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09.23: Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier
2013-08-13 23:35:39| Powells Books Events Calendar
Say the words "Humboldt County" to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place and its inhabitants have been nearly impenetrable — until now. Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier (Grand Central) is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. Journalist Emily Brady spent a year living with the highly secretive residents of Humboldt County, and her cast of eccentric, intimately drawn characters take us into a fascinating, alternate universe. It's the story of a small town that became dependent on a forbidden plant, and of how everything is changing as marijuana goes mainstream.
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BP whines some more about how rough life is post-Deepwater Horizon
2013-08-13 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: BP killed 11 workers when the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up, and then it obstructed government investigators. That`s not editorializing - the company pled guilty to manslaughter and obstruction charges. Since you can`t imprison a corporation, it was punished in other ways. One of those punishments was a temporary ban on getting new federal contracts. Never one to miss an opportunity to publicly whine about how unfair the world is for an explosion-prone petrochemical giant, BP sued the U.S. government...
Could these five projects improve life in the UK?
2013-08-13 13:51:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Would these schemes improve life around the UK?
Ancient Greek tree gets new life in N. Mich.
2013-08-09 17:14:47| Biotech - Topix.net
A northern Michigan nursery says it successfully cloned an ancient tree that was a gift to the U.S. government from Greece.
Still not a wallet, NFC has a second life as a safe, simple pairing tool
2013-08-08 19:58:20| Wireless - Topix.net
NFC sounded like it would be the central solution for digital wallets but that bet hasn't paid off yet.
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