Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 6:22:10 AM CET
Austrian woman ski jumps 200 meters
Austria's Daniela Iraschko became the first woman to record a 200-meter ski jump.
She set the mark Wednesday during testing for a men's World Cup event this weekend. There are no professional competitions in the sport for women.
The 19-year-old woman reached 200 meters in her third attempt after landing at 157 and 188 meters in her first two jumps.
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 6:13:51 AM CET
National Geographic Reveals Swimsuit Issue
There are bare breasts, naked bottoms and a cover girl wearing three well-placed shells and a bit of sand, but this is no girlie magazine. It's historical. It's cultural. And it's definitely geographic.
It's National Geographic.
The venerable yellow-bordered magazine, long a repository of gorgeous family-friendly photography, is publishing its first swimsuit issue, on newsstands and online on Saturday.
¬> Reuters
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 6:09:07 AM CET
Celebration Community Is Nation's First To Test Segways
The city of Celebration has been chosen as the nation's first community to officially test the Segway Human Transporter, according to Local 6 News. For the next year, residents in Celebration will be monitored to determine how well the high-tech device fits into the community.
However, Celebration is the first community to officially test the device.
Several people can already be seen riding Segways in the streets of Celebration.
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:28:29 AM CET
$150 for a plasma TV? A bad bet
A new Internet-era quick-money scheme has caught fire. Dozens of Web sites have popped up promising high-ticket electronic gadgets for pennies on the dollar. One promises a free laptop computer to anyone willing to pony up $50 for an electronic book. At another site, purchase of a $500 CD-ROM buys a chance to win $4,650 or a free plasma television. But there’s a catch: There may be only one winner for every 50 buyers. The sites claim they’re legitimate, but legal experts warn otherwise.
¬> msn
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:21:33 AM CET
Farmers must keep pigs happy
Britain's farmers could face a fine if they fail to cater for the emotional well-being of their pigs.
Under a new ruling from Brussels, the country's farming community must provide their animals with "manipulable material" to give environmental enrichment.
The European Commission says this includes straw, hay, wood, compost or sawdust.
The aim is to keep animals contented and also prevent them from attacking each other.
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:09:07 AM CET
For humans and robot, it's puppy love
AIBO the dog is not a bundle of fur but instead a lapdog-shaped collection of plastic parts, motors, gears and computer chips.
And it's true. AIBO won't die, although the robot does need to recharge its batteries from time to time. AIBO doesn't need dog food or treats. It won't wake you up at 3 a.m., begging for a quick walk around the block. It won't pee on the carpet or chase the cat.
¬> usa today
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:04:52 AM CET
10.20GHz Intel Nehalem slated for 2005
Future Desktop Roadmaps Tejas to reach 9.20GHz, Prescott 5.20GHz.
The contents of the note appear to reveal future plans for future Intel desktop processors right up until 2005.
By then, according to the note, Intel will be able to deliver 10.20GHz desktop CPUs codenamed "Nehalem" and produced using 65 nanometer technology.
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Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:02:38 AM CET
Breast milk enters Chinese cuisine
Chinese chefs will go to great lengths to please their customers and the unusual ingredient they are reported to be using of late seems to confirm that reputation.
According to local newspapers, a restaurant in southern Hunan province has started offering dishes cooked with human breast milk.
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