Teh interesting (non-PHL-related) news stub thread

[Fox]

Sad to say but that's not limited only to Japan.

[Sforza]

Filipina held by Aussie police in tea mix-up cleared

MELBOURNE, Australia – A Filipino tourist was cleared of wrongdoing Thursday after spending five days in custody after Australian officials mistook packets of tea for amphetamines.

Melbourne Judge Jack Vandersteen ordered the director of public prosecutions to pay (AUS)$5,000 ($4,600) to Maria Cecilia Silva, 29, for her ordeal.

When Silva arrived in Melbourne airport from the Philippines on Saturday, drug-detection dogs reacted to ice tea packets in her luggage.

Customs determined there were amphetamines in three packets of lemon-flavored ice tea and handed Silva over to the Australian Federal Police.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/br...up-cleared

[Twin-Skies]

Filipina held by Aussie police in tea mix-up cleared

MELBOURNE, Australia – A Filipino tourist was cleared of wrongdoing Thursday after spending five days in custody after Australian officials mistook packets of tea for amphetamines.

Melbourne Judge Jack Vandersteen ordered the director of public prosecutions to pay (AUS)$5,000 ($4,600) to Maria Cecilia Silva, 29, for her ordeal.

When Silva arrived in Melbourne airport from the Philippines on Saturday, drug-detection dogs reacted to ice tea packets in her luggage.

Customs determined there were amphetamines in three packets of lemon-flavored ice tea and handed Silva over to the Australian Federal Police.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/br...up-cleared

While I'm disappointed that they reacted to badly to a couple of tea packets, I do like the Aussie police's handling of the incident.

Not to mention 5k is a lot of cash

[NiX]

For 4600USD, I'd say it's worth it.

[Twin-Skies]

Humans Could Regenerate Tissue Like Newts By Switching Off a Single Gene
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/20...ingle-gene

Cool - turn off one gene, and we get Wolverine's healing factor!

...or we turn into The Lizard

[J.E_Magog]

Or the elephant man-like metahuman!

[Twin-Skies]

James Randi comes out of the closet:
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swif...ay-it.html

Speculations by fans follow:
http://www.blaghag.com/2010/03/james-ran...edore.html

[Sforza]

Bleach (manga) going to get Hollywood movie adaptation
http://kotaku.com/5499683/bleach-coming-...big-screen

-_-

[Twin-Skies]

History repeats itself:

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Uwe Boll, your days are numbered.

[Sforza]

Anne Curtis right boob sees the light of day in a wardrobe malfunction, entire country goes nuts, elections are suddenly inconsequential.
http://www.worldbuzznow.com/anne-curtis-...racay/2978

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[Twin-Skies]

Anne Curtis right boob sees the light of day in a wardrobe malfunction, entire country goes nuts, elections are suddenly inconsequential.
http://www.worldbuzznow.com/anne-curtis-...racay/2978

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When anybody asks me what's wrong with this country, I will say the dumbfucks who put priority over this accident over the matter of who our leaders will be.

[NiX]

You gotta admit: That's more interesting.

I really don't know why it's a big deal for this country. We're just too stupidly conservative.

Let's see how FAD deals with this one. Go FAD!

EDIT: And I wonder how our politicians will ride this new wave.

EDIT2: Aww, FAD sold out and took it down.

[NiX]

For Hemp: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnew...is-seizure

"Dutch Coffee Shop Owner Fined 10M Over Cannabis Seizure"

[Hempire]

=(
440 pounds....the wonders i could do with that..... =D

Though technically illegal, the Netherlands decriminalized the consumption and possession of under five grams (0.18 ounces) of cannabis in 1976 under an official "tolerance" policy.

Cannabis cultivation and mass retail remain illegal and are in the hands of criminal organizations in a black-market business worth some �2 billion ($2.8 billion) per year."

(-_____-) see there? that's the problem....they have a half ass shitty loophole.....
how do you sell something that is "tolerated" but then you get punished if you have a lot of it....
let's say i have a cannabis BAKEry.....i can't order and store a ton of it? but as a person it's ok for me to possess a certain amount? WTF.... =/

10M ouch.

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LOL!!!!
Counter good vibes news...

Californians to vote on legalizing marijuana
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnew...-marijuana
'also seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use.'

DO IT!!!!! Then Vancouver will copy pasta....or for kabazillionwtfwaitwhat? reasons...turn into a true Vansterdam before California can get it legal. or not.....at least April 20 is close.

Seriously. It is time. 2012. The year the 'conservative' world ends. Herb gets legal ALL OVER THE WORLD.
or not.

i will still lol. =D

[NiX]

haha don't worry you don't have to convince me. I'm already convinced. Just pointing the news out.