Topic: LEGO - on January 9, 2014 at 4:39:00 PM CET
The Simpsons House in LEGO is Now Official
LEGO company officials, perhaps forced to adjust their PR schedule by a leaked photograph, have announced the debut of The Simpsons LEGO construction set. The playset will be available in LEGO stores and online in February, and will cost $199.99 in the US, $229.99 in Canada, and various prices in Europe. The set comes with six minifigs (the Simpson family and Ned Flanders), but the Simpsons line of minifigs will have 16 figures in all, and they will be made available in May for US$3.99 each.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 9, 2014 at 4:38:00 PM CET
In Alaska wird in diesem Jahr Marihuana-Verkauf legalisiert
Mit Unterschriften Abstimmung über entsprechendes Gesetz erwirkt
Washington - Neben Colorado und Washington könnte Alaska dieses Jahr der dritte US-Staat werden, in dem Menschen legal Marihuana kaufen und konsumieren können. Eine Gruppe von Cannabis-Aktivisten sammelte dort deutlich mehr als die rund 30.000 benötigten Unterschriften, um die Abstimmung über ein entsprechendes Gesetz zu erwirken.
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Topic: PHOTO - on January 9, 2014 at 4:36:00 PM CET
How One Photographer Is Hacking the Concept of Time
Hungarian photographer Adam Magyar doesn't work like most artists. He takes the world's most sophisticated photographic equipment, then hacks it with software he writes himself — all in order to twist our perception of time inside out. In this latest story from the digital publisher MATTER, Joshua Hammer discovers how Magyar's unique combination of technology and art challenges the way we understand the world. At one point, Magyar realized he needed a 'slit-scan' camera, 'the type used to determine photo finishes at racetracks and at Olympic sporting events by capturing a time sequence in one image.
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Topic: EU - on January 9, 2014 at 4:34:00 PM CET
European parliament invites Edward Snowden to testify via video
A European parliament committee has invited Edward Snowden to testify via video link in its investigation of US surveillance practices.
The justice and civil liberties committee voted 36-2 with one abstention on Thursday to seek testimony from the former NSA contractor, who has exposed the reach of the US secret surveillance apparatus.
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