Topic: SECURITY - on October 8, 2013 at 3:33:00 PM CEST
Schadenfreude: Schmelze im NSA-Datencenter aufgrund elektrischer Probleme
Eigentlich sollten Teile des neuen NSA-Datencenters in Utah, über das wir bereits berichtet haben, schon im Oktober des letzten Jahres in Betrieb genommen werden, dann wurde ein neuer Termin im September diesen Jahres bekanntgegeben. Doch wie es aussieht, wird sich die Eröffnung weiter verzögern. Grund dafür sind Pannen in der Elektrizitätsversorgung, die zu Spannungsüberschlägen führen. Das schmilzt Bauteile und führt zu Ausfällen im Gesamtsystem – in den letzten 13 Monaten insgesamt 10 Mal.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 8, 2013 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
Chronic electrical surges at the massive new data-storage facility central to the National Security Agency's spying operation have destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and delayed the center's opening for a year, according to project documents and current and former officials.
There have been 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months that have prevented the NSA from using computers at its new Utah data-storage center, slated to be the spy agency's largest, according to project documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 8, 2013 at 3:30:00 PM CEST
Silk Road: four suspected sellers of illegal drugs arrested in Britain
The new National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating UK suspects over the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road.
Four men were arrested last week over their alleged role in the online marketplace, hours after the suspected creator of the site was arrested in the US, the NCA said, and other UK suspects were likely to be held in the coming weeks.
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Topic: PHOTO - on October 7, 2013 at 3:20:00 PM CEST
Das besten astronomischen Fotos 2013
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 7, 2013 at 3:16:00 PM CEST
Cannabis gegen Arthritis - tagesschau
Rifka litt an massiver Arthritis. Die Schmerzen waren so stark, dass sie nicht mehr leben wollte. Doch dann begann die 85-Jährige, Cannabis zu nehmen - und seitdem ist das Leiden weg. Ein Einzelfall? Nein, in Israel gilt Cannabis als neue Wundermedizin.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 7, 2013 at 3:15:00 PM CEST
TSA Might Allow You to Board Plane with Your Marijuana
The mile high club may soon take on a new meaning as states continue to liberalize their marijuana laws.
Although it’s a try-it-at-your-own-risk scenario, airplane passengers in certain situations are being permitted to carry marijuana on board, even if TSA agents sniff out the drugs.
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Topic: NEWS english - on October 7, 2013 at 3:13:00 PM CEST
Shoplifting bear eats apples and leaves
A small black bear recently went on a late night shopping trip for apples at the Vons supermarket in Mammoth Lakes, California.
As employees stocked shelves in the early hours of Friday morning, a nearly two-year old bear, familiar to Wildlife Officer Steve Searles walked through the electronic doors and helped himself to some apples.
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Topic: LEGO - on October 7, 2013 at 3:12:00 PM CEST
Police constable 1337 stunned by Lego lookalike
It's not every day that the Venn diagram covering law enforcement, tiny figurines and internet jargon crosses over, but today is such a day.
Reports have it that a police constable whose official number is 1337 has been gobsmacked to find that Lego have brought out a tiny plastic plod who not only has the same number - he is also as near to being a dead ringer for the real copper as any miniature figurine can realistically be expected to be.
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Topic: POLITIK - on October 6, 2013 at 6:11:00 PM CEST
Berlusconi will Sozialstunden leisten
Auf Hausarrest hat der "Cavaliere" offenbar keine Lust: Stattdessen wird Silvio Berlusconi seine Strafe wegen Steuervergehen laut seinem Anwalt in Sozialstunden ableisten. Zur Wahl stehen etwa ein Engagement in Umweltprojekten - oder die Arbeit im Altersheim.
Rom - Multimilliardär Silvio Berlusconi muss sich wohl schon bald auf gänzlich neue Aufgabenfelder einstellen. Der wegen Steuerbetrugs rechtskräftig verurteilte Politiker will seine Strafe mit Sozialstunden ableisten. Laut Medienberichten vom Sonntag kann der dreimalige italienische Ministerpräsident dann mit einer Verkürzung der Strafe und weniger strengen Regeln rechnen.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 6, 2013 at 6:06:00 PM CEST
26 Years to Release Snowden Docs by The Guardian
Out of reported 15,000 pages, The Guardian has published 192 pages in fourteen releases over four months, an average of 48 pages per month, or 1.28% of the total. At this rate it will take 26 years for full release.
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Topic: ART - on October 6, 2013 at 5:59:00 PM CEST
Banksy makes a splash in New York – but what will become of the murals?
He is the anonymous street art vigilante who uses the nondescript walls of cities to stage million-dollar exhibitions. In many places around the world, Banksy's graffiti art, with its strong political motifs, has become a cultural symbol and a community treasure. This month he is in New York, for what is expected to be a month-long residency featuring several new projects.
However, with great artistic acclaim and value comes a surge in commercialization. Many of Banksy's murals – prized greatly by art fans but even more so by private property owners – have been displaced and auctioned. In Los Angeles in August, a Banksy Flower Girl piece was removed from a gas station and put up for auction. The starting bid was $300,000. In February, a piece entitled Slave Labour disappeared under mysterious circumstances from a North London Poundland store, only to turn up in a Miami auction later that month, with an asking price of $700,000.
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Topic: ART - on October 6, 2013 at 5:58:00 PM CEST
Rebel rocket attack - Banksy
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