Topic: MUSIK - on March 8, 2007 at 3:23:00 PM CET
Sgt. Pepper heads new list of top albums
The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" has topped yet another list of the all-time greatest albums. This one is the Definitive 200, a registry of 200 albums "that should be in every music collection," according to the National Association of Recording Merchandisers.
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Topic: ART - on March 8, 2007 at 2:17:00 PM CET
Council avoids breaking the Banksy
A graffiti removal van sparked panic when it pulled up next to a £200,000 mural by street artist Banksy.
The crew parked in front of Banksy's 7m-wide Clik Clack Boom mural, prompting people living nearby to rush from their homes to protest.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on March 8, 2007 at 2:13:00 PM CET
Super-Close Google Maps Zooms
Holy moly that is a close up zoom of a camel – and it works for other place on Google Maps too! Yes, it turns out that you can zoom in much more deeply onto Google Maps by doing this:
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 8, 2007 at 1:33:00 PM CET
High-speed pony chase ends well
A German cop jumped from a speeding police car to grab a runaway pony after it went on the rampage in Munich, damaging cars and sending terrified pedestrians running for cover.
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Topic: POLITIK - on March 8, 2007 at 1:28:00 PM CET
Russia’s ex-president Boris Yeltsin loses 40-million-dollar elite land
Ex-President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, lost his documents confirming his property rights for two elite plots of land in the Moscow region. The four-hectare land is evaluated at about 40 million dollars.
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Topic: MUSIK - on March 8, 2007 at 12:43:00 PM CET
The Top 10 Corporate Moments In Rock
Nothing says you're a killer rock band then having your music being used to sell credit cards, stocks, or cars. Sadly, even the giants like the Beatles have sold out to commercials. Then, last month, Courtney Love sold the rights of Nirvana to be used in a video game commercial for MLB Baseball, which we are currently banning from our PlayStation's in protest.
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Topic: MUSIK - on March 8, 2007 at 12:41:00 PM CET
Hendrix family sues over vodka marketing
Jimi Hendrix's family filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over the use of the guitar legend's name to market a brand of vodka.
The family claims in the lawsuit that companies owned by Seattle businessman Craig Dieffenbach used trademarked material to market Hendrix Electric Vodka and other products.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:40:00 PM CET
Gouverneur Rio pleit voor legalisering cocaïnegebruik
Stop met het bestraffen van mensen die een joint roken of een lijntje cocaïne snuiven. Dat zegt de flamboyante gouverneur van de Braziliaanse deelstaat Río de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral Filho. Het huidige verbod maakt veel slachtoffers onder jongeren in de ontwikkelingslanden, stelt hij.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:39:00 PM CET
Police arrest a network of Chinese drug traffickers
Police in Málaga have broken up a Chinese network of drug traffickers which used a nightclub in Torremolinos to sell the psychotropic drug, ice. It is said to be more addictive than heroin, and is much stronger than other hallucinogenic drugs.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:38:00 PM CET
Cannabis grandmother spared jail
A 68-year-old grandmother convicted of growing cannabis at her Northumberland home has been given a 250 hour community service order.
Patricia Tabram, from Humshaugh, had denied charges of possessing and cultivating the drug when she appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
"I'm still going to medicate with cannabis", she said outside the court after sentencing. "This court is not fit for purpose."
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 8, 2007 at 12:35:00 PM CET
Drug laws 'need major overhaul'
Drug laws in Britain are expected to be criticised as being "not fit for purpose", according to a major report.
The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) says illicit substances can be "harmless", while drinking and smoking can cause as many problems.
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Topic: Terror - on March 8, 2007 at 11:55:00 AM CET
Schwarzenegger calls for coordinated attack on gangs
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Monday on mayors and law enforcement officials across California to join with him in forging a counterattack on street gangs blamed for much of the state's violent crime.
Speaking at a news conference at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department headquarters in Monterey Park, Schwarzenegger proposed a statewide summit after discussing the gang problem for about 40 minutes with L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, the sheriffs of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Baca said Los Angeles County was the "gang capital of America" and an appropriate place to hold the first of what he hoped would be several meetings about the state's gang problems. He estimated that Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have 120,000 gang members.
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