p2pnet World Headlines – July 16, 2009
Remastered film of first steps on the Moon released by Nasa Times Online
A remastered version of historic moonwalk footage from the Apollo 11 mission was released today by NASA. The restored footage of the 1969 landing shows the moment when Neil Armstrong descends the ladder and sets foot on the lunar surface. A second scene shows Armstrong and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface. The release comes ahead of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo landing on 20th July. The restored footage is clearer and less grainy than the original. When the two are viewed side-by-side the original appears to be seen through a mist. For now, below is a First Steps on the Moon Montage …
Conspiracists Cling To Theory That Moon Landing Was Faked WDSU
When the world watched blurred images of Neil Armstrong first stepping on the moon 40 years ago, it marked what most people came to believe was the greatest achievement of the 20th century. But for conspiracy theorists, the whole thing smelled of an elaborate hoax from the beginning. Hoax-theory advocates say the Apollo program was a mountain of lies that amounts to the greatest conspiracy of all time. NASA says that’s nonsense. But on occasion, the conspiracists have gotten under the skin — and in the faces — of NASA officials. In 2002, leading conspiracy theorist and filmmaker Bart Sibrel confronted astronaut Buzz Aldrin at a Beverly Hills Hotel, calling the second man to walk on the moon “a coward and a liar and a thief.” That prompted the spry then-72-year-old Aldrin to punch the much larger Sibrel, 37, square in the face.
Auction of Apollo 11 items scheduled in New York City Associated Press
Marking the 40th anniversary of man’s first lunar landing, more than 50 items related to the Apollo 11 mission are to go on the auction block today. Bonhams New York said many of the articles were acquired directly from the astronauts or were originally in their collections, Among the highlights from the historic July 20, 1969, mission of Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin is a lunar module landing sequence — three sheets that list “entry commands to enable Lunar Module Eagle to descend from lunar orbit and touch down on the moon’s surface,” Bonhams said. The lot was estimated to bring $125,000 to $175,000. It is inscribed by Aldrin, who consigned it to the sale.
Madonna “Devastated” After Deadly Stage Crash E! Online
Tragedy struck in Marseille this morning, when the roof of a massive stage being crafted for the Material Mama’s upcoming concert collapsed on several workers, leaving one dead and seven injured. Madonna was rehearsing her show in Udine, Italy, when the incident occurred, but wasted no time in sending her heartfelt condolences to everyone involved in the collapse at France’s Velodrome Stadium. “I am devastated to have just received this tragic news,” she said. “My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families, along with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking news.” The sold-out Marseille concert stop, scheduled for Sunday, has since been canceled. There’s been no official word yet on what caused the stadium’s roof to collapse, though firefighters told the Agence France-Presse that the roof became unbalanced as it was being lifted by four cranes.
Twitter hacked by old technique – again Associated Press
Breaking into someone’s e-mail can be child’s play for a determined hacker, as Twitter Inc. employees have learned the hard way – again. For the third time this year, the San Francisco-based company was the victim of a security breach stemming from a simple end-run around its defenses. In the latest case, a hacker got the password for an employee’s personal e-mail account – possibly by guessing, or by correctly answering a security question – and worked from there to steal confidential company documents. The techniques used by the attackers highlight the dangers of a broader trend promoted by Google Inc. and others toward storing more data online, instead of on computers under your control.
Lawyer in B.C. Taser inquiry steps down Canwest News Service
One of the lawyers representing the RCMP in the inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski who was Tasered five times at the Vancouver airport two years ago has quietly resigned. Helen Roberts left her job in June after an explosive e-mail was made public that suggested RCMP officers had planned on using the stun gun on the 40-year-old Polish immigrant before they arrived at the airport. Roberts later admitted that she had known about the e-mail but had not disclosed it. Mr. Dziekanski died after the RCMP used a Taser on him in October. 2007. In mid-June, Ms. Roberts broke down in tears as she apologized to retired judge Thomas Braidwood, who is heading the inquiry, that she had received a copy of the e-mail in April but had not opened it until recently.
Amazon sued over Kindle, claim alleges breakage Reuters
Amazon.com Inc has been sued by a user of its Kindle electronic reader who claims the device’s cover, which is sold separately, can break the screen and make the device inoperable. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, where Amazon is based, claims the covers designed and sold by Amazon to protect the device often end up cracking the Kindle screens due to pressure on the hinge. It seeks class-action status, which must be approved by a judge. An Amazon spokesman said the Internet company does not comment on active litigation. But he added that the company encourages “anyone who has an issue with the cover attachment mechanism to return the cover and device for a free replacement so we can investigate further.”
Mojo SDK available to all Palm
After a successful early access program, Palm’s Mojo Software Development Kit is available to all interested app developers. The SDK can be downloaded from a new developer portal — Palm webOSdev — at developer.palm.com. Any interested developer with a valid email address can access the SDK, its associated documentation, and new Mojo developer forums. The initial response to Palm webOS apps — from both developers and customers — has been enthusiastic. Even in its initial beta stage, over 1.8 million apps have been downloaded from the beta App Catalog since Palm Pre was released less than six weeks ago. Thousands of developers have participated in the Mojo SDK early access program since it began in early April. New applications are in the pipeline for the Palm App Catalog, and the App Catalog submission process will be opened to all developers beginning this fall.
BlackBerry OS 5.0 to have tabbed browsing The Boy Genius
You know us; we have nothing for love for RIM but it seems that its case of ADD is a lot worse than previously thought. For the better part of a week we’ve been playing around with a new beta build of OS 5.0 and noticed that it has a new feature that has yet to be seen on any other OS 5.0 betas — tabbed browsing.
Anglo-Swedish rift over church gay marriage The Local
The Church of England has condemned a proposal by the Church of Sweden to grant same-sex couples the right to religious wedding ceremonies. In a sharply worded letter to Swedish archbishop Anders Wejryd, two high ranking bishops from the Church of England call the proposal “problematic”, adding that it risks causing “an impairment of the relationships between the churches”. “What is now proposed appears to be a fundamental re-definition of the Christian doctrine of marriage and of basic Christian anthropology,” charge English bishops Christopher Hill and John Hind in the letter. The critique comes following March correspondence from Archbishop Wejryd in which he informed his colleagues in England of ongoing discussions within the Lutheran Church of Sweden about allowing gay marriages in Swedish churches.
Rights Group Calls for Investigation of Russian Activist Murder Voice of America
A leading international human rights group is calling on Russia to “put a halt to the atmosphere of fear” in Chechnya following Wednesday’s murder of acclaimed rights activist Natalya Estemirova. Human Rights Watch called on Russian authorities to immediately investigate the activist’s abduction and killing and bring those responsible to justice. Unidentified kidnappers grabbed Estemirova, a 50-year-old single mother, Wednesday in the Chechen capital, Grozny. Authorities found her body hours later in neighboring Ingushetia, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. “Natasha was one of the most hard-hitting researchers on human rights abuses in Chechnya,” said Allison Gill, a Human Rights Watch researcher based in Moscow. “She was working on all of the most serious and sensitive human rights issues that exist there, including extrajudicial executions, punitive house burnings, torture, arbitrary detention, and illegal prisons.”
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
July, 2009
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