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Oh, the Irony! Connecticut Criminalizes Fake Pot.
By Katherina Gaidarzhy · 13 years ago
Within days of decriminalizing the real thing, Connecticut lawmakers are making possession of synthetic cannibal and legal saliva a crime.
In case you were unaware, on June 8th Connecticut passed SB1014, to decriminalize pot or ...
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah rejects Hariri indictments
By Alarengin Alareng · 13 years ago
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected indictments of four of its members over the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former PM, Rafiq Hariri.
He also said no power would be able to arrest the "honourable brothers", ...
What Does a Loan Workout Entail?
By Zech Keenan · 14 years ago
In today’s volatile real estate market, homeowners struggle to know where to turn for help with their most valuable possession: their home. The economy has left borrowers struggling to make their payments due to reduced ...
Questions raised on 2G scam CBI charge-sheet
By Sudhanshu Bose · 14 years ago
The charge-sheet filed by CBI in the country’s most high profile case has raised doubts over the authenticity of the investigations.
There were a number of telecom operators who received the UASL in 2008 by ...
Pakistan It's People, It's Culture, It's Future
By Brian Ringland · 14 years ago
(Brian Ringland ORT)
Pakistan is a country that is in the news - a lot. We hear stories about Taliban fighters in the North as well as bombings and assassinations in the South. The average ...
McDonald's Announces New Giant Burger
By Brian Ringland · 14 years ago
The world's largest fast food chain held a news conference to kick off a new ad campaign for a new burger that the company hopes will be more popular and more successful than the Big ...
SpaceX Express Ready to Launch Rocket
By Brian Ringland · 14 years ago
Experimental research company SpaceX Express announced at a press conference on Thursday that their 'Spacebus' project has cleared all testing phases and is almost ready to start taking people into orbit.Of the ten or so ...
This Week in the Social Networks: Japan, St. Patrick’s Day and Rebecca Who?
By Linda Bertrand · 14 years ago
Teens have had a lot to talk about on the social network this week. If you thought your teen had intense mood swings before, the events from this week have caused a mixture of emotions ...
Despite Improving Situation in Japan, Still Risk of Radiation Exposure
By Isaac Eliaz · 14 years ago
The nuclear crisis in Japan may be slowly improving, but we are not completely out of the clear when it comes to radiation exposure. Despite assurances by the U.S. government that there is no real ...
Nuclear Radiation Protection Protocol
By Isaac Eliaz · 14 years ago
As the nuclear crisis escalates in Japan, people across the world but particularly in the US are asking what they can do to protect themselves from exposure to nuclear radiation fallout. Self-medicating with ongoing high ...
Menthol Cigarette Use Rising Among Teenagers
By Scarlett Simpson · 14 years ago
The use of menthol cigarettes is rising among adolescents and is "very high" among minority youth, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said in partial draft report released Monday.
Brands like Lorillard's Newport account ...
Medicare Fraud and Abuse: The Most Profitable Healthcare Crime in the U.S.
By Linda Vincent · 14 years ago
Medicare fraud and abuse cost taxpayers approximately $60 billion a year. It’s one of the fastest and most profitable crimes in the U.S. The government health insurance program that covers 46 million elderly and disabled ...
Timeless Head Stones :Make Prior Arrangements
By Sam Mapes · 14 years ago
It is commonly said that the death can be considered the door for the next part of life. Considering this fact, most are taking up relevant preparations with respect to the final resting place they ...
Toastmasters in the City of London
By Vivien Robbins · 14 years ago
Ever since Norman era, the "Square Mile" or "City" of London has been the capital's centre for commercial activities and worldwide fiscal dealings. The City is a democratic self-governing entity with its own mayor and ...
Things to Avoid While Quitting Smoking
By Kat Harison · 14 years ago
Get Rid Of Smoking For Good!
After reading and hearing a lot about smoking endangers and looking at those awful "quit smoking" ads, we all at some point develop a natural urge to stop this ...
How To Make Great School Newspapers
By Leslie De Lazo · 14 years ago
Are you ready to move your school newspaper forward, making it more exciting and interesting than ever before? If the answer is yes, then this article can help you to jump-start your project with the ...
Tobacco Growers Triumph Over Results on Tobacco Control
By Kat Harison · 14 years ago
Tobacco growers expressed triumph over the result of a recent world convention on tobacco control which was conducted in Uruguay and which supposedly resulted in the protection of the tobacco industry against too restrictive guidelines ...
Levels of Nicotine Increase with Each Puff
By Kat Harison · 14 years ago
Nicotine increases gradually in smokers' brains rather that spiking after each puff, according to a research that is aimed to find new ways to help people stop smoking.
"The nicotine increase in the brain was ...
Arizona shooter Jared Loughner-obsessed with mind control, monetary policy
By Michael Johnson · 14 years ago
In an all too familiar scenario Jared Loughner, the man behind the recent slaughter in Arizona, was a United States military recruit obsessed with mind control and apparently extremely obsessive-compulsive or under some sort of ...
Christmas Fundraising Campaign Ideas
By Jolian Grant · 14 years ago
With the Christmas season fast approaching, there are ways to tie gift giving in with your fundraising goals. A Christmas fundraising campaign is a concern with some schools and charitable organizations, but it is possible ...