Topic: SCIENCE - on December 7, 2008 at 1:35:05 PM CET
Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?
Major breakthroughs in science have historically been the province of individuals, not institutes. Galileo and Copernicus, Edison and Einstein, toiling away in lonely labs or pondering the cosmos in private studies.
But in recent decades - especially since the Soviet success in launching the Sputnik satellite in 1957 - the trend has been to create massive institutions that foster more collaboration and garner big chunks of funding.
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Topic: Green - on December 7, 2008 at 1:30:56 PM CET
'Solar taxi' goes round the world
A solar-powered car has arrived at the UN climate change talks in the Polish city of Poznan after a round-the-world trip covering almost 40 countries.
At the wheel of the "solar taxi" was Swiss teacher Louis Palmer who made the 52,000km (32,000 mile) 17-month trip.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on December 7, 2008 at 11:39:46 AM CET
German police get powers to hack into home computers
Under a compromise between the hardline Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and dissenting MPs, Germany's Parliament is put unprecedented power in the hands of the Federal Criminal Police (BKA).
New laws, some of the toughest in Europe, will also allow police to bug and photograph suspect's homes, tap their phones and track the location of their mobile calls.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on December 7, 2008 at 11:38:35 AM CET
Eine verdächtige Mail reicht aus
Im Dienste der Terrorabwehr soll das BKA künftig Wohnungen und Computer heimlich ausspähen dürfen - noch vor Weihnachten stimmt der Bundesrat über das umstrittene Gesetz ab.
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Topic: WEB - on December 7, 2008 at 11:36:29 AM CET
German Gov't Donates 100,000 Images To Wikipedia
The German Federal Archive has agreed to donate 100,000 images to Wikipedia under the German version of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License. These pictures cover a period from 1860 to present. This is the largest picture donation ever to Wikipedia, and possibly the largest in the history of the free culture movement.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 7, 2008 at 11:33:32 AM CET
Former drug officer launches 'KopBusters' TV show
Barry Cooper, a former Texas police officer with eight years of specialty in drug interdiction, first made waves when he released the film "Never Get Busted Again," a how-to guide for evading police drug seizures.
Austin, Texas-based Cooper's latest project is not nearly so benign, and will likely generate for the former drug warrior an army of enemies in law enforcement.
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Topic: STRANGE - on December 7, 2008 at 11:28:03 AM CET
Amsterdam to cut brothels by half
Dutch authorities have revealed details of their plans to clean up Amsterdam's famous red light district.
They say they will close half the city's brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in a bid to drive organised crime from the city centre.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on December 6, 2008 at 2:07:26 PM CET
Diamond thieves pull off 100-million-dollar Paris heist
Armed robbers pulled off one of the world's biggest jewellery heists at a famed Paris store, making off with 85 million euros (107 million dollars) in diamonds and valuables, officials said Friday.
A gang of four thieves -- two of them disguised as women -- on Thursday stole nearly all the jewels on display at the Harry Winston boutique just off the Champs-Elysees avenue, which attracts a wealthy international clientele.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 6, 2008 at 2:04:20 PM CET
Windows 7 Build 6956 leaked
The impossible has been done again and pirates all over the world are busy trying to obtain the more updated build of Windows 7- build 6956. Just a day after WinHEC China began, an attendee from the conference managed to slip a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of Windows 7 Build 6956 onto a portable device and upload it via torrent to the world.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 6, 2008 at 1:59:56 PM CET
Let's End Drug Prohibition
Today is the 75th anniversary of that blessed day in 1933 when Utah became the 36th and deciding state to ratify the 21st amendment, thereby repealing the 18th amendment. This ended the nation's disastrous experiment with alcohol prohibition.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on December 6, 2008 at 1:55:28 PM CET
Attorney gets six months for F-word
For the second day in a row, Judge Robert Ruehlman threw someone in jail and cited him for contempt for cussing in the courtroom. Advertisement
It was an accused gang member Wednesday. On Thursday, it was a private attorney in a non-criminal case.
Michael Brautigam was before Ruehlman representing himself in a contentious civil suit he had filed against his North Avondale condo association and other condo owners in the building who are represented by Cincinnati attorney Peter Koenig.
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Topic: Space - on December 6, 2008 at 1:53:19 PM CET
Astronomers resurrect historic supernova using interstellar 'mirror'
Astronomers have used light echoes from a supernova explosion as a time machine to look again at a historic stellar event first witnessed on Earth more than 400 years ago.
The brilliant 'new star' appeared in the sky in 1572 and was so bright it could be seen during the day. It was observed and charted by astronomer Tycho Brahe who discovered it was far away from the moon.
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