Topic: DRUGS - on March 20, 2009 at 10:22:00 AM CET
DEA - Microgram
The DEA's Office of Forensic Sciences publishes a monthly newsletter called the Microgram Bulletin, which features news and photos about unusual drugs and drug smuggling techniques.
I like reading the newsletter for two reasons: first, it's filled with examples of human ingenuity (the August, 2008 issue has photos of fake kidney bean made to smuggle heroin). Second, it's mind-boggling to see the weird drugs that people like to take: Butanediol? Nandralone? Boldenone? Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine? Sceletium tortuosum? N,N-dimethylamphetamine? Testosterone cypionate? Bromo-Benzodifuranyl-Isopropylamine Hydrochloride? I've never heard of thse. Apparently, the world is filled with connoisseurs of esoteric inebrients!
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 20, 2009 at 10:20:00 AM CET
Micky Maus hört Polizeifunk
Seit 58 Jahren erscheint "Micky Maus" in Deutschland und jeder weiß, wer im Comic-Heft auf Ärger mit der Polizei abonniert ist: die Panzerknacker natürlich. Doch nun hat "Micky Maus" im realen Leben selbst Ärger mit den Ordnungshütern. Die Hamburger Kripo ermittelt, weil mit einem kleinen Radio, welches dem aktuellen Heft beiliegt, der Polizeifunk abgehört werden kann.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 20, 2009 at 10:15:00 AM CET
Underwater Volcano Eruption
The eruption began Monday after a series of earthquakes near Tonga, a 170-island archipelago between Australia and Tahiti, residents told the Associated Press. There were magnitude-5.0 quakes there Sunday night and Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Though the Wellington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) issued an advisory for the area, the plume isn’t engendering island residents and so far hasn’t hurt fish or other animals, according to the AP.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 20, 2009 at 9:22:00 AM CET
Operating System Interface Design Between 1981-2009
A Graphical User Interface (GUI for short) allows users to interact with the computer hardware in a user friendly way.
Over the years a range of GUI’s have been developed for different operating systems such as OS/2, Macintosh, Windowsamiga, Linux, Symbian OS, and more.
We’ll be taking a look at the evolution of the interface designs of the major operating systems since the 80’s.
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Topic: PHOTO - on March 20, 2009 at 9:20:00 AM CET
Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon
Proving that you don't need Google's billions or the BBC weather centre's resources, the four Spanish students managed to send a camera-operated weather balloon into the stratosphere.
Taking atmospheric readings and photographs 20 miles above the ground, the Meteotek team of IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia completed their incredible experiment at the end of February this year.
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Topic: MUSIK - on March 20, 2009 at 9:18:00 AM CET
The Woodstock Death Count
This might be a tad morbid, but that’s the way it goes sometimes…
A friend recently sent me an email containing a link to a news story about the death of a 1960s musician. Well, he was probably a musician later in life as well, but was most famous during the ‘60s.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on March 19, 2009 at 3:34:00 PM CET
Monty Python's "Holy Hand Grenade" sparks bomb scare
A bomb scare was sparked after someone mistook a replica bomb from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail for a real bomb.
A member of the water board discovered what they discribed as a "suspicious object" under a fire hydrant cover at the junction between Tabernacle Street and Epworth Street in Finsbury, London. The police, the fire brigade and bomb disposal officers were called to destroy the bomb, only to discover it was a replica of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 19, 2009 at 3:32:00 PM CET
UUPS! ET ORBI - PR für Dummies
Ungeschützter Sprachverkehr, noch dazu in der Öffentlichkeit, ist unverantwortlich. Man kennt seine Partner nie gut genug. "Public Relations" ist das Präservativ im Umgang mit Medien - doch der Papst macht's lieber ohne. Keine gute Idee, wenn es um das Thema Aids geht.
Noch bevor Papst Benedikt den Fuß auf afrikanischen Boden gesetzt hat, war seine Pilgerreise schon wieder vorbei. Jedenfalls, was die Wirkung in der Öffentlichkeit angeht.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on March 19, 2009 at 3:30:00 PM CET
KONDOM-DEBATTE - Vatikan rechtfertigt Äußerung des Papstes
Der Papst lehnt Präservative als Mittel im Kampf gegen Aids ab: Das machte Benedikt XVI. zu Beginn seiner Afrika-Reise deutlich und stieß weltweit auf Unverständnis. Nun hat sein Sprecher versucht, die Äußerungen zu erklären - und geißelt die "Ideologie des Vertrauens in das Kondom".
"Kondome verschlimmern das Aids-Problem" - die lebensferne Botschaft des Papstes auf seinem Flug nach Afrika sorgt für Verwunderung und Entrüstung. Nun hat sein Sprecher versucht, die Äußerungen zu erklären. Der Papst habe das Augenmerk auf die "Erziehung zur Verantwortung" legen wollen, sagte Vatikan-Sprecher Federico Lombardi am heutigen Mittwoch vor Journalisten in Kameruns Hauptstadt Jaunde.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 19, 2009 at 3:28:00 PM CET
Generic vaporizers offer Volcano-class features for half the price
For years the Storz & Bickel Volcano Vaporizer has been the gold standard in smoking accouterments, but at $670 for the "Digit" model, it's for connoisseurs (or well-heeled dealers) only. Even the "Classic" is over $500.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 19, 2009 at 3:25:00 PM CET
Drug Museum
Forget the priceless works of art in the Guggenheim or MoMA. Leave the fossils and cavemen to the American Museum of Natural History. Even the anal beads in the Museum of Sex have nothing on this place. I'm talking about the Drug Museum in Mexico City.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 19, 2009 at 3:23:00 PM CET
Coffee Shop Trial a Test for Dutch Drug Policies
The Dutch have long been known for their liberal drug policies. Recently, though, cities and prosecutors have been cracking down on the so-called "coffee shops" that sell marijuana. In one potentially precedent-setting case, laws against organized crime are being used in an effort to convict a shop owner.
Law enforcement officials in the Netherlands are seeking to prosecute the owners and employees of one of the country's largest "coffee shops" in a case that could have a huge impact on drug policies in the country.
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