Topic: - on December 30, 2002 at 12:18:25 PM CET
Star Wars Origami
Choose wisely. Click on the pictures for a little rambling by me
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Topic: - on December 30, 2002 at 11:23:04 AM CET
Massage jacket squeezes young man to death
A young man has been fatally compressed by a jacket-type massage machine he was wearing, the Wakayama Prefectural Government has announced. The unnamed man in his 20s from Hyogo Prefecture was the third person to die from using a similar massage device manufactured by the Wakayama Prefecture-based Kawaei Seisakusho.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:24:04 PM CET
Wine drinkers may hold key to survival of lynx
Conservationists are urging New Year revellers to buy wine bottles with cork stoppers to save the highly endangered Iberian lynx which now lives almost exclusively in the cork forests of Spain and Portugal.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:13:05 PM CET
Paranormal
Your complete guide to the Paranormal
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 11:57:05 AM CET
Skydivers leap off world's tallest building
Daredevils have jumped from the world's tallest building after Malaysia opened a parachuting contest at its landmark Petronas Twin Towers, despite two crashes that dogged last year's event. A record 70 people from 16 countries are in Kuala Lumpur for a chance to BASE jump -- parachute from a fixed object instead of an airplane -- an activity driven underground in most countries for legal reasons.
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Topic: - on December 27, 2002 at 11:37:25 AM CET
Kyrgyzstan Fireworks Explosion Kills 7
Seven people were killed and 21 were injured Friday when a container of fireworks exploded in a crowded market in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, the Interior Ministry said.
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Topic: - on December 26, 2002 at 12:24:01 PM CET
Austrians Apologize for Anti-Santa Crusade
Former divinity student Phillip Tengg says he never set out to be a Grinch with his anti-Santa crusade. Tengg's spirited campaign "for a contemplative Christmas" favoring Austrian traditions over the American Santa Claus caused a stir earlier this month, when he and other activists distributed thousands of stickers depicting Santa with a red slash across his face.
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Topic: - on December 26, 2002 at 11:29:36 AM CET
One Ticket Wins $315 Million Lottery
Somewhere in West Virginia, someone is about to celebrate a green Christmas. One winning ticket was sold in West Virginia for the nearly-$315 million Powerball lottery on Wednesday night, a spokesman for contest operator the Multi-State Lottery Association said.
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Topic: - on December 25, 2002 at 3:25:48 PM CET
Hundreds cheers on Christmas Day swimmers
Sixty swimmers have plunged into the English Channel for a traditional Christmas Day dip. Hundreds of spectators lined the beach at Brighton, East Sussex, as swimmers aged from 11 to 65 took to the cold surf next to the city's main pier for the annual event.
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Topic: - on December 25, 2002 at 3:14:29 PM CET
Schwäbisches Lexikon
Mit viel Mühe gesammelt, zusammengestellt, geordnet und in Worte gefaßt von:
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Topic: - on December 25, 2002 at 2:47:29 PM CET
NY homeless reward defiant policeman
A police officer got a Christmas gift of $3,000 from homeless people who wanted to thank him for standing up for them.
Officer Eduardo Delacruz was suspended for 30 days without pay last month after he refused a sergeant's order to arrest a homeless man found sleeping in a parking garage.
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Topic: - on December 25, 2002 at 2:02:59 PM CET
Christmas pickles, and flying kangaroos
Amusing holiday hints to add sparkle to your season.
Did you ever wonder if the tinsel sparkles brighter on the other side? Thanks to The World Encyclopedia of Christmas your wondering may soon be over. This handy guide, written by University of Manitoba professor Gerry Bowler, can help you spice up your holiday with some exotic flair from a vast array of international Christmas traditions.
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