Topic: MUSIK - on May 5, 2012 at 10:14:00 AM CEST
R.I.P. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys are one of the most important and influential hip-hop groups of all time. They were instrumental in making hip-hop a global, mainstream force. Formed in 1981 as a hardcore band, they combined punk and rap into a singular sound that grew increasingly broad over the years, encompassing a vast array of genres. Yauch, Michael Diamond (Mike D), and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) released several classic albums, including their debut album Licensed to Ill in 1986, 1989's Paul's Boutique, and 1994's Ill Communication.
pitchfork.com Listen To MC Serch Interview Adam Yauch In 2008 bestweekever.tv Photographer Glen E. Friedman Die 10 besten Beastie Boys Videos wiki
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on May 5, 2012 at 10:12:00 AM CEST
Feds Seized Hip-Hop Site for a Year, Waiting for Proof of Infringement
Federal authorities who seized a popular hip-hop music site based on assertions from the Recording Industry Association of America that it was linking to four “pre-release” music tracks gave it back more than a year later without filing civil or criminal charges because of apparent recording industry delays in confirming infringement, according to court records obtained by Wired.
The Los Angeles federal court records, which were unsealed Wednesday at the joint request of Wired, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the First Amendment Coalition, highlight a secret government process in which a judge granted the government repeated time extensions to build a civil or criminal case against Dajaz1.com, one of about 750 domains the government has seized in the last two years in a program known as Operation in Our Sites.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on May 5, 2012 at 10:09:00 AM CEST
Kickstriker is a funding platform for activists and engineers working to resolve global conflicts
Kickstriker is a fundraising platform for activists, engineers and others working to resolve global conflicts. We believe that crowdfunding holds the potential to address many conflicts around the globe by allowing those who care to directly support potential solutions. These solutions might take the form of military action, supplying equipment and arms to those in need or the development of new military technologies with immediate applications in the field. Rather than waiting for national governments, coalitions and international bodies like the UN, NATO, EU and AU to decide to address a conflict--a process that can take years of deliberation--Kickstriker users are funding solutions that can be on the ground in weeks.
Kickstriker was built by three graduate students in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU: Josh Begley, Mehan Jayasuriya and James Borda. Following the massive success of Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" campaign, we found ourselves excited about the potential that crowdsourcing held for addressing global conflicts.
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Topic: DRUGS - on May 5, 2012 at 10:07:00 AM CEST
Phänomen extremen Konsums - Drogenpatienten
Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung übermäßigen Benzodiazepin-Konsums in Österreich geplant - Defizit in der psychiatrischen Betreuung
Wien - In Österreich sollen Substitutionspatienten hinkünftig weniger Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel verschrieben bekommen. Eine Leitlinie für Ärzte, neue Regelungen in der "Psychotropenverordnung" zur Rezeptur und das "Auseinzeln" des Tagesbedarfs solcher Mittel in den Apotheken sind in Planung, erklärten Experten am Donnerstag bei einem Hintergrundgespräch im Gesundheitsministerium.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on May 5, 2012 at 10:05:00 AM CEST
Raspberry Pi Review & Initial How-To Setup Guide
Six years ago, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton set out to reignite programming in schools with a cheap, compact computing platform. Despite targeting students, his foundation's $35 computer captured the imaginations of tinkers worldwide, resulting in overwhelming demand. Interest was so high, that distributors Premier Farnell and RS buckled under the strain of preorders in February. The former outfit later said demand was 20 times greater than its supply, with orders hitting 700 a second at one point.
When the first 10,000 devices shipped in mid-April, the organization graciously sent us a sample for coverage. Along with a hands-on review of the Pi, today we'll be covering basic steps for setting up the computer and other elemental post-installation tasks to get you up and running with applications. In other words, this should serve as a starting point no matter what you want to do with your Raspberry Pi.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on May 5, 2012 at 10:00:00 AM CEST
Pirate Bay Enjoys 12 Million Traffic Boost, Shares Unblocking Tips
Last week the UK High Court ruled that several of the country’s leading ISPs must block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay. The decision is designed to limit traffic to the world’s leading BitTorrent site but in the short-term it had the opposite effect. Yesterday, The Pirate Bay had 12 million more visitors than it has ever had, providing a golden opportunity to educate users on how to circumvent blocks. “We should write a thank you letter to the BPI,” a site insider told TorrentFreak.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on May 5, 2012 at 9:57:00 AM CEST
FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now
CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet companies not to oppose a law making those backdoors mandatory.
The FBI is asking Internet companies not to oppose a controversial proposal that would require firms, including Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google, to build in backdoors for government surveillance.
In meetings with industry representatives, the White House, and U.S. senators, senior FBI officials argue the dramatic shift in communication from the telephone system to the Internet has made it far more difficult for agents to wiretap Americans suspected of illegal activities, CNET has learned.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on May 5, 2012 at 9:55:00 AM CEST
Kirche ließ Kastrationen durchführen
In den Niederlanden soll die katholische Kirche die Kastration von zehn Buben verantwortet haben. Die Fälle finden sich nicht im Bericht über die Missbrauchsfälle wieder - was nun Konsequenzen hat.
Amsterdam/Wien - Zehn Buben soll die niederländische katholische Kirche in den Fünfzigerjahren kastrieren haben lassen. Einer davon war Henk H., der fast sein ganzes Leben in Heimen verbracht hatte, bis er mit Anfang 20 bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben kam. Er hatte als Bub im Jahr 1956 Geistliche wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs angezeigt, kurz danach wurde er in ein Spital im niederländischen Veghel eingeliefert und kastriert.
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Topic: food - on May 5, 2012 at 9:53:00 AM CEST
Sofia Gatica, Argentine Activist, Faced Anonymous Death Threats For Fighting Monsanto Herbicide
For 13 years Sofia Gatica has organized opposition to the aerial spraying of agrochemicals that threaten human health and the environment in Argentina -- and for almost as long, she and her children have faced physical threats from anonymous agents.
Gatica, who lives in a working-class neighborhood of 6,000 in central Argentina surrounded by soy fields, began organizing against Monsanto after she noticed a disturbingly high rate of cancer and birth defects in her community. Her own 3-day-old daughter died of kidney failure in 1999, and a neighbor had a baby die of the same uncommon birth defect.
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