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My Partner and I entering the Unknown (Meth Lab)

British Columbia: Marijuana grow-ops growing bigger and going rural

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMy hit parade on Grow Op busts were the busiest in Coquitlam in 2002-2004, then Abbotsford 2004-2006 with Surrey from 2005-2007, and now I am finding myself having to...

created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Super solution for Rubik's cube

"The ultimate solution to the Rubik's cube has come closer thanks to hours of number crunching on a supercomputer. The research has proved that a Rubik's cube can be returned to its original state in no more than 26 moves. The supercomputer took 63 hours to crank out the...

created by enathu | 2 years ago
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thesullys

Facebook group celebrates stepping on crunchy leaves

FACEBOOK UPDATE: Now you can add a NowPublic app to your Facebook page. Just click here. Put this in the 2007 time capsule: in this, the year of Facebook, we live in a culture that celebrates the small things....

created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1576 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments

Crunching the Numbers on Literacy – Scientology Volunteer Ministers in India

"According to UNESCO, there are 771 million illiterate adults in the world today, about two-thirds of whom are women. Nearly two-thirds of the world's illiterate adults are found in only 9 countries, and 45% of the world's 771 million illiterate adults live in India and China...

created by Boston | 2 years ago
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jakedai

Anatomy of an Everest Summit Bid: Unforeseen Incidents, Varying Weather and J...

With the popular press these days loving to insinuate that climbing Everest in the 21st Century is about as difficult as, say, shoveling your driveway, I thought I would share this excellent narrative by my friend...

created by jakedai | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Hollywood Finds a New Set In Vast Desert of Namibia

Edmund Jenks

Hollywood Finds a New Set In Vast Desert of Namibia

"NAMIB DESERT, Namibia -- The blonde in the cowboy hat stepped forward with slow, swaggering menace, her boots crunching audibly on the sand below. As the camera zoomed tight on her green zombie eyes, the desert...