Topic: History - on October 28, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM CET
Humans made fire 790,000 years ago
A new study shows that humans had the ability to make fire nearly 790,000 years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
By analysing flints at an archaeological site on the bank of the river Jordan, researchers at Israel's Hebrew University discovered that early civilizations had learned to light fires, a turning point that allowed them to venture into unknown lands.
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Topic: FUN - on October 28, 2008 at 5:02:00 PM CET
Crash
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Topic: NEWS english - on October 28, 2008 at 4:59:00 PM CET
Cost of crash: $2,800,000,000,000
How much is that?
The Bank of England may have put the paper cost of the global crisis at a staggering $2.8 trillion, but how does one come to grips with such a sum? Think of it like this: it could pay for 46 bail-outs of the kind the Treasury handed to the banks RBS, HBOS group and Lloyds TSB; or pay off the last quarter's public debt 45 times. It is more than three times the sum of UK annual public spending, and also equivalent to the wealth of 100 Oleg Deripaskas - before the credit crunch anyway. It's equal to 138m bottles of 1947 Petrus Pomerol, the bankers' favourite vintage; or, if it's your turn in the coffee round, 773bn lattes - nearly 13,000 each for every UK citizen.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 28, 2008 at 4:57:00 PM CET
Polizei sucht Sesamstraßen-"Ernie"
Die Polizei in Bayreuth bittet um Ihre Mithilfe! "Ernie" aus der Sesamstraße ist nämlich als Verkehrs-"Grobi" erwischt worden.Mit 155 km/h ist die Puppe auf der A9 am Bindlacher Berg geblitzt worden. Erlaubt waren lediglich 120 km/h.
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Topic: VIDEO - on October 28, 2008 at 4:50:00 PM CET
MTVMusic Music to your eyes.
MTVMusic Music to your eyes.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 28, 2008 at 4:46:00 PM CET
Mexiko: Mitarbeiter der Staatsanwaltschaft kooperierten mit Drogenmafia
In Mexiko haben Mitarbeiter der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft im großen Stil mit einem Drogenkartell zusammengearbeitet. Angestellte der Abteilung für den Kampf gegen das organisierte Verbrechen gaben Informationen über Ermittlungen an Dealer weiter und standen auf der Gehaltsliste des Beltran-Leyva-Kartells, wie die Staatsanwaltschaft mitteilte.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 28, 2008 at 4:44:00 PM CET
Drug unit 'corrupted' in Mexico
Members of an elite Mexican anti-drug unit passed information to a drug cartel in exchange for thousands of dollars, prosecutors say.
They said police agents and senior officials gave sensitive information to the Beltran Leyva organisation.
Assistant Attorney General Marisela Morales said those involved had received up to $450,000 (£290,000) a month from the cartel.
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Topic: GINGER - on October 28, 2008 at 4:42:00 PM CET
Dean Kamen: part man, part machine
Some see Dean Kamen as a Willy Wonka character whose most famous invention - the Segway personal transporter - is still the butt of jokes. Others compare him to Henry Ford. His next project, after perfecting an electric car, is to 'to fix the world' - using a 200-year-old engine nobody else thinks can work.
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Topic: GINGER - on October 28, 2008 at 4:42:00 PM CET
Dean Kamen: part man, part machine
Some see Dean Kamen as a Willy Wonka character whose most famous invention - the Segway personal transporter - is still the butt of jokes. Others compare him to Henry Ford. His next project, after perfecting an electric car, is to 'to fix the world' - using a 200-year-old engine nobody else thinks can work.
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Topic: NEWS - on October 28, 2008 at 4:39:00 PM CET
Wired's Product Reviews of 2008
Wired tested and rated more than 100 of the year's hottest new and upcoming gadgets, gizmos and products.
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