Topic: MUSIK - on November 19, 2003 at 1:16:33 PM CET
U2's One named 'greatest record'
Music experts have named U2's love song One as the greatest song ever recorded.
The song was the group's only entry in the top 100 of Q magazine's poll to find the favourite 1001 tracks.
Runner-up was Aretha Franklin's I Say a Little Prayer, written by Bacharach and David, and Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit was third.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 19, 2003 at 1:14:28 PM CET
Coke on trial as Indian villagers accuse plant of sucking them dry
The village claims that Coca Cola's biggest bottling plant in India is draining water from their wells, drying up their ponds and adversely affecting the lives of more than 2,000 families who depend on the underground water for crops.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on November 19, 2003 at 1:11:37 PM CET
Marc Dutroux had romantic correspondence with 15-year-old girl from his prison cell
A fresh scandal over Belgium's handling of the paedophile Marc Dutroux erupted yesterday after it was revealed that he was for two years allowed to correspond romantically with a 15-year-old girl from his prison cell.
Dutroux, who is awaiting trail accused of kidnapping and abusing six girls aged between eight and 19 in the mid 1990s and of murdering four of them, wrote to the girl, Isabelle D in Brussels, between 1996 and 1998, styling himself her mentor and boyfriend.
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Topic: MUSIK - on November 19, 2003 at 1:05:40 PM CET
Arrest Warrant Issued For Jackson
A television report says a sexual abuse allegation is the reason for a search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Court TV cites unidentified sources as saying the search warrant for Jackson's property is linked to an allegation made by a 12 or 13-year-old boy. However, authorities aren't confirming that.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 19, 2003 at 1:02:43 PM CET
Kasparov and Computer End 3-D Chess Series in Tie
World No. 1 chess player Garry Kasparov's latest attempt to conquer a computer program ended in a tie on Tuesday when he drew the fourth and final game of his match against "X3D Fritz," which had voice-recognition and virtual reality features.
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Topic: BOARD NEWS - on November 19, 2003 at 9:16:08 AM CET
Echte Vampire trinken kein Blut
"Echte" Vampire saugen kein Blut, beißen niemandem in den Hals und zerfallen im Sonnenlicht auch nicht zu Staub: Ein Bonner Forscher hat den Mythos um die Untoten entzaubert, seine Recherchen sind jetzt als TV-Dokumentation zu sehen.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 19, 2003 at 9:03:54 AM CET
Fahrstuhl in die Hölle
Im Kolosseum, Kampfplatz grausamer Spiele, starben Hunderttausende. Ein deutscher Bauforscher hat erstmals entschlüsselt, wie das trickreiche Liftsystem funktionierte, mit dem Raubtiere, Bühnenbilder und die Gladiatoren blitzschnell in die Arena gehievt wurden.
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Topic: SECURITY - on November 19, 2003 at 1:00:32 AM CET
Pickpockets turn to technology
A potential loophole in security for Bluetooth phones, which could see strangers hacking into your address books, has been uncovered.
We all know that the type of mobile phone that you own says a lot about you. In some circles having anything but the latest gadget can send all the wrong signals to your peers.
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Topic: Space - on November 19, 2003 at 12:56:01 AM CET
Leonid Meteors, 2003
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight into Wednesday Morning
The Leonid meteor shower will peak late tonight into early Wednesday, hurling bits of ancient comet debris into Earth's atmosphere. While it will not match grand displays of recent years, the 2003 version is expected to provide a good number of shooting stars and a handful of spectacularly bright fireballs. Weather permitting, skywatchers with dark skies could see a shooting star every minute or two. City and suburban dwellers will see much lower rates.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 19, 2003 at 12:10:13 AM CET
Fraunhofer: MPEG4-Codec kostenlos zum Download
Von den MP3-Erfindern kommt jetzt ein Gratis-Codec für das MPEG4-Format. Im Download-Paket ist ein Encoder und ein Player enthalten.
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