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EU Commission to Criminalize Nearly All Unregistered Plants and Seeds

kelvin — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:08 +0000

A new law proposed by the European Commission would make it illegal to "grow, reproduce or trade" any vegetable seeds that have not been "tested, approved and accepted" by a new EU bureaucracy named the "EU Plant Variety Agency."

It's called the Plant Reproductive Material Law, and it attempts to put the government in charge of virtually all plants and seeds. Home gardeners who grow their own plants from non-regulated seeds would be considered criminals under this law.

Feds spend over $400,000 on underwear that senses cigarette smoke

Sussex County Angel — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:41:15 +0000

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, has granted more than $400,000 to a research project that involves something unconventional. The University of Alabama has received two grants from NIH that total $402,721 to create a monitoring system involving underwear that can detect when a person smokes cigarettes. So far, the project has produced a “very early prototype” of the monitoring system. The current prototype fits like a vest.

MO State Senator: Ban Seersucker Suits for Ages Above 8

EcstaticShock — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:39:49 +0000

Nutty MO state senator wants to ban seersucker suits for ages 9 and up simply because he doesn't like how it looks.

Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant

StrayLite — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:51:11 +0000

From The Daily Currant and the "Serves" Him Right Department... they are thinking of his health, of course -- it's for his benefit.

Bearcat Attacks

snowdog2012 — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:24:43 +0000

2013 Bloomsburg University annual block party gets its first visit ever from an armored Bearcat. At various intervals a man with a helmet pops out of the Bearcat hatch to fire assorted chemical mace cannisters at the red solo cup holding party goers.

The students then mock the military tank assault of the party chanting U-S-A, U-S-A.

Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad

phonon — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000

At 7 a.m. on Monday, the 16 year-old mixed some common household chemicals in a small 8 oz water bottle on the grounds of Bartow High School in Bartow, Florida. The reaction caused a small explosion that caused the top to pop up and produced some smoke. No one was hurt and no damage was caused. After the explosion Wilmot was taken into custody by a school resources officer and charged with possession/discharge of a weapon on school grounds and discharging a destructive device. She will be tried as an adult. She was then taken to a juvenile assessment center.

7-year-old boy, Josh Welch, suspended for shaping his food into a gun

Sussex County Angel — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:38:30 +0000

Josh Welch is a seven-year-old-boy who attends Park Elementary School in Brooklyn Park. The Maryland school has a breakfast “snack time” and provided pastries on Friday. Josh was trying to turn his pastry into a shape. Josh chewed his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and was suspended for two days.

Man charged with felony for releasing helium balloons

phonon — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:44:54 +0000

Anthony Brasfield saw romance when he released a dozen heart-shaped balloons into the sky over Dania Beach with his sweetie. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper saw a felony.

Court order: Walk while you whistle in Portland

phonon — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:25:38 +0000

Over the past year, in fact, Smith has been summonsed, arrested and taken to court for disorderly conduct for "loud whistling." Smith is now free to whistle, but only under one unusual condition: He has to keep walking while he whistles.

H.R. 748 require persons in the US 18-25 to perform 'national service'

Sussex County Angel — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:37:30 +0000

H.R. 748: To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to provide for the registration of women under the Military Selective Service Act, and for other purposes.

The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far)

R.U. Phree — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:13:00 +0000

That's right, starting this weekend it is illegal to unlock new phones to make them available on other carriers.

Families try to prevent boys playing girls' sports

Erin Jane — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:17:52 +0000

A mother and her daughter seek to reverse legislation from 1979 and ban boys from playing on female competitive sports teams. The daughter suffered a concussion after colliding with a boy during a field hockey game. Though I can see why the mother would be concerned, I am unable to support new legislation that would allow a girl to play on a high school football team but not allow a boy to play on high school field hockey team.

Bill proposed in Oregon would make cigarettes prescription-only drugs

pete1071 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:58:09 +0000

Rep. Mitch Greenlick, from Portland, is sponsoring a bill that makes cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance, meaning it would be illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a doctor's prescription.

NYPD "Takes Delivery" Of Body Scanners To Scan public

Freedomcam.net — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:23:50 +0000

The device reads a specific form of natural energy emitted by people and objects known as terahertz. If something is obstructing the flow of that radiation, for example a weapon, the device will highlight that object. Over the past twelve months, we’ve been working with the vendor and the London Metropolitan Police to develop a tool that meets our requirements. We took delivery of it last week.

New Oregon law might make cigarettes prescription only

Freedomcam.net — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:20:39 +0000

Under Greenlick’s proposal, smokers would be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to one year’s imprisonment and a $6,250 fine for being caught with a cigarette or any of the other Schedule III controlled substances, including ketamine, lysergic acid and anabolic steroids.

Timed Bathroom Breaks

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:31:44 +0000

News from China: Workers are allowed 2 minutes to use the restroom.

Concord, Massachusetts Bans the Sale of Individual Water Bottles

Erin Jane — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:32:01 +0000

"what I'm trying to do with this Bylaw is to increase the barriers to buying single-serve bottled water because in order to help people change, you need to put policies in place that steer them away from buying bottled water and toward considering the many other good alternatives... I hope that other towns will consider taking action too."