Topic: NEWS english - on June 13, 2004 at 8:17:00 PM CEST
A $3,300 breath of the Highlands
Macallan Scotch among world's most expensive Whisky maker offers rare single malt vintages. Macallan announced Friday that it will be offering 37 single malt vintages, aged from 1926 to 1972.
The price ranges from $1,695 for a 750ml bottle of the 1971 vintage, to $54,995 for the 1926 edition, of which only four bottles are available.
The series, available as a complete collection, is worth over $200,000.
That adds up to steep cost-per-sip rate.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 13, 2004 at 8:16:00 PM CEST
New Peruvian Soft Drink Packs a Punch
Amid clanging machinery and the whiffs of steam on the factory floor, a new company is producing a soft drink that its creators pledge will transform this Andean country, if successful.
That is a big if, because while KDrink is filled with vitamins, calcium and proteins that attract health-conscious consumers, its most important ingredient is coca, the much-maligned green leaf used to make cocaine. That same leaf will provide the drink's kick.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 13, 2004 at 7:35:00 PM CEST
Teenager tried to hijack train
A TEENAGE train buff staged his own version of the Great Train Robbery when he was caught trying to steal a Melbourne commuter train while dressed as a Connex driver and carrying an official set of keys.
The elaborate heist failed only because alert staff went to investigate why the locomotive's engine was running.
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Topic: Terror - on June 13, 2004 at 6:39:00 PM CEST
Al-Jazeera airs American's execution video
Qatar's Al-Jazeera television station has aired video footage of what it says is the murder of US national Robert Jacob in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, by suspected Al Qaeda killers.
The body of a man in Western dress is seen hitting the ground as several gunshots ring out.
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Topic: SPAM - on June 13, 2004 at 5:20:00 PM CEST
Spam gangs exploit UK legal loophole
Gangs of European spammers are moving to Britain to exploit a legal loophole which allows them to bombard email inboxes with impunity, anti-spam experts warned yesterday.
Campaigners have claimed the gangs are moving from countries such as Italy, where they face severe financial penalties or prison, to Britain, where the most they can expect is a £5,000 fine. No spam operator has been fined in the UK and the gangs see the country as a soft touch.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 13, 2004 at 4:34:00 PM CEST
Wet wedding for Swiss couple
An accident poured cold water over a weekend wedding party on a Swiss lake when a boat carrying the bride and groom and their 18 guests turned turtle and sank, Swiss police said Sunday, adding that all members of the party were safe and sound.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on June 13, 2004 at 4:33:00 PM CEST
Man charged after cat killed in microwave
The SPCA has charged a 21-year-old South Auckland man after he allegedly killed a cat by putting it in a microwave oven.
Auckland SPCA senior inspector Bruce Wills said the allegation was that a man had been at the cat owner's house drinking and placed the two-year-old ginger and white female cat in the microwave.
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Topic: TV - on June 13, 2004 at 4:32:00 PM CEST
Police probe television blackout
Police are investigating an damage to a television transmitter which left thousands of homes without coverage.
The Wrekin transmitter in Shropshire went off air at about 2000 BST on Saturday. Engineers managed to bring it back to full power just after midnight.
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Topic: Euro 2004 - on June 13, 2004 at 3:37:00 PM CEST
GOAL Virtual Replay
To play Virtual Replay select your preferred goal action from these matches by clicking on any of the links above. Your animation will load automatically.
You can choose a favourite camera position or a player perspective from the menu bar. Hit the Play button to start the replay, or the rewind button to start again.
bbc SWF 10
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Topic: SEX - on June 13, 2004 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Sperm Donation
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Topic: GOOGLE - on June 13, 2004 at 3:28:00 PM CEST
Google soll Suchergebnisse manipulieren
Danny Sullivan, der Redakteur von 'Search Engine Watch', warf in der Washington Post dem bekannten Suchmaschinenanbieter Google vor die Suchergebnisse zu eigenen Gunsten zu manipulieren.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 13, 2004 at 3:26:00 PM CEST
Die Hälfte aller Funk-LANs ist offen
Bei Untersuchungen in München, Hannover und Berlin wurden mehr als eintausend drahtlose Computernetze einem Zugangstest unterzogen. Bei der Hälfte der Netze lag alles offen.
Man braucht nur mit einem Notebook in der Nähe zu sein, um ungestört den fremden Internetzugang nutzen zu können. Dies geschieht natürlich zu Lasten des Zugangsinhabers.
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