Topic: DRUGS - on December 27, 2007 at 1:39:00 PM CET
12 Drugs Of Christmas by Afroman
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Topic: Universe - on December 27, 2007 at 1:26:00 PM CET
Largest diamond in galaxy predicts future of solar system
Astronomers discovered the largest diamond of all times in space. The weight of the precious stone reportedly makes up ten billion trillion trillion carats or five million trillion trillion pounds).
The space diamond is virtually an enormous chunk of crystallized carbon, 4,000 kilometers in diameter. The stone is located at a distance of 50 light years from Earth, in the Constellation Centaurus.
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Topic: WEB - on December 27, 2007 at 1:23:00 PM CET
Blocked! The Year in Online Censorship
2007 has been an entertaining year, for sure. We’ve seen the launch of many a site of many a stripe. Some have flourished. Others have seen lady luck spurn their advances – occasionally to their demise. All in all, however, things have progressed quite extraordinarily.
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Topic: MUSIK - on December 27, 2007 at 1:17:00 PM CET
Radiohead to webcast New Year gig
Radiohead will broadcast a performance of their new album In Rainbows on TV and the internet on New Year's Eve.
The pre-recorded set will go out on US and UK cable and satellite channel Current TV, and online on Current.com and Radiohead.tv.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on December 27, 2007 at 1:15:00 PM CET
How to copyright Michelangelo
Some of the world's greatest artworks are turning into copyrighted properties.Five hundred years ago, Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Today, those images are copyrighted. How can ancient cultural icons become commercial properties, centuries after they fall into the public domain?
How this happened is a story that takes us from a Crusading Pope in the Borgias era, all the way to Bill Gates' mansion on the shores of Lake Washington.
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Topic: NEWS - on December 27, 2007 at 1:11:00 PM CET
Psst! DVDs Are Starting To Die Too...
For years, we've been pointing out that disc-based media was on the way out, but for the industries (mainly music and movies) that make money from selling those discs, the allure of the cash cow was too strong.
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Topic: NEWS - on December 27, 2007 at 1:06:00 PM CET
The Top 10 New Organisms of 2007
Genetic engineering isn't just for scientists in ivory towers or corporate R&D labs anymore. Researchers are still creating new mice and crops every week, but the tools and knowledge necessary to create organisms never before seen on Earth have pushed out to pet breeders, artists and college kids.
A Wired News first, here we count down the top 10 organisms that didn't exist on Dec. 31, 2006.
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Topic: born rich - on December 27, 2007 at 1:04:00 PM CET
Paris Hilton wird nichts erben
Schlechte Nachrichten für Paris Hilton: Ihr Großvater Barron Hilton (80) will sein Milliardenvermögen nicht der Familie vererben, sondern der von seinem Vater gegründeten Stiftung.
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