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Marijuana has been used for medicinal purposes–relieving stress and pain and fighting hunger and nausea–for centuries if not millennia. But now, a pair of doctors in San Francisco claim that they've compiled reliable data showing that a certain compound in cannabis–cannabidiol–may actually cure cancer. Unlike THC, the ingredient in marijuana that makes you feel stoned, …
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Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog counterpart to Accuracy in Media, takes issue with an Orange County Register editorial that uses the financial woes of nearly dead electric car company Fisker Automotive to argue against government investment in green technology: “Despite the increasing benefits seen in the green energy industry, media outlets–like the OC …
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When we gave Brooke the option of meeting somewhere besides their much anticipated Sidecar Doughnuts, she requested Noah Blom's ARC at The OC Mix. It was at that moment that we knew (like we have with previous bakers interviewed) that she had her finger on what's trending. We couldn't turn down a wood-burning oven and …
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See the update at the end of this post with Toyota's statement on the settlement. ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 5, 4:19 P.M.: Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas today announced Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a $16 million lawsuit with his office over sudden acceleration claims. The case, based on alleged violations of California consumer protection …
Is Gabrielle Jane Nestande, a politically connected former Newport Beach debutante, the “Great White Defendant?” That's how a conservative online magazine is characterizing the 25-year-old convicted of criminally negligent homicide and recently sentenced to six months in jail for the hit-and-run slaying of a nanny out for a walk in Texas. ] Nestande attended Baylor …
Gabrielle Jane Nestande, the former Texas capital aide, one-time Newport Beach debutante and daughter of a California GOP power player, will do some jail time connected with her being convicted of criminally negligent homicide for a hit-and-run slaying of a pedestrian after a night of beers, vodka and a shot. Saying her hands were tied …
With a style that's equal parts Iron Maiden and Suicidal Tendencies, the Richmond, Va. crossover thrash outfit Municipal Waste carved out a niche following penning party-themed dystopian concept records, and producing a raucous stage show that incorporates dress-up wizards and shit but doesn't take itself too seriously. Historically, The Waste's relentless thrashings have been fueled …
Dennis Rodman has frequently been dragged through the Orange family court, where he has been ordered and re-ordered to pay a hefty child support tab to the point of being threatened with jail. He and his ex-wife Michelle Moyer of Costa Mesa have also battled over child visitation, but talking about his kids and former …
According to a study just released by the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, chronic pot smokers can test positive for residual levels of THC in blood for up to several weeks after abstaining from smoking marijuana. The study is based on findings from 30 daily pot smokers who smoked ten joints per day and then …
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For his newest, self-titled recording, Huntington Beach troubadour Matt Costa decided early on that he needed a change of scenery—a serious change. For years, he has made an art form out of folding bluesy, downtrodden lyrics into folky, upbeat song formats that you can simultaneously sway to and contemplate. In the search for new inspiration, …
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For a moment, imagine it's the '90s again — the era of Bad Boy Records, grunge and Bill Clinton. You're a kid again, and you're on a road trip with your parents. Maybe it's your mom; maybe it's your dad; or maybe it's both. You've been driving for a while. You're bored, staring at the …
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The American blues sound overtook England in the 1960s like no other. Limey guitar slingers like John Mayall, Peter Green and Jimmy Page worked up their tolerance to whiskey, mastered the blues scale and made more money than every American blues musician that came before them. In the early 1970s, two of those American bluesmen– …
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