Topic: SECURITY - on June 30, 2009 at 11:27:00 AM CEST
America's Fortress: Cheyenne Mountain, NORAD live on
If there are two things that drive the folks at the world-famous Cheyenne Mountain complex crazy, it's the widely held public perceptions that, for one, the complex has shut down altogether, and that it is synonymous with NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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Topic: SPY - on June 30, 2009 at 11:26:00 AM CEST
Iran's Web Spying Aided By Western Technology
The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world's most sophisticated mechanisms for controlling and censoring the Internet, allowing it to examine the content of individual online communications on a massive scale.
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Topic: WEB - on June 29, 2009 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
The - Extremly early test - HTML5 media tags
Getting annoyed by the fact that you can’t really find videos (and other copyrighted material) on YouTube anymore? Depending on how patient you are, we’ve got some good news for you. The Pirate Bay’s video sharing project, The Video Bay has opened up its beta version to the public.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 29, 2009 at 12:13:00 PM CEST
Ein neues Hochhaus mit Kippeffekt
Auf einer Baustelle in der chinesischen Metropole Schanghai ist der Rohbau eines 13-stöckigen Hochhauses einfach umgekippt.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 29, 2009 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Building collapse
Construction of the building has been halted pending an investigation of the collapse, including reports that cracks had appeared Friday on a flood prevention bank near the apartment building, Xinhua reported.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 29, 2009 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
US-Armee ändert Strategie im Kampf gegen Drogenhandel
Der US-Sondergesandte für Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, geht bei der Bekämpfung des Drogenhandels neue Wege: Statt Opium-Felder zu vernichten, soll die US-Armee den Schmuggel stärker bekämpfen. Zudem sollen afghanische Bauern beim Anbau anderer Produkte gefördert werden.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 29, 2009 at 12:00:00 PM CEST
U.S. Makes Major Shift in Afghan Anti-Drug Plan
The United States is to change the way it deals with the massive poppy growing industry in Afghanistan.
Instead of destroying the crops it will spend money encouraging Afghan farmers to grow different ones.
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Topic: WEB - on June 28, 2009 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
My Dream is to Cut All Ties with Civilization but Still be on the Internet
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 28, 2009 at 1:03:00 PM CEST
Illegaler Handel mit Ersatzdrogen nimmt zu
Methadon oder Subutex sollen eigentlich Heroinabhängigen helfen, von ihrer Sucht loszukommen. Doch nach Informationen des SPIEGEL werden diese Ersatzdrogen inzwischen immer häufiger selber auf dem Schwarzmarkt gehandelt.
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Topic: CARS - on June 28, 2009 at 12:58:00 PM CEST
Motorcycle Sidecar Is Actual Car
I don’t know what possessed François Knorreck to create the Snaefell, a handcrafted motorcycle/sports car hybrid, but the results are like a terrible traffic accident gone right. The motorcycle part of the Snaefell is based on a Laverda, while the sidecar is a mashup of a Volkswagen GTI, an Audi 80 and a Citroen Xantia.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 28, 2009 at 12:50:00 PM CEST
Tools made in German Prisons
Escape and other tools made by inmates in German prisons, from the photographer Marc Steinmetz. My favorite is the functional battery-powered shotgun, although the hand-made toaster is a testament to the love of a decent breakfast.
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Topic: Phone - on June 28, 2009 at 12:45:00 PM CEST
Bombendrohung wegen schlechtem Empfang
Ein 63-jähriger Mann drohte am Samstagabend das Gebäude der mobilkom austria in der Wiener Oberen Donaustraße in die Luft zu sprengen, teilte die Bundespolizeidirektion Wien am Sonntag mit. Er habe mit seinem Mobiltelefon zweimal das Call-Center des Anbieters kontaktiert und angegeben, vor den Büroräumen einen Lastwagen mit Sprengstoff deponiert zu haben.
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