Topic: DRUGS - on June 18, 2004 at 11:01:00 AM CEST
215 Chinese restaurants shut down for adding opium to food
The soup wasn't just good. It was downright addictive.
Narcotics police in southwestern China shuttered 215 restaurants found to be mixing opium poppy into their soups and hot pot stews, Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
Dishes at the restaurants in Guizhou province contained varying degrees of the opium derivative morphine, the report said.
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Topic: SEX - on June 18, 2004 at 9:55:00 AM CEST
In Berlin läuft eine subventionierte "Porno"-Oper an
Die Oper „Die Entführung aus dem Serail“, die ursprünglich von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stammt, läuft am Sonntag in Berlin an. In der Oper werden pornographische und eklige Szenen keine Seltenheit sein.
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Topic: SPORT - on June 18, 2004 at 9:49:00 AM CEST
Beamtenolympiade in Gera
Die Bürokraten von Stadtverwaltung, Feuerwehr, Polizei und anderer Behörden traten in Disziplinen wie Stempelweitwurf, Fördergelder-Lauf, Chefsesselrollen und Ordnerstaffellauf gegeneinander an.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 18, 2004 at 2:23:00 AM CEST
Brazil Scientists Discover Prehistoric Ratfish
Brazilian scientists have discovered a species of fish, related to sharks, that has been swimming the seas since dinosaurs walked the Earth, a researcher involved in the project said on Thursday. The fish, which is a kind of chimaera, or ratfish, is about 12 inches to 16 inches long, has large, wing-like fins, a whip-like tail and exposed nerves along its body that help it navigate in the deep, dark waters where it lives.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 18, 2004 at 2:22:00 AM CEST
Beached whale recovers from shark bites
A whale that beached along the Texas Gulf coast, covered in shark bites and unable to swim, is recovering in an above-ground pool and eating about 30 pounds of fish and squid a day, rescuers said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 2:16:00 AM CEST
WHITE WITCH HOPES TO CONTACT NESSIE'S GHOST IN A SEANCE
The monster thought to live in the murky depths of Loch Ness is a ghost, according to the high priest of British white witches. Mr Carlyon now plans to take a boat into the middle of the loch and hold an overnight seance to raise the spirit of the monster following a recent drop in the number of sightings.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 2:13:00 AM CEST
How do you change a lightbulb in Las Vegas?
Extravagantly!
Sin City has poured $17 million into new diode lamps for its famed Fremont St. Experience light show, unveiled just this week. The Fremont Street Experience unveiled the world's largest LED display Monday night, with city officials hoping the light canopy will lure more people to the struggling downtown area.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and city officials believe the $17 million investment will breathe new life into the downtown attraction built in 1996 for $70 million.
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Topic: 911 - on June 18, 2004 at 2:10:00 AM CEST
Why was NORAD able to intercept Payne Stewart's tiny little plane in 4 minutes, but took forever to find 4 jetliners?
An example of how the air defense network normally responds to domestic emergencies is illustrated by the well-reported 1999 case of Payne Stewart's Lear jet. When the golfer's jet failed to respond to air traffic controller communications, F-16 interceptors were quickly dispatched. According to an Air Force timeline, a series of military planes provided an emergency escort to Payne's stricken Learjet starting about 20 minutes after contact with his plane was lost. 2
This contrasts with the long periods of time apparently hijacked planes roamed the skies of the Northeast on September 11th without any interceptions. 83 minutes elapsed between the time that Flight 11 veered off course and the Pentagon was hit, and 112 minutes elapsed between the time that contact was lost with Flight 11 and Flight 93 crashed.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 18, 2004 at 2:08:00 AM CEST
Woman Trying to Kill Squirrel Shoots Self
A 78-year-old woman tired of squirrels raiding her bird feeder got out her shotgun to kill the critter, but instead accidentally shot and injured herself.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 18, 2004 at 2:06:00 AM CEST
Dolls reunion proves sage choice
The New York Dolls played a one-off reunion gig on Wednesday at London's Royal Festival Hall as part of this year's Meltdown Festival, curated by Morrissey.
Credited as precursors of punk and providing much of the attitude and musical spirit of the movement, it was no surprise that the foyer of the hall was abuzz with old punks, new punks and faded rock stars.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 18, 2004 at 2:00:00 AM CEST
Andy Dick, star of the movie "Bongwater"
pleads not guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge. Dick was cited after a security guard a the Coachella Music and Arts Festival claims he witnessed the actor about to smoke a marijuana cigarette. A June 29 pretrial hearing was ordered for Dick, who was cited for allegedly possessing less than an ounce of marijuana.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 18, 2004 at 1:59:00 AM CEST
Giant Lobster Defends Watch
Lobsters have long been known as solitary and territorial crustaceans -- but timely and fashion conscious?
Divers in northeast England were recently surprised to come across a giant lobster standing guard over a barnacle-encrusted watch at the bottom of a harbor.
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