Topic: SPORT - on November 11, 2013 at 4:57:00 PM CET
Fastest bow in the west
Archer Lars Andersen can shoot 10 arrows in less than 5 seconds, without sacrificing power or accuracy. Andersen learned his technique by studying ancient archery practices...the key is holding the extra arrows in the hand and instinctive shooting.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 11, 2013 at 4:48:00 PM CET
After the Higgs hype, Cern still has as much purpose and passion as ever
As the tram trundles through the suburbs of Geneva, a huge lit-up globe by the side of the road lets me know I have arrived at Cern (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research). This is the mecca of particle physics. Most of it looks like a fairly undistinguished campus. "The money has not been spent on the buildings," I am repeatedly told. "The money is all underground." Underground, of course, are the tunnels where beams of light are smashed into each other. Under my feet are the colliders and detectors that are helping us understand what the universe is actually made of.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 4:46:00 PM CET
Maine Police: We’ll Still Bust You for Weed
Even though possession of marijuana is now officially legal in the city of Portland, local police say they still plan to bust people for weed.
Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said earlier in the week that even though his department had no issues with the city’s marijuana supporters getting out of hand while celebrating their legislative victory on Tuesday, his officers will remain steadfast about issuing citations for marijuana possession when necessary in accordance with the state law.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 3:13:00 PM CET
Man Dies After Drinking $50K Of Crystal Meth By Mistake
A man in Britain has died from mistakenly drinking over $50,000 worth of liquid crystal meth, having mistaken it for a health drink.
Romano Dias, aged 55, was given the deadly bottle of meth by his daughter Katee, who found it in a package which had been delivered to her home.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 2:24:00 PM CET
Miley Cyrus lights up a joint at European MTV awards in Amsterdam
US pop sensationalist Miley Cyrus took her publicity-seeking further still on Sunday by smoking a cannabis joint as she received her award for Best Video at the MTV European Music Awards in Amsterdam on Sunday.
The evening’s biggest winner was hip-hop icon Eminem who took home two awards, but Cyrus, 20, kept the spotlight firmly on herself after kicking off the show by twerking with a latex-clad dwarf called Little Britney.
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