World's climate could cool first, warm later - environment - 04 September 2009 - New Scientist

World's climate could cool first, warm later - environment - 04 September 2009 - New Scientist: "Forecasts of climate change are about to go seriously out of kilter. One of the world's top climate modellers said Thursday we could be about to enter 'one or even two decades during which temperatures cool."

BBC NEWS | Europe | Dutch police in cannabis mix-up

BBC NEWS | Europe | Dutch police in cannabis mix-up: "A triumph for Dutch police quickly turned out to be an embarrassing mistake after they destroyed what they thought was a field of cannabis plants."

Alberto Gonzales, the Concert Opera (No, We’re Not Kidding) - Law Blog - WSJ

Alberto Gonzales, the Concert Opera (No, We’re Not Kidding) - Law Blog - WSJ: "But if law and politics is your bag (and we know that you know that it is), you might be intrigued enough to take a flyer on The Gonzales Cantata, a concert opera about Alberto Gonzales’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings."

Global warming and the sun -- latimes.com

Global warming and the sun -- latimes.com: "Recent studies seem to show that there's more to climate change than we know."

Global News Blog � Blog Archive � Who is funding the Afghan Taliban? You don’t want to know | Blogs |

Who is funding the Afghan Taliban? You don’t want to know | Blogs |: "In Afghanistan, one of the richest sources of Taliban funding is the foreign assistance coming into the country.

Virtually every major project includes a healthy cut for the insurgents. Call it protection money, call it extortion, or, as the Taliban themselves prefer to term it, “spoils of war,” the fact remains that international donors, primarily the United States, are to a large extent financing their own enemy."

Mexico and Argentina move towards decriminalising drugs | World news | guardian.co.uk

Mexico and Argentina move towards decriminalising drugs | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Argentina and Mexico have taken significant steps towards decriminalising drugs amid a growing Latin American backlash against the US-sponsored 'war on drugs'.

Argentina's supreme court has ruled it unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption, an eagerly awaited judgment that gave the government the green light to push for further liberalisation.

It followed Mexico's decision to stop prosecuting people for possession of relatively small quantities of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs. Instead, they will be referred to clinics and treated as patients, not criminals.

Brazil and Ecuador are also considering partial decriminalisation as part of a regional swing away from a decades-old policy of crackdowns still favoured by Washington."

Daily Express | UK News :: ‘I’ll reveal true identity of bomber’

Daily Express | UK News :: ‘I’ll reveal true identity of bomber’: "AN AMERICAN citizen is to be named by the Lockerbie bomber as the man who really carried out the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103."

Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative

Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative: "A new report, 'Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,' was released today"

Cannabis: Potential treatment for skin disorders?

Cannabis: Potential treatment for skin disorders?: "The researchers expressed excitement that cannabinoids might provide future treatment for inflammatory skin disorders, pruritus, and certain types of skin pain, but warn that more research is necessary to gain further insight into the physiology of cannabinoid receptors in the skin. Kupczyk, Reich, and Szepietowski also acknowledge recent observations showing cannabinoids as a potential anti-tumor drug."

Pure food obsession is latest eating disorder | Society | The Observer

Pure food obsession is latest eating disorder | Society | The Observer: "The obsession about which foods are 'good' and which are 'bad' means orthorexics can end up malnourished. Their dietary restrictions commonly cause sufferers to feel proud of their 'virtuous' behaviour even if it means that eating becomes so stressful their personal relationships can come under pressure and they become socially isolated."