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  1. The new Knuts? Cute polar bear cubs revealed for the first time

    Days after the sad death of much-loved polar bear Knut these cute cubs celebrated their first day out in front of the public with an arctic roll with their mum. The polar bear cubs - Gregot and Aleut, now four months old - joined mum Vera as they met their fans for the first time at...
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  2. Divers play underwater game for 36 hours in world record bid

    These scuba divers are claiming a new world record after playing the same card game underwater for 36 hours. The 16 divers - who worked in shifts so they could change oxygen tanks - sat on the bottom of a pool in Geiselhoering, Germany, playing a favourite local game called 'sheepshead'...
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  3. Bank robber sues police after being arrested with his underpants on show

    Armed robber Phillip Niere is suing police in Germany after they arrested him with his trousers round his ankles. The 38-year-old was arrested after he threatened to kill five staff at Noris Bank in Aachen, west Germany, if they did not dispense £200,000 to him immediately. He was...
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  4. Law to protect German kids' right to noise

    Children of Germany take heart — it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under six to laugh, shout and play at any volume. Germany is a land of many rules...
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  5. Eurovision Song Contest on a Roll With Crazy Bike

    After more than five decades featuring over 1,100 songs, the Eurovision Song Contest, widely considered Europe's favorite TV show, is gearing up for its May 14 finale. Countries, represented by their individual public broadcasters, compete in the show every year, which is transmitted to all...
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  6. Heidi the cross-eyed opossum on a diet for health

    Link Removed due to 404 Error A strict diet may help the Leipzig Zoo's opossum Heidi to lose the crossed eyes that have made her an international attraction. The overweight white-haired opossum has been on a steady diet of lettuce, carrots and lean chicken to cut down on her fat -- which...
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  7. UK pensioners drive into German church

    Link Removed due to 404 Error BERLIN (Reuters) – Two British pensioners landed in hospital in southern Germany after their car's global positioning system directed them to drive into a church. While driving their Renault in the evening on a back road near the Austrian border, the...
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  8. Owls Gone Wild

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed A brown owl was picked up for public inebriation in Germany. The animal was observed sitting along side the road without concern for passing traffic, close by were two schnapps bottles it had been sampling. Police picked it up and took it to a local...
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  9. On This Day in History: Friday, Sep 03, 2010

    Famous people born on this day: --> 1856, Louis Sullivan, father of modern US architecture. Events on this day in history: --> 1783, Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, is signed. --> 1912, World's first cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy. --> 1921, First bowling...
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    • architecture bowling england event famous germany history louis sullivan revolutionary war treaty of paris
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  10. Dreaming Kitty is the Next Big Cat Video

    Link Removed - Invalid URL You've been shocked by Surprised Kitty, gasped at OMG Cat and given Standing Cat an ovation ... well, prepare to meet the next mega-adorable cat to go viral on YouTube. Dreaming Kitty is like Surprised Kitty -- he spreads his paws in the same cute way -- except that...
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    Windows 7 Recycling fails on Win 7, but file still exists

    Dear Windows 7-friends, i have a (little?) problem with my Windows 7 Build 7100. There are three files, that cannot be deleted (all of them on desktop) If i try to delete them, it opens a windows saying: "Recycling" (German: "Recyclen von...") This window won't close automatically, i...
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    • delete issues desktop file issues germany recycling safe mode support technical issues user help windows 7
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    Windows 7 Logitech G15 Driverproblems resolved !! Windows 7 RC 1 7100

    Hello! Unpack, run "msetup" and restart! Here are the Drivers: 64 Bit: Link Removed - Invalid URL 32 Bit: Link Removed - Invalid URL Nice Greetz from Germany!
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    • 32-bit 64-bit drivers g15 gaming germany hardware logitech windows 7
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    Windows 7 Webcam dont work

    Hi there... im from germany and my english is not so well.. but i try to give my best. So i have got an installation on my Notebok. Everything works but not the cam yet. Its a BisonCAP...the driver is insatlled...but i dont get a Picture..does some one have an idea? Thx a lot greetz from...
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    Windows 7 ISA server Client

    Hello i have i Problem with Windows 7 and Isa Server 2004 Client, its not kompatibel. give a update for this Client ? thx greetings from Germany White ok, thx, i have this Problem cleared, download firewall client for vista its kompatibel ;)
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    • client compatibility firewall germany isa server update windows 7 windows vista
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    Windows 7 Problems with the OS?

    Hi all, I've planned to install 7 on my Pc, but a friend of mine, warned me, that this could distroy my whole Software System. I would install 7 on a second HDD, and I would boot always, from that Disc, not from the one with XP on it. Actually I think, that this should'nt make problems, but I'd...