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March 12 2010

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17:51

Misshandlungen in Deutschland: Karte der Leiden

Karte der Leiden

In fast ganz Deutschland ist es in den vergangenen 50 Jahren zu Misshandlungen und sexuellem Missbrauch an Schulen und Internaten gekommen.

Zaphod
17:25

Islamkonferenz: "Alle Optionen sind offen"

Wie geht es weiter mit der Islamkonferenz? Der Sprecher des Koordinierungsrats der Muslime, Bekir Alboga (links), und der Chef des Zentralrats, Ayyub Axel Köhler, bei ihren Beratungen mit anderen Verbänden; dpa

Die großen Verbände können sich nicht auf eine Haltung zur Islamkonferenz einigen - neben Forderungen nach einem Ausstieg gibt es auch Signale für einen Dialog.

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17:05

Ominöser Tod in Baden-Württemberg: Der Fischer und die Sängerin

Fischer, Sängerin, Tod, dpa

Mit Auftritten eines Doppelgänger ihres Ehemannes soll eine Frau den gewaltsamen Tod ihres Gatten verschleiert haben. Von dem Fischer fehlt jede Spur, die Frau sitzt inzwischen hinter Gittern.

Zaphod
17:05

Brand in Küche: Feuerwehr rettet zwei Rentner

Feuerwehrleute haben in Wiesbaden zwei Rentner nach einem Brand in einem Mehrfamilienhaus gerettet. Beide mussten mit Rauchvergiftungen in ein Krankenhaus gebracht werden.
Tags: Nachrichten
Zaphod
16:58

IBM Stops Disclosing US Headcount Data

theodp writes "ComputerWorld reports that IBM has stopped providing breakouts on US employees, closing a door to data that provided insights into the bellwether company's employment shift. In its latest Annual Report, Big Blue only provides its global headcount, and an IBM spokesman confirmed that disclosure of US headcount is a thing of the past. The Rochester Institute of Technology's Ron Hira called the US workforce data critical for policymakers trying to understand the dynamics of offshoring. 'By hiding its offshoring, IBM is doing a disservice to America — through omission the company is providing misleading labor market signals and information to policy makers,' Hira said. Ironically, CEO Sam Palmisano's Letter to Shareholders, which accompanied the Annual Report, touts how IBM's Analytics and 'Smarter Planet' efforts are empowering US government decision-makers. Nondisclosure domestically and abroad seems to be the new rule of thumb for Big Tech, sparking calls for government intervention." IBM laid off about 10,000 US workers last year, and 2,900 so far this year, according to the Alliance@IBM, a labor union.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


Tags: ibm
Zaphod
16:50

Missbrauchskandal: Schläge, Triebe, Ettal

Kloster Ettal, Reuters

Tage der bitteren Wahrheit: Immer mehr Opfer sprechen über die sexuellen Übergriffe und das Prügelsystem in dem katholischen Internat Ettal.

Zaphod
16:34

Missbrauch in der katholischen Kirche: Pädophile Pfarrer in Ratzingers Bistum

Papst Benedikt XVI., Joseph Ratzinger, Bischof München und Freising; dpa

Mit Wissen des heutigen Papstes kam in den achtziger Jahren ein einschlägig belasteter Pfarrer nach München. Dort missbrauchte er erneut Jugendliche - und arbeitet noch heute als Seelsorger in Oberbayern.

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16:24

Causa Westerwelle: Chefin Merkel hilft ihrem Vize ganz diplomatisch

Stellt sich hinter den Außenminister: Angela Merkel

Der Außenminister wehrt sich gegen Vorwürfe, er vermische auf Dienstreisen private und dienstliche Interessen - und erhält nun Unterstützung: von Kanzlerin Merkel.

Zaphod
16:10

MIT Scientists Make a Polyethylene Heatsink

arcticstoat calls our attention to MIT research that has produced a version of polyethylene that can conduct heat away from computer chips. Polyethylene is the most widely used plastic. It's not clear how practical this research is for industrial-scale use, involving as it does an atomic-force microscope. The work is detailed in a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology this month. "The new process causes the polymer to conduct heat very efficiently in just one direction, unlike metals, which conduct equally well in all directions. ... The key to the transformation was getting all the polymer molecules to line up the same way, rather than forming a chaotic tangled mass, as they normally do. The team did that by slowly drawing a polyethylene fiber out of a solution, using the finely controllable cantilever of an atomic-force microscope, which they also used to measure the properties of the resulting fiber. This fiber was about 300 times more thermally conductive than normal polyethylene along the direction of the individual fibers, says the team’s leader..."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


Tags: science
Zaphod
16:00

Robot Spare Parts

An R2-D2 coffee maker would probably be really popular whereas a Bender fabric steamer would steal everything in your home and somehow leave your clothes more wrinkled than when you started. (Question, is the Tin Man a robot?) (Used Parts by Dale Austin via The Daily What)

Previously on Popped Culture...
Robot Evolution
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I Fought The Laws...


Zaphod
16:00

Listen to Local FM Radio in Windows 7 Media Center

If you have a supported tuner card and connected FM antenna, you can listen to your favorite local over-the-air FM stations in Windows 7 Media Center.

Before the FM radio option will be available in Windows Media Center, you’ll need to have a TV or Radio tuner card installed and configured. If you have a TV tuner card installed, you may already have a Radio tuner as well. Many TV tuner cards also have built in FM tuners.

Open Windows Media Center, scroll the “Music” and over to “Radio.”

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Click on “FM Radio.”

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The radio will turn on and you’ll see the current station number listed in the white box. Just below are standard “Seek” and “Tune” buttons, as well as “Preset” options. Tuning works just like a typical FM radio. Click on the (-) or (+) buttons to “Tune” or “Seek” up and down the dial. If you already know the frequency of the station, enter the numbers using the numeric keypad on the remote control or keyboard.

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To save the current station you’re listening to as a preset, click on the “Save as Preset” button.

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Type in a custom name for your preset station and click “Save.”

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Once you set your presets, they will also be available on the main FM Radio screen.

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The transport controls at the bottom of the screen also allow you to control Volume, Pause, Play, Skip back, and Skip forward. Fast Forward and Rewind, however, are not supported.

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This is a nice option if you’d like to listen to your local FM favorites on your computer, especially if those stations aren’t available online. If you don’t have an FM tuner and want to listen to thousands of online radio streams, check out our article on RadioTime in WMC.


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