SYD ARTHUR LICIT

Tunguska and the Best Laid Plans

jsf — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:18:37 +0000

The Tunguska event is the largest impact event in recorded history. It occurred in 1908 near the Tunguska river, in mideast Russia, an isolated area. It is thought to have been caused when a large meteoroid or comet 197 to 623 feet (60 to 190 meters) in diameter exploded approximately 3 to 6 miles (5 to 10 kilometers) above the ground. The Tunguska event flattened an area of forest over 30 miles (50 km) wide, felling over 80 million trees. [...]

Abraham Lincoln & John Wooden

jelasafork — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:08:35 +0000

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever I thought a flower would grow. Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Give me six hours to [...]

Wolf Like Me

jelasafork — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:11:08 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_6aC6m9Xg

Medical Marijuana Law

jsf — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:18:48 +0000

California’s Medical Marijuana Laws

SUMMARY: Fifty-six percent of voters approved Proposition 215 on November 5, 1996. The law took effect the following day. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess a “written or oral recommendation” from their physician that he or she “would benefit from medical marijuana.” Patients diagnosed with any debilitating illness where the medical use of marijuana has been “deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician” are [...]