Topic: W A R - on May 4, 2004 at 1:41:00 PM CEST
As Scandal at Abu Ghraib Prison Unfolds, Another Iraq Prison Cited in Lawsuit
A Canadian civilian says in a lawsuit that he was tortured by U.S. troops in Iraq and saw Iraqi prisoners suffer even worse mistreatment, the latest allegations of human rights abuses to surface against coalition soldiers.
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Topic: LOST - on May 4, 2004 at 1:34:00 PM CEST
14.4m letters lost each year
The Royal Mail is being urged to end the "excessive" use of agency staff in a bid to halt the huge number of letters being delivered to the wrong address.
Research by consumer group Postwatch showed that 14.4 million items of post were lost every year with 60% simply being put through the wrong letterbox.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2004 at 1:29:00 PM CEST
Rennpferd auf A2
Ein wohl ungewöhnlicher Anblick hat sich gestern, Montag Abend, den Autofahrern auf der Südautobahn im Bereich Traiskirchen geboten.
Sie wurden Zeuge einer „Verfolgungsjagd“ eines PKWs mit einem Trabrennpferd samt Sulky. Das sechsjährige Pferd hatte sich beim Training seines Besitzers gleichsam entledigt, nachdem der Mann die Kontrolle über das Tier verloren hatte und aus dem Sulky gestürzt war.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 4, 2004 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
Mitnick busts bomb hoaxer
Ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick is a hero to the small town of River Rouge, Michigan, after using his tech skills to help officials nab the culprit behind a harrowing series of bomb threats.
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Topic: SEX - on May 4, 2004 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Have sex, save the planet
The days of raising funds for charitable causes by running the London Marathon dressed as a chicken may be over. Hot on the heels of Mathieu Guitard's recent request that concerned citizens subscribe to porn websites and thereby fight the terrible scourge of psoriasis, we have the quite remarkable www.f**kforforest.com (warning: explicit content), which bills itself as "environmental porn".
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 4, 2004 at 12:57:00 PM CEST
Gates pays $800k for stock violations
Witness box watchers know that Bill Gates is no stranger to unawareness when it comes to culpability, so will be unsurprised to learn that he was personally unaware of two stock transaction violations perpetrated by Cascade Investments, his investment company, on his behalf. Nor is it unusual for money to be paid on his behalf in order to resolve issues for which he has neither responsibility nor guilt, so the $800,000 tab to the Federal Trade Commission is no shock either.
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Topic: ART - on May 4, 2004 at 12:35:00 PM CEST
Frankfurter or Wiener Wuerstel Cocktail Art
Japanese-language site. Includes diagrams, along with video instructions ...
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on May 4, 2004 at 12:20:00 PM CEST
Next Gen Mp3 To Be Unpirateable?
You can rip, copy, or play an MP3 file, but one thing you can't do is get more than two channels of sound out of it. Soon, you will be able to, although you may have more trouble copying the file. The Fraunhofer Institute, originator of the file format that brought the music industry to its knees, is adding surround sound and copyright protection.
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Topic: POLITIK - on May 4, 2004 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
53 former diplomats attack Bush
Fifty-three former US diplomats today accuse the White House of sacrificing America's credibility in the Arab world - and the safety of its diplomats and soldiers - because of the Bush administration's support for the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
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Topic: POLITIK - on May 4, 2004 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
Americans Urged to Leave Saudi Arabia
he U.S. ambassador traveled to this Saudi oil-industry city Monday with a simple message for the gathered Americans: Go home. We cannot protect you.
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Topic: SECURITY - on May 4, 2004 at 10:58:00 AM CEST
Postbank stellte "Firewall" zu hoch ein, Kunden konnten kein Geld abheben
Nach Angaben der 'Neuen Presse', versucht sich die deutsche Post vor dem Computervirus 'Sasser' zu schützen. Dadurch wurde das Bankgeschäft stark beeinträchtigt, so dass rund 300.000 Post-Computer nicht mehr in Betrieb genommen werden können.
So ist es für viele Kunden auch weiterhin nicht möglich, ihre Geldgeschäfte am Schalter zu betätigen. Grund für die eingeschränkte Funktion der Post-Rechner, ist eine zu hoch eingestellte 'Firewall'.
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Topic: e-bay - on May 4, 2004 at 10:54:00 AM CEST
Uni Bamberg wird von Studenten bei eBay angeboten
Aus Protest gegen die Sparpolitik des Freistaats Bayern haben Studenten der Universität Bamberg eine ungewöhnliche Protestaktion gestartet.
Die Einrichtung samt '8000 eifrigen und engagierten Studierenden (Zahl steigend)' sowie 'hochqualifizierten wissenschaftlichen Hausangestellten' befindet sich momentan bei eBay im Angebot.
Der neue Eigentümer verpflichtet sich laut der ironisch gemeinten Auktion dazu, im Jahr 40 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung zu stellen. Mittlerweile liegt das Höchstgebot - immerhin bekommt der Sieger einen Lageplan der Uni - bei über zehn Millionen Euro.
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