NonObject nUCLEUS motorcycle concept makes its boxy debut: “It looks like Dell’s not the only one that thinks boxy is in, with the folks at the NonObject design firm now also taking a decidedly hard-edged approach with their new motorcycle concept. Dubbed the nUCLEUS, the vehicle is described as a ‘zero emission, zero impact speed machine,’ albeit one that would seem to have a bit of trouble making sharp turns. That possible shortcoming aside, the concept is certainly unique enough, with it boasting an ‘animal-like behavior system’ that allows it to get up on its ‘hind legs’ when its in action and rest down flat when its at rest, as well as some interchangeable (but equally boxy) side panels. Of course, there’s not much in the way of technical details, but you can at least get a look at it from every angle by checking out the video after the break.”

(Via Engadget.)

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1939 marital rating scale for wives: “

George W. Crane, MD, was a marriage counselor and wrote a syndicated national newspaper column called ‘The Worry Clinic.’ He developed a test in the late 1930s called the Marital Rating Scale — Wife’s Chart. Here’s the fist page of the test.

The test was designed to give couples feedback on their marriages. Either husbands or wives could take the test, which rated wives in a variety of areas. For instance, if your wife ‘uses slang or profanity,’ she would get a score of five demerits. On the other hand, if she ‘reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress,’ she would receive 10 merits. The test taker would add up the total number of merits and demerits to receive a raw score, which would categorize the wife on a scale from ‘very poor’ to ‘very superior.’

(Via Boing Boing.)

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SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was denied a liver transplant because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died.
Timothy Garon, 56, died Thursday at Bailey-Boushay House, an intensive care nursing center, said his lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, and Alisha Mark, a spokeswoman for Virginia Mason Medical Center, which operates Bailey-Boushay.
His death came a week after his doctor told him a University of Washington Medical Center committee had again denied him a spot on the liver transplant list because of his use of marijuana, although it was authorized under Washington state law.
The case highlights an ethical consideration for those allocating organs for transplant: whether using dope with a doctor’s blessing should be held against a dying patient in need of a transplant.
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