Topic: SCIENCE - on November 21, 2003 at 8:18:29 PM CET
Der Superbug ist da
Nach nur 50 Jahren sind die Antibiotika stumpf geworden. In den USA wurde der erste Kranke mit Vancomycin-resistenten Staphylokokken (VRSA) identifiziert. Ein Zeichen, dass die Bakterien den Kampf gegen die Ärzte gewonnen haben.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 21, 2003 at 4:34:20 PM CET
New Machine Can Detect Drugs Like Dogs
A new invention can sniff like a dog, find drugs like a dog and help police catch criminals like a dog. But can the so-called "Dog on a Chip" replace the police officer's best friend?
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a machine that can instantly sniff out cocaine and other illegal drugs without the hassle of feeding, training and interpreting a police dog.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 21, 2003 at 4:33:20 PM CET
Over $6 Million Found In Truck Loaded With Other Dough
Authorities found boxes filled with millions of dollars when they searched an 18-wheeler because its paperwork "didn't add up" during a routine inspection. Eleven boxes filled with packaged money were found in the truck Wednesday among its regular load, boxes of heat-and-serve dinner rolls, authorities said. The total was estimated at $6 million.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 21, 2003 at 4:18:47 PM CET
World Beard And Moustache Championships 2003
Pictures from the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Carson City NV
¬> Bears Going Wild! via biber
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Topic: Space - on November 21, 2003 at 3:58:52 PM CET
Solar Hurricane Hits Earth in Repeat of Oct Storm
Magnetic solar hurricanes like those that wreaked havoc last month have hit Earth again, confusing satellites and causing aurora borealis displays as far south as Florida, Finnish meteorologists said on Friday. "The storm has already begun, and last night it grew incredibly strong," said Heikki Nevanlinna, research manager at the Finnish Meteorological Institute told
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 21, 2003 at 3:57:35 PM CET
Python attacks, swallows Bangladeshi woman
Basanti Tripura, 38, was collecting fruit with a friend in a forest when she was attacked on Tuesday, a police official said.
She was swallowed up to her waist.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 21, 2003 at 3:56:09 PM CET
EU hi-tech crime agency created
The European Union is setting up an agency to co-ordinate work to combat the rising tide of cybercrime.
The European Network and Information Security Agency will help educate the public about viruses, hacker attacks and other security problems.
It will also act as a co-ordinator for Europe-wide investigations into virus outbreaks or electronic attacks.
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Topic: TV - on November 21, 2003 at 3:50:02 PM CET
Italian TV satire suspended
Italian comedienne Sabina Guzzanti predicted her new show would be pulled from TV before it even went on air. "Who told you I will allow this programme to be shown?" she said in a trailer, disguised as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
"There are plenty of days left from now to 16 November, and we will certainly find many opportunities to suspend it."
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on November 21, 2003 at 3:46:39 PM CET
Ham attack hits Australian sheep
A shipment of Australian sheep destined for the Middle East has been delayed after it was confirmed that animal rights activists had laced the animals' food with ham in a bid to make them unsuitable for Muslim countries.
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Topic: W A R - on November 21, 2003 at 3:43:42 PM CET
Rocket-equipped donkey carts attack two hotels, oil ministry in Iraq.
Guerrillas fired rockets into Iraq's oil ministry and two Baghdad hotels today, in yet another show of defiance against US security forces.
More than a dozen rockets, launched from donkey carts, struck at some of Baghdad's most heavily protected civilian sites.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 21, 2003 at 3:16:59 PM CET
Best Use Of G4 Cube Ever
I've had this machine in my possession, after salvaging it from a garbage bin, for almost 3 years now. It was originally a (very) dead 450mhz G4 cube that someone apparently tossed, failing to see the potential greatness it still held. I always knew it would make an awesome aquarium, but just never quite got around to working on it. After packing it up, as we moved from San Jose, CA to Tacoma, WA, and then to Seattle, WA, I figured it was finally time to really get this project underway.
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Topic: e-bay - on November 21, 2003 at 1:45:42 PM CET
Sokol Cosmonaut Space Helmet
The space helmet from an early actual Sokol pressure spacesuit designed and made in 1960s by Soviet space engineering agency “Zvezda” as a modification of SK-1, word’s first orbital helmet. Made in very limited quantity they usually did not survive and represent a very important part of the evolution of the Russian spacesuit's development
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