Thursday, 11. December 2003

Earliest known marsupial unearthed in China


The oldest known fossil skeleton of an ancestor of modern marsupials has been unearthed in north-eastern China. The spectacular find is 50 million years older than the previous record holder, and helps to fill a key gap in the understanding of early mammal evolution.

¬> new scientist ¬> reuters

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Longest Line


Location: Ginza Apple Store (Tokyo) Director: Masanori Fukumoto Date: Sunday, November 30, 2003 Description: Be sure to watch the whole thing, it's truly

¬> UNBELIEVABLE

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Iranian bloggers rally against censorship


Iranian internet users have been venting their frustration at online censorship on a website devoted to the UN's digital summit in Geneva. Hundreds of people have posted complaints online in the hope of reaching key summit delegates, after some web users in Iran found they could no longer access parts of the Google search engine.

¬> bbc

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Deputy Secretary of Defense


The Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a determination dated 5 December 2003 for 26 contracts to be awarded by the Department of Defense on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority for the purpose of Iraq relief and reconstruction. The determination requires firms to be from the United States, Iraq, Coalition partners and force contributing nations to be eligible to compete for the prime contracts.

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Pot-smoking cancer patient denied asylum


Kubby, 57, formerly of Lake Tahoe, Calif., said he would appeal to the Federal Court of Canada and might hire a lawyer. He did not have a lawyer in the hearing and sometimes was represented by his wife.

The family lives in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast northwest of Vancouver and, without an appeal, would have to leave Canada within 30 days.

¬> azcentral

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Which Lord of the Rings character and personality problem are you?


Middle-earth is a highly dysfunctional place. Find out which character you are based on your personality defect.

No trip through Middle-earth is complete without an orc ambush. What do you do when it happens?

¬> darthmaligna42

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'Taleban' father in caged protest


The father of an Australian man accused of fighting for the Taleban has shut himself in a wire cage to protest at his son's detention at a US base.

Terry Hicks was protesting against what he said was the Australian Government's failure to demand the return of his son, David.

¬> bbc

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google mal 3


¬> Wird Google zum schnellen Börsengang gedrängt?

¬> Google expandiert nach Indien

¬> Web.de und Google arbeiten bei Werbung zusammen
via heise

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download Photoshop Album : Deutsche Starter Edition gratis


Ab sofort gibt es die deutschsprachige "Starter Edition" des Bilderverwalters Photoshop Album 2.0 kostenlos zum Download. Das Programm organisiert, bearbeitet und präsentiert Fotosammlungen, die jedoch nicht auf CD gebrannt werden können.

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Wenn der "Verwähler" plötzlich über 60 Euro kosten soll


Es gibt viele Schliche, mit denen "Schwarze Schafe" auf dem Telekommunikationsmarkt ahnungslose Verbraucher ausnehmen. Dazu gehört etwa, für "Verwähler" im Festnetz mehr als 60 Euro zu berechnen. Andere Methoden sind ungebetene Faxwerbung oder auch die Täuschung von Postkunden in der Vorweihnachtszeit.

¬> teltarif

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Adland faces up to self-control


The tone and style of TV ads could be changing as a new watchdog takes over at the end of the month. Some say it will mean increased censorship while others believe it will lead to more shocking commercials.

¬> bbc

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Similar bogus ads examined by FBI


In each case, the person or people behind the scam waited until the last minute to send ad copy, paid for the ad with a counterfeit cashier's check and hired a call center to handle orders for readers. The ads, which have appeared over the past six months, hawked down comforters and plasma TVs at low prices.

¬> seattletimes

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