Topic: BOARD NEWS - on January 28, 2009 at 10:28:00 PM CET
Schweiz verhängt Geldstrafe gegen Nacktwanderer
Nackedeis in Wanderstiefeln sind in der Schweiz unerwünscht. Im Kanton Appenzell-Innerrhoden droht Alpinisten im Adamskostüm künftig ein saftiges Ordnungsgeld. Das neue Gesetz wurde sofort nach einer ersten FKK-Invasion erlassen.
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Topic: Universe - on January 28, 2009 at 1:36:00 PM CET
Have you ever seen the band of our Milky Way Galaxy?
In a clear sky from a dark location at the right time, a faint band of light becomes visible across the sky. Soon after your eyes become dark adapted, you might spot the band for the first time. It may then become obvious. Then spectacular. One reason for a growing astonishment might be the realization that this fuzzy swath contains billions of stars and is the disk of our very own spiral galaxy
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Topic: logisch - on January 28, 2009 at 1:33:00 PM CET
15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will
1. "I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"
The actual advice here is technically a quote from Kurt Vonnegut's "good uncle" Alex, but Vonnegut was nice enough to pass it on at speeches and in A Man Without A Country. Though he was sometimes derided as too gloomy and cynical, Vonnegut's most resonant messages have always been hopeful in the face of almost-certain doom. And his best advice seems almost ridiculously simple: Give your own happiness a bit of brainspace.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 28, 2009 at 1:25:00 PM CET
Climate Change Could Choke Oceans for 100,000 Years
According to a simulation of planetary warming trends, failure to drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution within the next half century could choke Earth's oceans for the next 100,000 years.
With warmer temperatures reducing its ability to absorb oxygen, much of the water would become barren and lifeless. Oceanic food chains could be profoundly disrupted.
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Topic: Green - on January 28, 2009 at 1:18:00 PM CET
BIOWALLS: Living Walls Filter Out Toxins Indoors (VIDEO)
By now we've all seen green roofs (and voted on our favorite green roofs), but what about green walls? Biowalls, a very cool concept, look amazing and actively, naturally purify the air indoors.
| Morristown building goes green with biowall |
huffingtonpost.com Assessment of Biowalls: An Overview of Plant- and Microbial-based [pdf]
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Topic: CARS - on January 28, 2009 at 11:45:00 AM CET
AERO EV: Fastest Electric Car Specs Revealed!
Shelby Supercars first raised eyebrows several months ago with claims of building “the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen”. Well, it seems like those details are starting to formalize and they are just as outlandish as previously thought. According to Shelby, the Ultimate Aero EV will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower that will power the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds!
shelby ultimate aero ev, shelby supercar, electric supercar, AESP, electric powertrain, green supercar, green muscle car
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on January 28, 2009 at 11:43:00 AM CET
List of Christian evangelist scandals
This is a list of scandals related to American Christian evangelists. (Roman Catholic clergy and high-profile leaders from New Religious Movements are not within the scope of this list.)
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on January 28, 2009 at 11:41:00 AM CET
Attenborough reveals creationist hate mail for not crediting God
Sir David Attenborough has revealed that he receives hate mail from viewers for failing to credit God in his documentaries. In an interview with this week's Radio Times about his latest documentary, on Charles Darwin and natural selection, the broadcaster said: "They tell me to burn in hell and good riddance."
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 28, 2009 at 11:39:00 AM CET
Erstes Globales Forum von Produzenten illegalisierter Pflanzen vom 29-31.1.2009 in Barcelona/Spanien
Warum kultivieren Menschen in bestimmten Regionen der Welt Pflanzen, die von internationalen Verträgen als illegal deklariert wurden? Das ist die bestimmende Frage auf die das “Erste Globale Forum der Produzenten illegalisierter Pflanzen” (FMPCDI) eine Antwort zu geben versucht. Das Globale Forum findet vom 29. bis 31. Januar 2009 in Barcelona/Spanien statt.
Das FMPCDI soll ein Raum für Dialoge sein in dem die Teilnehmer ihre Erfahrungen austauschen, Probleme besprechen und ihre Situation reflektieren können. Es soll um zukünftige Zusammenarbeit gehen um die Menschenrechte in den betreffenden Gemeinschaften zu schützen und Modelle für nachhaltige Entwicklungen aufzuzeigen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 28, 2009 at 11:37:00 AM CET
Marijuana Could Prevent Alzheimer's, New Study
A puff a day might keep Alzheimer's away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology. Wenk's studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain canavanoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats' brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death.' My fine university's dollars at work!
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