Topic: NEWS - on June 10, 2004 at 7:22:00 PM CEST
Verlag will mit schönen Frauen Männer zum Lesen animieren
Über 40 Prozent der männlichen Einwohner in Großbritannien greifen nicht zu Büchern um zu lesen. Im Gegensatz dazu stehen, den Angaben zufolge, 44 Prozent der Britinnen, die Bücherleser interessanter empfinden als Männer, die in Zeitungen blättern.
Letzteren Umstand will der Penguin Verlag auf der Insel ausnutzen, um erstere Zahl zu steigern. Und so wirbt das Unternehmen auf seiner Website mit dem Spruch: 'Schöne Frauen wollen lesende Männer' in Verbindung mit einem Gewinnspiel.
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Topic: EU - on June 10, 2004 at 7:19:00 PM CEST
Vierjähriger ging mit gültiger Wahlberechtigung zur Wahl
Am Donnerstag wollte in Weston-super-Mare (England) ein Vierjähriger bei der Europa- und Kommunalwahl seine Stimme abgeben. Der Junge verfügte über eine gültige Wahlberechtigung, auf welcher sein korrekter Name und die Adresse geschrieben stand.
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Topic: POLITIK - on June 10, 2004 at 7:16:00 PM CEST
Bush 'zu ideologisch und zu dickköpfig'
Nach einer heute am Donnerstag veröffentlichten Umfrage liegt derzeit der US-Präsidenten-Kandidat John Kerry deutlich vor dem Amtsinhaber George W. Bush. Für ihn entschieden sich 51 Prozent, der US-Präsident kommt nur auf 44 Prozent.
Von den Befragten waren 56 Prozent der Ansicht, dass der derzeitige US-Präsident 'zu ideologisch und zu dickköpfig' sei. Auch bei der Beurteilung der wirtschaftspolitischen Kompetenz und der Reputation der USA im Ausland kam Kerry besser weg als Bush.
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Topic: CARS - on June 10, 2004 at 6:49:00 PM CEST
24HRS X 2CVS
Forget Le Mans - this is the real test of man and machine
France may be home to Le Mans, but the UK had its own legendary endurance race - the Gate-A-Mation Citroen 2CV 24 Hours.
Held on June 19-20, the infamous 2CV contest brings together over thirty-five specially prepared racers for over 1,000 miles worth of wheel-to-wheel, humour filled action around Snetterton in Norfolk.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 10, 2004 at 5:27:00 PM CEST
Woman Takes Ride With Alligator on Lap
Police stopped a car on the Schuylkill Expressway for an unsual infraction: alligator possession within city limits. An off-duty police officer called police when he spotted the alligator poking its nose out the window of a black BMW, Inspector William Colarulo said Tuesday.
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Topic: W A R - on June 10, 2004 at 5:26:00 PM CEST
Dane claims he witnessed killing of prisoners
Denmark said today it opened an investigation into claims by a translator for Danish and U.S. troops in Afghanistan that he witnessed incidents of torture and killing of prisoners in American custody two years ago.
Denmark's military prosecutors will determine whether the claims can be substantiated, said Cmdr. Torben Martinsen, a spokesperson for the Defence Command, the country's top military authority.
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Topic: TV - on June 10, 2004 at 5:09:00 PM CEST
Doh! - Homer's Catchphrase Tops Poll
Homer Simpson's emphatic exclamation "Doh!" has topped a British poll of favorite TV comedy catchphrases, easily beating an array of home-grown classics.
"Doh" has even found a home in the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines it as:
"Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also implying that another person has said or done something foolish."
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Topic: MDA - on June 10, 2004 at 5:00:00 PM CEST
Opera launches 250% go-faster for mobile phone browser
Opera has launched a go-faster service for mobile phone browsing, claiming the system cuts bills and increases rendering speed on mobile devices by up to 250 per cent. The Opera Mobile Accelerator is a proxy-based system available for Sony-Ericsson P800/P900 and all Series 60 handsets, including Nokia, Siemens and Sendo X.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 10, 2004 at 4:51:00 PM CEST
RADIO RACKET?
Artists including BLUR, TRAVIS and ROBBIE WILLIAMS stand to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged fraud.
The Association Of United Recording Artists, who collect and distribute royalties for radio play, has sacked its director Peter Horrey after discovering alleged "significant financial irregularities".
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Topic: SCIENCE - on June 10, 2004 at 4:49:00 PM CEST
Brain 'slows down after 40'
The human brain starts slowing down after the age of 40, according to new scientific research.
US scientists said genes start working less hard after 40, a discovery which may explain why mental functions deteriorate with age.
Researchers at The Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School studied brain tissue from 30 bodies ranging in age from 26 to 106. They studied 11,000 genes.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on June 10, 2004 at 4:48:00 PM CEST
Film fan flounders with Mary Poppins leap
A film fan ended up in hospital after trying to imitate Mary Poppins by leaping out of his second floor apartment window holding an umbrella, a news report said on Thursday. He later told police he decided to try the stunt because he feared his microwave oven was about to explode.
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Topic: SPORT - on June 10, 2004 at 4:35:00 PM CEST
Suit, goggles, 2,860 miles to go
The theme of man vs. nature is a classic that gets better when man attempts something never done before.
Take, for example, the coming challenge by Martin Strel, a hale and hearty 50-year-old guitarist from Slovenia. Mr. Strel is here in China to take on the third-longest river in the world - the 3,900-mile Yangtze.
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