The State of New York will become the latest to legalize medical marijuana in non-smokeable form. The NY state Senate just voted 49-10 to allow the use of medical marijuana. Once Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the bill into law, New York will become the 23rd state to allow marijuana for medical use. Qualified patients be allowed to inhale marijuana with a vaporizing device as well...
The highly anticipated new movie ' Fast & Furious 7' is holding an open casting call on Saturday, June 21st. The Rich King Casting Company will be in Lancaster, CA for background extras.  They would ideally like to find extras that are 18 to 30 years old of all "shapes, sizes and races" for background extra positions. The casting company has...
Facebook recently spent untold amounts of money to create what they believed would overtake Snapchat... they just released it this week and they were expecting their release of 'Slingshot' to be at the top of social media and app news. In an unexpected twist of fate, a much much simpler and low-tech app was released at the same time,...
VA Governor Terry McAuliffe has just announced the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved funding for the development of several new road projects to ease congestion and improve the quality of life for residents and the traveling public in the Norfolk region. “The public played an important role in helping the CTB to shape the transportation program, making the best use of...
The distribution center for South Carolina's largest grocery chain, the Piggly Wiggly, will be liquidating its inventory over the next three days. The national grocer announced in November that it was shutting down its 612,000-square-foot distribution center in Jedberg near Summerville, and has since signed a long term lease with Atlanta-based Agro Merchants. Its move-in date is set for August, according to...
A third major smartphone maker has just entered the ring to compete against Apple's iPhones, Google's Androids. Amazon has just announced that it will be leveraging its sprawling array of apps, entertainment, and storage services to attract customers to its new Amazon Fire Phone. Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) commented that the new Fire Phone owners would be granted unlimited photo...
Giti Tire, a leading international tire manufacturer, based in Singapore just announced plans to build a $560 million plant and create about 1,700 jobs just south of Rock Hill, SC in Chester County. The plant will be at a “mega site” off Interstate 77 near S.C. 9. Giti Tire’s first North American manufacturing facility, its ninth worldwide – will produce both...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has just taken the first step toward meeting a campaign pledge that will turn at least 100 schools into community hubs, linking families to services such as health clinics, dental screenings, job training and parenting workshops. This will happen through an unprecedented state grant in the amount of $52 million, to be paid...
Volumes have been written about self-concept in all its forms. The bottom line is: you are not stuck with the innate view of self you were born with—there are no limits. So what if you were born with a “glass half empty” perspective? So what if you’ve developed fears and self-loathing during a painful childhood? So what if your...
The USA has just beat Ghana in an impressive 2-1 victory that included the sixth fastest goal ever to be scored in a World Cup Game. US forward Clint Dempsey gave the U.S. World Cup efforts  the best possible start, scoring an opening goal against Ghana in less than 35 seconds. The Seattle Sounders player sliced his way through the impressive Ghanaian defense before...