Plastic Made To Conduct Electricity

"ScienceDaily (Dec. 10, 2008) — Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting production costs at the same time."

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?Debbie Jeffries shows Correspondent Harold Dow the bag of marijuana she keeps in her freezer. (CBS) .hideit {display:none} (CBS) Debbie Jeffries of Rocklin, Calif., and her mother,...

Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday

"Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer (Created: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:26 PM CST) ...

Pentagon used secret authority to strike Qaeda: report

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since 2004, the Pentagon has used broad, secret authority to carry out about 12 attacks against al Qaeda and other militants in Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Sunday. Quoting what it said were more...

Amish man Sexually Assaulted in Indiana

"LAGRANGE, Ind. -- Police arrested a LaGrange County man on charges he abducted a 29-year-old Amish man and sexually assaulted him, reportedly because the assailant could not find an Amish girl.Ryan Bailey, 32, of...

Bullying tendency wired in brain

A small American imaging research  of 16-18 year olds suggests that sadistic and empathetic tendencies in bullies would be due to differences in brain.  "Aggressive adolescents showed "a specific and very strong" activation of the amygdala...

India- vs Australia cricket test, Gambhir banned for one Test match

India opener Gautam Gambhir on Friday was banned for one Test match after he was found guilty of elbowing Australia all-rounder Shane Watson during the ongoing third Test in Delhi. The incident...

Clamour grows for BBC to act over Russell Brand radio insults

Some prank phone calls made by BBC presenters Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross have become a major issue in the UK, dominating the 24-hour networks today. When a high-profile guest cancelled on the show, Brand and Ross left him messages on his voicemail on air harassing him,...

What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

" Paul Armentano  What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You Posted June 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST) ...

House To Launch Investigation Into Rep. Rangel

"WASHINGTON (CBS) ― CBS 2 has learned the House of Representatives will conduct an inquiry into Rep. Charles Rangel, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The ethics committee of Congress...

Pakistan army ordered to hit back US forces

Though Sarah Palin seems to be unaware that it's occuring, the US has been undertaking raids into sovereign Pakistan territory from Afghanistan, without the approval of the Pakistan government.  With a new president just taking office in the country, the timing of this...

Suspected US missile kills 12 in Pakistan

With the approval from President George W. Bush, US special forces have started ground assaults inside Pakistan without the approval of the Pakistani government. Now US has intensified attack in the tribal areas in the Pakistan  and latest reports says that more than 12...

Senator Seeks Withdrawal of Guilty Plea in Sex Sting

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) still says he did not solicit sex in a restroom stall after he pleaded guilty to doing just that."ST. PAUL — A lawyer for Senator Larry E. Craig asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday to allow Mr. Craig to withdraw a guilty plea to...

Bush and Zardari Governments secrete stupid statements about War between USA ...

Read this:"US President George W. Bush has secretly approved orders allowing US forces to conduct ground operations in Pakistan without that government's prior approval, a report said citing senior US officials."Wow. Sounds dangerous, isn´t it. Then:"The New York Times...

Colleges Aim for Off-Campus Control

"A growing number of universities are starting to take a more proactive approach to monitoring off-campus behavior and neighbors say the efforts are working. The University of Washington now enforces its campus behavior code off campus as well. A student doesn't need to be...

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