Topic: NEWS english - on August 14, 2008 at 11:25:00 AM CEST
The New King of Tonga
On August 1st, the Kingdom of Tonga crowned its newest ruler, King George Tupou V. In a ceremony that lasted for days, and cost over $2.5 million (US), the 60-year old King was crowned as one of the few remaing monarchs with true ruling power - but that is about to change. In 2006, pro-democracy riots shook the small island nation of 112,000. The coronation was postponed, and now King George pledges that "The Sovereign of the only Polynesian kingdom... is voluntarily surrendering his powers to meet the democratic aspirations of many of his people." He promised to cede most power to a prime minister, and to hold parliamentary elections in 2010. (14 photos total)
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Topic: food - on August 14, 2008 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
Gen-Food: Prinz Charles legt sich mit Regierung an
"Experiment von multinationalen Konzernen ging schief" - Abhängigkeit von "gigantischen Gesellschaften" wird in Desaster enden
Der britische Thronfolger Prinz Charles hat in ungewöhnlich eindringlicher Form vor gentechnisch veränderter Nahrung gewarnt. Multinationale Konzerne, die derartige Agrarprodukte entwickelten, betrieben "ein gigantisches Experiment mit der Natur und der ganzen Menschheit, das völlig schiefgegangen ist", sagte der 59-Jährige in einem am Mittwoch veröffentlichten Interview im Daily Telegraph.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 14, 2008 at 11:17:00 AM CEST
The Cheech & Chong Stock Market Indicator
Reefer, grass, the sticky icky, wacky tobacky, dope, the chronic, hippie lettuce, these are just a few of the names young people give to Cannabis, or Marijuana. But what is it about a plant -- a weed, really -- that can cause so much societal angst? Also, dry mouth, paranoia and a strong urge to snack? Wait, why are you looking at me like that? Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just reporting, man. I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were an officer. These sunglasses are really dark. Hahaha. Oh, my bad, I thought you said "Semper Fi Pockets." No way! That is not mine, man! Why are you hassling me?
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Topic: PHOTO - on August 14, 2008 at 11:12:00 AM CEST
Polaroid Is Making A Comeback With A Digital Version Of The Old Classic
I loved the old Polaroid cameras. A picture that would appear and develop in a minute in your hands instead of 7 days later at a photo lab seemed like an absolute miracle of technology back when I was a kid. Of course the emergence of cheap yet high-quality digital cameras destroyed Polaroid and forced them to stop selling the instant film cameras back in February of this year.
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Topic: FUN - on August 14, 2008 at 11:03:00 AM CEST
The AV T-shirt
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Topic: COMPUTER - on August 14, 2008 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
Picotux 100 Desktop Computer
* 32-bit ARM 7 Netsilicon NS7520 processor (55MHz) * 2MB flash storage * 8 MB SDRAM * uClinux 2.4.27 Big Endian (native) operating system
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Topic: STRANGE - on August 14, 2008 at 10:57:00 AM CEST
The World's Weirdest Vending Machines
Today’s news that Best Buy is to put vending machines into airports got me thinking about these automated, mechanical stores. Vending machines can be incredibly useful if they are put in the right place, and sell the right things. They are available 24 hours and can empower even the shyest of shoppers to buy normally embarrassing items (toilet paper, anyone?)
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