Drinking and driving

Health & Fitness (15 Mar, 2007)
Pills Against Insomnia Cause Sleepwalking

Sleeping pills strangely influence people who take them. After waking up these men and women do not remember doing something, like eating, but they see traces of eating all over the place. The drugs' manufacturers will have to comply with a series of criteria, set by the F.D.A. to be able to stay on the market of sleeping pills. ...
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//25 Oct 28, 2009 09:07 PM | posted by: Cheryl R

My sister has been staying with us due to an illness. She too takes Ambien CR. No less than 30 min after taking the medication she is belligerent, child like and will stare at me when I am talking to her. She has a look of " lights are on nobodies home." I have found her stabbing at cans with large kitchen knives. Same with scissors. The fact that she didn't get a serious injury is a miracle. She staggers through the house often bruising herself, takes things which are not hers, and claims many things to be hers which are not. All this during the middle of the night. Will be talking with her Dr. in the am. This med is horrible!!

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//24 Aug 11, 2009 09:40 PM | posted by: peg e su

I have been taking ambien for about 10 years. I just found out that i was getting up in the night and eatting. Not just a snack but a whole pan of brownies, or a sack of doughnuts. I am a diebetic so this is not good for me. does anyone have any ideas for meor any other medicine I can try

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//23 May 03, 2009 03:16 PM | posted by: billy

I Had sex with my wife and she cant even recall what we did this could be a bad sex drug abuse if someone gave ti to you and you didnt know you would not even know what happen to you and it cause bad constipation.

Offbeat (11 Apr, 2007)
2.3 million alcoholics live in Russia

When the world saw the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia found itself in a difficult situation. Then the situation worsened and today the number of alcoholics has tripled in comparison with 1991. ...
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//16 Feb 03, 2009 03:37 PM | posted by: me

Who cares!

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//15 Dec 09, 2008 07:58 AM | posted by: .....

wow! you ppl are funny!

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//14 Oct 07, 2008 08:14 AM | posted by: sharaeff [InfoBIG]

2.3 millions it's just official data, what about all those who remained unregistered?? And who said that Russians are weak?? It's not true!!!! They're brave!!!!

Offbeat (14 Apr, 2007)
School Runs - Danger Warning

A survey showed that during the last five years 460,000 car accidents took place to parents, while on the daily school run. ...
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Technology (30 Apr, 2007)
Overcoming the Culture Shock with a Mobile Phone Game

A game technology expert at the University of Portsmouth developed a game which is to help overseas students overcome the culture-shock they will encounter within the campus of a certain university. ...
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Health & Fitness (10 May, 2007)
Alcohol Consumption at Home Can Prevent Binge Drinking

Parents may prevent their teenage children to buy boose by consuming alcohol with them at home. ...
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//6 Sep 19, 2008 01:47 PM | posted by: summer_rain [InfoSLAVE]

The prohibited apple is the sweetest one after all...

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//5 Jun 14, 2008 09:32 AM | posted by: rohit manoj arey [InfoKID]

yeah..it is write and at a time we need to guide the teenagers about the ill of consumption of alcohols...and strict rules sholud be imperted in all over the world in regard of selling this alcohol to teenagers........

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//4 Aug 21, 2007 12:00 AM | posted by: alcotrazz [InfoBIG]

My God, people! Can't you just lead a normal discussion here? Is it really necessary all the swearing, abuse and offending? You could just say that you agree or disagree and say your reasons, but no, you just need to swear... damn, now I really want to offend everyone... I'd better go.
And yes, the information given in the article might be a bit inaccurate, in my opinion.
Cheers!

Offbeat (25 Jun, 2007)
Road Hogs: Is it Speed, Size or Life that Matters?

