Topic: ART - on September 16, 2004 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
Modeschau in luftiger Höhe
Susanne, Claudia und Aisha sind auf dem Laufsteg wahre Profis. Eine Modeschau in der Art absolvieren sie aber nicht alle Tage: Beim Vertical catwalk an der Fassade des Kaufhof in Frankfurt mussten sich die Models 20 Meter in die Tiefe abseilen.
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Topic: MUSIK - on September 16, 2004 at 11:15:00 AM CEST
US-Gitarrist Johnny Ramone gestorben
Johnny Ramone, Gitarrist und Mitgründer der US-Punkband The Ramones, ist im Alter von 55 Jahren gestorben. Nach Angaben seines Agenten erlag der Musiker gestern in seinem Haus in Los Angeles den Folgen seiner Krebserkrankung. Ramone litt seit fünf Jahren an Prostatakrebs. Er starb im Schlaf, umgeben von seiner Familie und Freunden wie Eddie Vedder, Lisa Marie Presley und Pete Yorn.
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Topic: MUSIK - on September 16, 2004 at 11:10:00 AM CEST
Punk Legend Johnny Ramone Dies At 55
Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist with the influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a long-time associate told Reuters.
Ramone, 55, who was born John Cummings, died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday afternoon, said Arturo Vega, the Ramones' creative director.
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Topic: SPORT - on September 16, 2004 at 11:09:00 AM CEST
Sri Lanka handball team vanishes
German authorities say they are puzzled by the disappearance of the entire national handball team from Sri Lanka.
German Sports Exchange Programme organiser, Dietmer Doering, said: "We initially thought the team had got lost in nearby woods while jogging."
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 16, 2004 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
Pot café got business licence, city knew its wares
A café selling marijuana from a menu was granted a business licence by the city of Vancouver even though the owners were open about their intentions and police warned against approval.
The Da Kine Smoke and Beverage Shop was shut down in a police raid on Sept. 9, and the owner and seven employees were arrested. It reopened the next day.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 16, 2004 at 11:06:00 AM CEST
Man Shows Up Drunk for His Hearing
A motorist's bail was revoked when police said he had the daring to show up drunk to his preliminary hearing on drunken driving charges.
Emerson Moore Jr., 46, of Caernarvon Township, was awaiting his hearing before Muhlenberg Township District Justice Dean R. Patton when Moore got into an argument with state police Trooper Roberto Soto, officials said.
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Topic: ART - on September 16, 2004 at 11:01:00 AM CEST
Wall-eye may have helped Rembrandt's vision
Rembrandt, the 17th-century Dutch master known for his skill in using light to carry perspective, may have been wall-eyed, a U.S. researcher has proposed. An analysis of 36 self-portraits of the great painter suggest he had a strabismus -- a misalignment of one eye that caused it to point slightly outward.
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Topic: NEWS - on September 16, 2004 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
Underage Teens Turn Profit on Old Beer
Confronting a grocery store with its promise to pay shoppers a bonus if they found any products with expired freshness dates, two enterprising teens turned a 7,000 kroner ($1,030) profit by loading up shopping carts with out-of-date beer they weren't old enough to buy.
The boys, ages 14 and 15, got their reward despite being underage.
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Topic: NEWS - on September 16, 2004 at 10:57:00 AM CEST
Cypriot barbers becoming extinct species and want foreigners to do the job
Cyprus is suffering from a severe shortage of hairdressers because Cypriots are not interested in starting from the bottom and sweeping their way up to the barber's chair, say salon owners. The association of professional barbers and hairdressers has urged parliament to change the law to allow recruitment from non-EU member countries, reports said Wednesday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 16, 2004 at 10:55:00 AM CEST
Dog drives off as owner watches hockey
An exuberant dog left in a truck while the owner watched Canada win the World Cup of Hockey managed to throw the vehicle into gear and coast down a city hill.
A man out for a walk called police after seeing the vehicle coast by with a black Labrador retriever behind the wheel.
Police arrived to find the truck in the middle of a road, blocking traffic, with the dog still at the wheel.
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