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Stairs wired to play musical notes-> 0

Submitted by Chickan on Thursday October 08 2009, @03:17PM

Chickan writes "Stairs converted to a piano, plays note with each step. Results? 66% more people took the stairs. "Would you take the stairs over an escalator if they played musical notes with each step? You'll have to visit Odenplan, Stockholm to ultimately make that decision.""
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Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer's, New study-> 0

Submitted by Chickan on Tuesday January 27 2009, @12:53AM

Chickan writes ""A puff a day might keep Alzheimer's away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology. Wenk's studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain canavanoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats' brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death."

My fine universities dollars at work!"
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CRB Postpones Internet Royalty Rates Until July 15

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on Wednesday May 02 2007, @09:09PM

Chickan writes "The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially posted its ruling on Internet royalty rates in the Federal Register. However, the organization has pushed back the due date for royalty payments to kick in, from May 15 to July 15. The publication of this information also allows the 30 day period for appeals to officially begin. NPR is slated to file an appeal in this time frame."