Are you the one who thinks that speeding is cool and macho? Be aware: new ads in Australia suggest the desire to be a speed-merchant is a way to compensate for a modest size of one's manhood. ...
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//1 May 29, 2008 11:22 AM | posted by: Brian

There’s actually zero evidence that speed itself is the cause of most accidents… and ’speeding’ is not a legitimate construct, because it means going faster than a number that is arbitrarily set. It’s generally other factors that cause the accidents, which when combined with high speeds end up deadly. These factors are inattention, dangerous maneuvers, tailgating, and drunkenness. The government in the mean time will keep making up lies to justify the ticketing of motorists.

Speeding isn’t ‘cool’, it’s just trying to get to your destination on time. I agree that street racing is generally quite stupid, but what needs to be the issue is making RECKLESS DRIVING socially unacceptable, not speeding responsibly.

I've done 88 in a 55 mph zone, straight road, few people around, most doing 15 over already. I didn't endanger anyone. Yet if I were to do the speed limit in heavy rain, I'd be crazy. This whole 'speeding' thing makes people pay too much attention to dumb numbers instead of common sense. Instead of 'checking their speed' when there's a cop around, people should be paying more attention. The whole 'speed kills' campaign probably kills more people than it saves.

Science (10 Jul, 2007)
NASA Buys Russian Hi-tech Toilet That Turns Urine Into Drinking Water

NASA specialists buy Russian space toilet for $ 19 million that can even turn urine into drinking water. ...
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//4 Nov 10, 2009 12:27 PM | posted by: Jaci Fischer

EWWWWWWWWW

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//3 Sep 04, 2008 02:58 AM | posted by: Marian

How does urine taste when you drink it............?

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//2 May 27, 2008 06:08 PM | posted by: Sam Tang

I like it!!!! Wish I had a toilet like that

Health & Fitness (22 Jul, 2007)
8.2% Social Workers Took Drugs Last Month, Study Says

Study says every twelfth American employee took drugs at least once during last month. ...
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//1 Jul 23, 2007 12:51 AM | posted by: Unknown

drugs kill people!

Politics (31 Jul, 2007)
NASA's Rovers Threatened by Martian Dust Storm

During the three-and-a-half years that NASA has been on Mars, its rovers Spirit and Opportunity for the first time spotted a large-scale dust storm. ...
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Offbeat (21 Aug, 2007)
Father Killed His Sons to Make His Wife Suffer

Man killed his three sons to make his wife suffer till the end of her days. ...
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//10 Jan 30, 2009 04:26 AM | posted by: tom

this world is to soft ,we need hard laws commit a crime like that must be put to death .

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//9 Dec 26, 2008 08:08 PM | posted by: jaundice

To Dawn. Psychos are created by being isolated from society. The true solution is to integrate people into a supportive community where social standards and morals are enforced positively. Should this man have had a support network that objected to his behavior (which took a long time to develop into a murderer) things could have been different. But from a sociological standpoint - when there is someone reinforcing negative thoughts such as his friend and there are marital problems / borderline personality issues there is disaster waiting to happen.

The sad thing is most men are reluctant to admit they need counseling or even medication in some cases to recover from destructive behaviors.

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//8 Feb 28, 2008 12:08 PM | posted by: AnotherPointofView

BTW...if you don't know what an accessory is ...here is the definition of it. An ACCESSORY IS DISTINGUISHED from an accomplice as SOMEONE who normally is PRESENT at the crime and/or participates in some way. An accessory must generally HAVE KNOWLEDGE that a crime is being, or WILL BE COMMITTED. A person WITH such knowledge MAY become an accessory by helping or encouraging the criminal in some way, OR simply by FAILING TO REPORT the crime to proper authority. The assistance to the criminal may be of any type, including EMOTIONAL or financial assistance as well as physical assistance or CONCEALMENT.

Technology (05 Sep, 2007)
Cars to Say 'No!' to Drunk Drivers

Volvo is going to supply its cars with a smart device - the car will simply not start if the driver is drunk ...
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//5 May 06, 2008 06:11 PM | posted by: Joenecio

Can a see tha said car/

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//4 Apr 28, 2008 10:23 AM | posted by: Belinda

can i see a picture of alconguard? also get more information on it. websites?

