Wednesday, 9. October 2002

Die "Rote Liste 2002"


Fast 12.000 Spezies werden als vom Aussterben bedroht klassifiziert

¬> <a href="derstandard.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Klo-Verlag bringt Literatur auf Toilettenpapier


Die Texte liegen auf der Rolle: Der Klo-Verlag hat heute auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse auf Toilettenpapier gedruckte Romane und Gedichte vorgestellt.

¬> <a href="www.orf.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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Bericht von Tod durch exzessives Computerspielen


Die Nachrichtenagentur AP berichtet von den Gefahren, die zu exzessives Spielen mit sich bringt: Nach 86 Stunden ununterbrochenen Computerspielens ist ein Südkoreaner - vermutlich an Kreislaufversagen - gestorben.

Der arbeitslose 24-Jährige wurde gestern tot in einem Internet-Cafe in Kwangju gefunden.

¬> <a href="futurezone.orf.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Geschichte

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e-bay redneck's dream golf cart up for auction


I’m Stunned! I am nearly at a loss for words trying to describe this one-of-a-kind golf kart! It is such a head turning kart, it would be perfect for advertising purposes, parades, races, swap meets, etc. It was used at the local racetrack as a rolling advertisement! It certainly is a eye-catcher. Starts at US $4,900.00

¬> <a href="cgi.ebay.com "target="_blank">e-bay

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samples of assault and hunting rifles that are of the caliber used in the shootings in Montgomery County Maryland


Below is only a sample and are not the only type that could have been used. Please, if you have any information about the use of any type of firearm used in criminal action call 911 or our tip line at 240-777-2600.

¬> <a href="www.co.mo.md.us"target="_blank">Montgomery Police

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Technology Could Use Moon Dust To Capture Sun Power


New technologies designed to harness the power of the sun may hold the key to successful moon colonies, cheaper and lighter-weight satellites, and cleaner-burning, more efficient car engines. Solar cells, electronic devices that convert sunlight into useful electricity, would be an important resource for powering future industrial bases or colonies on the moon.

¬> spacedaily

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Food scraps to power bacteria-driven battery


Food scraps once consigned to the compost heap -- or the dog -- could soon be powering a cheap bacteria-driven battery if scientists have their way. Researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol have developed a microbial fuel cell about the size of a mobile phone that could be powered by organic household waste.

¬> REUTERS

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Wearable Computers Wave of Future


"Most people who stand in line at the airport are just waiting there, bored. I'm writing the next chapter of my book or reading e-mail," Starner said Tuesday at the International Symposium on Wearable Computers at the University of Washington.

Starner's gear, which costs about $4,500, includes a micro-optical monitor hooked to his glasses, a cell phone-shaped keyboard he straps to the back of one hand and a small black bag that holds a 1 1/2-pound computer.

¬> Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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U.S. used mind-drugs against Iraq


Wouter Basson, the spy and mastermind behind the apartheid government's chemical warfare programme, claimed on Friday that the United States had used hallucinogenic weapons against Iraq during the Gulf War. Basson told the Pretoria High Court television footage shot during the war in 1991 clearly showed that elite Iraqi troops who surrendered en masse were under the influence of hallucinogens.

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SWAT team invades elderly widow's home


A neighbor hollers to the cops they've got the wrong house. They tell her to shut up and go back inside.

¬> Philly

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Woman Is Detained in Sniper Hunt


Police were also searching a wooded area behind a school in Prince George's County after reports Wednesday of a man seen carrying a long black bag. A woman driving in the area was detained for questioning. "We don't know whether or not she was the person who dropped the subject off but we are talking to her trying to find out why she was here," Prince George's County Police Cpl. Diane Richardson said.

¬> The Associated Press

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Pakistani candidate shoots self in hand at news conference


A candidate in parliamentary elections shot himself in the hand at a news conference Wednesday after promising photographers and journalists that he was about to give them a surprise.

¬> Tucson Citizen

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