Topic: MUSIK - on April 5, 2004 at 11:53:00 AM CEST
1991 interview offered look into mind of a rising rock star
Kurt Cobain was eating lunch at his mom's house in Aberdeen when I called to interview him for a story on a show coming up about week later — Halloween night — at the Paramount Theatre.
It was Oct. 23, 1991, shortly after "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released as a single. "Nevermind," the album it came from, had been out for a month but had not yet charted. The single was mainly what I wanted to talk about, because it was the best rock song I'd heard in years. Neither one of us knew then, of course, that it was about to profoundly change his life, and the history of rock 'n' roll.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on April 5, 2004 at 11:47:00 AM CEST
Google and Yahoo! ban gambling ads
nternet giants Google and Yahoo! will stop carrying adverts for online casinos, blaming a "lack of clarity" in US regulations.
US prosecutors last month warned companies that running ads for offshore online casinos was equivalent to "aiding and abetting". It is illegal to run an online gambling site from within the US.
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Topic: GINGER - on April 5, 2004 at 11:45:00 AM CEST
'Segway of the sea' starts shipping Down Under
Fans of the Segway scooter now have a way to look just as silly traveling underwater as they do on land thanks to the efforts of an inventive Australian company.
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Topic: BLOGLIFE - on April 5, 2004 at 11:35:00 AM CEST
Kleinkrieg der Profi-Blogger
Kaum werden professionell betriebene Weblogs profitabel, schon kommt es zu ersten Konkurrentenschlachten. In New York jagen die Technik-Blogs «Engadget» und «Gizmodo» einander Mitarbeiter ab.
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Topic: SEX - on April 5, 2004 at 11:31:00 AM CEST
Size does matter
Prominent penis gives cold-dwelling mammals an edge.
A study of animals across the world has confirmed what many men have long suspected - a large penis can be a recipe for success in the mating game.
The value of an impressive organ depends on the terrain, however. Animals at high latitudes tend to benefit more from being better endowed than species in more hospitable climes, according to Steven Ferguson of the Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg, Canada, and Serge Larivière from the Delta Waterfowl Foundation in Portage La Prairie, Canada.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 5, 2004 at 11:25:00 AM CEST
Ikea-Gründer überflügelt Gates als reichster Mann der Welt
Ikea-Gründer Ingvar Kamprad (77) hat laut dem schwedischen Wirtschaftsmagazin "Veckans affärer" Bill Gates als reichster Mann der Welt überflügelt. Grund dafür ist laut einem Artikel in der jüngsten Ausgabe der Zeitschrift der schwache Dollar-Kurs.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 5, 2004 at 11:24:00 AM CEST
IKEA founder overtakes Gates as world's richest
All hail Ingvar Kamprad!
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday.
Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion).
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 5, 2004 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Eurotunnel drill up for auction
Eurotunnel has put a 580-tonne drill used to build the Channel Tunnel up for grabs on the online auction site eBay.
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Topic: e-bay - on April 5, 2004 at 11:21:00 AM CEST
Eurotunnel TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine)
This 580 tonnes monster machine is a prized relic from the greatest construction achievement of the 20th century, the Channel Tunnel. With 227 double-headed rock picks tipped with tungsten carbide and a top revolving speed of 2.38 rev/min, this TBM removed a half million cubic meters of chalk and soil in creating the Eurotunnel route.
Although no longer fully operational, this enormous piece of engineering folklore will be of interest to science museums and technical enthusiasts around the world looking for a slice of history during the tenth anniversary of Eurotunnel's opening. The TBM is currently located at the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkstone.
Current bid: £15,800.00
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