Topic: GINGER - on March 27, 2010 at 1:57:00 PM CET
Segway + motorbike = futuristic dorkmobile
Just when you thought that the Segway "self-balancing personal transportation device" concept had finally had a stake driven firmly through its überdorky heart, it's baaaack.
But now you have a place to sit, and not be forced to stand up as must a Segway-mounted policeman, paramedic, or polo player.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 27, 2010 at 1:56:00 PM CET
SWAT team responds to stolen pizza
Police say a plot to steal a delivery man’s pizza brought out a SWAT team in Alaska.
Police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker says a man trying to deliver a pizza order Sunday night was confronted outside a northeast Anchorage home by a man with a gun and a stick. He says three other people attacked him from behind, grabbed the pizza but ran away without taking his money.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM CET
Taste testing the world's hottest pepper
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Topic: PHOTO - on March 25, 2010 at 11:51:00 AM CET
Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies at 74
Music photographer Jim Marshall, who spent more than a half-century capturing rock-and-roll legends including the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin at work and in repose, has died. He was 74.
Marshall's death in New York City was confirmed Wednesday by Aaron Zych, a manager at the Morrison Hotel Galleries, which hosted one of the photographer's last exhibits.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 25, 2010 at 11:49:00 AM CET
Police seize tiger from gallery
It was seized by police over allegations that it was on sale illegally.
The exhibit, which was on display at SHOWstudio gallery in Mayfair, has now been impounded by Scotland Yard’s Wildlife Crime Unit, while they investigate.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 11:48:00 AM CET
Chemical From Plastic Water Bottles Found Throughout Oceans
A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked to developmental disorders, is ubiquitous in Earth’s oceans.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found mostly in shatter-proof plastics and epoxy resins. Most people have trace amounts in their bodies, likely absorbed from food containers. Its hormone-mimicking properties make it a potent endocrine system disruptor.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 23, 2010 at 11:36:00 AM CET
Science flies you to the moon
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 23, 2010 at 11:30:00 AM CET
The Virtual Toilet Paper Museum Contemporary Toilet Paper
"Maybe they should have a toilet paper museum. Would you like that? So we can see all the toilet paper advancements down through the ages. Toilet paper in the Crusades. The development of the perforation. The first six-pack. "
Welcome to the Virtual Toilet Paper Museum, a tribute to that much-maligned material which plays such an important role (or should that be "roll"?) in our everyday lives. Come inside and view our extensive collection of brands from the mundane to the exceeding rare, wondrous toilet-paper-related artworks of unusual beauty, and myriad informational exhibits.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on March 23, 2010 at 11:19:00 AM CET
'No fake breasts' - Pirates of the Caribbean say 'narrr' to Bulgarian airbags
The director of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean outing has decreed that actresses with breast implants will not be welcome to swash their buckles alongside the 100 per cent natural and impressive pirate's chest of Penelope Cruz.
Rob Marshall has instructed Los Angeles casting agents that he's after "beautiful female fit models" for scenes to be shot in Hawaii this summer. He adds: "Must be 5ft 7in-5ft 8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants."
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Topic: SECURITY - on March 23, 2010 at 11:17:00 AM CET
Germany warns surfers against Firefox - Achtung browser
German's official cyber-security response team is advising surfers not to use Firefox pending the release of a patch to defend against a critical unpatched vulnerability.
BürgerCERT, a division of the German federal government's security in information technology (BSI) department, warned surfers to steer clear of the open source browser until Mozilla releases a fix, due on 30 March. The zero-day vulnerability in the latest full version 3.6 of Firefox was discovered by security researcher Evgeny Legerov last month and explained in much greater depth in our story at the time here. Legerov controversially offered to sell exploit code he developed.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on March 23, 2010 at 11:12:00 AM CET
Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship
Just over two months after threatening to leave China because of censorship and intrusions from hackers, Google on Monday closed its Internet search service there and began directing users in that country to its uncensored search engine in Hong Kong.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 22, 2010 at 10:06:00 AM CET
160 plastic policemen charged with crimes
More than 2,000 police community support officers have been investigated for misconduct and more than 160 charged with criminal offences since the role was created, it can be revealed.
Figures obtained from police forces show that there has been roughly one inquiry for every seven of the civilian patrollers now employed, for alleged rule-breaking ranging from criminal activity to rudeness.
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