Sunday, 31. January 2010

Woman sues Metra after toilet explodes on train


Julianna Mandernach filed the suit in Cook County Circuit Court against the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. and Metra, claiming the Jan. 29, 2009, incident left her with injuries of a “personal and pecuniary nature.”

suntimes.com

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The iPad goes head-to-head with a rock!


iPad

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Klimarat-Chef soll Panne verschwiegen haben


Die Gletscher des Himalaja sind bis 2035 höchstwahrscheinlich geschmolzen: Mit dieser drastischen Falschprognose blamierte sich der Uno-Weltklimarat. Jetzt berichtet die "Times", der Chef des Gremiums habe früh von dem Fehler gewusst - und geschwiegen. Der Wissenschaftler bestreitet das.

spiegel.de

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Seriously: Where Is The Link Between Copyright Infringement And Terrorism/Organized Crime


Over the past few years, the entertainment industry has been pushing hard on the claim that copyright infringement and organized crime (or terrorism) are somehow connected. It's a regular talking point and is often brought up in discussions about ACTA. And yet, where is this supposed link? Glynn Moody discusses what a bogus concept it is, and why a new EU report is massively discredited in simply taking the claim at face value:.

techdirt.com

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