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Transformers shirt gets jet ban
" Brad Jayakody, 30, was shocked when he was told to change his top if he wanted to catch his flight from Heathrow’s Terminal 5. IT consultant Brad — on a British Airways trip with four colleagues to Dusseldorf,...
Blackouts hit thousands as generators fail
A blackout in the UK has left hundreds of people without power. A number of power stations have suddenyl shut down. The icnident is on a scale not seen for at least a decade according to one power company insider."Hundreds of thousands of people were hit by electricity... FBI Gives Private Contractors 'Shoot to Kill' Powers
The FBI has a new set of eyes and ears, and they're being told to protect their infrastructure at any cost. They can even kill without repercussion. Welcome Infragard the private corporate spies and police to... Loonie trades above US$1.10 amid fears and calls for a pull-back
The loonie continues to climb and is now at levels not seen in over 100 years, but still, Canadians pay more for goods and services than our American neighbors. Clearly the most noticeable items are books,... Australia: "Bon Appetit" says French Chef
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFrance, the land that gave us gastronomic deliciaces whereby the French have historically used everything they find and call it French Noveau Cuisine, with eager Foo Foo...Big Turkey incursion in Iraq would be U.S. nightmare
"A large-scale invasion of Northern Iraq by Turkish forces would be a nightmare for the United States and could destabilize the one part of the country that is relatively calm, analysts said on Thursday. A Web site report on Wednesday that 50,000 Turkish troops poured into...Thousands of Nuclear Arms Workers See Cancer Claims Denied or Delayed
"Walter McKenzie's assignment toward the end of the Cold War was to mop up after mishaps at a nuclear weapons factory. With a crew of other laborers from rural Georgia, he swabbed away leaks and spills inside the secret buildings, until one day his body became so contaminated... When should you replace pillows, toothbrush & other items?
Most everything you own -- computers, pillows, smoke alarms, even
makeup -- eventually wears out. Here's the life expectancy of some
common household items.Nothing lasts forever. That said, many items are less obvious than
the spoiled milk in your fridge; there's no... Undercover Test: Airport Screeners Miss 90% of Bombs
The TSA can't find any bombs, but they nail my contact lens solution every time. The article below details the goings-on at one particular airport, but it nicely illustrates the fallacy of terrornoid... The Unthinkable: Can the United States be made safe from nuclear terrorism? b...
"radioactive materials in the U.S. that could be used in a dirty bomb.In October, 2005, a radiation sensor at the Port of Colombo, in Sri Lanka, signalled that the contents of an outbound shipping container included radioactive material. The port’s surveillance system,...Africa has high-tech tools to beat meningitis
A young girl, unconscious by the time her mother brought her to a rural clinic in southern Burkina Faso, had the classic symptoms of meningitis: fever, stiffness, vomiting.With treatment, doctors hoped to be able to save her life although she may be permanently disabled:...Weapons Cache Explosion In Iraq
File this report under, "Everybody knows there are no WMD's in Iraq", or "Stories that don't get covered from the Green Zone." "I just received a private e-mail from someone I know from a Marine website who has family in Iraq. There has been a weapons...
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