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Rising Temperatures Kick-Start Subarctic Farming In Alaska

September 29, 2016

We’ve heard a lot about the negative effects of climate change in the arctic and subarctic. But some Alaskans, like farmer Tim Meyers, are seeing […]

How to Talk to Climate Change Skeptics

September 29, 2016

Heat is heading for new extremes

September 29, 2016

Starburst galaxy sheds light on longstanding cosmic mystery

September 28, 2016

News From Above

Makes on a plane

September 29, 2016

■ A flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger’s service dog repeatedly pooped in the aisle. […]

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Frozen oil shows promise of shape-shifting materials

September 29, 2016

Dog named Trigger shoots owner in the foot in Indiana

September 28, 2016

PICTURED: Marcin Zendarski with the plant When it comes to making a hash of it Polish prisoner Marcin Zendarski really knows how to mess up a good thing. Despite being jailed in an Austrian prison life was not so bad after he managed to smuggle in an illegal smartphone, and used it to get access to the Internet not only to watch TV and use the Internet, but also to keep in touch with pals via social networking sites including Facebook. And life got even better when he managed to get himself cannabis seeds which he was able to grow into plants to keep a constant supply of hash to make life inside Garsten jail in Upper Austria more bearable. But the good life ended for the dozy convict when he decided to place the pictures of the plant, taken inside the prison, on his Facebook page to show how clever he was to friends. The pictures quickly went viral on the website where a short while later they came to the attention of prison officials who called in extra officers to search the entire jail for the illegal plants and mobile phones. And as well as the Polish prisoners illegal cannabis plantation and telephones, they confiscated five other illegal mobile phones and various other illegal substances and objects. According to insiders he is now on special watch after getting threats from other prisoners who lost their illegal possessions in the raid. The also ended up with a fine for having the illegal telephone and an additional sentence is now expected for having the drugs." Two days later jail officials were further embarrassed when convicts at another prison using an illegal smartphone were able to video and upload footage of an illegal boxing match staged inside a prison bathroom. Austrian Politician Christian Lausch from the opposition Freedom party said: "Drugs, illegal telephones and gambling on staged fights, how much more out of control can Austrian prisons get? It shows that something urgent needs to happen to put things back on track."

Inmate Busted After Taking Pot Selfie

September 28, 2016

Facts & Trends

By the numbers

July 22, 2016

141: The number of seasonal former IRS employees rehired by the agency between 2010 and 2013 despite having botched or failed to file their own tax […]

Dept. of Homeland Security and Low Morale

July 20, 2016

Islamic State and Social Media

July 19, 2016

Soul Fountain: Featured

Poem – Gasping on air and salt… (By Simon Perchik)

September 29, 2016

Gasping on air and salt and though you can hear the soup cool an ocean deep inside the Earth is bubbling under your […]

Poem – A Stationary Bicycle (By Donal Mahoney)

September 29, 2016

Poem – IRRELATIVE (By Ray Gallucci)

September 27, 2016

Poem – Surf Vibes (By Mary Bone)

September 26, 2016

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