Topic: STRANGE - on January 29, 2007 at 2:07:00 PM CET
Craziest Laws in America
I found them searching around the net. Doubt these are real laws but i thought it was funny and interesting.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 29, 2007 at 2:04:00 PM CET
Pot Users and Sellers Finding Loopholes in Medical Marijuana Laws
Half the calls to criminal defense attorney Ben Rice are people busted for growing, selling or using marijuana.
Rice has developed a reputation for protecting the rights of those who buy and sell the drug under the 10-year-old state law that makes marijuana legal for sick people.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:24:00 PM CET
Diamond District struggles to keep up
On a recent afternoon at the venerable Diamond Dealers Club, many of the chairs and long tables remained empty on the vast trading floor as a few dozen men haggled over precious stones.
The cafeteria's dining room had a ghost town feel and only a couple of men drank coffee at the food counter. Most of the hustle and bustle was happening in the club's synagogue and an area where retired members could play backgammon.
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Topic: NATURE - on January 29, 2007 at 1:23:00 PM CET
To Save the West, Kill a Plant
The southwestern United States is defined by water, or more precisely, by its absence. Human settlers designed grand engineering projects to make the best use of what water was present, and today, water is captured behind massive dams and rerouted through concrete rivers. It's used to build cities, grow rice, maintain green lawns and golf courses, and fill swimming pools and 500-foot fountains in Las Vegas casinos.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:13:00 PM CET
Animated 3D map of the world
by economic activity (Flash).
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:05:00 PM CET
Queensland to drink waste water
People in the Australian state of Queensland will soon have to start drinking water containing recycled sewage, the state premier has warned.
Premier Peter Beattie said he had scrapped a referendum on the issue, because there was no longer a choice.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 1:04:00 PM CET
Last warning: 10 years to save world
Scientists say rising greenhouses gases will make climate change unstoppable in a decade THE world has just 10 years to reverse surging greenhouse gas emissions or risk runaway climate change that could make many parts of the planet uninhabitable.
The stark warning comes from scientists who are working on the final draft of a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 12:51:00 PM CET
Protection against climate change
Clever social campaignby Friends of the Earth.
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Topic: SPORT - on January 29, 2007 at 12:48:00 PM CET
A 3,375-mile swim up the Amazon
A LONG-DISTANCE swimmer known as “the Fish Man” will start a daring 3,375-mile journey along the entire length of the Amazon this week, a feat that has never been attempted before because of its extraordinary dangers.
Martin Strel, 52, a Slovenian who has already swum the lengths of the Danube (1,877 miles), the Mississippi (2,360 miles) and the Yangtze (2,487 miles), was completing preparations this weekend for his toughest challenge by far.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 29, 2007 at 12:44:00 PM CET
$1.5 Million Chocolates - Jewelled Treats Just on Time for Valentine’s Day
If you still can’t figure out how to top last year’s $200,000 Valentine’s Day Date, then you might want to look at the $1.5 million chocolates available from Lake Forest Confections. The “Le Chocolat” collection features dozens of tasty chocolates matched with an assortment fine jewelry.
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