Topic: NATURE - on October 2, 2004 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Mount St. Helens' 10,000-Foot Burp
Mount St. Helens, the volcano that blew its top with cataclysmic force in 1980, erupted for the first time in 18 years Friday, belching a huge column of white steam and ash after days of rumblings under the mountain.
Small earthquakes resumed within hours of the blast, suggesting pressure inside the mountain was rebuilding. Scientists said there could be more steam eruptions soon.
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Topic: NEWS english - on October 2, 2004 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
Sweden to save 'sinking' town
The town of Kiruna in remote northern Sweden is seeking a new home before the earth swallows it up. Its centre is in danger of sliding down a hole left by the iron ore mines which put this Arctic outpost on the map a century ago.
Kiruna's railway station and its new highway will be relocated first, officials told BBC News Online.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 2, 2004 at 11:26:00 AM CEST
Drug abusers becoming cheese thieves
A black market for cheese is developing in St. John's, Nfld., as drug abusers find ways to support their addiction, police say.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says people are stealing and reselling food from supermarkets and other stores to pay for their drugs.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on October 2, 2004 at 11:26:00 AM CEST
Japanese scientists claim to have found new element
Japanese scientists claim to have discovered a new element, and are considering naming it 'japonium', a researcher said yesterday.
The element, atomic number 113, would be the densest known to man if confirmed by international experts. 'We are considering the names 'japonium' or 'rikenium',' said Mr Koji Morimoto, a researcher with a 20-member team at the government-funded Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken).
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Topic: COMPUTER - on October 2, 2004 at 11:24:00 AM CEST
Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows
PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner.
The consulting firm issued a report on Wednesday stating that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows, a bait-and-switch maneuver that lowers the cost of obtaining a Windows PC.
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Topic: SEX - on October 2, 2004 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge Antonin Scalia
He is the conservative bastion of the US supreme court, a favourite of President Bush, and a hunting partner of the vice-president. He has argued vociferously against abortion rights, and in favour of anti-sodomy laws.
But it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies.
Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 2, 2004 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
Man adds porn before returning tapes to library
Moms and Dads are going to have to double-check those movies they get at the library in Decatur, Illinois. A man has been arrested for adding porno images to more than 250 videotapes before returning them. Police say the pornography was recorded into the gap between the closing credits and the end of the tape.
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Topic: NEWS english - on October 2, 2004 at 11:20:00 AM CEST
Fire-Alarm Dog Saves Family
There's only a hollow of a house left, but the Singleton family is thankful for what they do have.
It was Teddy the poodle who insistently barked at a fire hidden in a wall early Sunday, alerting the family of five to the danger - and enabling them to get safely out of the house.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 2, 2004 at 11:19:00 AM CEST
Don't drive drunk, but don't let six-year-old drive either
The way NOT to avoid a drunk-driving arrest is to stick your kid behind the wheel. Police say that's what happened on a freeway in Wisconsin. Another motorist called the police after spotting a six-year-old boy steering a car that was barreling down the freeway at 70 miles-an-hour.
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Topic: NEWS english - on October 2, 2004 at 11:18:00 AM CEST
No More Unabomber Stamps, For Now
The U.S. Postal Service has canceled an experiment that allowed people to make postage stamps using images of their dogs, babies and even, it turned out, outlaws such as the Unabomber.
Stamps.com, based in Santa Monica, said this week that its PhotoStamps program has ended for now while the U.S. Postal Service re-evaluates the program.
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