Topic: NEWS english - on January 16, 2004 at 1:02:00 PM CET
SageGlass® Explained
Because the concept of electronically tintable glass is so new, and because there are a number of very different "switchable" technologies being developed right now, there is sometimes confusion regarding what SageGlass® technology is and what it can or cannot do. The following information is intended to clarify possible misconceptions surrounding switchable glass technologies, and SageGlass® electrochromic technology specifically.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 16, 2004 at 11:59:00 AM CET
Origamic architecture and Escher
Some say that Origamic Architecture is a part of Origami and some say it is not. So one is divided about this issue. This confusion arises because the folding part is essential in making an Origamic Architecture card; by folding, one models a card into shape. However, when a card is made it is primarily done by cutting. Masahiro Chatani consequently calls his books Origamic Architecture.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 16, 2004 at 11:05:00 AM CET
Vehicles slam into woman's house twice in just over a month
In just over a month, Sarah Stern's life of solitude was shattered twice _ when separate vehicles slammed into her corner house. For more than two decades, Stern lived here quietly. But that streak came to a screeching halt when a car and a truck crashed into her house within 32 days.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 16, 2004 at 12:53:00 AM CET
Salt, pepper and Diet Coke with lime?
Coca-Cola rolls out lime-flavored Diet Coke and pushes recipes for its products. Coca-Cola Co. made two moves this week to boost sagging soda sales in the United States.
In the more major of the moves, the company rolled out a lime-flavored version of its popular Diet Coke drink in stores throughout the nation.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 16, 2004 at 12:51:00 AM CET
Niue is dead! Long live .nu!
The tiny island of Niue was all but wiped off the map at the end of last week when cyclone Heta sent 300kph winds and 20-metre waves smashing into a population of just 1,200 people.
Now, with many islanders deciding to move to nearby New Zealand, there is a question over Niue’s independence, granted in 1974 when the population was closer to 5,000. It is expected that only 500 people will remain.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 15, 2004 at 1:46:00 PM CET
Japan invents the gadget of your dreams
A Japanese company has invented a product which, it says, allows owners to create their own dreams.
Prospective dreamers are asked to look at a photo of what they would like to dream about and then record a story line into the Yumemi Kobo, or "dream workshop".
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 14, 2004 at 4:19:00 AM CET
NEC's Card-Sized Mobile Phone
NEC Corp, in an interview with Nikkei BP's Beijing Bureau, has revealed the details of its credit card-sized, ultra-small mobile phone now being developed. Initially, the prototype of this small mobile phone, the "N900," was introduced on Oct 28, 2003 in an announcement in Shanghai of new products for the Chinese market.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 14, 2004 at 1:35:00 AM CET
Airline Passengers: Background Check
The U.S. government plans to push ahead this year with a vast computerized system to probe the backgrounds of all passengers boarding flights in the United States. The government will compel airlines to hand over all passenger records for scrutiny by U.S. officials and passengers will be scored with a number and a color that ranks their perceived security threat.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 14, 2004 at 12:40:00 AM CET
Eatery serves up coffee-flavored steak
The city that spawned America's obsession with strong, dark coffee is giving locals a popular new coffee-flavored steak, even while the mad cow scare that started in Washington state is putting some people off beef.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 12, 2004 at 11:39:00 AM CET
Brewery Recreates Revolutionary Beer
Ever wonder what the Founding Fathers drank? Using recipes favored by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Yards, a Philadelphia-based brewer, is recreating their beers of choice and offering them for sale in six-packs. Rachel Buchman of member station WHYY reports. Read Washington's recipe for beer.
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Topic: - on January 12, 2004 at 12:23:00 AM CET
Cat and Bear Odd Couple Reunited in Zoo
Muschi, a small cat that formed an unlikely friendship with a half-ton bear called "mouse" in Berlin Zoo, has been reunited with her companion after pining outside the bear's cage for months, the zoo said Friday.
Muschi, which means "pussy," has been popular with zoo visitors ever since she appeared in the bear's enclosure three years ago.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 11, 2004 at 3:59:00 AM CET
Video Hacking
"Fictional documentary about a video art activist that manipulates tapes in video shops standing for chaos and against copyright."
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