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...

'Mona Lisa' mystery solved

"Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting. But art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci's lover,...

Exeter's Temple of Doom Gives Up Treasure

"His real name is Derek Dugdale but all his mates call him Indiana Jones. He's the man who visited Exeter's very own Temple of Doom and emerged with a treasure beyond the dreams of avarice. Derek was digging deep and hard in Princesshay when he saw something strange,...

Global Warming data is beyond worst case scenario

This is depressing and terrifying:"An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping...

MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat

"MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO, Jan 10 (IPS) - Recent months have witnessed several notable political reorientations in the Middle East, involving Iran, the Gulf states, Egypt and Lebanon. Several experts say...

Australia Experiencing Extreme Climate Change

"SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2007, and climate experts have warned that the higher temperatures are likely a taste of things to come as weather patterns change....

Embarrassment Of Riches vs. Riches Of Embarrassment :: MAXINE

"The presidential primary season is now well underway. All of the candidates, Republican and Democrat alike are reeling from the reality that rhetoric, experience, and resources are not what will carry the...

Before spending money on bathrooms or kitchens

" The popular home-repair referral service, Angie’s List, says its annual poll indicates that home owners will spend an average of $11,250 on home improvement and maintenance projects in 2008, up 13 percent over the average they reported spending in 2007. On average,...

Traders face chaos from sewer work

"Swathes of central London face eight months of chaos when a £6.5million flood relief scheme gets under way next month. Some traders fear for their livelihoods and experts predict major traffic jams as Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill is dug up by Thames Water so a new sewer...

RFID Primer: Learn Your RFID ABC’s, Dig Deeper

Association for RFID professionals creates a RFID reference tool     Dallas, Texas (December 26, 2007) -- After estqblishing a network of 3,500 members in more than 65 countries around the world,...

Stockpile food for flu crisis

"EVERY Australian household should stockpile at least 10 weeks' worth of food rations to prepare for a deadly flu pandemic, a panel of leading nutritionists has warned.  World health experts now agree a...

'Desperate' stores slash prices for Christmas

"Retailers are offering their biggest pre-Christmas discounts as the credit crisis takes its toll on High Street spending.Prices are being slashed at big-name stores, including Argos, BHS, Debenhams, Halfords,...

Melt Study Says Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-Free by 2012.

If this isn't enough proof, I don't know what is. The fact that the arctic ocean could be *completely* ice free by 2012 is a scary thought. Imagine if your kids don't know what an iceberg is, aside from one taking...

Video: Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts-Artic Sea Ice May disappear by 2012

"WASHINGTON (AP) — An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even...

New device may end drunk driving

A new technology is able to stop a car if the driver has alcohol in his or her blood--without requiring a blow test.  Seems like a good idea to me, but I'm sure a lot of people will take issue with the idea....

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