Topic: NEWS english - on July 11, 2004 at 12:51:00 PM CEST
Boy survives on 'chip' diet for 14 years!
Mark Chambers is an athletic 16-year-old but the secret to his health is nothing but a diet of chips.
According to The Sun, he has lived only on chips for the last 14 years since he started eating them at the age of two. He has a large plate for lunch and another for supper.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on July 11, 2004 at 11:46:00 AM CEST
Alleged Hacker Now Works for Microsoft
A man accused of hacking into search engine company AltaVista's computer systems about two years ago is now employed by Microsoft Corp., reportedly working on search technology. Microsoft spokeswoman Tami Begasse said Friday that Chavet, who lives in suburban Kirkland, is an employee of Microsoft. She declined further comment on the nature of Chavet's employment or when he started at the company, citing Microsoft policy on not discussing personnel matters.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 11, 2004 at 11:20:00 AM CEST
Man was raised by chickens
Social workers in Fiji are trying to rehabilitate a 32-year-old man they say was raised by chickens. The man was locked in a chicken coop as a child for years by his grandfather after his parents died, reports NBC. He had little contact with humans and picked up the habits of the birds. After escaping from the coop, the man was taken to a local hospital.
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Topic: health - on July 11, 2004 at 11:04:00 AM CEST
Thais go crazy for condoms
On the eve of the 15th International AIDS conference, to be held this year in Thailand, people seem to have gone condom crazy, with waiters wearing condoms on their heads and volunteers handing out condoms at cash machines and elsewhere.
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Topic: health - on July 11, 2004 at 11:01:00 AM CEST
15-Year-Old Boy Lives on Diet of Jam Sandwiches
Craig Flatman, 15, of Suffolk in the UK, has been subsiding on a diet jam sandwiches since he was very young, supplemented only by over 1L of semi-skimmed milk, chocolate cake and chocolate cereal.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 11, 2004 at 10:52:00 AM CEST
Polizisten reanimieren Zwerghasen
Zwei Polizisten hatten in Berlin (Stadtteil Neuköln) am Freitagabend nach einem Brand den Zwerghasen Napoleon erfolgreich reanimiert. Die Beamten waren zu einem Brand gerufen worden und holten den völlig verrusten Käfig aus dem Haus.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on July 11, 2004 at 10:51:00 AM CEST
11.000 Raubkopien von "Spiderman 2" beschlagnahmt
Die 'Southern African Federation against Copyright Theft' konnte am Flughafen im südafrikanischen Johannesburg 11.000 Raubkopien des Kinofilms 'Spiderman 2' sicherstellen.
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Topic: LAW - on July 11, 2004 at 10:47:00 AM CEST
McDonald's wird wegen Frittenfett verklagt
McDonald's hatte im Jahre 2002 zugesagt, das in den Restaurants benutzte Frittenfett durch ein fettärmeres, gesünderes Fett zu ersetzen. Dies sollte bis zum Februar 2003 geschehen sein, es geschah jedoch nie.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2004 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Österreicher mit 22,5 kg Heroin im Auto erwischt
Die kroatische Polizei erwischte am Freitag einen Österreicher (25 Jahre) an der serbischen Grenze mit 22,5 Kilogramm Heroin.
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