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Surfs Up, Wastes Down
Despite its nature-boy image, the surfing industry often relies on toxic manufacturing processes and generates tons of waste to make surfboards and other products. In San Clemente, a start-up compa..State Med: Pot Prohibition Is 'Failed Public Health Policy'
The California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy."AP: Oprah Winfrey to end show in 2011
AP reports that Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show in 2011.
Tom Waits - Way Down in the Hole (Live)
If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil, way down in the hole.$600M spent on health care debate = insurance for 45,000
The pricetag to influence the health care debate in the halls of Congress has surpassed $600 million and is fast becoming a legislative record breaker. The total spent on lobbyists, television ads ..Ahoy there! President Obama catches the eye of a sailor
Heads were certainly turned during Barack Obama's goodwill tour of China as this cheeky sailor's expression reveals.Olympus BioScapes 2009 Competition Winners [PICS]
The winners were announced November 18, 2009. This year, the competition received nearly 2,000 entries from 62 countries. All images and the names of the top winners and Honorable Mentions may be v..WWII Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii
According to Dr Hans Van Tillburg, "[The I-201 Submarine] was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War. It had a streamlined body and conning tower and retractable gun." They just found it ..
Penguin-Speckled Iceberg, South Georgia Island Antartica
Beautiful PIC...Senate Panel: 80 Percent of Cyber Attacks Preventable
If network administrators simply instituted proper configuration policies and conducted good network monitoring, about 80 percent of commonly known cyber attacks could be preventedU.S. vs. China: Working Together on Global Warming?
At loggerheads over several issues, the senior and junior superpowers (and carbon producers) have lots of potential common ground on climate change.xkcd - Academia vs. Business
xkcd - Academia vs. BusinessSwiss Government Tries to Stop 'Suicide Tourists'
Concerned that it is becoming a destination for "suicide tourism," Switzerland wants to tighten its decades-old assisted-suicide law.
The 100 Greatest Quotes From The Wire
The 100 Greatest Quotes From The WireWho is Paying Taxes? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Recent news articles have brought to light the fact that almost 47% of households in the US currently have zero or negative federal tax liability. We take a closer look at this lack of liability ac..Prisons full, no space for COP15
The Danish government has passed a lout package designed to stop trouble at the COP15 summitPilot Passes Out During Flight
A Porter Airlines pilot lost consciousness while en route from Halifax to St. Johns, Nfld. Saturday morning, forcing the co-pilot to steer the aircraft back to Halifax.SCOTUS: Banning books friendly to Cuba is OK
The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Miami school board decision that removed a book about Cuba from public schools. The book was seen as presenting too cheery a view of life ..Last Ice Age took just SIX months to arrive
It took just six months for a warm and sunny Europe to be engulfed in ice, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested the arrival of the last Ice Age nearly 13,000 years ago took ab..
Visualizing Sound Waves With Fire
Visualizing Sound Waves With FireConfirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek (IMAGE)
At last, here's the droid we were all looking for: This is the frame in which you can clearly see R2-D2 in Star Trek. This time there is absolutely no doubt about it: It's confirmed by the sequence..MGM Is Up For Sale, But Who's Buying?
Never mind the Terminator franchise - the entire MGM studio and back catalog is up for sale, meaning that anyone with a few billion dollars can finally make that Capricorn One remake they've been d..In House Record, Many Spoke With One Voice: The Lobbyists
More than a dozen lawmakers statements about the health care debate were ghostwritten by lobbyists working for Genentech, a biotechnology company.Palin's Book Goes Rogue on Some Facts
Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.If Marijuana Were Legal, Projected Tax Revenue [INFOGRAHIC]
Love it or hate it, people smoke marijuana - lots of it. In some states marijuana consumption and posession have been decriminalized, and even legalized for medicinal purposes. But, have you ever w..Balloon Boy Parents Are Now Under FAA Investigation
Bad enough that they used their 6-year-old son in a national hoax (they're pleading guilty). Now, Richard and Mayumi Heene may face federal charges stemming from an ongoing civil investigation by t..Age When Dogs Understand Human Pointing Determined
When is it pointless to point for dogs? A new study has found that you can point all you like, but dogs under a certain age won't know what the heck you're doing.The Who Will Perform At The Super Bowl
Booked for halftime show on Feb. 7.Gardeners at National Trust Urge Guests to Pee on Composts
Gardeners at a National Trust property urge people to relieve themselves on compost heaps to help their gardens grow greener.
Water Drops @ 2000 Frames Bounce
See what happens to drops hitting the surface of water.
