Topic: food - on June 22, 2013 at 12:02:00 PM CEST
Monsanto gewinnt Lebensmittelpreis für genmanipuliertes Saatgut
Er gilt als Oscar der Nahrungsmittelbranche: Der Monsanto-Manager, der seit Jahrzehnten genmanipuliertes Saatgut entwickelt, bekommt den World Food Prize. Einer der Spender hinter der Stiftung heißt - Monsanto.
Robert Fraley, hochrangiger Mitarbeiter des Konzerns Monsanto, ist mit dem World Food Prize ausgezeichnet worden. Gemeinsam mit zwei anderen Wissenschaftlern, dem Belgier Marc Van Montagu und Mary-Dell Chilton aus den USA, gewann der Pionier der Biotechnologie den mit 250.000 Dollar dotierten Preis.
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Topic: food - on June 21, 2013 at 5:16:00 PM CEST
Pizza art: World famous paintings get tomato and toppings makeover
Popular works by Van Gogh, Monet, Warhol and Munch have all been recreated with a tasty twist as part of the Love Your Summer pizza collection.
The mouth-watering displays mark the launch of a summer of culture aimed at helping Britons make the most of the season with a special ‘Summer Pass’ for food, art, music and film.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 20, 2013 at 9:14:00 PM CEST
Glasfaserkabel und Spionage-U-Boote: Wie die NSA die Nervenzentren der Internet-Kommunikation anzapft
Geheimdienste wie die amerikanische NSA nutzen viele verschiedene Technologien, um Kommunikationsverkehre abzuhören und zu speichern. Neben Kooperation mit Betreibern und dem Hacken von Systemen können sie auch die weltweiten Glasfaserleitungen direkt anzapfen. Das macht die NSA schon seit Mitte der Neunziger – ein Spionage-U-Boot nach 9-11 machte das zur Routine.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 20, 2013 at 9:12:00 PM CEST
It Only Took One Day To Hack Adobe Photoshop CC
One of the speculation on the move Adobe made to the creative cloud is that it was done to address piracy. This is not surprising considering that Photoshop is probably the most pirated software ever.
Adobe CC was only released yesterday. Yet, a quick search on any of the big "sharing" sites reveals a Photoshop CC torrent, at least for windows.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 20, 2013 at 3:22:00 PM CEST
JDownloader2: Landgericht Hamburg verbietet Stream-Ripper
Wenn Videostreams aus dem Internet einen Kopierschutz haben, darf eine Software diesen nicht umgehen. Das hat das Landgericht Hamburg im Rahmen einer einstweiligen Verfügung gegen JDownloader2 entschieden. Der Fall wirft grundsätzliche Fragen über Open-Source-Software auf.
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Topic: MAKE - on June 20, 2013 at 3:20:00 PM CEST
Stratasys buys 3D printing firm MakerBot for $403m
MakerBot, the company that sells "affordable" 3D printers, has been acquired by industrial 3D printing giant Stratasys.
The companies said it was a stock-for-stock transaction worth about $403m (£260m).
The deal will allow Stratasys to compete in the burgeoning consumer market for 3D printing, said experts.
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Topic: Phone - on June 19, 2013 at 2:45:00 PM CEST
PowerPot Thermoelectric Generator
The minute we saw the PowerPot, we had to put it in our emergency kit. Whether we're losing power because the power company had a derpy day, after a big storm, or because the zombies have finally taken down the grid, it will be oh-so-handy to have a device that can boil our drinking water while charging our most useful electronics.
The PowerPot is a thermoelectric generator, so it converts any heat source directly into power that charges your USB handheld device.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 19, 2013 at 2:44:00 PM CEST
Litauen verzeichnet neuen Rekord bei Alkoholkonsum
Erstmals pro Kopf über 15 Liter reiner Alkohol im Jahr - Spitzenreiter vor zwei Jahren war Moldawien mit 18,22 Litern
Spitzenreiter war vor zwei Jahren Moldawien mit 18,22 Litern. Österreich lag im WHO-Vergleich mit 13,24 Litern ebenfalls über dem EU- und Europadurchschnitt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 18, 2013 at 2:37:00 PM CEST
Marijuana Legislation: How Legal Is Cannabis Consumption In Each US State?
Medical marijuana use is currently legal in 18 states and Washington, DC, and six more states seem to be following suit. However, the market for legally produced and distributed marijuana is largely untapped, and is expected to explode into a multimillion dollar industry, especially after more states make the move to legalize the drug.
And that’s what entrepreneurs and investors came together to discuss at at the ArcView Group’s quarterly forum on Friday.
Though potentially lucrative, the legal marijuana industry cannot truly mature before laws favoring the responsible distribution of marijuana are passed on local, state and federal levels.
Here is an interactive map that charts out where every American state currently stands on the marijuana use. Click on any state for details. Refer to the key provided below the map.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 18, 2013 at 2:17:00 PM CEST
How to identify CIA limited hangout op?
The operations of secret intelligence agencies aiming at the manipulation of public opinion generally involve a combination of cynical deception with the pathetic gullibility of the targeted populations.
There is ample reason to believe that the case of Edward Joseph Snowden fits into this pattern. We are likely dealing here with a limited hangout operation, in which carefully selected and falsified documents and other materials are deliberately revealed by an insider who pretends to be a fugitive rebelling against the excesses of some oppressive or dangerous government agency.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 18, 2013 at 1:55:00 PM CEST
PRISM, Edward Snowden, Big Brother & More Stuff We Already Knew
So there’s been 100s of articles posted about PRISM, which also now has a lengthy Wikipedia article – PRISM (surveillance program). Apparently PRISM (2007-present) is the program that replaces the previous (2001-2007) NSA warrantless surveillance program.
So the US government has been watching everyone, no shit (Nineteen Eighty-Four?).
PRISM is a clandestine national security electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) since 2007. PRISM is a government codename for a data collection effort known officially as US-984XN. It is operated under the supervision of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).</p>
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 14, 2013 at 3:25:00 PM CEST
Flatulent cop helps bust cannabis farm
Police officers in Leicester sniffed out a cannabis farm - after opening their patrol car windows because one officer kept breaking wind.
The team noticed a strong smell of cannabis as they sucked in the welcome fresh air, and tracked it to a nearby house, reports the Police Federation's magazine.
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