Topic: POLITIK - on October 30, 2008 at 11:11:00 AM CET
America the Banana Republic
The ongoing financial meltdown is just the latest example of a disturbing trend that, to this adoptive American, threatens to put the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave on a par with Zimbabwe, Venezuela, and Equatorial Guinea.
In a statement on the huge state-sponsored salvage of private bankruptcy that was first proposed last September, a group of Republican lawmakers, employing one of the very rudest words in their party’s thesaurus, described the proposed rescue of the busted finance and discredited credit sectors as “socialistic.” There was a sort of half-truth to what they said. But they would have been very much nearer the mark—and rather more ironic and revealing at their own expense—if they had completed the sentence and described the actual situation as what it is: “socialism for the rich and free enterprise for the rest.”
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Topic: WEB - on October 30, 2008 at 11:03:00 AM CET
Surfen wie in China
Surfen wie in China funktioniert prima mit dem “China Channel Firefox Add-on“. Damit kann man die chinesische Internetzensur bequem von zuhause erfahren und genießen.
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Topic: WEB - on October 30, 2008 at 10:59:00 AM CET
China Channel Firefox Add-on - Experience the censored Chinese internet at home!
The Firefox add-on China Channel offers internet user outside China to surf the web as if they were in China. Take an unforgetable virtual trip to China and experience the technical expertise of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (supported by western companies). It's open source, free and easy.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 29, 2008 at 11:00:00 AM CET
Drug money 'tainting Ghana poll'
Ghana's election campaign could be tarnished by money from West African drug trafficking, an official has said.
Kwesi Aning, head of research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, said the "very fabric" of Ghanaian society was under threat.
His comments came as the UN warned in a report that West Africa risks becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking from South America to Europe.
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Topic: PHOTO - on October 29, 2008 at 10:44:00 AM CET
Photos from the Afghanistan Drug War
Huey's site is filled with stunning images, including a photo essay documenting the Afghanistan drug war.
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Topic: food - on October 29, 2008 at 10:42:00 AM CET
Hanföl – Spender gesundheitsfördernder Omega-3-Fettsäuren
Hanföl ist im Vergleich zu anderen Speiseölen besonders reich an den ungesättigten Fettsäuren Linol- und Alpha-Linolensäure sowie an Omega-3-Fettsäuren. Damit weist das Öl ein ideales Verhältnis der Omega-3- zu Omega-6-Fettsäuren von etwa 5:1 auf. Experten sprechen Empfehlungen von 15 bis 20 Gramm Hanföl täglich aus, um eine optimale Zufuhr an essentiellen Fettsäuren zu gewährleisten. Studien zeigen, dass der Konsum von Hanföl, welches ebenso große Mengen an Vitamin E enthält, mit einem geringeren Risiko für Arteriosklerose, Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen und Stoffwechselstörungen verbunden ist.
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Topic: food - on October 29, 2008 at 10:32:00 AM CET
World's most technical avocado preserver
Keep expensive avocado halves fresh longer with this money-saving gadget.
Simply place half-cut avocado face against bright green surface with pit in well — adjustable buckle secures it in place to reduce contact with air and slow discoloration.
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Topic: TV - on October 29, 2008 at 10:30:00 AM CET
Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957
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Topic: MUSIK - on October 29, 2008 at 10:24:00 AM CET
FM4 wieder mit "You're At Home Baby"
Der Claim "You're At Home Baby" steht im Mittelpunkt der aktuellen FM4-Herbstkampagne. "Auf 4 Sujets wird der öffentliche Raum leicht manipuliert, wird mit subtilen Eingriffen gezeigt, wie kleine Änderungen das gesamte Bild ändern können - ganz so wie FM4 das auf akustischer Basis auch macht", heißt es.
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Topic: SEX - on October 29, 2008 at 10:22:00 AM CET
Madonna Would Schedule Sex With Guy Ritchie Around Her Gym Workouts
‘Guy of course felt this a tremendous turn-off to be at the same level of importance as, for example, her gym sessions and Kabbalah meetings.
‘As a consequence, their sex life died more than a year ago. It is no exaggeration to say that they had not shared a bed in a year when the divorce was announced. And when the sex died for them, the marriage was doomed.’
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Topic: SEX - on October 29, 2008 at 10:19:00 AM CET
Twenty-One Condom Ads You Never Saw Coming
Anyone in the advertising industry will tell you that it’s more fun to create ads for some products as opposed to others. Dusting polish and toilet cleaners, for example, aren’t exactly clients that most creative types are jumping up and down to work with. Condoms, on the other hand, are. But because there’s so much potential to make easy, tasteless jokes, condom advertising requires a more delicate touch; great ads should make us think a little bit harder before rewarding us with the punch line. These twenty-one ads from around the world do just that—some in more subtle ways than others.
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Topic: History - on October 28, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM CET
Humans made fire 790,000 years ago
A new study shows that humans had the ability to make fire nearly 790,000 years ago, a skill that helped them migrate from Africa to Europe.
By analysing flints at an archaeological site on the bank of the river Jordan, researchers at Israel's Hebrew University discovered that early civilizations had learned to light fires, a turning point that allowed them to venture into unknown lands.
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