This is exciting stuff. It amazes me that with so many people on this planet, there's still vast regions left unexplored. Maybe Atlantis does exist?"HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have discovered what they believe...
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"Would-be ornithologists the world over have trouble getting started in their budding pursuit. In order to be a good “twitcher”, one needs to be able to match the bird with the sound.iFlyer consumer barcode...
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"DETROIT -- Officials from the Detroit Branch NAACP monitoring voting this morning say the process is "messy" because of the new photo identification requirement.
Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, general counsel to the Detroit NAACP, said there was one report of a voter being turned...
The elections commissioner warned them it would happen, and now it has. After the uproar that came after elections Canada said there was nothing in the law forcing veiled women to show their faces when voting, the conservatives have drafted a bill that will force the...
The Catholic League has gotten its knickers in a knot about the organizers of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. Apparently they don't like the fact that the last supper is being depicted as a place...
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"At the upcoming 40th Tokyo Motor Show (October 26 to November 11), Nissan plans to unveil its lithium-ion battery electric-powered Pivo 2 concept car. Designed for urban use,...
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"A new X-ray screening machine that can automatically detect explosives and liquids in passengers' hand luggage is to be introduced at the UK's main airports, it has been announced.
In a 10-year deal worth at least £20 million, BAA is replacing all existing X-ray screening...
This will be an interesting case to follow, considering the controversy surrounding the U.S. voting system."The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter poor and minority...
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Quebec Premier Charest initially pushed for these changes after media reported Polling Officers and Bureaucrats refused to allow Veiled Muslim to vote at Quebec Polling Stations if they did not remove their Veils....
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 2479 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
In 1997, my artist friend Eduardo Kac, had a "pet locator" chip implanted in his leg. He produced a performance art piece which showed him being tracked by the chip and also showed the surgery that it took to implant the chip. Eduardo wanted people to stop and think about the...
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"Tackling a dilemma right out of a science fiction novel, the state Senate passed legislation Thursday that would bar employers from requiring workers to have identification devices implanted under their...
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"Finding a new home for Lucky the recovering pit bull takes on a bit of a reality-show aura this week.
The Atlanta Humane Society, whose staff has cared for the animal since she arrived earlier this month with a...
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"BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured a weapons smuggler and Special Groups extremist leader before dawn Monday near Qasirin, north of Baghdad. The captured weapons facilitator was responsible for the storage and distribution of Iranian weapons. Coalition...
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"Americans may need passports to board domestic flights or to picnic in a national park next year if they live in one of the states defying the federal Real ID Act. ... [which calls] for states to begin issuing...
created by NotPhil | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 394 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
We have met the enemy of online security, and the enemy is us. Sophos, a security software firm, set up a fake Facebook page for a plastic frog called Freddie, inviting 200 random Facebook users to be its friend....
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 1101 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments