr 3, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
COLUMN: Wave and clap if you like foolin' around every day Apr 3, 2009
TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. How do you decide who gets your vote in local elections. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
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FOUND: Smiley's saga continues as dog in secretive custody - Whidbey News Times. Smiley was found April 1 at a South Whidbey dog park. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Great Day for Knights Baseball Apr 3, 2009
comPosted Apr 2, 2009. The Knights baseball season has left much more to be desired of late, but they finally found a way to win Wednesday. (KnightsNews.com)
$300M for Alpen-garb Apr 3, 2009
Gaylord Herald Times - News. Top Stories - 300M for Alpen-garb. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
April Fools' Tech Pranks Apr 2, 2009
IGN: April Fools' Day Tech Pranks ... April Fools' Day Tech Pranks ... April 1, 2009 - Happy April Fools' Day, loyal IGN fanboys and fangirls (oh god how I hope there are fangirls). (IGN Gear)
Castellanos: 'Change we can believe in'? Apr 2, 2009
"I will propose an omnipotent czar with the power to regulate, sanction and, ultimately, seize any business we judge could threaten the economy of this country. My Treasury Department will enable $165 million in bonuses to failed financial industry executives, and then I will give that industry an additional trillion-dollar bailout, indebting middle-class Americans to buy their toxic assets. All this I will do in my first two months, before April Fools' Day.". If Barack Obama had said this, he... (CNN -- US)
Iowa zoo keeps in the spirit of April Fools Apr 2, 2009
The zoo, in an effort to stop the numerous prank calls it typically gets on April Fools' Day, has set up four hotlines for pranksters looking to dupe others. Numbers have been set up for such April Fools standbys as "Mr. Albert Ross,""Mr. C. Lyon,""Ms. Anna Conda," and the aforementioned "Mr. Don Key.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Braves Hit 3 Homers In 9-3 Victory Over Tigers Apr 2, 2009
The Tigers had some April Fools' Day fun with the fans, wapping jerseys for the game. Verlander wore catcher Gerald Laird's No. 8 and reliever Fernando Rodney wore manager Jim Leyland's jersey. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
$300M for Alpen-garb Apr 2, 2009
Gaylord Herald Times - News. Top Stories - 300M for Alpen-garb. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Embryo adoption bill OK'd Apr 2, 2009
Senate passes human embryo adoption bill. 5:10 pm April 1, 2009, by Mary Lou Pickel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Dramatic vote keeps DOT revamp alive Apr 2, 2009
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thursday, April 02, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
On Eve of G-20, Obama Promises to Listen, Not Lecture Apr 2, 2009
The press conference and a host of bilateral meetings and other gatherings have all been arranged for April Fools' Day a quirk of scheduling imposed by the decision to hold a meeting of the G-20 on April 2, the only slot ahead of a two-day NATO summit, which the U.S. and other European leaders will also attend. But amid talk of a growing rift between continental Europeans on one side and the Anglo-American accord on the other, it seems that only an April Fool would believe there's any chance for... (Time.com)
