Monday, 9. August 2004

Make tea, not love say Brits


The first thing that goes through the average Briton's mind on waking up is not making steaming hot love, but a steaming hot cup of tea. An overwhelming 52 percent of women cannot wait to brew up, while just one in every hundred would rather stay in the bedroom and cuddle up.

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A Computer With a Mouse and Mouse Ears


Combining the unparalleled creative magic of The Walt Disney Company with the leading names in technology, the Disney Dream Desk PC(TM) was unveiled today in New York City by Bob Iger, Disney president and COO, and the guy who inspired the PC's creative design, Mickey Mouse himself. Children represent the fastest growing segment of personal computer users, and now they can have a great time learning, exploring, and stretching their imagination with the first Disney personal computer created especially for them.

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Thai policeman mistakenly tackles actor playing purse snatcher


A Thai actor playing a purse snatcher was injured while being tackled by a well-intentioned policeman who stumbled into a Bangkok street performance, media reported. Thep Pho-ngam was grappled and knocked down by a police bodyguard of the Thai justice minister after the officer mistook the cries for help of a woman playing alongside the man for the real thing, said the Bangkok Post.

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"Berühmtester Feuerwehrmann der Welt" Paul Adair tot


Im Alter von 89 Jahren ist in den USA der Feuerwehrmann und Firmengründer Paul "Red" Adair gestorben, der sich als Spezialist für unbezähmbare Brände einen Namen gemacht hatte. Wie seine Tochter Robyn Adair gestern mitteilte, starb ihr Vater in einem Krankenhaus in seiner texanischen Geburtsstadt Houston eines natürlichen Todes.

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