Topic: GOOGLE - on October 13, 2008 at 4:53:00 PM CEST
Google's Super Satellite Captures First Image
The 4,300-pound satellite collected the image at noon EDT on Oct. 7 while moving from the north pole to the south pole in a 423-mile-high orbit at 17,000 miles per hour, or 4.5 miles per second. The spacecraft can take photos at a resolution of up to 41 cm -- close enough to zoom in on the home plate of a baseball diamond, according to Mark Brender, GeoEye's vice president of communications and marketing.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 13, 2008 at 3:35:00 PM CEST
World Bank denies hackers pwned key systems
The World Bank has denied reports that hackers penetrated its network on multiple occasions over the last year.
Fox News reports the financial institution has suffered at least six attacks since the middle of 2007. The assault emerged in the course of a separate FBI investigation, prompting the bank to issue a memo (pdf) to warn workers.
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Topic: TV - on October 13, 2008 at 2:25:00 PM CEST
Kurt Weinzierl in München gestorben
Der Tiroler Film- und Volksschauspieler Kurt Weinzierl ist gestorben. Wie heute bekannt wurde, verstarb der Schauspieler, Kabarettist und Regisseur am Freitag in München im Alter von 77 Jahren.
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Topic: MUSIK - on October 13, 2008 at 11:01:00 AM CEST
Music fans 'risk losing hearing'
One in 10 people with personal MP3 or CD players could suffer permanent hearing loss because their music is too loud, according to an EU study.
Scientists say those who listen at high volume for more than one hour per day over five years risk permanent harm.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 13, 2008 at 10:59:00 AM CEST
Britain is protecting the biggest heroin crop of all time
This week the 64th British soldier to die in Afghanistan, Corporal Mike Gilyeat, was buried. All the right things were said about this brave soldier, just as, on current trends, they will be said about one or more of his colleagues who follow him next week.
The alarming escalation of the casualty rate among British soldiers in Afghanistan ? up to ten per cent ? led to discussion this week on whether it could be fairly compared to casualty rates in the Second World War.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 13, 2008 at 10:54:00 AM CEST
Nato to attack Afghan opium labs
Nato has agreed its troops will be allowed to attack opium factories for the first time in Afghanistan.
Alliance spokesman James Appathurai said troops will act with Afghan forces "against facilities and facilitators" using drugs to finance the Taleban.
Afghan forces have taken the lead in the fight against the drugs industry until now. The US wants more aggressive tactics against the opium trade.
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Topic: JOEOEOEORG - on October 13, 2008 at 10:51:00 AM CEST
Haider verunglückte bei Tempo 142
Der 58-Jährige war nach Angaben der Staatsanwaltschaft zum Zeitpunkt des Unfalls mit 142 Stundenkilometern doppelt so schnell unterwegs wie auf der Strecke erlaubt. Sein Dienstwagen hingegen sei technisch völlig in Ordnung gewesen, teilte der Behördenleiter Gottfried Kranz mit. "Jegliche Spekulationen über andere Ursachen für den Unfall sind damit hinfällig", so Kranz.
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Topic: JOEOEOEORG - on October 13, 2008 at 10:49:00 AM CEST
Haider 'was double speed limit'
Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving at twice the speed limit when he died in a crash early on Saturday, court officials have said.
Mr Haider, 58, was travelling alone at 142km/h (88mph) in a 70km/h zone when his Volkswagen Phaeton V6 crashed.
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