Dispensary Corner 31 Oct 12
October 31, 2012
TRAGEDY affects many people in
many different ways, but this is
possibly going a little too far.
An animal activist group in
California is lobbying local
authorities for a permanent
roadside memorial, to
commemorate the deaths of
some fish who were killed during
a truck crash earlier this month.
The incident, in the southern
Los Angeles area of Irvine, saw
about 750kg of saltwater bass die
when the truck carrying them to
the fish market was hit by another
vehicle.
A spokesperson for People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals
said erecting a memorial “would
remind drivers that fish value
their lives and feel pain”.
NOT many razor sales here.
Virginia City, in Nevada in the
USA, has been named the state’s
“most bearded community”.
The coveted plaudit was
awarded at the annual Nevada
Day Parade in the state capital,
Carson City, which included a
formal competition to compare
facial hair from across the region.
The home team from Carson
City had 46 bearded
representatives at the event, and
were shaved by just a whisker
because Virginia City’s delegation
featured 47 beards.
A US hospital has developed a
new video game which aims to
help children with extreme anger
management issues.
The ‘Rage Control’ game utilises
feedback from a heart rate
monitor, and if a player’s pulse
gets too high they lose the abilty
to shoot at enemy spaceships.
According to a paper published
in the Adolescent Psychiatry
journal, the game led to
“significant decreases” in anger.
Study author Peter Ducharme
said it was hoped that children
who played the game would be
able to use the same calming
techniques in everyday life.
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