New York City has decided to crack down -on smuggling, and sue smoke shops on an Indian reservation in Mastic. Eight shops are accused of selling tax-free cigarettes to bootleggers. Only 279 people...
created by poolparty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 9028 views | 1 recommendation | 16 comments
Many well run secondary schools already operate this system unless a child has specific permission to go home for lunch - and that means home - not hanging around the shopping arcades or fast food outlets. With...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA planet three times the size of earth, and only 3,000 light years away is an amazing discovery. Though it is no known if it can sustain life, a find regardless."...
Sunscreen use is highly recommended by doctors and dermatologists to help prevent melanoma and other skin cancers and diseases. However, once you dive into the water and it starts to come off, where does all that...
Even if European ports are gateways between the East and West in terms of drug trafficking, some of that product winds up on the local streets as the couriers, distributors, and other elements of the narco-economy try to further finance their operations. "Alternate income...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 374 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
There's lots of spam on Youtube, this we all know. After a long day of flagging (carrots for the good stuff, big ol' stick for the spam), yours truly has been known to rock over to Youtube in search of amateur...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 794 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
"Police have launched a "zero tolerance" crackdown on cannabis users in a London borough.
In a major policy U-turn, police and lawyers have agreed the tough action is the only solution to drug dealing and anti-social behaviour on the streets.
The three-month operation has...
created by liamssoft | 2 years ago 504 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Thames Water admitted killing an estimated 20,000 fish in a London river.
The Environment Agency said it had removed thousands of dead fish from the Wandle, near Wandsworth, after large quantities of...
created by liamssoft | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 641 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
"Wannabe criminals would do well to listen to their dear old ma's and wash their hands regularly, or PC Plod will be knocking on the door in double quick time*.
According to boffins at London's Imperial College,...
created by Susan Jones | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 319 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
Sources:
Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005
Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story”
Author: Elliot D....
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''Some of the best bands are appearing on tour in the United States at this moment. I hope we see this Great band, who write melodic music, touring the UK soon. Best of luck on your States tour'' liamssoft
On Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM (local venue time) members...
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"Plan to bury Gorgon's greenhouse gas too risky
23 Nov 2006
A senior WWF scientist today raised serious concerns about Senator Ian Campbell's announcement of $60 million to support the Gorgon development's plan to bury vast quantities of greenhouse gases from Western...
created by cazwaz | 2 years ago 620 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Despite how I usually eat pancakes in quantities so large that my stomach cannot quite register them, they are still a damn fine food. A food made even finer by the cold, wet, miserable weather as of late. I think we are all craving a little added insulation.
Just one look...
"An investigation was under way last night into Russia's black market trade in radioactive materials amid concern that significant quantities of polonium 210, the substance that killed former spy Alexander Litvinenko, are being stolen from poorly protected Russian nuclear...