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//3 Dec 06, 2007 05:58 AM | posted by: Dead Avengers

Why don't I just hire some maniac to remove the device?

Offbeat (20 Sep, 2007)
Hands-Free Phones - More Dangerous for Drivers than Alcoholic Drinks

Drivers who think they are safe if talking on hands-free mobiles in fact face greater risk of car crash than drunk drivers ...
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Offbeat (07 Dec, 2007)
Women Are Interested in Puzzles More Than in Sex, Study Says

Women are not prepared to leave a puzzle undone in order to have sex, new research says. They are taking revenge for men always watching sports. ...
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//5 Jun 23, 2009 11:14 PM | posted by: akash bajaj

sex

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//4 Jun 11, 2009 01:28 PM | posted by: htm

i love sex

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//3 Jan 22, 2009 09:44 PM | posted by: bearbob

hummmm I find this puzzling

Science (10 Dec, 2007)
Hard-Rock and Classic Music Could Lead to Road Accidents, New Survey Says

Many countries have already banned mobile phone talks while driving. A new research conducted by British scientists showed that different types of music have a different effect on a driver. Could certain types of music be banned too? ...
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//3 Nov 21, 2008 02:31 PM | posted by: summer_rain [InfoSLAVE]

Why don't they investigate on other more important factors leading to car accidents, such as talking on mobile phones during driving for example? yeah, music may have a certain part here too( classic music makes you sleepy, hard rock on the contrary excites you too much), but, in my opinion, these are just minor damaging factors since they don't have such a big influence on human consciousness, on the contrary, they have more impact on subconsciousness.

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//2 Dec 26, 2007 09:05 AM | posted by: givoly [InfoTOT]

The research above still seems incomplete to me. It doesn't clearly show whether soft/monotonous music would be more likely to make a driver drowsy or not, for instance. Too often I see radio stations broadcast at night soft music - one might hypohthesize that such music would tend to make a driver listening to it more drowsy, less alert, and hence, more likely to be involved in a car accident.

One method to complete this research might be to document what was playing in cars at the time of accidents. Was the radio on? what was the volume? was it playing in-car content (CD/DVD/etc.) or broadcast? if broadcast, was it playing a radio channel, if so, what was that channel playing, at the time of the accident and in the few minutes prior? if in-car audio, what was it playing?

If sufficient data is collected it might be possible to statistically correlate and help determine not only whether certain types of music or volume have impact on the abilities of driver's to drive better - but it will be empirical evidence of direct cause for accidents.

The power of such findings could be a clearly preventative form of accidents. If we know what sorts of music (or audio sources) are less likely to produce accidents, people would be able to "tune into them" when driving. Likewise, radio stations listened to often by drivers might focus on airing different content dependent on the time of day in order to reduce their impact on car accidents (if such an impact exists).

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//1 Dec 26, 2007 07:51 AM | posted by: Tal Givoly

One method to complete this research might be to document what was playing in cars at the time of accidents. Was the radio on? what was the volume? was it playing in-car content (CD/DVD/etc.) or broadcast? if broadcast, was it playing a radio channel, if so, what was that channel playing, at the time of the accident and in the few minutes prior? if in-car audio, what was it playing?

If sufficient data is collected it might be possible to statistically correlate and help determine not only whether certain types of music or volume have impact on the abilities of driver's to drive better - but it will be empirical evidence of direct cause for accidents.

The power of such findings could be a clearly preventative form of accidents. If we know what sorts of music (or audio sources) are less likely to produce accidents, people would be able to "tune into them" when driving. Likewise, radio stations listened to often by drivers might focus on airing different content dependent on the time of day in order to reduce their impact on car accidents (if such an impact exists).

Press-releases (19 Dec, 2007)
EVENT OVERVIEW: ESF NORTH AMERICA 2008

Find out what the Ethical Sourcing Forum is and what it is all about. Read the description, the goals and find out who the previous speakers and attendees were. ...
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