Topic: Terror - on May 26, 2004 at 8:31:00 PM CEST
Greece to shoot 'terror planes'
Greece has vowed to shoot down any aircraft trying to wreck the Olympics with a 11 September-style attack.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 26, 2004 at 8:26:00 PM CEST
Buying162 gallons of gas when truck holds 31 was a tip to cops
A man was sentenced to five months in prison for using 270 counterfeit Postal Service credit cards to buy $230,000 worth of gasoline at 203 different stations.
According to prosecutors, federal agents watched one day as Humberto Ulloa, 27, drove his 1992 Chevy pickup to several Miami area stations and made seven consecutive purchases of gas, totaling more than 162 gallons.
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Topic: MUSIK - on May 26, 2004 at 8:20:00 PM CEST
Veggie orchestra plays with food
The nine-piece orchestra plays a range of original compositions on instruments constructed from vegetables -- including a flute made from a carrot, a saxophone carved out of a cucumber and a pumpkin converted into a double bass.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 26, 2004 at 7:57:00 PM CEST
Motorroller-Fahrer schläft an roter Ampel im Stehen ein
In Düren (Nordrhein-Westfalen) musste ein stark alkoholisierter Rollerfahrer an einer roten Ampel stoppen.
Während der 48 Jahre alte Mann auf 'Grün' wartete, schlief er ein und fiel mitsamt seinem Motorroller um. Trotz des Sturzes schlief der 48-Jährige weiter.
¬> waz.de
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 26, 2004 at 7:54:00 PM CEST
Man takes marijuana to court with him
A court in Malaysia heard a man's case who begged for leniency on a marijuana charge. He was arrested again when police found more in his pocket.
He told the courts that he was a first time offender and about to get married. The judge ordered him to pay a fine.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 26, 2004 at 7:51:00 PM CEST
Get Rich Playing Computer Games
A 24 yr old South Korea man plays computer games all day and makes a six figure sum doing it.
Computer games are now becoming a spectator sport and is televised as spectators admire the stars.
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Topic: CARS - on May 26, 2004 at 7:48:00 PM CEST
VW übergibt letzten hergestellten "Käfer" an den Papst
21.529.464 Exemplare produzierte VW im Verlauf der Jahre von dem 'Kugelporsche'. Zumindest, was die Herstellung betrifft, ist dieses Modell nun Geschichte: Der Konzern baut den Wagen seit Juli vergangenen Jahres endgültig nicht mehr.
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt wurde eine limitierte Serie der 'Käfer'-Produktreihe beendet, die in den Werken Puebla angefertigt wurde. Das letzte Exemplar wurde in hellblauer Farbe produziert.
Dieses wurde durch den Präsidenten der mexikanischen Volkswagen-Konzessionäre, Luis Manuel Abella Armella, und einer Delegation im Vatikan dem Papst übereignet. Johannes Paul II. kann den Wagen aufgrund seiner Erkrankung jedoch nicht verwenden.
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Topic: CARS - on May 26, 2004 at 7:23:00 PM CEST
Bangkok Traffic Ballet
relaxed Chinese traffic
via fury.com
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Topic: W A R - on May 26, 2004 at 3:11:00 PM CEST
Wartime Wireless Worries Pentagon
The rapid proliferation of digital cameras, phonecams and wireless gadgets among soldiers and military contractors is giving senior military officials concern, in the wake of images that showed abuse in an Iraqi prison and snapshots that showed rows of coffins of American soldiers.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 26, 2004 at 3:10:00 PM CEST
USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor Man's WiFi" ?
Make 2.4GHz parabolic mesh dishes from cheap but sturdy Chinese cookware scoops & a USB WiFi adaptor ! The largest (300mm diam)shows 15-18dB gain (enough for a LOS range extension to 3-5km), costs ~US$5 & comes with a user friendly bamboo handle that suits WLAN fieldwork- if you can handle the curious stares!
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Topic: W A R - on May 26, 2004 at 3:06:00 PM CEST
The Times and Iraq
The Times has reviewed its coverage of the decisions that led the United States into the war in Iraq, and especially the issue of Iraq's weapons.
Over the last year this newspaper has shone the bright light of hindsight on decisions that led the United States into Iraq. We have examined the failings of American and allied intelligence, especially on the issue of Iraq's weapons and possible Iraqi connections to international terrorists. We have studied the allegations of official gullibility and hype. It is past time we turned the same light on ourselves.
¬> guardian
¬> english.aljazeera
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Topic: NEWS - on May 26, 2004 at 3:05:00 PM CEST
Radio-Moderatorin bejubelt Ohrfeige gegen den Kanzler
Am vorigen Mittwoch hatte eine Radio-Moderatorin die Ohrfeige gegen den Bundeskanzler Schröder bejubelt. Dies geschah bei ihrer Live-Moderation 'Guten Morgen Sachsen Anhalt' um 8.26 Uhr.
Sie erklärte, die Tat des 52-Jährigen habe sich zum ersten Mal eine Person getraut. Viele würden sie auch gerne begangen haben, doch davor hätten die meisten Menschen zu sehr Angst vor den Konsequenzen.
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