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1= 100: the strange equation from the Annals of Crack Cocaine Sentencing!

On November 13, 2007 By admin

1 = 100?
It is according to the Drug Quantity Table, where 1 gram of crack cocaine equals 100 grams of powder cocaine; part of the drug equivalency formulae born out of the 80s overblown media hype and of mandatory minimum sentencing law passed by the Congress in 1986. Although prison sentence [...]

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The state of Labor Unions

On September 2, 2007 By admin

It’s almost 125 years ago that the first workingmen’s holiday was celebrated (Tuesday, September 5, 1882) in New York. Over the next dozen years nearly 27 states recognized this holiday and in 1894, the U.S. Congress enacted it as a Federal holiday.

Among many things, the holiday has come to symbolize [...]

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The Geography of Facebook

On July 18, 2007 By Sean Gorman

There have been several interesting blog posts of late on the demographics of Facebook and comparison to the demographics of sites like MySpace and LinkedIn. A few folks have looked at the international growth of Facebook, but I have not to date seen any discussion of the geography of Facebook. We all [...]

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