THE 90-MINUTE DAY The whimsical premise of the iconic movie Groundhog Day (that someone can wake up every day believing it is the previous day) has largely come to life for a patient of a British psychologist writing recently in the journal Neurocase. Dr. Gerald Burgess’ patient, following anesthesia and root-canal treatment, was left with a memory span of only about 90 … [Read more...] about NOTW: Porn safety, Norwegian cops and real life Groundhog Day
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NOTW: Brain-damaged rats and fecal transplants
DONATING FOR DOLLARS Already, healthy people can donate blood, sperm and eggs, but now the nonprofit OpenBiome offers donors $40 for bowel movements–to supply “fecal transplants” for patients with nasty C. difficile bacterial infections. (“Healthy” contents are transplanted into the infected gut via endoscope or frozen swallowed capsules so that the good bacteria drive out the … [Read more...] about NOTW: Brain-damaged rats and fecal transplants
Sheriffs Deputies Catch MCCC Escapee At Harbor Lights Condo In Kahului
So much for Junior Jorju's run for freedom. Guy was doing a 15-day sentence at Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) for Driving without a License, Failure to Appear and Criminal Contempt when he somehow bailed Saturday night after the 7pm head count. At 9:30 this morning, sheriffs deputies "acting on a tip" found Jorju "hiding in the back parking lot of the Harbor Lights … [Read more...] about Sheriffs Deputies Catch MCCC Escapee At Harbor Lights Condo In Kahului
RIGHT NOW: Gov. Neil Abercrombie To Sign Good Juvenile Justice Bill
It's happening over on Oahu, but we thought you should know: at 1pm this afternoon in the Executive Office's Ceremonial Room, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie is scheduled to sign HB 2116. This is a good bill. It prohibits giving juvenile offenders life sentences without the possibility of parole. While we don't believe that there are currently juveniles currently serving life … [Read more...] about RIGHT NOW: Gov. Neil Abercrombie To Sign Good Juvenile Justice Bill