Wednesday, 21. August 2002

Rettet das Butterbrot!


Im Zeitalter von Brötchen, Baguette (langes dünnes frz. Weißbrot), Sandwich (belegte doppelte Weißbrotschnitte) und Croissant (Gebäck aus Plunderteig in der Form eines Hörnchens) hat das gute alte leckere Butterbrot (belegte Graubrotscheibe) einen sehr schweren Stand. Es ist sozusagen eine bedrohte Spezies und vom Aussterben bedroht. Mehr darüber erfahren sie <a href="www.butterbrot.de<

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Galileo's Notes on Motion


No part of this electronic representation of Galileo's manuscript Ms. Gal. 72 may be used for publication or for commercial purposes without explicit and written permission by the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence.
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Schneller Primzahltest


Kleine Zahlen lassen sich durch ein wenig systematisches Probieren noch relativ schnell als Primzahl überführen. Bei Größeren klappt es nur noch mit Tricks oder dem Computer. Aber selbst dieser kommt bei einigen Tausend Stellen gehörig ins Schleudern, es sei denn, er verwendet den neuen Algorithmus dreier indischer Informatiker.

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Unanswered questions: The mystery of Flight 93


We all know the inspiring story of Flight 93, of the heroic passengers who forced the hijacked plane to the ground, sacrificing themselves to save the lives of others. The only trouble is: it may simply not be true.

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Afghan opium crop back to record levels


THE new Afghan government has "largely failed" in its effort to eradicate the opium poppy crop in Afghanistan, which in recent years became the world’s biggest producer of the raw material for heroin, United Nations crop experts reported yesterday. The 2002 crop was close to the record levels of the late 1990s and could be worth more than $1 billion (£650 million) at the farm level in Afghanistan. The nation’s GDP for 1999 was put at $21 billion.
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Saudis withdraw billions of dollars from US


Disgruntled Saudis have pulled tens of billions of dollars out of the US, signalling a deep alienation from America. One analyst said the total funds withdrawn by individual investors amount to $200bn. Other bankers put the figure nearer to $100bn. The US-Saudi alliance was put under severe strain after September 11, when 15 of the aeroplanes' 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals.
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Magic Mushrooms Help Fight Cancer


The Cancer Research UK has done research on the use of mushrooms in traditional medicines in Asia. The results of that research indicate that some of them have anti-tumor properties.
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N'Sync's Lance Bass has 5 days to pay for his trip into space or the Russian Mafia will break his legs


The Russian space agency has given 'N Sync singer Lance Bass five days to come up with payment for a trip to the international space station this fall, a spokesman said Monday.

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