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Glasses that Actually Increase Intelligence: The Tele Scouter

If the cliched stereotype that smart people always wear glasses isn't enough no they have glasses that very literally make you smarter.  Japanese technology company NEC has developed the Tele Scouter, a pair of glasses that display text on a person's retina and...

Muslim v Muslim - A conversation

Early in the morning, on daily basis, I have a routine of skimming through newspapers (on the web) with my poor internet connection (Dial-up 56 kbps). Today, like always, I was skimming through and suddenly I got...

New Jersey Man Stops Sacramento Webcam Suicide

SACRAMENTO, CA - A young man is recovering, following an attempted suicide which was broadcast via webcam from his home.  He'd been chatting online with another young man from Camden, New Jersey and using a...

Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail

Google announced Tuesday it is adding video and audio chat to its free e-mail service. Have you use video and audio chat service in gmail ? " From viewing videos on YouTube to screening family events,...

Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Turkish military: 35 Kurd rebels killed in clashes

The Turkish military is claiming it has killed 35 Kuridish rebels in an attack on Friday. The rebels were allegedly trying to infiltrate Turkey from a base in Northern Iraq."Turkey's military intercepted...

Turing Test Almost Passed: 3 out 12 Judges Say 'Elbot' Computer is Human!

The AP article is a general overview:"UK university holds artificial intelligence testREADING, England (AP) — Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of...

Prophet's child bride book "The jewel of Medina" appears in US

Finally a book, controversial before the launch,"The jewel of Medina" appeared in US maket.The story of prophet Mohhamad's child bride is going to attract heavy criticism from islamic world.This Sherry jones novel...

Ralph Nader: My Father and the Bank Bailout

" I was up on Capitol Hill yesterday among the swarm of big bank lobbyists.And the first thing I thought of was something my dad -- Nathra Nader -- used to say:"Capitalism will always survive in the United...

Thatcher's struggle with dementia

Dementia strikes people around the world from any background and no matter what one's politics are it is sad to see Margaret Thatcher being, like Ronald Reagon before her, afflicted by it. Dementia and it's causes...

David Miliband subjected to 'F-word' tirade from Russian foreign minister

Reports today in the UK claim that when British foreign secretary David Milliband phoned the Russian foreign minister to voice Britain's objections to Russia's actions in Georgia, the foreign secretary went on a profanity-laced tirade. If true, this kind of language would be...

pigs fly and hell freezes over... again - yo & dude™

This is one of the many comics I've created this year with the characters Yo & Dude™. I quit my job in January to support my love for these two [Dude is the pointy-nosed dog]. Each strip usually skewers some...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

'Dissin' Hillary: Report Says Obama's Team Never Bothered to Vette Her

Barack Obama, touchy on matters of pride, seems determined to blot out Hillary Clinton the Clinton legacy, some believe. This report says that his VP team never bothered to fully vette Hillary Clinton as a...

Indian Investment in Africa: In the Shadows of China

Benin's intro:  This is an article that I just penned about India's growing investments into Africa and against the backdrop of the even larger Chinese presence in Africa.  The main question that this...

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