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Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News: How pot icon Tommy Chong inspired Jordan Belfort to write his ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ memoir Now You Can Touch Virtual Objects Clear your calendars: Viking apocalypse scheduled for Saturday Obama sends handwritten apology to professor for art history remarks The myths of marijuana: Former DEA chief says pot legalization a 'disaster'

How pot icon Tommy Chong inspired Jordan Belfort to write his ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ memoir  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 06:32 PM PST After the convicted stockbroker and comedian became friends in prison, Chong helped convince Belfort to write a book about his experiences. Full Story	Top
Now You Can Touch Virtual Objects  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 12:26 PM PST Efforts to create virtual reality in video games have been well documented. But what about making virtual objects touchable? At Disney Research Labs in Pittsburgh, engineers are doing just that with two separate tactile projects that employ haptic technology. Haptics stimulate touch sensations, making virtual objects feel real. The first project is called Aireal (think [...] Full Story	Top
Clear your calendars: Viking apocalypse scheduled for Saturday  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 09:10 AM PST FYI: Now's the time to cash out your life insurance policy and have a little fun, because the world is ending this Saturday, at least according to the Viking calendar. Full Story	Top
Obama sends handwritten apology to professor for art history remarks  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 07:41 AM PST President Obama issued a hand-written note of apology to an art history professor after making an "off-the-cuff" remark about the employment prospects of students who choose to pursue a career in art history. Full Story	Top
The myths of marijuana: Former DEA chief says pot legalization a 'disaster'  Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 04:07 AM PST Peter Bensinger warns that marijuana is not as harmless as many believe Full Story	Top

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