Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 11:34:57 PM CET
Truffle gene identified
FRENCH scientists have identified the genetic code of the truffle, enabling anti-fraud investigators to distinguish between true examples of the prized fungus and an inferior Chinese variety flooding the market.
The breakthrough is a major advance in the campaign to protect Tuber Melanosporum - the classic black Perigord truffle beloved of gourmets round the world - from its physically almost indistinguishable rival Tuber Indicum, which has been imported to France from China in growing quantities since 1994.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 11:23:48 PM CET
The Bar Monkey
Using these 16 ingredients, a total of 188 different drinks can be made, with the included ability to add ounce increments of each ingredient to customize (or create) a drink. The drink database is easy to update and nearly infinitely expandable.
* Runs a program written in C by Dustin Cooper, in Linux.
* Bartop is approximately four feet above the ground.
* Holds approximately 1.75 liters of each ingredient.
* Dispenses an 8 oz. mixed drink in less than 10 seconds.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 10:36:50 PM CET
Traffic Accident, Odor Leads To Drug Bust
A suspicious accident and a powerful odor coming from the car led to a major drug bust Thursday. It happened shortly after midnight on U.S. Highway 71 in Cass County after the driver of a green Ford fell asleep at the wheel and the car careened off the road. Deputies roused the sleeping driver, who they identified as Kermit Gibbs, 41, of Kentucky. Police said they found more than 100 pounds of pot stashed in his back hatch. The smell, they said, was overwhelming.
The marijuana was worth about $75,000.
¬><a href="www.kctv5.com"target="_blank"> kctv5
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 10:29:51 PM CET
Interview with Simpsons creator Matt Groening
Matt Groening’s success as a cartoonist/animator may be the best counter we have to the old P.T. Barnum adage that no one ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the public. From his early notoriety as the man behind the comic strip “Life in Hell” -- which he still produces weekly -- to his ongoing bastion of American satire “The Simpsons” and its skewed, sci-fi cousin “Futurama,” Groening has shown that the comedy of dysfunction and disrespect can pull in a wide, devoted audience. But much has changed technologically in the 20-plus years since “Life In Hell” made its first appearance in an alternative weekly -- even in the 13 years since “The Simpsons” first revitalized and revolutionized animated television. Here, Groening offers his views on Web cartooning, digital vs. hand-drawn animation, and how technology has changed the way we view comedy.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 10:24:39 PM CET
Simpsons shows will continue to 2006
CBBC Newsround can confirm that the Simpsons, probably the world's most popular cartoon series, will continue to be made until at least 2006. In the past few months there has been talk that the show could finish its run in the near future.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 10:05:32 PM CET
Soldier In Trouble After Reporting Drug Theft
Police say Bennie Dunlap, 16, of Raleigh, N.C., entered the apartment of Linda Isabel Gonzalez, a Fort Bragg soldier, around midnight Thursday and allegedly stole 1 pound of marijuana.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 9:52:07 PM CET
Can you name the largest corporation in the world?
This organization may not be the one that first comes to mind. Yet with annual revenues of nearly $2.2 trillion, it dwarfs corporate giants like Exxon-Mobil ($191 billion), General Motors ($177 billion), and IBM ($85 billion). Indeed it is larger than the world's 15 top-ranked companies put together.
If you haven't already guessed, the corporation I'm talking about is the United States government.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 8:25:31 PM CET
500 unreleased Beatles tapes found by police
A haul of 500 original Beatles tapes stolen in the 1970s, containing tracks which have never been released, have been found after police cracked a piracy racket. Police say the tapes are "priceless" and the only recordings from them which have ever been heard before were on bootlegs.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 8:23:40 PM CET
In Bed with Kylie
British journalists conducted an opinion poll among British families, trying to find out most desirable people among world's major stars. The people's answers were not really original, although Britain's top list of most desirable Hollywood stars was crowned with foreign celebrities. This was typical both for men and women.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 8:22:05 PM CET
Hackers Invade Texas A&M Phone System
Hackers in Saudi Arabia infiltrated Texas A&M's phone system, using it as a conduit to make free collect calls, officials said.
Phone carriers alerted the school to the suspicious activity Thursday, said Walt Magnussen, A&M's associate director of telecommunications. The university sent an emergency e-mail to employees about the attack that urged them to change their mailbox passwords.
The fraud affected five voice mailboxes among the university's 25,000 phone lines. The number or cost of the unauthorized calls wasn't immediately known, The Eagle reported Friday.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 8:07:55 PM CET
Psychedelic sketches
This is a small selection of my psychedelic sketches and diary pages from the early seventies, done under the influence of lsd-25. They don't have any artistic value. But at that time of my spiritual development they had a very special meaning for me in clearing and freeing my mind, fighting through my various inner masks and barriers, and opening doors towards magical tantric dimensions of the higher self as best described in Tibetan Buddhism. In 1976 I slowly finished my empirical psychedelic research which started in 1963, and switched over to Tibetan meditation techniques.
¬><a href="www.iol.ie"target="_blank">Taeger
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on January 10, 2003 at 8:01:22 PM CET
Hitchhiker's Picked Up?
According to a report posted on the Ain't It Cool Web site, Jane Belson, wife of the late Douglas Adams, told a BBC radio program that a film version of her husband's widely popular Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series has been given the green light.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
