Topic: STRANGE - on May 7, 2008 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
CIA's Psychology of Intelligence Analysis book online
The CIA has posted the full text of one of its guidebooks, "Psychology of Intelligence Analysis." The 1999 book was published by the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. It's interesting to just dip into it randomly and read little bits here and there.
Of the diverse problems that impede accurate intelligence analysis, those inherent in human mental processes are surely among the most important and most difficult to deal with. Intelligence analysis is fundamentally a mental process, but understanding this process is hindered by the lack of conscious awareness of the workings of our own minds...
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 7, 2008 at 11:35:00 AM CEST
Trip Down Memory Lane
You'd have to be of a certain age to make sense of some of the stuff being written about Albert Hoffman after his passing last week. LSD, which he invented - or accidentally stumbled upon, better said - was a big part of youth culture in the 1960s and early 70s. It has hardly been available for the past thirty years, so I suspect most people wonder what all the fuss was about. But those of us who experimented with it are taking the opportunity to dust down some of our wilder memories.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 7, 2008 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust
Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday.
Two kilograms of cocaine were seized, along with 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash, authorities said.
Of the 96 people arrested, 75 were students. Eighteen of the students were arrested Tuesday when nine search warrants were executed at various locations including fraternities, said Jesse Rodriguez, San Diego County assistant district attorney.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 7, 2008 at 11:33:00 AM CEST
Dutzende Studenten bei Drogenrazzia festgenommen
Kokain, Ecstasy, Waffen: Bei einer Razzia an der Universität von San Diego in Kalifornien fanden Fahnder kiloweise verbotene Substanzen. Angehörige einer Studentenverbindung hatten zuvor Drogen an verdeckte Ermittler verkauft. Insgesamt wurden 96 Personen verhaftet.
Das nennt man eine satte Ausbeute: Insgesamt zwei Kilogramm Kokain beschlagnahmten die kalifornischen Ermittler - außerdem Marihuana, psychedelische Pilze, Haschöl, Methamphetamin und mindestens 60.000 Dollar in bar (38.640 Euro), wie die Behörden mitteilten.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 7, 2008 at 11:32:00 AM CEST
Brazil tourists 'meet drug dealers'
Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are to investigate claims that tourists visiting some of the city's shanty towns are being offered a chance to meet armed drug dealers.
The police say they want to establish if the lives of tourists are being put at risk, but the company involved has defended its policy.
For many years guided tours of favelas or shanty towns have been an option for people visiting Rio de Janeiro.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 7, 2008 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
Transvestiten entlasten Ronaldo
Ein Weltstar atmet auf: Zwei der drei Transvestiten, mit denen sich Ronaldo in einem Hotelzimmer getroffen hatte, haben nun überraschend ihre Aussagen zurückgezogen. Der 31-Jährige habe weder Sex noch Drogen verlangt.
Rio de Janeiro - "Sie haben zugegeben, dass sie bei allem, was sie bisher sagten, gelogen haben", sagte Ermittler Carlos Nogueira. Sie hätten klargestellt, "dass es weder Drogen noch Sex gab". Die Transvestiten, die sich Andreia Albertine und Carla nennen, waren drei Stunden lang auf einer Wache im Osten von Rio de Janeiro befragt worden.
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Topic: FUN - on May 7, 2008 at 11:27:00 AM CEST
Über das BierBike - Deutschlands ultimatives Partyrad in Köln
Hier sind Sie richtig, wenn Sie in Köln Ihren Junggesellenabschied, Ihre Clubtour, Mannschaftstour, Cliquentreffen, Stadtführung, Hochzeit, Jubiläum, Karnevalsumzug, Vatertag, Geburtstag, Scheidungsparty, Abiturfeier oder was auch immer auf eine ganz besondere Art und Weise feiern wollen.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 7, 2008 at 11:26:00 AM CEST
Bear security for American prison
Authorities at a jail in America are taking a relaxed attitude to the fact that a black bear weighing over 400-lb appears to be roaming the grounds of their jail - viewing it as an extra layer of security.
'I love that bear being right where it is,' Warden Burl Cain, of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, said on Monday.
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Topic: MUSIK - on May 7, 2008 at 11:24:00 AM CEST
Red Bull BC One
A documentary about the Red Bull Breakdance Championship One, the gathering with some of the best breakdancers in the world.
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Topic: MUSIK - on May 7, 2008 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
Einsturzende Neubauten - The Jewels
Einsturzende Neubauten, é um colectivo veterano e lendário alemão, que enverga num estilo único e criativo, e que estão, agora, a passar um dos melhores momentos da sua carreira. A banda esteve no dia 3 de Maio, na Casa da Música e deu um concerto de implosões sem derrocadas. Um espectáculo, que esgotou cerca de dois meses antes.
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Topic: WEB - on May 7, 2008 at 11:20:00 AM CEST
Peter Gabriel's Web Server Stolen
Web servers hosting musician Peter Gabriel's web site have gone missing from their data center. "Our servers were stolen from our ISP's data centre on Sunday night — Monday morning," reads a notice at PeterGabriel.com. The incident is the latest in a series of high-profile equipment thefts in the past year, including armed robberies in data centers in Chicago and London. How secure is your data center?
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Topic: Green - on May 7, 2008 at 11:17:00 AM CEST
Magenn Power Floats Balloon Wind Turbine
While interest in solar power is picking up, another technology is also gaining a lot of attention. The chief problems with wind power are consistency and strength of the winds. Some areas simply do not get strong winds regularly and even areas that do can go days without experiencing strong winds. One solution is to build turbines at higher altitudes land areas.
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