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What nutrients is needed to help a raish seed germinate?

November 23rd, 2007
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Waffle_Boogers asked:


I’m doing a lab with radish seeds where I added maple syrup to the water mixture.
Why does maple syrup hinder the growth of seeds?
I did have a control.
I also tested it with 25%, 50%, and 75% maple syrup.

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What to Expect When you Use Marijuana

November 21st, 2007
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Tarun Gupta asked:


Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world. This is because it is relatively cheap in its true form and can be easily bought and grown. As a plant, its leaves are green with five spiky separations per leaf, like a spread out hand. It can grow fast and is hardy hemp that is named Cannabis Sativa.

Marijuana is sold as a dry greenish brown mixture of flowers, leaves, stems and seeds of the plant. People usually smoke this plant just like a cigarette or maybe put it in a bong (a glass device for inhaling the smoke, much like a pipe). Others also use it as a tea or mixed with food. Many heated debates have been launched in support of the plant and against it. It has been used for different reasons for centuries but mainly for the hallucinogenic effect and it medicinal properties. Many countries across Asia still use it in spite of its ugly reputation and the question of legality.

Effects of Marijuana

Marijuana has short term effect and long term effects on people. Within a few minutes of inhaling the smoke of the cannabis hemp, it should take effect on your brain. The main chemical element in Marijuana that usually affects people is THC, also known as delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Some protein receptors in our nerve cells actually bind with THC and this starts off a series of events in our brain. This series of events in our brain ultimately ends with the high that users experience. It enters the body within minutes if it is smoked since it passes through the lungs into the bloodstream. It is not actually the Marijuana that is detected by the drug test kits but metabolites which are residue of the drug.

Many of the protein receptors that bind with THC to create the high are located in the part of our brain that influence our sensory, memory, concentration, pleasure, thought, time perception and movement. This is the reason why so many users like getting high because they actually sense pleasure and happiness with the high which the cannabis creates. On the other hand, Marijuana can also affect an individual’s judgment, learning, memory, distorted perception and cause increased heart rate. Long term effects of Marijuana are loss of memory, distorted perception and stress.

Marijuana also affects the heart by exposing the user to four times the risk of a heart attack within the initial hour of using the drug. It can also cause upper respiratory complications such as a painful cough and stinging throat and mouth. Users are prone to acute chest illness, high risk of lung infections and prone to obstructed airways.

Marijuana stays in an individual’s system for as short as three days and more than ninety days. The length of stay depends on how long the individual has used Marijuana and the metabolism of a person. This means not everybody has the same length of time when Marijuana stays in your body.

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I need help figuring out why a pineapple is a seed?

November 16th, 2007
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Brittney P asked:


I’m trying to write a one page paper on why a pineapple is seed. I have googled it and found information on pineapples but I can’t find out why they are a seed. Any help? If you have a link that might help me please put it down. Thx.

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Laguna Beach Auto Accident Lawyer’s Top Ten Things You Wish You Hadn’t Said to the Police After a Car Accident

November 14th, 2007
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R. Sebastian Gibson asked:


1) I am not going back to prison.

 

2) No, I am not excited to see you and you’ll have to search me if you want to see what’s in my pocket.

 

3) I have a medical marijuana permission slip from a doctor for those kilos in my car.

 

4) My father is big in this town.

 

5) I give to the police fund all the time. Can I give you guys a donation?

 

6) Hey, what’s the big deal. I only hit a bicycle.

 

7) You got a problem with me because I’m a little drunk?

 

8) Hey, it’s not my car.

 

9) Those brakes are like jello.

 

10) I thought I had my glasses on. Oops.

 

Here are ten actual tips of advice from an auto accident attorney to follow if you have been in an accident. You can also learn more about how to handle a personal injury in Laguna Beach, or any city, by calling the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson at any of the numbers which can be found on our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com  and learning how we can assist you.

 

Obviously, if you have had an accident, and you are reading all of this advice, it may have been a few hours since the accident. However, if you ever have another accident, or if it’s only been a few hours since you were hurt, here’s what you should do from the start.

 

First, take a look around and determine if you or anyone, are hurt. If so, taking steps like trying to prevent further injury or loss of blood are the most important thing you can do. Even if some other driver caused you to be injured, it’s just good manners to help the other driver if they are hurt. They may even be so thankful that they admit their fault to you. The worst thing you can do is get angry or start a fight.

 

Second, make sure everyone is safe from being injured further. If you are in the middle of traffic, and you are dizzy, sit down away from traffic. If your vehicle is a traffic hazard and you have accident warning devices like flares or triangles, put them out on the road to warn other drivers and get away from the car. Let the police an other emergency personnel investigate the scene with the vehicles in place and move them more safely at a later point.

 

Third, call the police. Accident reports are extremely helpful if the police will do such a report. Let the police know you are injured immediately. Answer the police questions honestly. But if you are dazed or confused, let them know you need medical treatment and answer only what you feel sure about. Remember, your statements can and will be used against you if you admit fault, and it will be too late and too fishy to later say you didn’t know what you were saying at the scene. Police know that your best recollection is immediately after an accident.

