Topic: DRUGS - on August 4, 2007 at 5:46:00 PM CEST
LSD, hypnosis and the Catholic Church
I found this interesting snippet, among many interesting snippets, on p194 of David Healy's book The Creation of Psychopharmacology (ISBN 0674015991), a history of the science and medicine of psychiatric drug development.
It discusses the similarities between the reaction of the authorities to LSD in the 1960s and the reaction to hypnotism in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 4, 2007 at 5:42:00 PM CEST
L.A. minister accused of selling marijuana through church convicted of possession
The Rev. Craig X Rubin, 41, faces up to four years, eight months in prison for possessing marijuana for sale, said Jane Robison, a district attorney's spokeswoman.
Rubin and some 400 members of Temple 420 say that marijuana is a religious sacrament. They burn and smoke pot during services.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 4, 2007 at 5:36:00 PM CEST
Orange Sunshine
Ten minute Trailer for the upcoming documentary on the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.
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Topic: SPORT - on August 4, 2007 at 5:15:00 PM CEST
Jake Brown falls 40+ feet & walks away !! X-Games 13 Big Air
event and lands on his back ... and guess what. The guy walked away! Unbelievable !!!
Skateboarder Plunges 50 Feet [tmz.com] Skateboarder Survives 40-Foot Fall [washingtonpost.com]
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Topic: COMPUTER - on August 4, 2007 at 5:03:00 PM CEST
NBC Dateline Reporter flees Defcon 15
NBC Reporter with hidden camera in purse hoping to catch conference attendees committing to crimes (according to Defcon staff) flees Defcon 15 after being outed. Shot by Elizabeth Safran.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on August 4, 2007 at 4:56:00 PM CEST
Defcon 15 & Black Hat Briefings 2007, Hackers In Las Vegas
Los Angeles photographer and geek Dave Bullock is currently in Las Vegas where he has been covering Black Hat Briefings USA 2007, the security convention that takes place right before the notorious Defcon 15, one of the world’s and largest hacker conference, which starts today.
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