Topic: DRUGS - on July 14, 2004 at 4:11:00 PM CEST
Users bash gov't pot
Seed quality, grower's know-how to blame?
Complaints from patients about the second batch of government-certified marijuana to come out of Flin Flon has prompted Winnipeg pot advocates to blame poor quality seeds and inexperienced growers. Health Canada made changes in its grow operation after authorized medicinal marijuana users grumbled about the quality and potency of the initial harvest last summer.
Yet the second batch is also receiving bad reviews.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 14, 2004 at 4:02:00 PM CEST
Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'
A product that promises to get people drunk 10 times faster without the punishment of a hangover or calories has been banned by the NSW government.
Promoted as the "ultimate party toy", alcoholic vapour has been a huge hit in London.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 14, 2004 at 3:59:00 PM CEST
Man pulls a soda can on cop. Cop shoots man.
Suspect's uncle slain after cop apparently mistakes soda can for gun.
A Denver police officer likely mistook a soda can for a weapon before shooting and killing a 63-year-old man in his bed, Police Chief Gerry Whitman said Monday.
Frank Lobato was shot once in the chest Sunday night during a police search for a domestic-violence suspect. Lobato, a career criminal and formerly homeless man whom neighbors said was disabled, was not involved in the domestic dispute.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on July 14, 2004 at 3:52:00 PM CEST
First the church, then the steeple, then 'your logo here'
Over the past decade, giant commercial billboards have changed the look of many European cities. Whether at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate or Rome's Trevi Fountain, ads on historic structures have become a key way to finance their repair.
But Germany has taken the trend to new - and controversial - heights. In Frankfurt, the scaffolding of the famed 15th-century Gothic steeple of Bartholomew Cathedral now sports a Panasonic poster.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 14, 2004 at 3:51:00 PM CEST
Tarzan's escaped tiger killed in Fla.
A tiger that escaped from the home of a movie actor who once played Tarzan was shot and killed Tuesday after it lunged at a state wildlife officer who was trying to capture it.
At least two officers approached the tiger, and one was going to try to shoot it with a tranquilizer gun. But the tiger lunged at one officer, who had to shoot in self defense, said Jorge Pino, a spokesman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Topic: CARS - on July 14, 2004 at 3:49:00 PM CEST
Minivans may be recalled
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group faces a U.S. investigation and potential recall of 418,783 of its 2002-model minivans because of reports of audio-system fires.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's inquiry includes Dodge Caravan, Plymouth and Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country minivans. Three fires have been reported, including one in which a minivan was destroyed.
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Topic: Terror - on July 14, 2004 at 3:47:00 PM CEST
Bin Laden Confidant Surrenders to Saudis
A confidant of Osama bin Laden surrendered to Saudi diplomats in Iran and was flown to the kingdom Tuesday, a potentially valuable asset in the war on terror because of his closeness to the fugitive al-Qaida chief.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on July 14, 2004 at 3:46:00 PM CEST
Windows Security Updates for July 2004
The Microsoft Windows security updates for July 2004 address newly discovered issues in Windows, including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook Express, both components of Windows. If you have any of the software listed on this page installed on your computer, you should visit the Windows Update Web site to install related updates.
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Topic: NEWS - on July 14, 2004 at 2:00:00 PM CEST
10 kg Sprengstoff offenbar als Fensterkitt verwendet
Kriminalisten forschen nach, was es mit dem Sprengstoff auf sich hat, der gestern beim ehemaligen Südtirol-Aktivisten Außerer gefunden worden war. Es ist nicht auszuschließen, dass er den Stoff tatsächlich nur als Kitt verwendet hat.
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Topic: FUN - on July 14, 2004 at 12:23:00 PM CEST
This Land!
Funny Kerry and Bush parody
jib jab [swf]
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Topic: RSS - on July 14, 2004 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
The New York Times RSS Feeds
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format for content distribution. NYTimes.com offers several RSS feeds for use in news readers and Web logs (blogs). These feeds include headlines, summaries and links back to NYTimes.com for the full article. RSS feeds are free and NYTimes.com currently uses RSS 2.0.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on July 14, 2004 at 12:02:00 PM CEST
Google's Next Steps
After Google aquired Picasa, and new rumours on Google's video search plans surface, here are my predictions of what we will see next at Google:
Gmessenger - A free and unobtrusive chat client, competing with AIM, MSNM, YIM, et al.
Google Videos - Search through videos; see thumbnail image previews.
Google Audio - Find music online.
Gmail Public - Google's service stepping out of Beta and going public. August 1st sounds like a good date.
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