Semana Proxima: Facebook en Español

While not rolling out  a whole new version, Facebook is getting retooled to default to Spanish when loading to IP addresses located in Spanish-speaking countries. The work was done using a Facebook app: not...

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Again Under Unlawness

"Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (ABCLive) – Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh assembly on Friday disrupted Governor T.V.Rajeswar’s address by showing black placards and balloons."

Quebec: al-Qaeda Help Desk on Making Snowball Bombs

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA small Town in Quebec has it's own accused Terrorist, whose Help Desk videos show how to make IED's and pack them in snowballs to be left on the roadside to detonate...

Federal judge rules flood victims can't sue Corps

"Wednesday January 30, 2008, 3:03 PM, By Susan Finch, Staff writer, Times-Picayune Thousands of homeowners who sued the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding of their property when three New Orleans drainage canal levees failed after Hurricane Katrina are out of luck...

Schwarzenegger Hints at McCain Endorsement

Mr. Badass himself may not have come out and said it, but a lot of bloggers and political junkies think it's only a matter of time before Schwarzenegger throws his refined physique behind John McCain....

Miami bill of rights passes under the radar

"Voters created a new bill of rights in Miami, a new elective office in Miami-Dade County and a new government center in North Bay Village among a smattering of referendums and charter changes on Tuesday's ballot. The bill of rights, which received little attention before the...

Problem Gambling & Homeless Australians

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/29/2149351.htmProblem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness' By Daniel HoareResearch has pointed to a link between problem gambling and homelessness. While the Australian Federal Government has been quick to act on its election...

Get News Locally, Think Globally?

Adrian Holovoty combines the talents of a web geek with the sensibilities of a newsman. How often has he said, "journalism is broken," but unlike gloom and doomers, Adrian offers simple but elegant ways to fix the news. His chicagocrime.org let's the user "view" crime stats...

Keep an Eye on Your Router: It May Lead You On a Wrong Way!

"If you thought that malware has made an obsession out of Windows-based operating systems only, you're wrong. A new type of criminal attack is committed to take over one of the most common hardwarein a computer network: the router. According to the latest security reports, a...

Heath Ledger is Dead

"TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY."

Google Balks at EU Take on Privacy

"IP addresses should be classified as personally identifiable information, the head of the European Union's data-privacy regulators said on Monday. Google begs to differ. EU regulators are preparing a report on the privacy policies of Internet search engines, including those...

Heads Up! On An “Eyes Up” Contact Lens Display :: Oblate Spheroid

"Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I see the display of my cellphone without having to use my hands?” Well, it looks as though the researchers at the University of Washington have asked themselves the...

Don't Bank on Technology to Protect you.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the 1950's Techno Experts in vacuum tube technology theorized that advances in transistors would now make Computer Technology faster , smaller and affordable for...

MacWorld 2008 Keynote: 'MacBook Air' & Much More

Steve Jobs delivered his 2008 keynote this morning at "the Superbowl for Apple fans". We posted a liveblogging roundup as it was happening - and now you can watch the video of the keynote on the Apple site (or...

Civil Rights: Martin Luther King or President Johnson?

"Edwards Takes Side in Clinton-MLK Controversy by Cristina Corbin Speaking before a predominantly African-American congregation at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, South Carolina, John Edwards criticized Hillary Clinton and her husband for comments they...

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