Firefox 4 Delayed Again, 12th Beta Planned Mozilla's next major desktop Web browser will get two more beta releases, as bugs remain. A week after releasing its tenth beta of Firefox 4, the open-source browser project's release manager, Christian Legnitto this week announced a new beta plan, which will include a 12th beta. Previously Legnitto had written that there were no plans for a beta 12 for Mozilla's the next major desktop Web browser. Beta 11 is finished, and the Firefox planning page on the Mozilla wiki states that the team is "still working on an ETA for releasing it to our beta audience, likely early next week." Many of the holdbacks seem to be related to Flash and Hotmail. The ability for anyone to view these comments, along with Legnitto's post gives an inside view into the open-source development process. Firefox 4 will be a major upgrade to the browser alternative to products from billion-dollar corporations, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari.
Finding pot at end of the rainbow | Northern Rivers News | Local News in Northern Rivers | Northern Rivers Echo It isn't every day that you meet a former stockbroker turned hippie. I'm sitting with Nimbin's unofficial mayor, Michael Balderstone, at the Nimbin HEMP Embassy, watching locals and tourists wandering past colourful painted shopfronts. The little village of Nimbin has a unique laid-back lifestyle and it's going on around us. People are drinking coffee, chatting with others as they pass by, some are shopping for organic vegetable seedlings and hemp-based soaps. For the past 20 years, Michael has been the public face of the North Coast's Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) movement. As the president of the Nimbin HEMP Embassy and the founder of the Nimbin Museum, Michael is a self-proclaimed hippie and advocate for all things hemp; but his life wasn't always about living the alternative lifestyle and promoting decriminalisation. "In the early 70s, the Poseidon venture was taking off and nickel mining shares went from $2 to $200," Michael said. white fellas'.
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Supreme Court: AT&T can't keep bad behavior a secret The Supreme Court decided (PDF) today that AT&T can't keep embarrassing corporate information that it submits to the government out of public view; “personal privacy” rights do not apply to corporations. “We trust that AT&T will not take it personally” concluded the ruling. The debate started back in 2004, when AT&T realized that it may have been collecting too much government cash as part of the E-rate program that provides broadband access to schools around the country. Case closed? FOIA requests are intended to shine a spotlight on government activities, to let citizens know what their government is doing in their name. AT&T insisted that this personal privacy exemption applied even to corporations—after all, corporations are considered legal “persons” in the US. But the Supreme Court was having none of it, with every justice except Elena Kagan (she recused herself) agreeing that FOIA was not written simply to prevent corporate embarrassment.
Could Medical Marijuana Reduce Patients’ Need for Opioid Painkillers? | TIME Healthland A small, new study backs a long-standing claim of advocates of medical marijuana: pain patients can safely use cannabis while taking opioid painkillers, and may actually need fewer pills because of it. The research included 21 chronic pain patients, who were taking either long-acting morphine or Oxycontin twice a day. Adding marijuana to these opioid drugs reduced patients’ pain by an average of 27% and did not significantly affect blood levels of the prescription drugs. If marijuana had raised those blood levels, it could have increased overdose risk. “The combination may allow for opioid treatment at lower doses with fewer side effects,” the authors concluded. MORE: Why Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Traffic Deaths For the duration of the study, participants were housed and monitored in the hospital for five days, so that their vital signs could be tracked and any complications rapidly treated. No medical problems occurred.
Mike Starr's Death Leaves Fans 'Heartbroken' News of former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr's death on Tuesday (March 8) had a big impact on his famous friends, including Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx and Dr. Drew, who treated Starr on "Celebrity Rehab." But the hardest hit may have been fans of the late musician, who flooded MTV News' comments section with memories of his music and well-wishes for his family. Alice In Chains' Bassist Mike Starr Dies At 44 "Very Sad," Cheryl wrote. Kim added: "Not only do I love Alice in Chains, but I watched Mike on 'Celebrity Rehab' and 'Sober House' and you get to where you feel like you know them. Other commenters echoed those thoughts, lamenting Starr's fatal addictions. "Such a sad story about him," Kandi wrote. "Very sad to hear. Teegee16 hoped other addicts would take Starr's death to heart: "They say you can't scare an addict but here's proof again that we can most certainly die from drugs. "I am so heartbroken, I don't have words," Sometimes_Charlotte wrote.
More than a sniff of trouble - The Drum Opinion Find More Stories More than a sniff of trouble David Shoebridge Over the last decade police sniffer dogs have become a fixture on our streets as part of a "tough on crime" agenda by the state governments around the country. In NSW they also operate on the NSW rail network from Berowra to Bondi Junction, Cronulla to Katoomba. Figures secured by the Greens in Parliament show that last year more than 12,350 people were searched in NSW after a police sniffer dog indicated to its handler that the person had drugs on them. At first glance this may appear a reasonable approach to policing. But is there a solid basis on which to subject anyone to this? We need to ask these questions because statistics recently produced by the NSW Police show that in 80 per cent of cases sniffer dogs do in fact indicate false positives . This is no little thing to be brushed aside. A police sniffer dog's false positive casts an immediate pall of suspicion over the target. Email Share x del.icio.us Digg Kwoff StumbleUpon
AHOY! FLOATING CABINS DEBUT AT SANTEE LAKES APRIL 1 Printer-friendly version Story and photos by Miriam Raftery March 7, 2011 (Santee) –Golden lights glowed from the interiors of floating and waterfront cabins at Santee Lakes--cozy havens which will soon be accommodating overnight guests. I took a sneak-preview stroll along Lake 7 at twilight—witnessing the transformation from daytime to nightfall in the campground. As the sun set, I could hear the “singing” of coyotes on nearby hills. Reservations are now being accepted for the newest getaway in East County: ten waterfront cabins at Santee Lakes—including three dockside floating “houseboats.” Rates range from $100 to $145 a night, depending on location and dates, with occupancy available starting April 1st. Each floating cabin includes a private pedal boat for exploring the lake. Cormorants line dock in front of cabins. “You’ll see fish jumping ,” said Nancy Gallagher, park recreation coordinator. What else might you spot as the sun goes down?