Topic: COMPUTER - on November 24, 2006 at 2:51:00 PM CET
How to get read of all that illegal software
SCR-CD001 data destroyer will render any CD/DVD unreadable within five seconds.” that’s what Elcom, the manufacturer of this somewhat handy gadget says. If you ever need to render a CD/DVD completely useless you can use this small, ( 60×20×50 millimeters ) light ( 130 grams) device that uses any USB connection that can supply 500mA and comes with a price of approx. US$26.72
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on November 24, 2006 at 2:32:00 PM CET
Swedes Trust IKEA More than the Church
What do Volvo, Ericsson, Saab and IKEA have in common? The people of Sweden have more faith in them than in the church. Perhaps the news shouldn't come as much of a surprise, coming as it does from a country best known for its meatballs and the bright blue and yellow warehouses selling cheap and cheerful furniture around the globe. Still, preacher men the world over must be reeling. A new poll taken of Swedes indicates that more people trust IKEA than the church in the largely Protestant country.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 24, 2006 at 2:03:00 PM CET
Chilean Indians take on Microsoft
MAPUCHE Indians in Chile are trying to take the global software giant Microsoft to court in a legal battle which raises the question of whether anyone can ever "own" the language they speak.
The row was sparked by Microsoft's decision last month to launch its Windows software package in Mapuzugun, a Mapuche tongue spoken by around 400,000 indigenous Chileans.
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Topic: POLITIK - on November 24, 2006 at 2:00:00 PM CET
Priceless
Commander in Chief of our Nations Defense Forces Using Binoculars without the Lens Cap Removed.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 24, 2006 at 10:32:00 AM CET
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Annual report 2006 Overview of the European drugs phenomenon in 29 countries. Drug facts, figures and analyses: across Europe and by country. Latest trends and social, legal and political responses.
The EU drug agency said its first ever analysis of street drug prices based on data from 29 European countries - the 25 EU countries plus Romania, Bulgaria, Norway and Turkey - showed that average prices adjusted for inflation had fallen in most countries and for most substances, with the price of ecstasy down 47%, heroin by 45%, cocaine by 22% and cannabis by 19%.
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Topic: FUN - on November 24, 2006 at 10:10:00 AM CET
This boat swims like a dolphin
This homemade single-seat design from a California company called Innespace Productions can travel both on and under the surface of the water. It does tricks, too, from barrel rolls to leaps above the waves.
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Topic: W A R - on November 24, 2006 at 10:08:00 AM CET
New technology catches Hitler off guard
New computer software that can read lips at almost any angle has helped make sense of one of the Second World War's lingering mysteries —Hitler's home movies. The technology allows the dialogue to be dubbed on to the silent films, many of them made by Eva Braun at Hitler's mountain retreat, the Berghof. With the new soundtrack, Hitler can be heard encouraging young children towards a life in the military, criticising even his closest henchmen and flirting with Braun.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on November 24, 2006 at 10:01:00 AM CET
German police get their phoney US Highway Patrolman
German traffic police were shocked to see a California Highway Patrol car cruising along the motorway, driven by a man dressed as an authentic American cop, authorities said on Thursday.
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Topic: Space - on November 24, 2006 at 9:59:00 AM CET
Russian fires off space golf shot
A Russian cosmonaut has made golfing history by firing a tee shot from a precarious perch outside the International Space Station (ISS).
Flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin stood on a ladder by the docking port and hit a light-weight ball using a gold-plated six-iron club.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on November 24, 2006 at 9:57:00 AM CET
Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU
Microsoft filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said.
Microsoft met a deadline set by Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, but it will be months before it is clear whether the submission is sufficient to avoid a fine that could be as high as 3 million euros ($3.9 million) a day.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 24, 2006 at 9:55:00 AM CET
Carbon nanotubes could make t-shirts bullet proof
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have great potential applications in making ballistic-resistance materials. The remarkable properties of CNTs makes them an ideal candidate for reinforcing polymers and other materials, and could lead to applications such as bullet-proof vests as light as a T-shirt, shields, and explosion-proof blankets. For these applications, thinner, lighter, and flexible materials with superior dynamic mechanical properties are required.
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Topic: STRANGE - on November 24, 2006 at 9:54:00 AM CET
Spy camera warning for Iran women
Iranian women have been warned to be on the look-out for cameras hidden in places where they undress, such as fitting rooms, gyms and swimming pools.
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