Thursday, 4. June 2009
Topic: GOOGLE - on June 4, 2009 at 2:15:00 PM CEST
Google Joins Internet Identification Card Plot
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Information Card Foundation Notice is hereby given that, on April 17, 2009, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Information Card Foundation has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA has been added as a party to this venture.
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Topic: SPY - on June 4, 2009 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
Israeli GSM Interceptor with Decipher
We knew on-the-air theoretically existed for a long time, but off-the-air passive monitoring like this? That's well above and beyond what was presumed possible!
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Topic: WAR - on June 4, 2009 at 12:16:00 PM CEST
Remembering the Tiananmen Square Protest and Massacre
On the night of June 4, 20 years ago this week, seven weeks of student pro-democracy demonstrations against the Communist government of China came to a violent end in Tiananmen Square. Magnum Photos was there covering the uprisings, and its photographers witnessed the scene of the lone protester—“Tank Man”—who stood bravely in front of the military tanks making their way into the square, which led to the iconic image taken by Stuart Franklin. The world watched as the military crushed the student demonstrations.
todayspictures.slate.com Police surround Tiananmen Square nytimes.com Former Activists Still Hoping the Truth Will Emerge
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 4, 2009 at 12:13:00 PM CEST
30 Vintage Absinthe Posters, Ads, and Labels
I’m sure many of you have seen a few of these posters. I felt there were enough cool ones that focused only on the spirit known as absinthe that they deserved a showcase style post. If you are unfamiliar with absinthe, let me give you a bit of info that might make you appreciate some of these posters and ads a little more.
Absinthe is also referred to as “the green fairy.” it is for this reason that you will see a wide use of green in many of the ads.
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Topic: Green - on June 4, 2009 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Foliage Covered Botanical Building by Mass Studies
If you’re a fan of botanical architecture, this might just be the coolest building ever. Architects Minsuk Cho and Kisu Park of Mass Studies designed this flora-clothed multi-level building to house Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester’s store in Seoul, South Korea. The building was completed in October 2007 and takes green roofs and living walls to another level, using foliage to cover both the external and internal wall surfaces. We love that it looks as if the building is growing up from underneath the greenery, blurring the lines between plants as ornamentation or structure.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 4, 2009 at 12:07:00 PM CEST
Hattler's Basement Jaxx Visuals
Basement Jaxx asked media artist Max Hattler to create stage visuals for their current tour: "There was no brief, no pitch, they just wanted me to do whatever I want – as long as it didn’t involve monkeys!"
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Topic: PHOTO - on June 4, 2009 at 12:03:00 PM CEST
85 Examples of Beautiful HDR Photography
Below you’ll find 85 beautiful HDR Photography. Every image is linked and leads to the source from which it was taken. Please feel free to explore further works of the talented photographers presented above.
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