Tuesday, 23. October 2007

OiNK Website Shutdown


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Pigs* Bust OiNK


British and Dutch police have shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally-downloaded music.

A flat on Teesside and several properties in Amsterdam were raided as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK.

The UK-run site has leaked 60 major pre-release albums this year alone, said the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Pigs* Bust OiNK

bbc.co.uk arstechnica.comyahoo.comreuters.comoink.cd

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"Verein der Freunde der Wiener Polizei" in Not


Ja, war wirklich Pech. Bis vor wenigen Tagen im VERBORGENEN via Google Teil des Internets zu Hause, jetzt bald berühmt. Viele PolizistInnen kennen den Verein nicht (ich habe heute 4 gefragt - einen 5ten in der Steiermark zu Hause angerufen), jetzt überlegt man sogar den "Verein Polizeifreunde Wien" aufzulösen. Diesbezüglich sind Gespräche mit dem Innenministerium vereinbart und auch mit der Polizei. Ein Netzwerk, eine Seilschaft bei welchem die röm.kath. Kirche nicht vorhanden ist ? Ja, das gibts. Anwälte sind auch nicht dabei - kaum zu glauben.

warteschlange.twoday.net

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Das Chaosradio-Blog


Das Chaosradio hat jetzt auch ein Blog.

blog.chaosradio.ccc.de via

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Levitating Man Draws Crowd At White House


People snapped pictures and stared as a man "levitated" in front of the White House on Monday. Dutch magician Wouter Bijdendijk, also known as Ramana, said he couldn't say much about his magic trick.

Levitating Man Draws Crowd At White House

spluch.blogspot.com

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Remembering Timothy Leary On His Birthday YouTube Videos


If Timothy Leary were alive, he would be 87 years old today. But Timothy Leary is dead, having passed from our lives in 1996.

In remembering Timothy on his birthday, I Googled for a portion of his autobiography, Flashbacks called "My Conception of My Conception" in which he "describes" the experience of being born.

bruceeisner.com

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A Comeback for Lebanon's Hashish


Lebanon's anti-drug squad and the handful of soldiers protecting them had an unpleasant surprise last month when they launched an annual raid on fields of ripe hashish in the northern Bekaa Valley. Rather than standing aside meekly while their hashish was ploughed up as in the past, the farmers this year were determined to protect their lucrative crops. "They shot at us with automatic weapons from nearby woods and houses," Colonel Adel Machmouchi, head of Lebanon's Drug Enforcement Bureau, told TIME. "RPGs [rocket-propelled grenades] were exploding above our heads and we had to leave."

A Comeback for Lebanon's Hashish

time.com

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Cocaine boat reaches Gran Canaria after boarding at sea


3.7 tons of the drug were seized and 6 crew members arrested

A Panamanian boat carrying 3.7 tons of cocaine which was located 80 miles off the western coast of Senegal last Friday reached the Canary Islands on Monday, escorted by the Spanish Navy ship, the Centinela.

typicallyspanish.com

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Ferrari Segway PT i2 - Nothing new except the price tag


Yes, you read it right – A Ferrari-branded Segway. Ferrari is quite renowned for its ACER Ferrari notebooks and now, latest addition to their big log is a Segway. The limited edition Ferrari Segway i2 Personal Transporter is a tifosi-red version of the famous but slow-selling gyro-stabilized scooter.

Ferrari Segway PT i2 - Nothing new except the price tag

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Concern at Tibet monk 'arrests'


Human rights groups have expressed concerns about reports of clashes in Tibet last week between Chinese police and Buddhist monks.

Thousands of police were deployed at monasteries in Lhasa, and scores of monks are said to have been arrested.

bbc.co.uk

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EU stretches Google-DoubleClick inquiry


The European Commission has decided to drag out its investigation of Google's proposed DoubleClick purchase.

Today, according to Reuters, the EU regulator extended the inquiry's deadline from October 26 all the way to November 13. So it's time to edit your calendars.

theregister.co.uk

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Italian Mafia turnover '$120bn'


Italy's retailers have denounced the growth of Mafia extortion rackets which they say now affect big companies as well as smaller ones.

The Mafia has turned into one of Italy's biggest business enterprises with a turnover of more than $120bn (£60bn) a year, a new report says.

bbc.co.uk

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