Topic: LOST - on December 18, 2003 at 1:17:25 PM CET
Largest Pacific halibut ever documented
was pulled from the Bering Sea off St. Paul Island by the crew of the fishing boat Miss Mary.
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Topic: - on December 18, 2003 at 12:59:46 PM CET
Bull charges one last time
A 500kg bull fell off a truck headed for a slaughterhouse today, blocking rush-hour traffic, charging at anybody that approached and shaking off tranquiliser darts until police shot and killed it.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 18, 2003 at 12:50:46 PM CET
Appeals Court OKs Medical Marijuana in U.S
An appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law outlawing marijuana does not apply to sick people who are allowed to smoke pot with a doctor's recommendation.
The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was a blow to the federal government in its fight against medical marijuana. The Justice Department has argued that state medical marijuana laws were trumped by federal drug laws.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on December 18, 2003 at 12:39:30 PM CET
Meet a future jewel of technology: gem of a beetle which thinks it's an opal
Andrew Parker, a former researcher at the Australian Museum, was amazed when he examined the internal structure of the scales under a powerful microscope and realised it was the same as that of the precious stone.
"This is the first time opal has been found in animals," said Dr Parker, who is now at Oxford University in Britain.
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Topic: MUSIK - on December 18, 2003 at 12:31:04 PM CET
Outlaw Keef marks 60 licks
happy B day
Birthday boosts myth of guitarist as indestructible The love of the music has kept this Stone rolling Rock fans have long joked that the only thing left standing after a nuclear World War III would be cockroaches and Keith Richards.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on December 18, 2003 at 12:28:25 PM CET
Drove drunk to driving test
A 50-year-old man taking a written exam to expand his drivers license to include trucking had his car confiscated after turning up for the test drunk. The man did manage to complete the examination before local law enforcement arrived, newspaper Hordaland reports.
"I noticed that there was a suspicious smell of alcohol coming from where he sat. I wanted to investigate and so chose to notify the local police," said Hogne Skjervheim at the Public Roads Administration.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 18, 2003 at 9:00:19 AM CET
-100 Grad im Dienste des Overclockings
Finne nutzt alte Labor-Kühlschränke und übertaktet Athlon 64 auf mehr als drei Gigahertz.
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