Topic: DRUGS - on September 11, 2004 at 6:53:00 PM CEST
Naomi Campbell Goes Public About Her Drug Addiction
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who won a legal battle against a tabloid newspaper over revelations about her drug addiction, is to talk about her drug battles on a national TV talk show.
In an interview with veteran British talk show host Michael Parkinson on Saturday night, Campbell, 34, said she took her first drugs 10 years ago.
"I did a drug, a speedy drug," she added, according to a transcript of the show released Friday.
Parkinson asks whether it was like cocaine.
Campbell replies: "Uh-huh" before adding: "No one forced me to do it. I did it because I wanted to. I don't have any blame for anyone but myself."
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on September 11, 2004 at 2:57:00 PM CEST
Lord of the Rings computers turned into supercomputer-for-hire
A supercomputer used to create special effects in the Lord of the Rings fantasy film trilogy is now open for business in the real world of global commerce.
Ranked 80th among the world's 500 most powerful computers, it can perform 2.8 trillion calculations a second, said New Zealand Supercomputing Centre spokesman Eric Pilon.
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Topic: POLITIK - on September 11, 2004 at 2:52:00 PM CEST
CBS Stands By Bush-Guard Memos
The controversy continues over the authenticity of memos obtained by CBS News that show President Bush's National Guard commander believed Mr. Bush at times shirked his duties and used his political influence.
The network is adamantly defending the authenticity of the memos, which were obtained by CBS News' "60 Minutes," saying experts who examined the memos concluded they were authentic documents produced by Mr. Bush's former commander, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:51:00 PM CEST
Man charged after woman attacked with chainsaw outside library
A 32-year-old man was charged Thursday after a woman was attacked with a chainsaw outside a public library the previous day. Halton regional police charged Jon McCartney of Guelph, Ont., with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:50:00 PM CEST
Moscow Police Beat Up Cosmonaut in Racist Attack
Two Moscow policemen beat up a Russian cosmonaut who had a “Chechen” surname, the Moskovsky Komsomolets daily reported on Friday.
The incident took place near the Vykhino metro station in south-east Moscow on Thursday night. Colonel Magomed Tolboyev was stopped by two police sergeants for a routine document check. After the law enforcers saw the colonel’s name, which suggests he is of Caucasian Muslim descent, they started beating him up. The beating stopped only after passers-by called the police station. Before leaving the attackers said: “Get away from here, you black, and tell your kinsmen we will strangle all of you, whatever the cost.”
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Topic: TV - on September 11, 2004 at 2:47:00 PM CEST
The 'Soup Nazi' Expands
Real-Life 'Seinfeld' Character Plans to Franchise His Store; A Ban on Sitcom Tie-Ins
About a decade ago, Al Yeganeh, a surly New York City soup seller, gained global fame when he inspired a character on the hit TV sitcom "Seinfeld." Now, the notorious chef -- known for chewing out some customers and refusing to serve others -- is taking his own show on the road.
Later this year, the real-life "Soup Nazi" will begin selling his legendary bisques, chowders and gumbos at franchised locations throughout the country -- but with one missing ingredient: Mr. Yeganeh plans to bar the franchisees from using the term "Soup Nazi" in their promotional materials. In fact, he doesn't want his simmering soup empire to have any overt association with the show that helped make him famous. Tie-ins with "Seinfeld" will be "strongly discouraged" among franchisees, the company says.
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Topic: CARS - on September 11, 2004 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Woman Checks Under Hood, Finds Snake
A northern New York woman taking a used car out for a test drive found a little something extra under the hood: A 3-foot snake.
Margaret Brusso took a 1999 Honda Accord out for a ride Wednesday after spotting the car at a dealership in Potsdam. When she noticed the car's hood was ajar, she decided to take a look at the engine.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Man Gets 6 Months for Swinging Alligator
A man who swung an alligator at his girlfriend during an argument was sentenced to six months in jail.
David Havenner, 41, of Port Orange, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and possession of an alligator, said Linda Pruitt, spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office. He changed his earlier plea of not guilty, she said Wednesday.
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Topic: STRANGE - on September 11, 2004 at 2:35:00 PM CEST
Ethics Chief Accused of Cheating Is Fired
The head of Connecticut's ethics commission was fired Friday after being accused of such things as cheating on his work hours and telling a subordinate to lie in response to a federal subpoena.
The State Ethics Commission voted unanimously to remove Alan Plofsky as executive director, saying there was enough evidence to prove the allegations.
Plofsky denied any wrongdoing and vowed to fight for his job.
"This was unfair and improper and I will be exonerated," he said.
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Topic: FUN - on September 11, 2004 at 2:28:00 PM CEST
Oh, Popeye! The Sailor Man Turns 75
Oh, Popeye! The sailor man is looking buff for a guy of 75.
Fans of the spinach-eating comic hero will celebrate his 75th birthday with a picnic this weekend in the Mississippi River hometown of his creator.
It's the 25th year of the picnic and organizers have said as many as 30,000 people once attended the event in Elzie Segar's hometown. But those numbers have dwindled to just a few thousand in recent years.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 11, 2004 at 2:27:00 PM CEST
Man charged with trying to sell 200-year-old skull
A California man was charged Wednesday with breaking a federal law that protects archaeological finds by trying to sell the skull of a Hawaiian native born 200 years ago, authorities said.
Jerry David Hasson, 55, of Huntington Beach is accused of violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, according to the criminal complaint.
Authorities contend he put the skeletal remains on sale on eBay in February, claiming the warrior died on Maui in the 1790s.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 11, 2004 at 2:26:00 PM CEST
Polizei beschlagnahmt 110 Kilogramm Cannabis
Knapp 110 Kilogramm Cannabis im Wert von zirka einer Million Euro konnte die Polizei in Wien beschlagnahmen. Außerdem gab es fünf Verhaftungen - Einer der größten Drogenhändler Wiens wurde festgenommen.
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