Topic: BOARD NEWS - on November 7, 2003 at 6:58:10 AM CET
Atlantis ist endlich wieder aufgetaucht, vorerst aber nur im Internet
Es war einmal ein Journalist, der hatte einen Traum. Er wollte König werden. So überlegte er hin und überlegte her, bis er eines Tages die zündende Idee hatte: Warum, dachte er, werde ich nicht einfach König von Atlantis? Und das war eine feine Idee, wie sich alsbald bei einem klugen Notar herausstellte. Mit dessen Hilfe sicherte sich unser Journalist 1967 weltweit die Rechte an dem einst im Meer versunkenen Kontinent Atlantis und ließ sich drei Monate später als König ausrufen.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 7, 2003 at 6:52:18 AM CET
Pub-Besuche gut fürs Gehirn
Britische Studie: Soziale Aktivitäten wie eben Pub-Besuche fördern die mentalen Fähigkeiten. Pub-Besuche sind zwar unvorteilhaft für die Figur, können aber in gewissen Fällen gut für das Gehirn sein. Das haben Wissenschafter des University College London herausgefunden.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 7, 2003 at 6:50:38 AM CET
Pflanzen mixen sich ihren eigenen Schutz-Cocktail
Forscher des Kölner Max-Planck-Institutes haben einen bisher unbekannten chemischen Cocktail entdeckt, der es Pflanzen ermöglicht, die meisten Angriffe krankheitserregender Mikroorganismen wie Viren, Bakterien und Pilzen erfolgreich abzuwehren.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 7, 2003 at 2:35:24 AM CET
New radio Hitch-Hiker's
Production is under way on the Tertiary Phase of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with episodes due to begin airing on Radio 4 in spring 2004. As we reported in September, independent company Above the Title have the rights to adapt Douglas Adams' novels for radio. It's now become clear that three of the Hitchhikers' novels are indeed getting their first radio adaptation.
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Topic: TV - on November 7, 2003 at 1:58:34 AM CET
Hip-Hop Band Sues Fox Over New Sitcom's Name
Arrested Development
Fox Broadcasting is again at the center of a trademark dispute. The television company that sued the author of a critical book for using its tagline, "fair and balanced," is being sued for allegedly misappropriating the name of an Atlanta hip-hop band.
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Topic: Space - on November 7, 2003 at 1:53:05 AM CET
Latest Sun Flare Put at X28, Strongest on Record
NOAA's Space Environment Center (SEC) has classified this flare as an X28, making it in fact the strongest ever recorded. A source told SPACE.com that the SEC is aware other scientists still think the flare was even stronger. The article below remains as it originally appeared.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on November 7, 2003 at 1:33:34 AM CET
Courtney Love beats Bill Clinton for worst lie of our lifetime - "I do not take narcotics"
Despite her arrest last month for being under the influence of a controlled substance and her subsequent hospitalization for an accidental painkiller overdose, the former Queen of Grunge insists she doesn't have a problem.
"I want to make one thing clear right now. I do not take narcotics." Love told Us Weekly for its November 17 issue.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on November 7, 2003 at 1:28:07 AM CET
Matrix: Revolutions already available online.
11/06/2003 TELESYNC The Matrix Revolutions SVCD GERMAN DUBBED DND 8.4 / 8.0 / 9.0 10 posts [view] ::
11/06/2003 CAM The Matrix Revolutions READ NFO Mirage 5.4 / 4.7 / 7.6 65 posts [view]
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 7, 2003 at 1:11:37 AM CET
Microsoft forgets to renew hotmail.co.uk domain
Microsoft was busy covering up an almighty cock-up last night after forgetting to renew its hotmail.co.uk domain name.
Despite being warned that the domain for its popular Web mail service was up for renewal, it seems Microsoft - or whoever had the task of managing its hotmail.co.uk domain - overlooked this vital piece of administration.
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