Topic: DRUGS - on December 26, 2008 at 11:40:47 AM CET
Day Tripper
In the circles where LSD eventually thrived, the moment of its discovery was more cherished than even the famous intersection of a fine English apple with Isaac Newton’s inquiring mind, the comic cosmic instant that gave us gravity. According to legend, Dr. Albert Hofmann, a research chemist at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company, fell from his bicycle in April 1943 on his way home through the streets of Basel, Switzerland, after accidently dosing himself with LSD at the laboratory. The story presented another example of enlightenment as trickster. As a narrative it was very fondly regarded because so many of us imagined a clueless botanist pedaling over the cobblestones with the clockwork Helvetian order dissolving under him.
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Topic: FUN - on December 25, 2008 at 1:22:05 PM CET
Schöne Weihnachten
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 25, 2008 at 1:16:13 PM CET
Mushrooms, Christianity and the History of Christmas
The Pharmacratic Inquisition review by Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., author and host of the Entheogenic Evolution Podcast
The Pharmacratic Inquisition is a provocative film from Gnostic Media that makes the argument that virtually all of the mythology, symbolism, and story of Jesus and related Christian traditions relate to two basic subjects: astrology and shamanism. For those unfamiliar with the evidence in support of this claim, this film can be truly eye opening and revolutionary.
Much of the material for this film rests upon the work of John Allegro. Allegro was one of the original scholars chosen to translate the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Christian texts that were discovered in Qumram near the Dead Sea in the middle of the 20th century. Unlike his colleagues, Allegro was not beholden to the Catholic Church and therefore was able to develop his theories and interpretations free from Catholic dogma. The result was the radical claim that Jesus was a psychoactive mushroom. In particular, Allegro argued that the mythology and symbolism surrounding the Christ figure all point to Amanita muscaria mushrooms, the iconic red and white mushroom so common in Christmas symbolism and imagery.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 24, 2008 at 1:44:45 PM CET
"Miss Sinaloa" wegen Drogenhandels festgenommen
Sie soll Mexiko bei der Wahl der "Miss Universum 2009" vertreten: Doch "Miss Sinaloa" Laura Zúñiga steht im Verdacht, im Drogenhandel mitzumischen. Die Beauty-Queen wurde im Beisein schwerbewaffneter Männer erwischt - Sturmgewehre, Pistolen und 100.000 Dollar Bargeld im Gepäck.
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Topic: NATURE - on December 24, 2008 at 1:41:58 PM CET
Scientists find diesel growing on trees
A tree fungus could be used to power diesel cars after it was found to contain many similar properties to that of regular diesel fuel.
It is found in the Patagonian rainforest and is remarkably similar to the fuel in its natural state, meaning that it could be used directly in a modern diesel engine with virtually no modification.
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Topic: POLITIK - on December 24, 2008 at 1:40:10 PM CET
Dec. 31 trial date for shoe-hurling Iraqi reporter
The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush and called him a "dog" will stand trial on December 31, a court official said Monday.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 23, 2008 at 2:20:00 PM CET
Britischer Milchmann brachte Cannabis
Eine Flasche Milch und ein Päckchen Cannabis bitte: Ein britischer Milchmann hat seinen Kunden regelmäßig Drogen verkauft. Der 72 Jahre alte Robert Holding versorgte seine ältere Kundschaft über mehrere Monate nicht nur mit Milch und Eiern, sondern auf deren Wunsch auch mit Cannabis, berichteten britische Medien heute.
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Topic: POLITIK - on December 22, 2008 at 4:04:13 PM CET
Schuhwerfer verklagt irakische Sicherheitsbeamte
Noch in diesem Jahr beginnt der Prozess gegen den Schuhwerfer von Bagdad. Doch der irakische Journalist Saidi klagt nun seinerseits - gegen die Sicherheitskräfte, die ihn nach seiner Attacke auf US-Präsident Bush misshandelt hätten.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on December 22, 2008 at 11:25:34 AM CET
Polizei schließt Büro von Nobelpreisträgerin Ebadi
Die Polizei hat in Teheran ein Menschenrechtszentrum der Friedensnobelpreisträgerin Schirin Ebadi geschlossen. Vorwurf der iranischen Behörden: Von dem Büro gehe "Propaganda gegen das System" aus.
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Topic: DRUGS - on December 22, 2008 at 11:24:02 AM CET
How Opium Can Save Afghanistan
America's drug war in Afghanistan has been a miserable failure. So why not legalize opium production and let Afghanistan become the Saudi Arabia of morphine?
Afghanistan may be one the poorest countries in the world, but by legalizing and licensing opium production it could conceivably become the Saudi Arabia of morphine.
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Topic: STRANGE - on December 22, 2008 at 11:22:53 AM CET
Afro-Colombians fight biodiesel producers
For Afro-Colombians evicted from their land in north-western Colombia and along the Pacific coast, the loss of familiar surroundings of lush jungle and rugged mountains can be devastating.
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Topic: STRANGE - on December 21, 2008 at 3:36:24 PM CET
Finnish words for snow
Everybody has heard that the Eskimos have over forty different words for snow; quite a few people also know that this is an urban legend. What you probably did not know, however, is that Finnish does have over 40 words for snow -- at least if we stretch the definition a bit to include all forms of frozen precipitation.
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