Topic: STRANGE - on July 17, 2009 at 3:08:00 PM CEST
Once-Trendy Crocs Could Be on Their Last Legs
Crocs were born of the economic boom.
The colorful foam clogs appeared in 2002, just as the country was recovering from a recession. Brash and bright, they were a cheap investment (about $30) that felt good and promised to last forever. Former president George W. Bush wore them. Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler wore them. Your grandma wore them. They roared along with the economy, mocked by the fashion world but selling 100 million pairs in seven years.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 17, 2009 at 3:05:00 PM CEST
Hitler-Saluting Gnome Sparks Outrage
Great art or bad taste? A "Nazi" garden gnome in Nuremberg has prompted a public investigation and a renewed debate on what constitutes art.
The humble garden gnome is usually associated with quaint tradition rather than progressive art. Nonetheless, a gallery owner in the German city of Nuremberg has caused controversy by displaying in his window a golden gnome making the Nazi salute.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 17, 2009 at 12:00:00 PM CEST
Tiger Reserve Has No More Tigers
An Indian state government has admitted that its tiger reserve has none of the animals left.
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Rajendra Shukla said that no tigers were found in the Panna Tiger Reserve during a Wildlife Institute of India survey conducted in May.
The national park had about 40 tigers six years ago.
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Topic: logisch - on July 17, 2009 at 11:56:00 AM CEST
The Meaning of Life
What’s life for? That question stirred as I contemplated two rhesus monkeys, Canto, aged 27, and Owen, aged 29, whose photographs appeared last week in The New York Times.
The monkeys are part of a protracted experiment in aging being conducted by a University of Wisconsin team. Canto gets a restricted diet with 30 percent fewer calories than usual while Owen gets to eat whatever the heck he pleases.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 17, 2009 at 11:24:00 AM CEST
Güle güle, Wasserpfeife!
Eine jahrhundertealte Tradition steht vor dem Aus: Für viele Türken ist die tägliche Wasserpfeife im Teehaus ein Stück Lebensqualität. Doch ab Sonntag herrscht strengstes Rauchverbot. Hunderttausende Cafébesitzer fürchten um ihre Existenz - und manche suchen originelle Auswege.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on July 17, 2009 at 11:23:00 AM CEST
Ungläubiges Staunen über Gesetz gegen Gotteslästerung
Es wirkt wie ein Rückfall ins Mittelalter: Gotteslästerern drohen in Irland künftig bis zu 25.000 Euro Strafe. Weil es die Verfassung so vorschreibt, argumentiert die Regierung. Doch schon bildet sich Widerstand. Kritiker wollen das Gesetz absichtlich brechen.
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