Topic: NASA - on July 13, 2009 at 12:52:00 PM CEST
HOW TO: Experience the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Realtime
Did you know that in just 8 days, it will be the 40th anniversary of one of mankind’s greatest achievements? It was on July 20th, 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first human beings to set foot on a celestial body beyond the earth. And while astronauts now make regular trips to space (although not today, due to mother nature), the Apollo 11 mission and the famous Armstrong line still live on as turning points in human history.
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Topic: War and Peace - on July 12, 2009 at 11:38:00 AM CEST
The World’s First Projectile Taser
Weapons manufacturers don't typically enjoy boasting about a shotgun's non-killing power, unless that manufacturer is Taser International. But even as the leading name in "less-lethal" released a new stun cartridge for 12-gauge shotguns with a range of over 100 feet, some journalists point out that safety and field tests have yet to disclose public results.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 12, 2009 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
New Living Colour
The cult of personality will continue on this fall, when purveyors of hard funk-rock Living Colour return with "The Chair In The Doorway" - the band's first set of new material in nearly six years. Due September 15 on Megaforce Records, the eleven song set was recorded in numerous locations over the last few years, with a majority of the sessions taking place at Sono Studios outside of Prague in the Czech Republic.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 12, 2009 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
BBC on Portugal and decriminalization
Video report from BBC World News about the state of Portuguese drug decriminalization
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Topic: ART - on July 11, 2009 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
The Art Site: IT LIVES!
Finally after what seems years of late nights and missed breakfasts (OK maybe one!) The art site is alive (and just in time for Tash’s birthday too). We’ve been all over the place to find the finest quality printers and finally settled with one who could reproduce to our very high, nit-picky standards.
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Topic: ART - on July 11, 2009 at 3:25:00 PM CEST
MC Escher lights on an Italian castle
Walls that are folded, battlements and flying rocks crumble. Apparati Effimeri is a collective of video artists is dedicated to Italians who make spectacles of light in different events.
APPARATI EFFIMERI Tetragram for Enlargment from Apparati Effimeri on Vimeo.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2009 at 3:20:00 PM CEST
West Midlands crackdown nets £2.6m drugs in a week
POLICE in the West Midlands seized nearly £2.6 million worth of cannabis, cocaine and heroin during a major drugs crackdown, they revealed today.
Throughout the course of the week, which formed part of a nationwide operation, officers in the region carried out 61 raids on suspected cannabis factories and crack houses.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2009 at 3:18:00 PM CEST
Bulgarian customs seize cocaine disguised as South American wine
The 714 litres of liquid cocaine came to the Black Sea port of Varna hidden in 1,020 bottles of the Bolivian Kohlberg wine, in a container sent to Europe from Chile.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2009 at 3:17:00 PM CEST
Bulgarien: Über 700 Kilo Kokain in Weinflaschen versteckt
Bulgarische Zöllner haben gestern 714 Liter verflüssigtes und hochkonzentriertes, in Weinflaschen abgefülltes Kokain beschlagnahmt.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2009 at 3:15:00 PM CEST
Die Albanische Drogen Mafia greift in der Preveso - Bujanovac Region mit Granatwerfer den Staat an
Durch diese Gegend läuft bekanntlich die zentrale Haupt Route für den Drogen Import aus Afghanistan über Mazedonien in den Kosovo.
Die Terroristen dort in der Region verteidigen mit allen Mitteln ihre Drogen und Mafia Routen gegen Polizei Patrollien. Heute kam es sogar zu einem Mörser Angriff auf dortige Polizei Patroillien.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 11, 2009 at 3:14:00 PM CEST
Prince of Pot Not Worried About Jail
The prince of pot took shots at the government and praised parenthood yesterday in his last words to Edmonton supporters before heading to jail this fall.
Alberta's capital was Marc Emery's latest stop in his farewell summer tour of Canada.
"I'm not repentant. I'm not trite. I'm proud of what I've done," said Emery before dozens at Beaver Hill House Park, 105 Street and Jasper Avenue.
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Topic: Bdays - on July 11, 2009 at 3:13:00 PM CEST
Big Ben rings in 150th birthday
A giant birthday message is to be projected on to Parliament's clock tower to mark 150 years since the first ringing of Big Ben.
The Great Bell struck its first hour on 11 July 1859 and a year of celebrations is taking place for the anniversary.
The message reading "Happy Birthday Big Ben, 150 years, 1859 - 2009," will be beamed on to the tower after sunset.
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