Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 7, 2003 at 4:28:08 PM CET
Officials checking into mysterious youths who emerged from wilderness
Two half-starved male youths who recently emerged from the British Columbia wilderness claiming to have lived since birth in near isolation are now in limbo as officials try to determine how to help them. The brothers, Thomas and William Green, were discovered camping in the bush behind a general store in Vernon, British Columbia some weeks ago by local residents who have since given them food, clothing and shelter.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on November 7, 2003 at 2:09:22 PM CET
Polizist im Minirock schnappt Exhibitionisten
Die Tarnung war alles andere als perfekt, funktioniert hat sie trotzdem: In Japan hat sich ein Exhibitionist vor einem vermeintlichen Schulmädchen entblößt. Doch in der Schuluniform mit Minirock steckte ein Polizist, der sich nicht einmal die Beine rasiert hatte.
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Topic: MUSIK - on November 7, 2003 at 1:58:54 PM CET
James Last geht auf Jubiläumstour
Der Entertainer James Last wird 75 und tourt. Seine Musik hat es sogar in Quentin Tarantinos neuen Film geschafft.
Die Kompositionen des Orchesterleiters James Last sind Geschmackssache, aber legendär. Und das nicht erst seitdem Easy Listening für kurz Zeit zum Trend erklärt wurde.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on November 7, 2003 at 11:44:15 AM CET
Google für die Task-Leiste
Die Suchmaschine Google stellt ein neues nützliches Helferlein zum Download bereit. Die Google Deskbar bettet sich die Task-Leiste von Windows XP, 2000, 98 oder ME ein. Ihr Funktionsumfang entspricht ungefähr der der Erweiterungsleiste für den Internet Explorer. Allerdings benötigt sie keinen geöffneten Browser, sondern zeigt die Ergebnisse in einem sehr flinken "Mini-Browser" auf Basis des Internet Explorers an.
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Topic: NATURE - on November 7, 2003 at 11:42:57 AM CET
Gipsbein wurde Frau zum tödlichen Verhängnis
Betrunkene Nachbarn, aggressive Hornissen und ein Gips am Bein sind die Ursachen für den Tod einer 60-jährigen Frau. Als die gereizten Insekten attackierten, konnte eine Frau nicht schnell genug fliehen.
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Topic: Terror - on November 7, 2003 at 11:21:23 AM CET
Anthrax Scare Closes 11 D.C. Mail Centers
The Postal Service closed 11 Washington-area post offices Thursday while authorities ran tests to determine whether anthrax was detected at a Navy site that handles mail for federal agencies. Postal Service spokesman Azeezaly Jaffer said authorities decided "out of an abundance of caution" to close the facilities and test them for any biohazard contamination.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 7, 2003 at 11:16:19 AM CET
New Study Explains How Pot Kills Cancer Cells
A new study published in Nature Reviews-Cancer provides an historic and detailed explanation about how THC and natural cannabinoids counteract cancer, but preserve normal cells.
¬> sierratimes ¬> pubmed ¬> study (pdf) ¬> bbc
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Topic: POLITIK - on November 7, 2003 at 10:50:44 AM CET
Schwarzenegger to Hire Grope Probe P.I.
Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger will hire a private investigator to look into allegations that he groped women, but he may keep the results from the state attorney general, a spokesman said Thursday.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on November 7, 2003 at 10:48:24 AM CET
Google Deskbar
ables you to search with Google from any application without lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Installs easily in your Windows taskbar.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on November 7, 2003 at 10:33:24 AM CET
McDonald’s said to be in iTunes deal
Fast-food giant McDonald’s is planning to give away 1 billion song downloads from Apple’s online music store, according to a report. The New York Post said Thursday that it is not clear how McDonald’s would distribute the music, but said an announcement is expected soon. If true, the McDonald’s deal would eclipse a pact that Apple Computer announced with PepsiCo to give away 100 million songs early next year.
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Topic: Free - on November 7, 2003 at 9:53:07 AM CET
Widow leaves US radio $200m
US National Public Radio (NPR) has inherited what is believed to be the largest single donation bequeathed to an American cultural institution.
NPR was left more than $200m by Joan B Kroc, the philanthropist widow of the founder of worldwide fast food giant McDonalds, Ray Kroc.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 7, 2003 at 9:39:46 AM CET
M&Ms 'make water taste better'
Sweets could provide the key to better-tasting drinking water, according to researchers in Aberdeen.
Scientists at Robert Gordon University (RGU) are trying to develop new technologies which would remove the musty taste from surface water.
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