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Over 60 Groups Call On Obama for Transparency in Government

The National Security Archive has organized a coalition of dozens of public interest-good government orgs and issued a press release with recommendations for how Obama can improve the public's trust with openness and disclosure in government. These include liberal FOIA...

Australia ire over chef's f-words

"Australia ire over chef's f-words Ramsay is notorious for his expletive-filled tirades The oaths and expletives for which colourful British TV...

Secret al-Qaida report found on London train

Update- Erring senior intelligence official have been suspended by the cabinet office. In an embarrasing incident top secret file prepared on Al-Qaida have been found in a train in UK. The report...

Intelligence in the Wild Kingdom

" Throughout history, intelligence has often been considered a quality unique to humans, but that conventional wisdom has been shattered over the years as research continues to turn up examples of animals, birds and fish that can develop vocabularies, communicate and even...

It’s The Open Road Challenge For ALMS Cars :: The EDJE

"A Penske Porsche RS Spyder leading a Dyson Porsche RS Spyder leading a Fernandez Lola B06/43-Acura leading a Cytosport Lola B06/10-AER at Mid-Ohio. Image Credit: SPYDERMAN360It’s The Open Road Challenge...

Manhunt 2 to Hit UK Shelves: Bring Your Own Hockey Mask

Fans of violent video games, rejoice: Manhunt 2 has received its 18+ calssification in the UK, clearing it for general release. This is not only of interest to gaming fans, though: anyone with a stake in rated...

The Upcoming Shooter Title Soldier Of Fortune "Pay Back" Censored.

"Australia's draconian classification regime for video games has taken yet another scalp, with local retailers banned from selling the upcoming shooter title Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back. The highly anticipated game, which was to be released on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3,...

Cannabis U-turn by police

"Police have launched a "zero tolerance" crackdown on cannabis users in a London borough. In a major policy U-turn, police and lawyers have agreed the tough action is the only solution to drug dealing and anti-social behaviour on the streets. The three-month operation has...

Rockstar to the gaming industry: Rally behind us and Manhunt 2

"If you look at a film like Man Bites Dog, it makes Manhunt look tame in comparison, but that film can be bought by anyone aged 18. I don't think Rockstar specifically has been picked on, but I do think that the...

Contador Wins Tour de France

The Tour de France, defined by further doping controversy and dominated by relative unknowns, has come to an exciting conclusion:"1653: Italian Daniele Bennati clinches stage 20 of the Tour de France in a bunch...

Brown: 24-hour drinking law to be reviewed

"Gordon Brown is to review the operation of the law allowing 24-hour drinking which critics claim has led to increase in binge drinking. After his early decisions as Prime Minister to stop the moves towards supercasinos in Manchester and elsewhere, and to consider a higher...

Manhunt 2: 18 and Up, Please

Manhunt 2 continues to rile ratings boards while Rockstar games rubs its collective hands together with glee over all the free press. An 18+ rating will most likely affect which parents buy the game for which...

"Manhunt 2" Banned in the UK

Not a good week for video games in the UK. I predict an appeal from Rockstar games on this one: Ultimately a video game like the one described below not meant for impressionable minds, whatever that may mean*,...

The War on Your Desktop: Adware Firm Sues Anti-Adware Firm

Whilst I understand that companies exist to turn a profit, it seems nonsensical for an adware maker to sue an anti-malware maker for making anti-malware software. It's like a rabbit taking a falcon to court over...

Watching Birds on Webcams... No, Not Like That

No, this isn't porn; it's interactive birdwatching. Webcams set up to watch a given environment are nothing new (I'm a fan of ski-report webcams myself), but this is the first I've heard of that has a crowdsourcing element."Craig Newmark has set up a webcam on his rear deck...

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