Topic: MUSIK - on June 28, 2009 at 12:43:00 PM CEST
Music is Math is Beauty
Glenn Marshall is an Irish computer video artist and musician whose recent work has focused on audio visualization programed in the Processing language. Generally the program is left to its own devices, though his work-for-hire has more intentional design, as in his video for the Peter Gabriel song "The Nest that Sailed the Sky." Marshall has also been hired to create video for Guinness for Sky TV and the Rugby Six Nations Tournament, and a looping animation for Hermes of Paris. Marshall discusses his works with some detail on his blog.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 28, 2009 at 12:39:00 PM CEST
Jacko’s deadly cocktail of drugs
Daily Drug Cocktail: Demerol, Dilaudid, Vicodin, Soma, Xanex, Paxil, Zoloft,
Sources close to the singer’s entourage said he was injected three times a day with Demerol – the potent painkiller given to him before his collapse at home in LA on Thursday.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 28, 2009 at 12:37:00 PM CEST
70's Celebrity Anti-Drug PSA's
With 'celebrities' of sorts on the mind, and perhaps muddled somewhat by extreme Heartland-style heat, I'll present the first seven of many Anti-Drug PSAs that I enjoy. There are 29 more of these mainly music-industry celebs that I'll get to later on, as well as the Mel Blanc ones, which I've been saving for some special occasion.
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Topic: food - on June 26, 2009 at 12:35:00 PM CEST
Rechtliche Situation von Stevia in der EU
Stevia Blätter enthalten einen natürlichen Süßstoff und erfreuen sich in vielen Ländern großer Beliebtheit als natürliche Alternative zu künstlichen Süßstoffen. In der EU ist Stevia zurzeit allerdings nicht als Lebensmittel oder Lebensmittelzusatzstoff zugelassen. Nicht zuletzt hängt dies mit der angeblich von Monsanto (Erzeuger des Süßstoffes Aspartam) in Auftrag gegebene Untersuchung zusammen, die Zweifel an der gesundheitlichen Unbedenklichkeit von Stevia ergab.
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Topic: TESLA - on June 26, 2009 at 12:33:00 PM CEST
Nevada Lightning Laboratory Experiments
The Nevada Lightning Laboratory were recently trying many experiments, such as what would happen if you flew a small radio controlled helicopter between two Tesla coils, could a small vehicle big enough for one person be powered using a Tesla coil. Watch the videos below for the cool answers.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 26, 2009 at 12:30:00 PM CEST
HANDEL MIT IRAKISCHEN ARTEFAKTEN
Der Handel mit Altertümern blüht. Doch vor allem Artefakte aus dem Irak sind meist illegaler Herkunft. In den Kriegswirren von 2003 verschwanden Tausende Kunstobjekte, nun werden sie in Deutschland verkauft. Die hiesigen Behörden agieren nur zaghaft.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 26, 2009 at 12:28:00 PM CEST
Zugedröhnte Kängurus zerstören Mohnfelder
Sie sind total high und hüpfen im Kreis: Im australischen Bundesstaat Tasmanien sind berauschte Wallabys zu einer Bedrohung für Mohnfelder geworden. Die weltweit größte Produktion von legal angebautem Schlafmohn ist in Gefahr.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 26, 2009 at 12:26:00 PM CEST
Stoned wallabies make crop circles
Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said.
Lara Giddings, the attorney general for the island state of Tasmania, said the kangaroo-like marsupials were getting into poppy fields grown for medicine.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 26, 2009 at 12:22:00 PM CEST
Mexiko: Über 90 Polizisten bei Drogenrazzia festgenommen
In Mexiko sind im Zuge der Ermittlungen gegen Drogenbanden mehr als 90 Polizeibeamte festgenommen worden. In der Stadt Pachuca im zentralen Bundesstaat Hidalgo seien der Polizeichef und 91 weitere Polizisten verhaftet worden, teilte die Bundespolizei gestern mit.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 26, 2009 at 12:20:00 PM CEST
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 25, 2009 at 9:05:00 AM CEST
Pirate Bay via Twitter vorgeladen
Die schwedischen Behörden allerdings, behauptet der oberste Piratenjäger Tim Kuik, könnten die Angeklagten nicht finden. Deshalb will er sie über das Internet auf den Prozess aufmerksam machen: "Man kann die Angeklagten auf Facebook und Twitter finden. Das Internet dient Strafverfolgern genauso wie Rechtsverletzern. Jetzt wissen sie von der Gerichtsverhandlung in den Niederlanden", sagte Kuik.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on June 25, 2009 at 8:59:00 AM CEST
The Pirate Bay Founders Summoned To Court Via Twitter
The Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN has summoned The Pirate Bay’s founders to court through Twitter and Facebook. Emboldened by recent events in Sweden, BREIN is demanding a total blackout of the site in the Netherlands and has scheduled a court hearing for July 21st.
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