Monday, 27. January 2003
Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 23:01
Google Dance - The Index Update of the Google Search Engine
The name "Google Dance" is often used to describe the index update of the Google search engine. Google's index update occurs on average once per month. It can be identified by significant movement in search results and especially by Google's cache of all indexed pages reflecting the status of Google's last spidering.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 22:33
Wirres Hetenknutschen
Ausgerechnet Deutschlands Ober-Hetero-Macker Dieter Bohlen bekam vor laufenden Kameras einen dicken Schmatzer vom Gastgeber Thomas Gottschalk – und das mitten auf den Mund! "Fünf lange Sekunden" dauerte die "Knutsch-Attacke", wie die "Bild"-Zeitung penibel aufführt. Die amtlich zulässige Dauer von Freudenbekundungen unter Männern ist damit wohl eindeutig überschritten.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 22:27
Eurogay startet Magazin
Daniel Küblböck ist die Super Husche
Nach der Insolvenz der QUEER AG und der Einstellung des "Queer"-Magazins produziert die eurogay media AG das neue "eurogay magazin". Die Redaktion setzt sich aus vielen ehemaligen "Queer"-Mitarbeitern zusammen, deren Arbeitsplätze damit gerettet worden sind. Das Magazin erscheint ab Ende Januar monatlich mit einheitlichem Mantel in acht Regionalausgaben und wird mit einer Gesamt-Druckauflage von 100.000 Exemplaren monatlich an rund 1.600 Stellen bundesweit kostenlos verteilt.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 22:13
Jail cells made from modern art
A Spanish art historian has found evidence that suggests some Civil War jail cells were built like 3-D modern art paintings in order to torture prisoners.
The cells were built in 1938 for the republican forces fighting General Franco's Fascist Nationalist army, who eventually won power, historian Jose Milicua told the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 22:08
Surfing the latest chick thing
Legions of young and not-so-young women are plunging into waves at surf beaches worldwide, ending the male domination of a sport once restricted to Hawaiian kings.
Male surfing "safaris" in search of the perfect wave, glamorized decades ago by Californian bands such as the Beach Boys, have resurfaced as female-only getaways run by trend-savvy tour operators in Australia and California.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 20:38
Wanted: New Cyprus Flag and Anthem
Wanted: New flag and anthem to represent a complex reunification which doesn't ruffle any nationalist feathers. Artists must be willing to work for free but are guaranteed a place in history books.
The United Nations took out full-page adverts in the Cypriot press Monday, declaring a competition for budding composers and artists to come forward and put their seal on a new Cyprus by penning a new anthem and flag.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 20:01
State Wants to Fix Its Highway to Hell
Hey Satan, the governor of New Mexico has a message for you: Get off the road.
Gov. Bill Richardson said last week he wants to renovate one of the most dangerous roads in the state, which is known by locals as the "Devil's Highway," "Satan's Highway" and "Highway to Hell."
Richardson wants to change the number of the route officially known as Highway 666 because of the association of the triple sixes with Satan.
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Topic: - on Monday, 27. January 2003, 19:53
GM'S INNOVATIVE XV16 CONCEPT ENGINE LOOKS TO PAST AND FUTURE
The new GM XV16 concept engine, unveiled in the Cadillac Sixteen show car, builds on GM's leadership in advanced overhead-valve engine design and showcases a number of novel fuel-saving technologies in a surprisingly compact package.
Configuration: 13.6L V-16
Installation: longitudinal RWD
Displacement: 13,600cc
Valvetrain: OHV 2 valves-per-cylinder
Bore x Stroke: 105 mm x 98 mm
Horsepower: 1000 (746 kW) @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 1000 lbs.-ft. (1356 Nm) @ 4300 rpm
Compression ratio: 10.6:1
Firing order: 1-12-8-11-7-14-5-16-4-15-3-10-6-9-2-13
Fuel system: sequential multipoint fuel injection
Recommended fuel: unleaded regular
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