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UCLA issues new report on Prop. 36
Oct 15, 2008 |
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The effectiveness of Proposition 36, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 2000 that offers treatment instead of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders is being undermined by inadequate funding, participants ...
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Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
Researcher finds direct democracy in science too much of a good thing
Feb 15, 2008 |
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Publicly funded science in America traditionally is accountable to the people and their government representatives. However, this arrangement raises questions regarding the effect such oversight has on science.
"We all live in a Robbie Fowler House!"
May 11, 2009 |
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The recession will likely signal the end for many of Britain’s smaller buy-to-let landlords, and poses a grim threat to city-centre new build properties, warn experts at The University of Nottingham.
Anti-same-sex marriage amendments spark distress among GLBT adults and families, says new research
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples – such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California – have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...
Quantum measurements: Common sense is not enough
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In comparison to classical physics, quantum physics predicts that the properties of a quantum mechanical system depend on the measurement context, i.e. whether or not other system measurements ...
Marijuana battle moves to San Francisco
Jul 03, 2006 |
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Controversy has erupted over plans to open a medical marijuana establishment on San Francisco's Fishermen's Wharf, the New York Times reports.
Purses, wallets contain excessive amounts of lead, group says
Apr 09, 2009 |
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In its quest to rid consumer products of a potent neurotoxin, an Oakland environmental group on Tuesday warned nearly 20 major retailers and manufacturers that they're selling women's purses, wallets, tote bags and other ...
Post-9/11 immigration enforcement lowered demand for undocumented workers
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A recent study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management shows that as a result of a variety of interior enforcement initiatives implemented in 2002-2005, such as the ramping up of the Social Security no-match progra ...
Scientists reprogram human skin cells into embryonic stem cells
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Feb 11, 2008 |
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UCLA stem cell scientists have reprogrammed human skin cells into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells without using embryos or eggs.
Fame matters more than beauty in consumer behaviour
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 13, 2008 |
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New research from Aston University in Birmingham, UK suggests that fame really does matter more than beauty when it comes to consumer behaviour.
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