Topic: NEWS - on December 6, 2003 at 1:45:34 AM CET
Schokolade für die Seele
Wie (un)glücklich die Süßigkeit wirklich macht
Zartschmelzende Schokolade ist für viele Menschen Seelentröster, Belohnung oder eine ganz besondere Wonne. In der kalten, dunklen Jahreszeit greift so mancher etwas häufiger in die Pralinenschachtel oder zum Schokoriegel, um über ein Stimmungstief hinwegzukommen. Doch kann Schokolade tatsächlich glücklich machen?
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 6, 2003 at 1:18:02 AM CET
Fewer Swiss soldiers caught smoking dope in 2003
Swiss soldiers smoked less cannabis and hashish in 2003, judging by the falling number of disciplinary sanctions for drugs offences announced by military authorities in Switzerland. Heinz Aschmann, of the Swiss army's chief of staff, said 472 soldiers were sanctioned for drugs offences during 2003, against about 600 to 700 in previous years.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 6, 2003 at 1:16:01 AM CET
This lesson on heroin production is brought to you by the CIA
Smack, china white, horse, black tar . . . all slang names for heroin. We are often told what happens to our bodies and our minds if we use this drug, but less commonly discussed is how the byproduct of a simple flower is converted into one of the most addictive drugs known to man.
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Topic: e-bay - on December 6, 2003 at 1:10:15 AM CET
HUMAN HEAD FOR AD SPACE OR BUSSINESS LOGO
LIVE HUMAN HEAD USED FOR AD SPACE FOR ONE YEAR TRUST ME IT IS A BIG HEAD CANT MISS THIS HEAD ANYWHERE IN THE CROWD???? NOT A JOKE ...HALF PAYMENT WHEN BUSINESS LOGO OR AD IS TATTOOED ON MY HEAD OTHER HALF WHEN THE YEAR IS UP ....REMINDER THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!!!!!!
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 6, 2003 at 1:03:12 AM CET
Judge Allows 'Screener' Copies to Voters
A federal judge Friday freed movie distributors to send copies of films to awards voters — a decision seen as a victory for independent film producers as awards season approaches. U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey lifted a rule imposed by the Motion Picture Association of America that blocked studios from sending the videotape copies, or "screeners," to voters.
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Topic: 911 - on December 6, 2003 at 1:00:24 AM CET
Al Qaeda tape likely used to rally, recruit
An al Qaeda video, which appeared this week on an al Qaeda-affiliated Web site, shows the September 11, 2001, attack on New York's World Trade Center as filmed from an angle sources in Washington said they had not seen before. FBI officials said they were aware of the video, but declined further comment. It is not clear how al Qaeda obtained it.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on December 6, 2003 at 12:53:42 AM CET
Police to use 'helmet cam'
Helmets housing concealed cameras are to be worn by police in Sussex.
The Sussex force says it intends to use '"helmet cam" only when there is an above average chance of crime - such as outside nightclubs at closing time.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on December 6, 2003 at 12:50:56 AM CET
Oops! Vicar gives out porn films
A German vicar inadvertently supplied his parish with dozens of hard core porn films in an unsuccessful bid to teach people about the life of Christ.
Frithjof Schwesig, vicar in the southwestern town of Lampoldshausen, had ordered 300 copies of a video film portraying the life of Christ as told by the gospel according to Luke.
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Topic: NASA - on December 6, 2003 at 12:47:50 AM CET
Bush rüstet gegen Herausforderer
Die Gerüchteküche um die Wahltaktik von US-Präsident Bush brodelt ein Jahr vor dem Urnengang. Laut US-Medien will Bush auf den Mond. Zwar nicht persönlich, doch er verspricht sich von einer NASA-Landung auf dem Erdtrabanten politischen Aufwind - und erneut das Präsidentenamt. Das Weiße Haus dementiert die Berichte, doch die Gerüchte wollen nicht verstummen.
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Topic: NASA - on December 6, 2003 at 12:45:34 AM CET
U.S. eyes return to the moon
It has been 31 years since a U.S. astronaut last walked on the moon, but China's space ambitions have signaled a possible American return to the lunar surface as part of a renewed space program.
Aides to U.S. President George W. Bush say he is on the verge of calling for a return to the moon as part of a dramatic new mission for NASA.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 6, 2003 at 12:40:51 AM CET
Microsoft to charge for FAT file system
Microsoft has announced that it will be charging a fee from those who use the FAT file system and offered to sell licences to those who wish to buy one.
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