Topic: WAR - on October 3, 2008 at 2:48:00 PM CEST
BBC nuclear bomb script released
A script written by the BBC and the government to be broadcast in the event of a nuclear attack has been published.
The script, written in the 1970s and released by the National Archives, included instructions to "stay calm and stay in your own homes".
It said communications had been disrupted, and the number of casualties and extent of damage were not known.
Other papers reveal debates about how to ensure the person reading the script was authoritative and comforting.
The script was discussed from 1973 to 1975, during the Cold War.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 3, 2008 at 11:16:00 AM CEST
California outlaws RFID tag skimming
California governor Schwarzenegger has signed a law making the illegitimate reading of RFID tags illegal, but blocked a measure making the unauthorised tracking of kids equally so.
RFID Journal reports that anyone skimming an RFID tag issued by a government agency, health insurance company, employer or library could find themselves in prison for up to a year, or facing a $1,500 fine, though you're OK if you read it by accident, for a medical emergency or if you're a law-enforcement official.
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Topic: food - on October 3, 2008 at 11:13:00 AM CEST
Ultrasound machine 'turns cheap plonk into fine wine in 30 minutes'
Inventor Casey Jones says the £350 gadget uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects of decades of ageing by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle.
The Ultrasonic Wine Ager, which looks like an ordinary ice bucket, takes 30 minutes to work and has already been given the thumbs up by an English winemaker.
Mr Jones, 53, said: "This machine can take your run-of-the-mill £3.99 bottle of plonk and turn it into a finest bottle of vintage tasting like it costs hundreds.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 3, 2008 at 11:11:00 AM CEST
2 different bandits rob same bank
Times have been tough for banks everywhere, but a San Diego-area Wells Fargo branch had an especially difficult day this week.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 3, 2008 at 11:08:00 AM CEST
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
The Beckley Foundation's Global Cannabis Commission document said the cannabis ban had backfired and called for a "serious rethink" of drugs policy.
The ban has had little or no impact on supply and has turned users into criminals, it said.
"Although cannabis can have a negative impact on health, including mental health, in terms of relative harms, it is considerably less harmful than alcohol or tobacco," the report claimed.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 3, 2008 at 11:07:00 AM CEST
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 3, 2008 at 11:02:00 AM CEST
Marijuana Is Real Medicine
Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine is an important and accessible book -- not heavy on academic jargon, but rather lively and engaging, like a true detective novel -- with a broad appeal to those interested in the medical potential of cannabis, an end to the drug war and grass roots activism. I asked the co-authors, Wendy Chapkis and Richard Webb, how working on the book changed them.
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