Topic: health - on November 12, 2013 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Camel tests positive for Mers virus
A camel has tested positive for the Sars-like virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and has killed 64 people worldwide.
The animal had been owned by a person diagnosed with Mers (Middle East respiratory syndrome) coronavirus, the Saudi health ministry said.
It remains unclear, however, if camels are responsible for passing the disease to humans.
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Topic: SEX - on November 12, 2013 at 3:34:00 PM CET
Draft of California bill would mandate porn stars wear protective eyewear like goggles during filming
First it was mandatory condoms. Now lawmakers want to make porn stars don more gear to keep them safe from infection from bodily fluids. If an updated draft of Bill AB 640 goes into effect eye protection would be required during filming sex scenes, according to the proposed legislation.
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Topic: History - on November 12, 2013 at 3:33:00 PM CET
Laughing Squid Celebrates 18th Anniversary
This week Laughing Squid celebrates its 18th Anniversary.
It’s been a really amazing journey that started back in 1995 when I setup a little film and video production company in San Francisco while working on my documentary about the social surrealist artist Alonso Smith. The rest is history…
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Topic: History - on November 12, 2013 at 3:31:00 PM CET
Moving a house in San Francisco in 1908 using draught horses
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Topic: SPORT - on November 11, 2013 at 4:57:00 PM CET
Fastest bow in the west
Archer Lars Andersen can shoot 10 arrows in less than 5 seconds, without sacrificing power or accuracy. Andersen learned his technique by studying ancient archery practices...the key is holding the extra arrows in the hand and instinctive shooting.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on November 11, 2013 at 4:48:00 PM CET
After the Higgs hype, Cern still has as much purpose and passion as ever
As the tram trundles through the suburbs of Geneva, a huge lit-up globe by the side of the road lets me know I have arrived at Cern (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research). This is the mecca of particle physics. Most of it looks like a fairly undistinguished campus. "The money has not been spent on the buildings," I am repeatedly told. "The money is all underground." Underground, of course, are the tunnels where beams of light are smashed into each other. Under my feet are the colliders and detectors that are helping us understand what the universe is actually made of.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 4:46:00 PM CET
Maine Police: We’ll Still Bust You for Weed
Even though possession of marijuana is now officially legal in the city of Portland, local police say they still plan to bust people for weed.
Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said earlier in the week that even though his department had no issues with the city’s marijuana supporters getting out of hand while celebrating their legislative victory on Tuesday, his officers will remain steadfast about issuing citations for marijuana possession when necessary in accordance with the state law.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 3:13:00 PM CET
Man Dies After Drinking $50K Of Crystal Meth By Mistake
A man in Britain has died from mistakenly drinking over $50,000 worth of liquid crystal meth, having mistaken it for a health drink.
Romano Dias, aged 55, was given the deadly bottle of meth by his daughter Katee, who found it in a package which had been delivered to her home.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 11, 2013 at 2:24:00 PM CET
Miley Cyrus lights up a joint at European MTV awards in Amsterdam
US pop sensationalist Miley Cyrus took her publicity-seeking further still on Sunday by smoking a cannabis joint as she received her award for Best Video at the MTV European Music Awards in Amsterdam on Sunday.
The evening’s biggest winner was hip-hop icon Eminem who took home two awards, but Cyrus, 20, kept the spotlight firmly on herself after kicking off the show by twerking with a latex-clad dwarf called Little Britney.
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Topic: SECURITY - on November 10, 2013 at 3:40:00 PM CET
Merkels Handy: Republikaner John McCain fordert Entschuldigung von Obama
Der republikanische Senator John McCain hat den US-Präsidenten harsch kritisiert für sein Verhalten in der NSA-Affäre. Dem SPIEGEL sagte McCain, Barack Obama hätte sich bei Angela Merkel für das Abhören ihres Handys entschuldigen müssen.
Hamburg - In einem SPIEGEL-Gespräch kritisiert McCain, dass die NSA das Handy von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel abgehört hat. Zwar würden Freunde sich "bis zu einem gewissen Grad" ausspionieren. Es gebe jedoch gewisse Grenzen der Privatsphäre: "Gemessen daran, wie wütend Angela Merkel war, hätte der Präsident sich entschuldigen müssen", sagt der 77-jährige Senator aus Arizona.
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Topic: DRUGS - on November 10, 2013 at 3:28:00 PM CET
Mexican Narco Armor Vehicles
Mexican Drug War report on improvised fighting vehicles, with images. Written by Robert j Bunker and Byron Ramirez -in cooperation with Borderland Beat, InSight Crime and Small Wars Journal-El Centro.
Over the past seven years Mexico has witnessed an unprecedented wave of violence. Increasing competition among drug cartels has left thousands dead and analysts wondering when the levels of violence will subside. According to several conservative estimates, the number of dead during the Felipe Calderon presidency (2006-2012) is around 70,000. Moreover, it is estimated that close to 30,000 disappeared during the same period. Ever since the Medellin and Cali drug cartels were dismantled in the 1990s, Mexico’s cartels became increasingly powerful. Over the past couple of decades Mexican cartels created effective drug distribution and transportation networks which enabled them to expand their reach and increase their pro´ts. These cartels, which now dominate the lucrative wholesale illicit drug market by controlling the great majority of the drugs that enter the United States, have branched out to many other illicit activities.
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Topic: NEWS - on November 10, 2013 at 3:26:00 PM CET
Fünf Wochen nach dem Oktoberfest: Italiener findet sein Auto wieder
Fünf Wochen lang hat ein Oktoberfestbesucher aus Südtirol sein Auto gesucht - nun hat er es wieder. Ein Leser der Münchner "Abendzeitung" hatte sich bei dem 40-jährigen Mann gemeldet, nachdem er durch die Berichterstattung auf das Auto aufmerksam geworden war. Wie die Zeitung am Samstag berichtete, war der Italiener am 5. Oktober auf das Oktoberfest gegangen und hatte sein Auto in der Nähe einer Trambahn-Haltestelle in einer Nebenstraße abgestellt.
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