Topic: SCIENCE - on August 8, 2009 at 4:13:00 PM CEST
Lightning detected on Mars
The first detection of lightning in a Martian dust storm has likely been made by a new detector on a radio telescope.
Scientists have long thought that as with dust devils and storms here on Earth, Martian dust storms should produce lightning. But direct evidence of electric discharges on the red planet was lacking.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 8, 2009 at 1:54:00 PM CEST
The Disposable Skateboard Bible
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 8, 2009 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Revisiting Abbey Road 40 years on
Forty years ago on Saturday, one of the pop world's most infamous and imitated album covers was shot in a little side street in north London.
The idea for the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album was initially to call it Everest, after the favourite brand of cigarettes smoked by their engineer Geoff Emerik.
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Topic: STRANGE - on August 8, 2009 at 1:49:00 PM CEST
Greek woman 'sets fire' to Briton's genitals
A Greek woman has appeared in court accused of setting fire to a British tourist in Crete after he allegedly groped her in a bar.
Stuart Feltham, 23, from Swindon, is recovering from second-degree chest and stomach burns in a private clinic.
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Topic: PHOTO - on August 8, 2009 at 1:46:00 PM CEST
Look what popped up here
Melissa Brandts and her husband were exploring Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada, when they stopped for a timed picture of the two of them.
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Topic: POLITIK - on August 8, 2009 at 1:44:00 PM CEST
Fragen Sie mich was anderes, sonst leg ich auf!
Sie zog sich aus für "Penthouse" und wohnte im "Big Brother"-Container - jetzt dient Kader Loth als Frauenbeauftragte der Pauli-Partei. Im Interview kündigt die 36-Jährige an, die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Frauen verbessern zu wollen. Und rügt: "Die Männer haben meistens wenig Zeit für uns."
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Topic: SCIENCE - on August 8, 2009 at 1:39:00 PM CEST
Godel, Escher, Bach Video Lectures from MIT OCW
During the summer of 2007, Gödel, Escher, Bach was recorded especially for OpenCourseWare. Below are links to the videos, along with breakdowns of the video content.
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Topic: FUN - on August 8, 2009 at 1:36:00 PM CEST
Lotus license plate
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Topic: WERBUNG - on August 8, 2009 at 1:32:00 PM CEST
Neuer Rassismus-Vorwurf an Unilever
Unilever Türkei wirbt für Zahnpasta mit Slogan "White Power"
"White Power" als Werbeslogan? Für die einen ist es eine prägnante Formel, für andere die Verbreitung rassistischer Propaganda.
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Topic: STRANGE - on August 8, 2009 at 1:30:00 PM CEST
Maus lebte in Bankautomat - Nest aus 20-Dollar-Scheinen
Mit 20-Dollar-Scheinen hat sich eine Maus im US-Bundesstaat Oregon ein gemütliches Nest in einem Bankomat eingerichtet. Zwei komplett zerfledderte Scheine und 14 angenagte polsterten das Versteck des kleinen Tiers in dem an einer Tankstelle aufgestellten Gerät.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on August 7, 2009 at 12:42:00 PM CEST
Is Google spending $106.5m to open source a codec?
After acquiring On2's video compression codecs in a deal valued at approximately $106.5 million in stock, will Google simply turn around and open source them?
It certainly looks that way.
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Topic: ART - on August 7, 2009 at 12:39:00 PM CEST
Dead sexy ban
Creepy pathologist Gunther von Hagens has been banned from showing his exhibition of the stripped down bodies of a couple having sex.
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