Chauffeur overreden door eigen bus

21-jarige man raakt bekneld en zwaargewond.

Een 21-jarige man is dinsdagavond in Rotterdam zwaargewond geraakt toen hij werd overreden door zijn eigen bus. De chauffeur had het voertuig neergezet om mensen op te halen. Toen hij buiten stond, begon de bus te rijden. Mogelijk heeft hij de handrem niet gebruikt, meldt de politie woensdag. Het ongeluk gebeurde rond 21.15 uur op de Rodezand in de binnenstad. De Rotterdammer raakte bekneld onder de bus, die tot stilstand kwam tegen een andere bus. De man is overgebracht naar een ziekenhuis. De Arbeidsinspectie is ingelicht. Gevaarlijke dingen die bussen. Een aantal jaar geleden overleed een chauffeur omdat hij vast zat tussen de deuren van zijn eigen bus.

Atheist headstone

Road Surfing

Wow, didn't know that was possible. Must have some slippery roads or shoes. Seems pretty suicidal anyway.

father of LSD is no more

I was surprised to read this. I thought he died along time a go. Albert Hofmann was born in Baden, Switzerland in 1906. He graduated from the University of Zürich with a degree in chemistry in 1929 and went to work for Sandoz Pharmaceutical in Basel, Switzerland. With the laboratory goal of working towards isolation of the active principles of known medicinal plants, Hofmann worked with Mediterranean squill (Scilla maritima) for several years, before moving on to the study of Claviceps purpurea (ergot) and ergot alkaloids. Over the next few years, he worked his way through the lysergic acid derivatives, eventually synthesizing LSD-25 for the first time in 1938. After minimal testing, LSD-25 was set aside as he continued with other derivatives. Four years later, on April 16, 1943, he re-synthesized LSD-25 because he felt he might have missed something the first time around. That day, he became the first human to experience the effects of LSD after accidentally ingesting a minute amount. Three days later, on April 19, 1943, he decided to verify his results by intentionally ingesting 250 ug of LSD. This day has become known as "Bicycle Day" as Hofmann experienced an incredible bicycle ride on his way home from the lab. In addition to his discovery of LSD, he was also the first to synthesize psilocybin (the active constituent of 'magic mushrooms') in 1958. Albert Hofmann, known as the 'father of LSD', continued to work at Sandoz until 1971 when he retired as Director of Research for the Department of Natural Products. He continued to write, lecture, and play a leading role as an elder in the psychedelic community until his quick and relatively painless death from a heart attack at the age of 102.

GTA IV Review - HD

Be sure to watch the HD version. GTA IV seems pretty awesome, too bad it will probably take a year before it reaches the PC.

Our route...

I should have brought my camera to combine with the GPS data.... GPS tracker interval was set at 5 seconds. 1 sec and less people/buildings would give a better path.

Google Earth KML: here (save link as->open with GE, if it doesn't open in GE)

Alle paddo's komen onder Opiumwet

Het kabinet heeft eindelijk een besluit genomen over een verbod op paddestoelen met hallucinerende werking. De paddo's in gedroogde vorm waren al verboden; de regering wil dat ook verse paddestoelen onder de Opiumwet komen te vallen. Niet aleen verkoop, maar ook bezit van paddo's wordt strafbaar. Minister Klink schaart paddo's onder de drugs omdat gebruik levensbedreigende gevolgen kan hebben.