Topic: NEWS english - on June 6, 2004 at 3:09:00 PM CEST
Arrogant men are a big turn-on for women!
It seems that women find men like Mr Darcy in Pride And Prejudice simply irresistible. And the key lies not in the looks but in their breath-taking arrogance.
According to the Mirror, the steely glare, the cool demeanour, the icy determination and the total disregard for what anybody else might think are a total turn-on for women even if the object of concern doesn't give a damn.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 6, 2004 at 12:40:00 PM CEST
Actor survives 26-meter fall from ninth floor of condo
Actor Yosuke Kubozuka plunged 26 meters from the ninth floor of the apartment complex where he lives Sunday afternoon, police said.
Kubozuka, 25, was rushed to hospital where he remains fully conscious, according to Kanagawa Prefectural Police. It remains unclear how serious his injuries are.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 6, 2004 at 2:23:00 AM CEST
Ice hotel succumbs to Interior sun
The frozen martini glasses are disappearing, ice chandeliers are falling from the ceiling and the walls of the Aurora Ice Hotel are shrinking.
Sunshine and high temperatures have assaulted the ice hotel at Chena Hot Springs Resort since March, causing enough melting to persuade owners to abandon plans for keeping the building through summer months.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 5, 2004 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
Experiments in Riding Drunk
You think that an occasional beer--or two--before a ride isn't a problem? You might want to consider the experiences of our staff, when they had a couple and went for a ride.
Except for the vodka and cops, it was a day like any other at Honda's Rider Education Facility in Colton, California. Imagine being hopelessly drunk and trying to execute a complex skills course with police officers on the sidelines, breathalyzers and radar guns drawn. It could have been a bad dream.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 4, 2004 at 12:54:00 PM CEST
IOC Vice President Sentenced To Prison
One of the vice presidents of the International Olympic Committee has been given a two-and-a-half year prison sentence in relation to corruption charges. Kim Un-Yong was found guilty of embezzlement and accepting bribes in South Korea.
The embezzlement charges are in relation to the many South Korean sporting organisations which were under Kim's control. He was given a lenient sentenced based on his age, he's 73, and his contribution to South Korean sport.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 3, 2004 at 1:38:00 AM CEST
Philadelphia Wants to become a Gay Destination
In Greek, Philadelphia translates to "brotherly love." If the city's new advertising campaign is successful, it may see lots of that. The city is trying to use ads to tap into the $54 million US gay travel market.
The first ad that came out shows a man dressed in colonial wear composing a letter for his beau as he stands near Independence Hall. A woman looks at him but walks by. Next thing you know a man greets him and he gives him flowers.
Philadelphia is trying to show that its daytime and nighttime attractions are gay friendly. Its new slogan is "Philadelphia - Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay." The city will spend a million over 3 years on this campaign.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 2, 2004 at 10:53:00 AM CEST
Miss Australia Wins Miss Universe Contest
After a two-hour pageant in Quito, Ecuador, Miss Australia, Jennifer Hawkins, was crowned Miss Universe.
Hawkins, who is a 5ft 11in, blue-eyed blond, comes from Bondi Beach in Sydney, and was chosen as winner from 80 contestants.
¬> breakingnews.ie ¬> Aussie Miss Universe bares assets in catwalk "wardrobe malfunction" Pictures Video
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 1, 2004 at 2:38:00 PM CEST
Sony and McDonalds do download deal
Burger, fries and Britney, please
Burger behemoth McDonalds is doing a marketing deal with Sony to promote its download music service. Under the terms of the agreement buyers of Big Macs will receive a voucher for a free download, according to the Financial Times.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 1, 2004 at 10:10:00 AM CEST
Lego 'is top adult toy'
Lego has been voted the favourite toy of adults.
The Mirror says Lego beat Action Man into second place, with Barbie and Ken in third, in a survey by the Cartoon Network.
Scalextric came fourth, the teddy bear was fifth, and Matchbox Cars, invented in the 1950s, came sixth.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 31, 2004 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
Giant parfait coming
Perhaps the French did get it right when they developed the parfait, using their word for perfect to describe a dessert adored by just about everybody.
And just about everybody could tuck into the Space Walk, a monster parfait weighing in at 23-kilograms, serving 50, and costing a whopping 34,000 yen, according to Shukan Taishu (6/7).
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 30, 2004 at 5:57:00 PM CEST
National hot dog eating contest
Participants take part in a national hot dog eating contest to mark the opening of Nathans' 2nd store in Japan at Shiodome on Sunday. Special guest at the event, televised live, was world champ Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi who won the title last July for the 3rd straight year by downing 44 1/2 dogs in 12 minutes.
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Topic: NEWS english - on May 30, 2004 at 5:53:00 PM CEST
Bolivian beauty in ugly fracas
Bolivia's entrant in next week's Miss Universe pageant is facing calls to quit after she made what many thought was a 'racist' remark.
Gabriela Oviedo, 21, caused a furor when she described herself as tall, white woman and not a short Indian peasant.
Critics say contestants are
mostly beauties without brains ¬> aljazeera
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