Topic: TESLA - on July 10, 2009 at 3:10:00 PM CEST
Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
This Studio 360 episode is a wonderful place to start in today's appreciation of "the father of electricity." This PBS documentary is also great.
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Topic: food - on July 10, 2009 at 2:31:00 PM CEST
Verbraucherschützer decken Lebensmittel-Tricksereien auf
Pflanzenfett statt Kuhmilch, gepresstes Eiweiß statt Fisch, Geschmacksverstärker statt Meerrettich: Immer mehr Lebensmittelhersteller sparen an den Zutaten - ohne dass der Verbraucher es merkt. Eine Liste der Verbraucherschutzzentrale Hamburg nennt die Plagiatoren.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 10, 2009 at 2:22:00 PM CEST
Woodstock concert's undercover lovers, Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, 40 years after summer of love
Of all the images snapped during the original Woodstock weekend, one stands above all: a young couple huddled together in a blanket, standing alone in a sea of people lying on wet ground.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM CEST
High times in the Himalayas
The people of Malana are poor, illiterate and grow some of the world's best pot. That may be about to change.
This is the vacation many drug tourists experience in Malana, an ancient village of 1,600 known internationally for its "Malana Cream," coveted as some of the best hashish in the world. Most villagers can speak just enough English to facilitate a hashish sale.
“Do you want charas [hashish]?” one man asked a visitor. “No charas, no thank you.” “Charas? Malana Cream? You want.” “No, thank you.”
He looked confused.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:11:00 PM CEST
Der Brief von LSD-Erfinder Albert Hofmann an Steve Jobs
Der 101jährige LSD-Erfinder Albert Hofmann hat Steve „LSD was one of the two or three most important things I have done in my life“ Jobs im Jahr 2007 einen Brief geschrieben, weil er wissen wollte, wie genau sich dessen LSD-Erfahrungen auf seine Kreativität ausgewirkt hatten.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 10, 2009 at 2:03:00 PM CEST
LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann’s Unpublished Letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs
In February of 2007, Albert Hofmann - the discoverer of LSD who died last year at an alert 102 - sent a letter to Steve Jobs, asking for the Apple CEO's help in funding research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.
This revelation comes from a book excerpt published today by The Huffington Post, which also includes a facsimile of the letter itself.
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