 

Fourth, get the other driver’s information including their names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, make and model of their vehicles, license plate numbers, and their insurance company name and policy number. If there are witnesses, get their names, addresses and telephone numbers as well. If the other driver makes any admissions of fault, write those down as well.

 

Fifth, if you have a camera on your cell phone or in the car and you aren’t too injured, take some photos of the vehicles and the scene. If you can’t do it right away, do it after you are released from the hospital.

Sixth, if you are hurt, obtain medical treatment. Don’t decline the ambulance or hospital examination to save your insurance company money or to be stoic. Take your valuables out of your car if you can and get checked out at the hospital. If you are not hurt, don’t get treatment you don’t need. However, remember, after an accident, you may feel a rush of adrenaline that causes you to only start feeling symptoms of pain a few hours later. If you have a health plan that requires you to obtain permission first, call them and find out where you are allowed to seek treatment.

 

Seventh, call a good auto accident lawyer as soon as you have had your initial treatment, so the attorney can gather other important evidence and prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you and obtaining such things as recorded statements that you feel fine, when many of your symptoms have yet to manifest themselves. A good auto accident lawyer can save you from making a great deal of mistakes and can shoulder much of the hassle of knowing what to do about car repairs, car rentals, medical treatment, witness statements and the like. If you think you will save money by not having an attorney, think again. A good auto accident lawyer can almost always obtain much higher settlements, obtain reductions of medical bills and insurance liens and prevent you from making costly mistakes. Also, most auto accident attorneys advance costs of obtaining police reports, medical records and the like and are paid and reimbursed for these costs only out of any settlement.

 

Eight, you will need to report the accident to your insurance company, but since they will want to take a recorded statement from you, just like any other driver’s insurance company, it’s good advice to retain an attorney first. And if the other driver did not have insurance, remember that it is your own insurance company that will be your adversary. You will also need to report the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles and your lawyer can give you the form for this.

 

Ninth, do not agree to settle your claim privately with the person at fault for the accident. This almost never works out to your advantage. Don’t agree not to call the police. Police reports that determine the fault for an accident are golden. Your agreement to not involve the police only affords an opportunity for the other driver to change his story and blame you when the police will no longer investigate the accident.

 

Tenth, don’t pay a traffic ticket without a fight if you weren’t at fault or agree to accept a small payment for your vehicle repairs without knowing that the amount will in fact cover the cost of all the repairs.

 

If you’ve had an auto accident in Orange County, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Fullerton, costa Mesa, Westminster, Buena Park, Mission Viejo, Garden Grove, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, Chino Hills, or anywhere in Southern California, we have the knowledge and resources to be your Newport Beach Auto Accident Lawyer and your Laguna Beach Auto Accident Attorney. Be sure to hire a California law firm with auto, motorcycle, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, car, bus, train, boat and airplane accident experience, wrongful death experience and insurance law expertise who can ensure you are properly represented and get the compensation you deserve.

 

If you have a personal injury legal matter, a dog bite or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death accident, call the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson, or visit our website at http://www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com and learn how we can assist you.

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Does lye soap help keep mosquitoes and ticks and seed ticks and other bugs away?

November 8th, 2007
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Ash asked:


If so does anyone have a cheap and easy recipe to make the lye soap? I heard that you can make it from ashes. Is that true?and if it is what kind of ashes

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If you soak a seed in distilled water overnight, does it really help it grow?

November 7th, 2007
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Jimi asked:


I’m growing a mary jane plant in my back yard, and i was just wondering about growing.

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How to become a legal medical marijuana grower?

November 6th, 2007
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Cliff asked:


A friend of mine is curious how one becomes an official medical marijuana grower for the US government. Any ideas where to find the criteria, qualifications, and process ?
Obviously, many of you don’t know that medical marijuana is legal in some states, so don’t give me dumb a s s answers, please, or anti- legal pot answers. This is a serious question.

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How do you feel about medical marijuana?

November 6th, 2007
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Ham Sandwich asked:


The DEA says that marijuana has no medical value (they enforce federal laws) but the federal government grows marijuana for medical marijuana patients not many but a few. So they’re obviously lying to us saying marijuana has no medicinal value when they grow it for people for medicinal purposes. Many doctors also agree that marijuana can be used for medicine and the national association of science. So what is the REAL reason for the federal government keeping marijuana illegal? They obviously know it can be used for medicine. Your thoughts.

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Police officers: Do you support legalization of Marijuana? Would it make your jobs easier?

November 5th, 2007
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Smeagol AM asked:


The original reasons for prohibition from the 1930’s have all been proved as lies, and with legalization wouldn’t more of your time be freed up to pursue real criminals, rather than engaging in high speed chases with kids running because they got .5 oz in the glove box when you only wanted to stop them for a minor ticket worthy transgression?

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