Topic: NEWS english - on March 4, 2007 at 4:17:00 PM CET
1 million rounds of ammo, tunnel found in burning Norco home
More than 1 million rounds of ammunition, a cache of weapons and a tunnel were found inside a man's home after an explosive fire that forced a neighborhood evacuation, authorities said Friday.
Three 25-gallon containers filled with an unknown fluid were found in the tunnel, which began in the garage and stretched about 10 feet into the backyard. The fluid was being analyzed by hazardous material experts, said Norco Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Knueven.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 4, 2007 at 4:15:00 PM CET
Taiwanese set off 8.1-mile firecracker
Organizers lit up a 8.1-mile string of explosives in a southern Taiwanese county Sunday, hoping to create the world's longest firecracker in a record-setting attempt expected to last two hours.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 4, 2007 at 3:57:00 PM CET
Mysterious deaths of whales in the Strait of Gibraltar
Scientists are investigating the deaths of some 20 whales in the Strait of Gibraltar over the last few months. That number is double the annual average of whale bodies usually found washed ashore.
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Topic: logisch - on March 4, 2007 at 3:53:00 PM CET
Migros: First Supermarket with 100% LED Lighting
The Migros Supermarket in Eschenbach, Switzerland, sets an LED milestone by switching to 100% LED lighting throughout the entire store--in the refrigerated compartments, overhead, and accenting the selection of products on offer.
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Topic: SECURITY - on March 4, 2007 at 3:20:00 PM CET
Invasion of the naked body scanners
Last week, TSA began using backscatters at airports to screen passengers for weapons. The first machine is up and running in Phoenix. The next ones will be in New York and Los Angeles. The machines have been modified with a "privacy algorithm" to clean up what they show. But even the tempered images tell you more than you need to know about the endowments of the people seated next to you.
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Topic: ART - on March 4, 2007 at 2:34:00 PM CET
First pictures from JR and Marco's FACE2FACE Project
We then traveled across the Israeli and Palestinian cities without speaking much. Just looking to this world with amazement.
This holly place for Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This tiny area where you can see mountains, sea, deserts and lakes, love and hate, hope and despair embedded together.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 4, 2007 at 2:27:00 PM CET
German Court Rules That Naming Your Child Jihad is Legal
Germany has strict rules governing the naming of children. Parents have to choose from a list of court-approved names, to prevent a child from becoming a victim of ridicule or confusion.
With a name like Jihad, you may as well paint a bulls-eye on the kids head right now.
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Topic: food - on March 4, 2007 at 2:26:00 PM CET
- German roasting sausage museum
The 1. German roasting sausage museum was opened to 28.05.2006 in wood living (Ilm circle). Guests receive information in the museum to the Bratwurst generally and to the Thüringer Bratwurst in the special one. Among other things a copy of the oldest roasting sausage calculation of the world is shown.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on March 4, 2007 at 2:20:00 PM CET
Cruise misslie on Google Maps
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Topic: PHOTO - on March 4, 2007 at 2:14:00 PM CET
HDR Tutorials Roundup
HDR or High Dynamic Range Photography is growing in popularity as photographers begin to understand and utilize the technique. Designed to bring out more detail in both the highlights and the shadows, it is essentially done by taking multiple exposures of the same image at different settings and then combining the best from each photo in editing software such as Photoshop.
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Topic: VIDEO - on March 4, 2007 at 2:07:00 PM CET
Japanese Live Octopus Wrestling… and biting
I have to say that this was even a little weird for us. Apparently wrestling a live octopus involves biting it?
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Topic: Bastard pop - on March 4, 2007 at 2:04:00 PM CET
Star Wars With A Twist
The first is a beautiful mash up of Star Wars meets music from The Muppets. If you need a refresher on what Star Wars is all about, just watch the second video and it sums up the movie nicely in 5 seconds.
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