Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:53:39 PM CEST
Heroin treatment gets an update
U.S. gives nod to new drugs, more private access
Drug addicts in the United States will soon be able to get medical treatment in the privacy of their own doctors’ offices, thanks to the approval of two new drugs and a new piece of legislation, experts and lawmakers said on Wednesday.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:50:08 PM CEST
Scientists Spy Dozens of New Frog Species in Sri Lanka
On a global scale, the amphibian population has been waning. But according to a report published today in the journal Science, researchers have discovered more than 100 new species of frogs in the rainforest of Sri Lanka. The scientists say the find classifies the island as "an amphibian hot spot of global importance."
¬> <a href="www.sciam.com"target="_blank">Scientific American
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:45:59 PM CEST
Henpeck worm cons MSN chat crowd
The worm tricks users into clicking on a link to download malicious software. It also installs a back-door program for future mischief A worm has spread among MSN Messenger users by fooling them into downloading an infectious file from the Internet, antivirus firms said on Thursday.
Known as Henpeck, the worm used MSN's chat network to send messages containing a link to a malicious online file, called BR2002.exe. People who clicked the link triggered a download of the file and inadvertently ran the infectious program. The worm then sent instant messages to everyone on a victim's buddy list.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:33:22 PM CEST
Tools for Detecting Terror
In the intelligence world, this problem of information overload has life-or-death consequences. Unless analysts can filter out the essential pieces of information from the noise -- and see the connections between disparate people, places and events -- they will miss the next Sept. 11, just as they missed the last one.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:16:37 PM CEST
Rekord-Suchtgiftfund in Ostösterreich
Der bisher größte zusammenhängende Fund von Cannabisprodukten in Österreich gelang der Exekutive in einer groß angelegten Aktion im Burgenland und in Niederösterreich.
Auf vier illegalen Hanfplantagen wurden dabei insgesamt rund 100 Kilogramm Cannabiskraut sichergestellt. Der Marktwert der Drogen beträgt rund 700.000 €.
... Link (1 comment) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:13:20 PM CEST
LEGO Harpsichord
With the exception of the wire strings, this instrument is entirely constructed out of LEGO parts--the keyboard, jacks, jack rack, jack rail, plectra, soundboard, bridge, hitch pins, tuning pins, wrestplank, nut, case, legs, lid, lid stick, and music stand are all built out of interlocking ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) plastic bricks and related pieces.
¬> HP
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 12:05:10 PM CEST
What's Original, Anyway?
If current copyright laws had been on the books when jazz musicians were borrowing riffs from other artists in the 1930s and Looney Tunes illustrators were creating cartoons in the 1940s, entire art genres such as hip-hop, collage and Pop Art might never have existed.
¬> Wired
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 11:52:13 AM CEST
Studiengang "Master of Digital Media" startet
Was das Sprachproblem angeht, macht sich Christian Haack keine Illusionen. "In den ersten Wochen werde ich durch die Hölle gehen", sagt der 30-Jährige. Der Jurist aus Hamburg gehört zu den ersten Studenten des Aufbaustudienganges "Master of Digital Media" an der International School of New Media in Lübeck (ISNM), der am heutigen Freitag offiziell eröffnet wird. Das Studium mit 13 Studenten aus sechs Ländern wird komplett in englischer Sprache stattfinden.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 11:34:56 AM CEST
BÖSE BUBEN, KRANKE KNABEN
"Mann, sind die Sterne geil"
Schockiert durch das massenhafte Versagen von Schülern, fahnden deutsche Pädagogen verstärkt nach Rezepten für eine "jungenfreundliche Schule". Erzieher offerieren "Selbstbehauptungskurse" für verschüchterte Jungs - und setzen auf Altbewährtes: Abenteuerfahrten mit Lagerfeuer und Wildwassertouren.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 11:16:47 AM CEST
Ebay toleriert angeblich Betrüger
Immer wieder werden spektakuläre Betrugsfälle bekannt, bei denen Ebay-Nutzer durch getürkte Auktionen oder schlicht nicht gelieferte Waren geschädigt werden.
Das Online-Auktionshaus bekräftigt in diesem Zusammenhang immer wieder, konsequent und mit allen zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln gegen die Betrüger vorzugehen.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 10:52:16 AM CEST
Japan Goes Through Lavatory War
Matsushita designed a 3,000-dollar WC pan which not only greets guests with its lid open, but even has an installed conditioner for summer and heater for winter.
¬> <a href="funreports.com"target="_blank">Pravda
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Is there a God?
Throughout history, humanity has sought to explain the unexplainable through spirituality and science, grappling to glean truth from competing ideologies. In a complicated and conflicted world, it would help to at least be assured in our faith, comfortable in the knowledge that we can follow the spiritual blueprint espoused by our favorite entertainer. These responses to the question "Is there a God?" don't form a cohesive answer, so readers will have to draw their own conclusions.
Answers: David Byrne, Nick Lowe, Ani DiFranco, Laurie Anderson, etc...
Paris is a rapper and activist best known for the song "Bush Killa."
The Onion: Is there a God? Paris: Definitely. I definitely think that a higher power exists. God definitely exists.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
