Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'

ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — U.S. and Brazilian scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite,...

Startups, Progressive Governance and Managing Growth

Startups and startup executives all over Silicon Valley intensely debate around how, when and how much governance startups should apply to their operations when considering the challenges facing them at the moment and the challenges that lie ahead.  These sometimes...

Families of 153 dead ask why plane was cleared to fly

"Angry relatives of Madrid crash victims asked yesterday why the aircraft was allowed to fly two hours after it aborted a take-off because of a technical fault. A total of 153 people died on Wednesday when the Spanair aircraft bound for the Canary Islands failed to take off,...

Public Service, Public Servants, and Mass Death

"  Public Service, Public Servants, and Mass Death  "

Biofuels company ditches NZ

    Leading United Kingdom biofuel producer Argent Energy is shelving plans to invest more than $100 million in New Zealand. " Dickon Posnett, managing director of Argent Energy's NZ subsidiary, says New Zealand's proposed legislation in the Biofuels Bill makes...

French experts help develop Sa Pa tourism site

The cooperation between northern mountainous Lao cai Province and Aquitaine, the largest south-western region of France, has yielded initial results."In 2004, 53 botanical species that Aquitaine provided to Lao...

'Traumatized' teachers learn on managing classes

It is not easy to overcome a traumatic feelings" Tears rolled down elementary school teacher Herawati Ahmad's wrinkled cheeks as she told the story of her ill-fated young pupils in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami. ...

Saints vs Chargers in London Oct 26 Sellout

"NewOrleansSaints.com, NewOrleansSaints.comThursday, May 29, 2008 - 12:33 PMLONDON -- The first 40,000 tickets made available for the NFL’s second overseas regular-season game on October 26 at Wembley Stadium in...

J.K. Rowling Will Auction Hand-Written Harry Potter Prequel for Charity

Well, the claimed she wouldn't return to the Harry Potter world, but I guess a prequel doesn't count - especially since it's for charity.Author J.K. Rowling is writing an 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter...

ATR may have been damaged in 'barrel roll'

"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...

'Beam me up Scotty' comes to life in Australia

In a homage to every Star Trek fan's fantasy, a company in Australia called Telstra actually used a hologram to beam its chief technology officer from Melbourne to Adelaide for a live business presentation. "In an...

Heathrow T5 boss leaves BAA job

The man who was responsible for the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 has chosen to resign his position. "Mark Bullock had "chosen to leave" his job as the airport's managing director because of a change to...

Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arrested

"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...

Wall Street Journal's Managing Editor to Leave Post

In a surprising development, the Wall Street Journal is reporting on its web sire that the paper’s managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, is planning to resign after less than a year on the job. The move comes four months after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, the powerful owner of...

Man loses bag at T5 - offers holiday to anyone who finds it

A BA passenger whose bag was lost on opening day of Heathrow's Terminal 5, is offering a free holiday to anyone who finds it.Sounds like a good deal to me."Michael Birtles, the managing director of European Rail...

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