Topic: NEWS english - on July 22, 2004 at 8:46:00 AM CEST
Free Breast Enlargements for US Soldiers
Soldiers and military family members of all four branches can receive free plastic surgery. 496 breast enlargements have been done for free between 2000 and 2003. The next issue of "New Yorker" magazine broke this story.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 17, 2004 at 7:03:00 PM CEST
Jamestown Wine Cellar Believed Unearthed
Eight glass bottles have been unearthed in a brick-walled space that may have been the wine cellar of a house dating from the close of the 1600s in Jamestown.
The intact, gourd-shaped bottles, which were found without corks, were likely empty when they were stored in the cellar, said Bill Kelso, director of archaeology for the Jamestown Recovery Project. Archaeologists initially believed they contained remnants of wine.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 17, 2004 at 5:39:00 PM CEST
Man Learns He's Dead, Thanks to Blind Ex-Wife
A Russian taxi driver got a rude shock when he discovered his blind ex-wife, who thought he had died in an explosion, had him buried in a Moscow cemetery.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 17, 2004 at 3:59:00 PM CEST
Greenpeace faces environmental citation
State environmental officials say the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise broke Alaska law by not filing an oil spill response plan or having a certificate of financial responsibility.
The ship was ordered to anchor until both requirements are met, Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman Lynda Giguere said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 17, 2004 at 1:10:00 PM CEST
Promotions for fat Malaysian police officers frozen
Obesity in the 86,000 strong police force was "not serious" but officers would be required to participate in marching drills at least once a month, the reports said, citing Kamaruddin Mohd Ali, a senior police official.
Officers will only be considered for promotion if they can complete a 2.4-kilometre run within an unspecified time limit, the reports said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 16, 2004 at 2:20:00 PM CEST
Dropped Cig Blows Up Portable Potty
Warning: smoking in the toilet can be dangerous. A portable toilet exploded Tuesday after a man who was inside it lit a cigarette.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 14, 2004 at 4:02:00 PM CEST
Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'
A product that promises to get people drunk 10 times faster without the punishment of a hangover or calories has been banned by the NSW government.
Promoted as the "ultimate party toy", alcoholic vapour has been a huge hit in London.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 13, 2004 at 5:19:00 PM CEST
Friends link Backstreet Boy to teacher in sex scandal
The Hillsborough County teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student was once the sweetheart of local Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, friends of hers told ABC Action News, and a former lesbian girlfriend of hers is now in the hospital because of the stress surrounding the case.
Several high school buddies of Debra Beasley (now Debra Lafave) confirmed that during her freshman and sophomore years, the popular blonde had a romantic relationship with Nick Carter. According to their recollections, Debra aspired to be a singer, Nick Carter lived in the area, and that's how the two met.
tampabaylive Teacher likely to be suspended over teen sex charges Luckiest 14 year old kid EVER
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 13, 2004 at 3:00:00 PM CEST
That bare belly is no longer hip
THE belly and g-string baring combination of hipster jeans and cut-off top has had its day.
This winter those in the fashion know are covering up.
"We are moving away from ultra pelvis bone-exposing garments," said designer Alex Zabotto-Bentley, of jeans label Fashion Assassin.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 13, 2004 at 1:58:00 PM CEST
Athens outage raises Olympic power concerns
Government officials promise measures are in place to keep games from going dark.
The worst blackout in more than a decade hit Athens and southern Greece on Monday, leaving millions sweltering in a heat wave and raising concerns about whether the lights will go out at next month's Olympics.
The government blamed the outage on "mismanagement" of the electricity grid. Still, officials promised the network was ready to handle the Aug. 13-29 Olympics.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 13, 2004 at 12:59:00 PM CEST
Tiger Escapes From Home Of Former Tarzan Actor
Officials were searching early Tuesday for a 6-year-old tiger that escaped from the residence of an actor who once played Tarzan.
Authorities believe the big cat that went missing Monday afternoon had only roamed about 200 yards from its home.
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Topic: NEWS english - on July 13, 2004 at 12:20:00 PM CEST
Town kills 500 pigs for mating with dogs
A Kenyan mayor has ordered more than 500 pigs to be shot dead because they were mating with stray dogs, the East African Standard has reported.
A squad of town council guards moved from estate to estate shooting pigs roaming free in Nyahururu town, 95 miles north of the capital Nairobi.
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