Topic: NEWS english - on March 30, 2005 at 9:50:00 AM CEST
Poll finds Americans too sleepy for sex
Many Americans are so sleepy that they are having problems in their marriages, making mistakes at work and even going without sex, according to a report.
The poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that 75 percent of adults frequently have a symptom of a sleep problem such as frequent waking during the night or snoring. But few believe they have a sleep problem and most ignore it.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 29, 2005 at 3:35:00 PM CEST
Make magazine: premier issue
If you are like most computer techs, chances are you have a whole bookshelf or three allocated to holding all your technical manuals. No doubt, you also have a whole stack of those great technical books from publishing house O'Reilly and Associates, like the book Knoppix Hacks by Ars Technica's own Kyle "greenfly" Rankin. So when O'Reilly announced that they were going to be publishing a magazine about Do-It-Yourself (DIY) technology projects for the hacker/hobbyist, there was naturally a huge buzz in the tech community about this. In case you missed out on the hype, let us first start with a little background on this new publication.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 29, 2005 at 3:12:00 PM CEST
Fox nearly 'killed by kindness'
A baby fox is recovering after nearly being killed by a well-meaning woman who found him, a rescue centre said.
"Ollie", thought to be about two weeks old, is being treated at Wildlives Animal Centre in Thorrington.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 26, 2005 at 3:09:00 PM CET
What is EXPO 2005?
Visitors look at the Earth Vision, the world's first 360-degree all-sky image system, during a media preview at the Japan pavilion Nagakuke of the 2005 World Exposition in Nagoya, central Japan March 18, 2005. The 185-day Expo opens on March 25.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 26, 2005 at 3:06:00 PM CET
Mitsui-Toshiba Pavilion
During the Expo 2005, spectator queueing to see a movie at Toshiba’s digital cinema are submitted to a futurecast, they place their faces into a hole in the wall for a few seconds. High-resolution digital cameras perform a quick scan from several angles, and everyone takes their seats.
The animated film, Grand Odyssey, begins as normal but the entire cast is made up of walking, talking digital replicas of people in the audience.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 26, 2005 at 2:19:00 PM CET
PEZMP3 player is a go!
Wow, this is exciting news for any Maker out there with an a great idea and some persistence. Pat from Pez MP3 just posted up that he's inked a deal with PEZ to make actual PEZ MP3 players. The player will be built in the USA (yay!), 512mb, LCD screen, six button interface, uses existing PEZ heads and best of all- supports MP3, WMA, OGG, USB 2.0, mounts as flash drive!
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 22, 2005 at 5:55:00 PM CET
Peruvian family claims Machu Picchu
Peru's poor Zavaleta family has only one thing to say to the thousands of tourists who trek along the Inca trail to the renowned citadel Machu Picchu every year: "Hey you, get off our land!
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 21, 2005 at 1:17:00 PM CET
Wired shoe helps gambler cheat at roulette
We want to meet Laszlo Kovacs’ shoemaker. The Hungarian gambler was recently arrested in Australia, after authorities discovered he was using a shoe-based computer, connected wirelessly to an earpiece, to cheat at roulette.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 20, 2005 at 12:35:00 PM CET
Happy Noruz
Norouz corresponds to the precise time of the vernal equinox, when the sun passes through the celestial equator as it traverses the ecliptic. The exact time differs every year, but it is almost always on March 20 or March 21 of the Gregorian calendar, and it is always known to an accuracy of seconds many years in advance. In 2005, Norouz will be on Sunday March 20 at 12:33:00 PM GMT
The exact second the sun passes through this celestial intersection marks the start of astronomical spring, the new Persian year, and Norouz celebrations.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 20, 2005 at 9:28:00 AM CET
Australia frog hospital to close
Australia's only frog hospital is closing down due to lack of money.
For the last six-and-a-half years it has treated hundreds of amphibians struck down by illness and injury.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 16, 2005 at 8:50:00 AM CET
Kitten with Two Faces Dies
The little kitten that was born with two faces in Lake City has died.
Deuce's owner says they were forced to put the kitten to sleep on Friday after he came down with pneumonia and was not strong enough to survive.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 16, 2005 at 8:43:00 AM CET
Snow Festival Postponed After Heat Wave
While most of Europe has shivered through an unusually cold March, a snow festival in Arctic Greenland has been postponed indefinitely because of a "heat wave."
The 11th annual international Snow Sculpture Festival in Nuuk was scheduled for March 18-21, when the average temperature in Greenland's capital would usually be well below freezing.
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