Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 11:37:15 PM CET
Human brains 'programmed for TV'
A Manchester University study found watching television exercised both sides of the brain, making information easier to understand. Researchers said that the brain also assimilates information best through sound and vision, which is why TV works so well.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 9:49:05 PM CET
Black Hole Breakaway: Supernova Gives Birth to Cosmic Monster
Astronomers have spied a black hole that is speeding through our galaxy dragging and feeding on an old star as it goes. The observation is reported by scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 6:31:43 PM CET
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or ..., Ingwer, Segway, Kamen or Starker Topf setzt neue Drehbeschleunigung auf decriminalizationdebatte or Er wird ein genetisch ausgeführter Doppel- und schwangerer Mann, ein Barbar und ein Spion, eine Kindergartenbulle und ein Klon gewesen.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 6:02:50 PM CET
Buzz Lightyear catches thief
A shoplifter in Hereford was caught by police with a little help from a talking toy. Shaun Markey, 27, was pursued after stealing a Buzz Lightyear doll from the Woolworths store in the town. He took refuge at a nearby rugby club, but police found him when the toy began to speak.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 5:58:52 PM CET
Van Halen reunion 'inevitable,' but not so with Roth
At 55, Sammy Hagar 'Not 4 Sale'
In an industry where images are manufactured and marketing execs create pop stars, Sammy Hagar says he is the real deal -- an authentic rock 'n' roller.
Hagar, former Van Halen frontman, said true rockers, like blues or jazz artists, play for the love of the music.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 5:56:27 PM CET
Potent pot puts new spin on decriminalization debate
Marijuana is not what it used to be.
The Woodstock-era weed smoked by legions of baby boomers has morphed in recent years into a drug whose potency has more than tripled.
And that has ignited a debate about whether America's most commonly used illict drug, a substance tried by an increasingly younger audience, has grown more dangerous.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 5:33:03 PM CET
Fossil Puts Palm OS in a Wristwatch
Watchmaker Fossil has licensed the Palm OS for a watch-cum-PDA that will be out in mid-2003, Fossil and PalmSource said Monday.
The Wrist PDA features a touch screen, a stylus integrated into the band, 2MB of memory, an infrared port, and standard Palm applications including address book, date book, and memo pad, Fossil and PalmSource said in a statement released at Comdex in Las Vegas.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 5:20:42 PM CET
Lennon's Dope Box Goes Under Hammer in Britain
An ornate box used by former Beatle John Lennon to store his cannabis is expected to fetch up to $40,000 at auction in London on Tuesday. The leather, barrel-shaped box, decorated with Middle Eastern-style pipes, goes under the hammer with a range of Fab Four memorabilia.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 4:04:09 PM CET
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 2:49:47 PM CET
State GOP's future may rest in the hands of the 'Terminator'
He's been a genetically engineered twin and a pregnant man, a barbarian and a spy, a kindergarten cop and a clone. Now some Republicans are casting him as the next governor of the nation's most populous state.
Fresh from the success of his Proposition 49 in last week's election, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become California's most viable Republican candidate- even though he's not yet running for anything.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 2:44:40 PM CET
Ant species named after Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford must be feeling a little buggy these days - a Harvard University scientist has just named a species of ant after him. Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Wilson is calling the Central American ant, Peidole harrisonfordi, to honor the star’s work as the vice chair of Conservation International, a U.S. environmental group.
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 12:37:44 PM CET
World's thinnest Pocket PC
PDA Buyer's Guide has an early review of Viewsonic's new ultrathin, ultralight Pocket PC, the V35. The V35 is just four-tenths of an inch thick, weighs just 4.2 ounces, has a 300MHz Intel processor, 32MB of ROM, 64MB of RAM, a 3.5-inch, 240x320 pixel transflective 64,000 color display, and perhaps best of all, a retail price of $299.
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