Topic: MUSIK - on October 24, 2009 at 11:09:00 AM CEST
Massive Attack - Geschichtsstunde live
Massive Attack gelten als Mitbegründer des Trip Hop und sind verantwortlich für legendäre Musikvideos. Zur Zeit ist die Band in Deutschland unterwegs.
Das letzte reguläre Studioalbum "1000th Window" liegt mittlerweile auch schon 6 Jahre zurück und begeistern konnte die Band damit nicht mehr jeden. Danach gab es verschiedene Soundtrack-Projekte und die Song-Compilation "Collected", die so eine Art Zwischenresümee von Robert "3D" Del Naja und Grant "Daddy G" Marshall darstellte.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 23, 2009 at 12:52:00 PM CEST
How Crocs Crashed
Success is sometimes your own worst enemy. Just ask the management and stockholders at Crocs.
A hot brand ends up in one of two different ways. It burns bright too fast and fizzles. Brands like this are known as fads. Or a brand burns hot then continues at a steady simmer. Brands like this are known as iconic.
Believe it or not, whether your brand will become a fad or an icon depends on your strategy more than you think. The good news is the fate of your brand is very much in your control. The bad news is it may be too late for Crocs.
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Topic: NATURE - on October 23, 2009 at 11:03:00 AM CEST
Ice-skating bear kills circus trainer
An ice-skating bear has turned on its owners, killing a circus manager and injuring another of its trainers.
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Topic: NATURE - on October 23, 2009 at 11:02:00 AM CEST
Bär auf Schlittschuhen tötet Zirkusdirektor
Bei den Proben für eine Eisrevue in Kirgisistan ist ein dressierter Bär durchgedreht. Er griff den Zirkusdirektor an, biss den 25-Jährigen in den Hals und zerrte ihn mit sich. Jede Hilfe kam zu spät.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 23, 2009 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
Alkotest negativ, Patient betrunken
Es gibt wieder einmal eine Anekdote über einen Polizeieinsatz zu erzählen.
Ein von mir betreuter Mann, ein Vater dreier Kinder, ist letztens mit seinem alten Auto Richtung Wien gefahren. Da gibt es nördlich von Wien eine Polizeieinheit, die ja schon berüchtigt ist. Jedenfalls, diese Polizisten haben ihn aufgehalten und das Auto besonders genau inspiziert, aber nichts gefunden. Dann haben sie behauptet, dass der Mann besoffen sei, was er aber abgestritten hat.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 22, 2009 at 12:18:00 PM CEST
New Google Music Service Launch Imminent
Google will soon launch a music service, we've heard from multiple sources, and the company has spent the last several weeks securing content for the launch of the service from the major music labels. One source has referred to the new service as Google Audio.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 22, 2009 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Bear Attack - Duct Tape wins again
Apparently a bear attacked his plane while parked in a remote field up in AK. He had not cleaned out the inside after a long fishing trip and the bear smelled it.
He had 2 new tires, 3 cases of Duct Tape and several rolls of cellophane delivered. Then went about repairing the plane so he could fly it home.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 22, 2009 at 11:50:00 AM CEST
Paper seeks marijuana reviewer - Dream job for pot lovers advertised in Colorado newspaper
For some it will sound like a job too good to be true - a newspaper in Colorado is seeking to hire a journalist to be a reviewer for the state's marijuana outlets.
The move follows an explosion in the number of so-called pot shops after states such as Colorado and California legalised the drug for medicinal purposes.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 22, 2009 at 11:47:00 AM CEST
Andy Milonakis Has No Change For Homeless People, Just Weed
MTV's resident weirdo Andy Milonakis was pictured last night handing a bag of weed to a homeless guy who probably would have been happy to get a few quarters. I think it's safe to say that this is the luckiest homeless guy ever. The 33 year old man-boy proceeded to let the world know about afterwards via twitter
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 22, 2009 at 11:41:00 AM CEST
2009 UN World Drug report - The Big Picture
The 2009 United Nations World Drug report, released earlier this year, notes that 2009 marks "the end of the first century of drug control (it all started in Shanghai in 1909)", and that the illicit drug market worldwide has now become a $320 billion-per-year industry. As drug-related violence in Mexico appears to continue unabated, and crackdowns in Afghanistan are being made against its massive opium crops, new efforts are also being made worldwide in methods of enforcement and treatment of recovering addicts. Collected here are a handful of recent images from the rough world of illegal drugs across the globe. (37 photos total)
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 22, 2009 at 11:39:00 AM CEST
Don't legalize marijuana - Christian Science Monitor
The following editorial was published recently by the Christian Science Monitor:
The federal government has limited resources to fight drugs, and funds should not be wasted on prosecuting users and providers of medical marijuana who comply with state laws, the Obama administration said this week.
While this argument may indeed seem a sensible prioritizing of federal effort and dollars, the White House and the public should realize it comes with a cost.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on October 22, 2009 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
The Rise of Atheism - The 2010 Global Atheist Convention Melbourne, Australia
Presenters will include: Richard Dawkins, Catherine Deveny, Phillip Adams, Taslima Nasrin, Peter Singer, PZ Myers, Dan Barker, Stuart Bechman, Sue-Ann Post, Kylie Sturgess, John Perkins, Tamas Pataki, Max Wallace, Russell Blackford, Ian Robinson, AC Grayling, Robyn Williams, Jamie Kilstein, Simon Taylor and NonStampCollector. In addition, a panel of women chaired by Maggie Millar will feature Lyn Allison, Tanya Levin, Leslie Cannold and Jane Caro.
The 2010 Global Atheist Convention will be the biggest ever atheist event in Australia’s history.
This is your chance to hear world-class atheist speakers, and meet Australian and internationally acclaimed atheists, skeptics, humanists, rationalists and academics in one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting cities.
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