Topic: DRUGS - on June 4, 2004 at 1:18:00 PM CEST
McCartney Openly Talks About Taking Heroin And Cocaine
In an interview, which is to be published on Thursday, former Beatle Paul McCartney openly admitted to trying heroin once and using cocaine over a year while he was a member of the legendary pop group.
Paul said "I did coke for about a year around that time (during the recording of the album Sergeant Pepper)," he continued to say he would also smoke some grass to "balance it out". He admits he was never completely crazy with coke.
McCartney said "Even then, I didn't realise I'd taken it. I was just handed something, smoked it, then found out what it was." He also disliked "getting those terrible come-downs." Paul said he learned from an early age to do things in moderation.
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Topic: SEX - on June 4, 2004 at 1:17:00 PM CEST
Japanese people are giving up on sex
Marriages, births and dating are taking a nose-dive in Japan, prompting a popular news magazine to urge, "Young people, don't hate sex." Condom sales are spiraling downward and hourly hotels are suffering as the birthrate steeply declines.
The problem seems to be that Japanese men and women find relationships too messy and draining and want to lead uncomplicated lives. "Men don't want to spend time with their girlfriends, especially shopping," said an advertising agent.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 4, 2004 at 1:15:00 PM CEST
New Yorkers don't use soap in restroom
A study just released shows that 25% of New Yorkers don't use soap while washing their hands after using a public restroom.
The study also shows that 7.4% of women did not wash their hands at all while an increasing number of men, 19.5% also did not.
People who walked in the restroom with someone they know were more likely to wash their hands. Teens had the poorest hygiene of them all.
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Topic: SEX - on June 4, 2004 at 1:14:00 PM CEST
Swedish woman complains about noisy sex
An unidentified Swedish woman has complained to an environmental health committee about being "distressed, angry and tense all over" due to the noisy lovemaking of her neighbors. The woman complained that the sex usually started at around 10pm and went on well past midnight and sometimes to 1am, almost nightly. She said she now suffered from tension headaches, cramps and heartburn.
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Topic: SEX - on June 4, 2004 at 1:12:00 PM CEST
Kids TV show same-sex parenting uproar
A long running and respected Australian TV show for pre-school children, 'Play School', has become embroiled in controversy after it broadcast the reading of a book on the show (with accompanying video) about a child with two mothers.
The Minister for Children, Larry Anthony, said the show overstepped the mark & it was the role of parents to teach their children about such matters. This latest furore follows a decision to ban same-sex couples from adopting children from overseas.
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Topic: Universe - on June 4, 2004 at 1:06:00 PM CEST
Bald Urlaub im All?
Ab sofort können Weltraumfreaks wieder hoffen: Bereits am 21. Juni 2004 soll in Kaliforniens Wüste ein Space Shuttle zum Test ins All fliegen. Es wird mit einem Flugzeug zunächst in eine Höhe von 15 km gebracht um sich dann auszuklinken.
Sobald er im Orbit angekommen ist, bleiben dem Piloten des Shuttles 15 Minuten Zeit um seinen 'Urlaub' zu bewerten. Wird durch diesen Probeflug von den Verantwortlichen grünes Licht gegeben, könnten wir bereits in ca. 15 Jahren Urlaub im All machen.
Das Besondere an diesem Projekt ist, dass es ausschließlich von Privatpersonen gesponsort wird. Diese planen, in naher Zukunft solche Reisen ab ca. 80.000 € anzubieten.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 4, 2004 at 1:02:00 PM CEST
Neuer Wurm "Korgo" hat es auf Passwörter und Kreditkarten-Nummern abgesehen
Der neue Computerwurm 'Korgo', der die selbe Sicherheitslücke wie 'Sasser' nutzt (ssn berichtete), hat es auf Passwörter, in erster Linie für das Online-Banking, und Kreditkarten-Nummern abgesehen.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 4, 2004 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Blitz-Skandal
Einem angeblich blinden Spanier könnte seine Angeberei mit einer waghalsigen Autofahrt teuer zu stehen kommen. Der 55-Jährige hatte damit geprahlt, als erster Blinder mit einem Auto in einer Radarkontrolle der Polizei mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 154 km/h geblitzt worden zu sein.
Eine Versicherung, die dem Mann wegen Verlust des Augenlichts 540.000 Euro gezahlt hatte, klagte ihn daraufhin in Barcelona nach Presseberichten vom Donnerstag wegen Betrugs.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 4, 2004 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Space-Cake für Lehrerin
Der von ihm selbst gebackene Haschischkuchen für die Deutschlehrerin und einige Mitschüler ist einem 17-jährigen Franzosen aus Mitry-Mory östlich von Paris nicht gut bekommen.
Gegen den backfreudigen Schüler, der sich in Polizeigewahrsam befindet, wurde ein Ermittlungsverfahren eröffnet, teilten die Justizbehörden am Donnerstag in Meaux mit.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 4, 2004 at 12:56:00 PM CEST
Ducks have accents
British researchers have found that ducks in different regions make different sounds when quacking and have likened these to human accents.
The different sounds were comparable to the different accents of people in the same area according to English Language lecturer Victoria de Rijke.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 4, 2004 at 12:54:00 PM CEST
IOC Vice President Sentenced To Prison
One of the vice presidents of the International Olympic Committee has been given a two-and-a-half year prison sentence in relation to corruption charges. Kim Un-Yong was found guilty of embezzlement and accepting bribes in South Korea.
The embezzlement charges are in relation to the many South Korean sporting organisations which were under Kim's control. He was given a lenient sentenced based on his age, he's 73, and his contribution to South Korean sport.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 4, 2004 at 12:45:00 PM CEST
Stripperinnen müssen ihre Lizenz beim Auftritt immer mitführen
Stripperinnen, die in der texanischen Stadt Houston auftreten, müssen nach einer Verordnung der Stadtverwaltung ihre Lizenzen bei den Auftritten immer sichtbar am Körper tragen, um damit der Polizei Kontrollen zu vereinfachen.
Klagen einiger Strip-Lokal-Besitzer gegen die Verordnung wurden von einem regionalem Berufungsgericht abgelehnt, berichtet der 'Houston Chronicle'.
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