Saturday, 22. November 2008

Holland gets tough on cannabis


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Friday, 21. November 2008

28 Bier am Tag, Rum und Kokain: Dennis Hopper spricht über das Leben an der Schwelle und über die Rolle als Tod im neuen Film von Wim Wenders.


Ein Abend im Glas-und-Betonpalast der Cinémathèque française im Pariser Vorort Bercy, seit drei Jahren ihr aktuelles Quartier. Premierenabend, die Gäste drängen sich schon. Dennis Hopper wird gefeiert, mit einer Retrospektive des ganzen New Hollywood, von "Easy Rider" bis "Apokalypse Now", einer Ausstellung seines photographischen und malerischen Werks. Auch Wim Wenders ist da, ihn zu ehren. Aus der Nähe betrachtet, erscheint der 72-jährige Hopper, der auf der Leinwand inzwischen fast unzerstörbar wirkt, dann doch erstaunlich fragil.

sueddeutsche.de

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Drug dealer recycles himself to escape


German police have mounted a nationwide search for a convicted drug dealer who escaped from jail by hiding in a cardboard box to be taken away for recycling.

metro.co.uk

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HANF-VOLKSABSTIMMUNG AM 30. NOVEMBER 2008 IN DER SCHWEIZ


Die Legalisierungsinitiative wird bisher (Stand Ende Okt.) unterstützt/befürwortet von der „Neuen Zürcher Zeitung“ (NZZ), den Parteien SP und FDP (entspricht der BRD-SPD/-FDP) und verschiedenen Prominenten.

parlament.ch Cannabis-Konsum legalisieren oder nicht? hanf-info.ch

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21st HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup


The Cannabis Cup is always held in Amsterdam the week of Thanksgiving every year. The 21st Annual Cannabis Cup will be held from November 23th-27th 2008.

hightimes.com 2008 Cannabis Cup Interactive Map 21st HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup Schedule 2007 Winners

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Die Verschwörung um die Kräutermischung Spice, den “Cannabis Ersatz”


Steffen Geyer berichtete in seinem Blog über die Konsumrisiken bei dem Konsum der Kräutermischung Spice - die Hanfplantage berichtete dazu.

usualredant.de via

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Mexico: Interpol Official Involved with Narcotics Trafficking


A vicious turf war between drug cartels and Mexican authorities that has left as many as 4,300 dead so far this year may have caused a breach in the internal security systems of Interpol, the international police organization.

cnn.com

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Thursday, 20. November 2008

US Army bans USB devices to contain worm


The US Army has reportedly suspended the use of USB and removable media devices after a worm began spreading across its network.

Use of USB drives, floppy discs, CDs, external drives, flash media cards and all other removable media devices has been placed on hold in order to contain the spread of Agent-BTZ, a variant of the SillyFDC worm, Wired reports. Such a temporary ban would cause inconvenience in any organisation, but for the US military it's an even more serious problem because in many locations email or online transfer of files are not viable options.

wired.com theregister.co.uk

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Höchstgericht: Nur wer ORF sehen kann, muss auch dafür zahlen


Verwaltungsrichter entscheiden: Für Satempfänger ohne ORF-Karte fällt kein Programmentgelt an - Entscheidung auf Basis von Kirchs alter d-Box - ORF sieht "relativ geringe Menge" von Haushalten betroffen

derstandard.at

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Monty Python Puts All Its Content On YouTube To Increase Sales Of Scarce Goods


As quite a few folks have sent in, it appears that the always funny team of folks who made up Monty Python actually seem to get the concept of giving away infinite goods to increase the value of scarce goods.

techdirt.com MontyPython

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Satellite Radio Is Dead


I hate to say it, but somebody has to: Satellite radio will come crashing down to Earth within the next two years. The newly merged Sirius XM Radio is already living on borrowed time -- and borrowed money -- and simply will not and cannot survive.

itmanagement.earthweb.com

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Firefox millions - only 12 per cent Google free


In 2007, the Mozilla Foundation received 88 per cent of its revenue from a certain Mountain View sugar daddy. And thanks to its longstanding Google dependence, the organization is facing an IRS audit and questions over its tax exempt status.

Today, the non-profit behind the open-source Firefox browser released its long-delayed 2007 financial report. Revenues hit $75 million, and $66 million of that came from Larry, Sergey, and crew.

theregister.co.uk

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