Topic: DRUGS - on February 23, 2007 at 10:39:00 AM CET
Cocaine laboratories in residential flats
Residents of Siete Palmas in Gran Canaria cannot believe that their neighbours were hiding cocaine laboratories in the flats.
It follows the police arrest of 17 people in the town in an operation linked to the trafficking of the drug on the island.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 23, 2007 at 10:38:00 AM CET
Government sued for marijuana lies
Americans for Safe Access has just filed a lawsuit against the Dept of Health and Human Services over medical marijuana.
The Oakland-based organization seeks to stop the government from using taxpayer money to spread information about marijuana that contradicts current science.
“The FDA position on medical cannabis is incorrect, dishonest and a flagrant violation of laws requiring the government to base policy on sound science,” said Joe Elford, chief counsel for Americans for Safe Access.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 23, 2007 at 10:37:00 AM CET
What is RIAA Radar ?
The RIAA Radar is a tool that music consumers can use to easily and instantly distinguish whether an album was released by a member of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 23, 2007 at 10:36:00 AM CET
RIAA lists top 25 universities handing out piracy notices
The "good guys" have tried to tempt college kids with free legal music for far too long to no avail, and after continuous failed attempts at gaining traction here in the US, it's no surprise that the RIAA would devote precious man-hours to concocting a most-wanted list of pirating schools. It should be noted that the top 25 is based on the amount of warnings sent out from the university to its students, and some schools may be omitted simply due to a lack of response on the administration's end.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on February 23, 2007 at 10:35:00 AM CET
South African Government Switches to Open Source
Cabinet has approved a policy and strategy to implement Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in government, government communications head Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
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