Topic: WEB - on May 6, 2009 at 3:32:00 PM CEST
US needs 'digital warfare force'
he head of America's National Security Agency says that America needs to build a digital warfare force for the future, according to reports.
Lt Gen Keith Alexander, who also heads the Pentagon's new Cyber Command, outlined his views in a report for the House Armed Services subcommittee.
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Topic: SECURITY - on May 6, 2009 at 3:10:00 PM CEST
Hackers demand $10m ransom for Virginia medical data
Almost 8.3 million patient records have been stolen from a Virginia government website that tracks prescription drug abuse, according to hackers who are demanding a $10 million ransom for their return.
"I have your shit!" the note, which was posted to Wikileaks read. "In my possession, right now, are 8,257,378 patient records and a total of 35,548,087 prescriptions. Also, I made an encrypted backup and deleted the original. Unfortunately for Virginia, their backups seem to have gone missing, too."
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 5, 2009 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
Chance in a Million
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 5, 2009 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
Drogenbericht: 3 bis 7 Prozent der Internetnutzer "süchtig"
Im Drogenbericht der Bundesregierung ist dem Internet ebenso ein eigenes Kapitel gewidmet wie Alkohol, Cannabis und Heroin. Nach Angaben der Drogenbeauftragten Sabine Bätzing wird das Problem der Onlinesucht gravierender.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on May 5, 2009 at 11:28:00 AM CEST
Google patent feeds ebook 'monopoly' infrared 3D - The world is flat. The page is not
If there were any doubt that Google is in a prime position to establish a legal monopoly in the world of digital books, the US patent office has snuffed it out.
Earlier this year, as spotted by The New Scientist and churned up late last week by National Public Radio, Google patented a book-scanning technology that can digitize the world's texts without subjecting them to the cruel treatment of a flatbed scanner.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 4, 2009 at 12:38:00 PM CEST
HUNT FOR DRUG LORD'S MILLIONS
AN Indiana Jones-style race is on to unearth tens of millions of dollars buried in secret locations by the notorious drug baron Pablo Escobar.
And one team of fortune-seekers poised to join the dangerous treasure hunt in the jungles of Colombia is led by a former Scots Guard, John Miller.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 4, 2009 at 12:36:00 PM CEST
Woman accused of taking 500 pounds of gold from job
Call her the modern day Goldfinger. A New York woman was charged Wednesday with stealing as much as $12 million in gold bullion and jewelry over a period of six years, lifting the ill-gotten booty from her employer by concealing the stash in the lining of her pocketbook.
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Topic: SPORT - on May 4, 2009 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski dies at 84
The longtime Santa Monica resident was a regular presence at Muscle Beach, where in his prime he'd pump out 500 Roman Chair sit-ups in about 15 minutes.
In the sport of bodybuilding where competitions include judging on various parts of the body, Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski had a singular distinction. Not that the rest of him wasn't finely sculptured and impressive, but judges generally would come back to his midsection, and his impressive set of abs.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:12:00 PM CEST
10 Most Weird And Wacky Moustaches And Beards!
On May 23, 2009, the annual Beard and Moustache Championships competition will be taking place in Anchorage, Alaska. Inventor Spot first introduced this strange sport to readers in the "Top 10 Sports From Around The World", and in honor of this strange competition rolling around again, we're counting down the most weird and wacky moustaches and beards from the Beard and Moustache Championship photo gallery!
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
At the Nuclear Power Plant
One Russian blogger has paid a visit to the modern Russian nuclear plant. Normally it is forbidden to take photos there, but they have made an exception for him. So now we have a rare chance to see what’s inside of the Russian most modern power plant.
This power plant is situated near Smolensk city. Its power generation potential is 3 Megawatt and it was build for 8 years, from 1982 to 1990. There were planned to be four nuclear reactors, but because of the panic after the Chernobyl accident the forth block has not been completed, so there are three of them for now.
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Topic: POLITIK - on May 3, 2009 at 2:18:00 PM CEST
Angela Merkel in her underwear stops traffic
Berliners on the city's main shopping drag, the "Ku'damm", were greeted Thursday with an unusual sight: a giant mocked-up image of Chancellor Angela Merkel in a matching purple bra and knicker set.
The 100-metre-square (1,000-square-foot) image of the half-naked world leader is part of a nationwide advertising campaign for an underwear company aiming to cash in on the success of a "cash-for-clunkers" scheme for old cars.
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Topic: ART - on May 3, 2009 at 2:15:00 PM CEST
Banksy Costume
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