Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2008 at 1:40:53 PM CEST
Rollstuhlfahrer entwischt der Polizei
Flucht per Taxi: Trotz seiner Behinderung ist ein mordverdächtiger Rollstuhlfahrer in Kolumbien den Behörden kurz vor seinem Gerichtsverfahren entkommen. Er nutzte die Unachtsamkeit eines Beamten und machte sich mit Hilfe von Passanten aus dem Staub.
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Topic: food - on June 11, 2008 at 1:38:34 PM CEST
Department of Water and Power drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir
The water needs to be shaded because when sunlight mixes with the bromide and chlorine in Ivanhoe's water, the carcinogen bromate forms, said Pankaj Parekh, DWP's director for water quality compliance. Bromide is naturally present in groundwater and chlorine is used to kill bacteria, he said, but sunlight is the final ingredient in the potentially harmful mix.
The DWP drop was designed to stop the three from mingling in the 10-acre, 58-million-gallon Ivanhoe Reservoir. The 102-year-old facility serves about 600,000 customers downtown and in South Los Angeles.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on June 11, 2008 at 1:34:51 PM CEST
Google supports US privacy law
In a letter to Congressman Joe Barton Google's chief lobbyist Alan Davidson said: "Google supports the adoption of a comprehensive federal privacy law that would accomplish several goals such as building consumer trust and protections; creating a uniform framework for privacy, which would create consistent levels of privacy from one jurisdiction to another; and putting penalties in place to punish and dissuade bad actors."
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2008 at 1:30:44 PM CEST
BBC Sound Index
The Sound Index is not meant to be a definitive chart (like a sales chart). Rather, it's a gauge of who and what is currently driving conversation and interaction about music online. It's a great tool for music discovery, and to find out who's currently hot in the music world of teenagers. However, we have taken steps to ensure that our data collection is as accurate as possible, and have implemented an algorithm to help us create the most editorially relevant and robust Index.
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Topic: SEX - on June 11, 2008 at 11:23:22 AM CEST
Impolite Club Billboard Illusions
For few months I've been debating within myself, whether I should publish these billboards or not. If you look at these 3 posters, they advertise some sort of clubbing. At first, you'll notice nothing unusual except some young people having fun. Now look at the details more closely. Those of you with corrupt mind will immediately see some impolite scenes. If you ask me for the reason why have I decided to post this after all, the answer is simple - uncorrupted souls will see nothing devilish within these ads, while adults and pervs will see the illusion almost immediately. Remember, whining about these photos will get us nowhere, since everything you think you see is just a mere illusion. There is no-one to blame, except your brain ;)
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2008 at 11:20:25 AM CEST
Fatboy Slims Naked Censorship Musicvideo is unfuckingbelievable
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2008 at 11:15:38 AM CEST
Moog Unveils Badass Guitar with Infinite Sustain
Bob Moog's synthesizers and effects changed the world. Now, the company that bears his name is trying to apply its vision to a new instrument: the guitar.
The Moog Guitar Paul Vo Edition has infinite sustain -- enough to keep Nigel Tufnel holding the guitar up to his ear until the end of time -- while a muted mode allows players to add the sound of their fingers holding down the strings loosely and then taking them away from the strings right away after the strum for a banjo-type sound. These effects operate separately on each pickup, giving players a wider range of sonic options.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 11, 2008 at 11:12:42 AM CEST
oops - weirdest - accidents
Nothing is as fascinating as an unexplained accident
New batch of strange mis-happenings, weird situations, and often maddeningly mysterious wrecks, where we keep asking ourselves: "How on earth could that happen?"
In a huge hurry? Just drive your car into the subway (only make sure it would fit in some tight spots):
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Topic: NEWS - on June 11, 2008 at 11:09:02 AM CEST
All-in-one shisha maintenance kit
The Shishavac is an all-in-one narghile maintenance kit that would look absurdly out of place in most Middle Eastern cafes, but for home shisha enthusiasts, this espresso-machine-like device features an elegant brazier that uniformly lights the smoldering coals (promising perfectly heated coals within seconds) and easily clean the narghile hose... certainly the most nightmarish aspect of home shisha maintenance.
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Topic: WEB - on June 11, 2008 at 11:05:53 AM CEST
Cuomo’s Child Porn Deal: The Death of USENET?
A lot of censorship and suppression of speech goes on these days, under the well meaning pretenses of curbing atrocious crime, but with the net effect silencing valuable communication. Just the yesterday, I talked about proposed legislation that the US Congress has in the works to criminalize emotional distressing speech under the auspices of ending cyber-bullying. Today, three of America’s largest Internet service providers have decided to voluntarily to censor one of the precursors to the Web: USENET.
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Topic: WAR - on June 11, 2008 at 11:04:01 AM CEST
BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions
A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq.
For the first time, the extent to which some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding has been researched by the BBC's Panorama using US and Iraqi government sources.
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