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Medical Marijuana Vs. The Feds

January 24th, 2007 at 11:26 pm » Comments (0)

The benefits of medicinal marijuana have long been clear to those who suffer from chronic illness, and with a physician’s consent, patients have had legal access to the drug for therapeutic purposes in Washington state since 1998. Too bad the feds don’t recognize that.



India is Experiencing a ‘Radio Boom’

January 24th, 2007 at 11:19 pm » Comments (0)

A study from AdEx India indicates that India is experiencing a "radio boom," and as a result radio ad growth is outpacing other media.



World’s Largest Living Organism

January 24th, 2007 at 11:15 pm » Comments (0)

Until August of 2000 it was thought that the largest living organism was a fungus of the same species (Armillaria ostoyae) that covered 1,500 acres (600 hectares) found living in the state of Washington. But …



Police In Tijuana Issued Slingshots After Their Guns Are Confiscated

January 24th, 2007 at 9:05 am » Comments (0)

The police department has issued about 60 slingshots to officers in the violent border city of Tijuana, where soldiers confiscated police weapons two weeks ago on allegations of collusion with drug traffickers.



Man In Michigan Builds His Own Flying Saucer

January 24th, 2007 at 9:02 am » Comments (0)

Alfie Carrington has spent half his life building a flying saucer. Despite his lack of engineering experience, Carrington pored over books, magazines and studies about aviation and spent nearly $60,000 for some of the materials needed for this saucer.



Index Your Shoes With The Shoe Rolodex

January 24th, 2007 at 8:45 am » Comments (0)

Shoe storage for divas, this twistie twirlie is a great way to organise tootsie-wear without spending all weekend gluing inventory snaps on to shoe boxes…



New Jersey Institute Of Technology Posting Lectures on iTunes

January 24th, 2007 at 8:45 am » Comments (0)

Music isn’t the only thing that students are listening to on their i-pods at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Apple Inc is letting NJIT Professors post their lectures, and other audio and video class information on its iTunes U website - where students can go and then download whatever material they want onto their computers, […]



Two-Word Phrases Most Popular Form of Search

January 24th, 2007 at 8:37 am » Comments (0)

Data released by RankStat.com show that when conducting online searches, most people use two-word phrases.



Survey of Driver Distractions

January 24th, 2007 at 8:32 am » Comments (0)

A new survey of American drivers, from Nationwide Mutual Insurance, an American Insurance company, shows up some concerning driving habits.



Understanding the Multi-Tasking Nature of Consumers

January 24th, 2007 at 7:35 am » Comments (0)

The poll of 15,000 consumers discovered that 68% of them use other media while watching TV, 69% while reading newspapers and 71% while online.



Study Warns of More Retirees Falling Below the Poverty Line

January 24th, 2007 at 7:26 am » Comments (0)

Without changes in the retirement system, poverty among people 65 and older is likely to increase, according to a report by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.



Study: 65% of Americans Spend More Time with Computer than Spouse

January 24th, 2007 at 12:29 am » Comments (0)

A new study finds 65 percent of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse - and, on average, wastes 12 hours a month fixing computer problems.