Doug Ross Exposes Media's Pack Mentality

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary offers several definitions of the word, "pack." When it comes to members of the mainstream media and their treatment of the subject of Americans without health insurance, blogger Doug Ross found that one definition is most applicable: "A...

Jay Leno to prime time: Why NBC is doing it

"Everyone knew the face of late-night TV would change when Jay Leno left The ­Tonight Show, but prime time as well? On Dec. 9, NBC announced that the reigning king of late night will stay put at the network by...

Las Vegas police use saturation strategy to cool 'hot spots' of crime

" It's 6 p.m. A dozen officers and a sergeant meet in a basement at Las Vegas City Hall. Projected onto the wall is a map of a slice of the valley. Red, yellow and blue blotches are splattered across the...

Raw Video: Man Jumps Canyon With Jet Pack

A daredevil wearing a jet pack has flown across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon in southern Colorado. Eric Scott took 21 seconds to cross the Royal Gorge at 75 mph on Monday. I dont think this is something that i would...

Colorado Rocket Man

Apparently Red Bull really does give you wings. A man from Colorado sponsoring a sports beverage company successfully proved that jet packs are the wave of the future and that some people will do anything for...

Ten Tips for Travel Commandments

"Traveling has become an important part of our life and it makes us enjoy and stress free during our vacation with friends or family. But traveling does not mean simply to pack bags, book the tickets and have fun. It means more than that. It needs whole sole preparation and...

ACLU wants prisons to become polling places

"There are few radical left-wing organizations more obnoxious than the American Civil Liberties Union. That’s because the ACLU doesn’t just pack a tie-dyed Volkswagen full of leftover San Fransisco hippies and drive to your area to protest, they pack a private jet full...

IE8 lock-in locks up computers

If you're like me, or the other 19% of the browser population, you use Firefox for its security, stability and extensibility. However, Microsoft just released an update to its alternative browser, Internet...

Deceiving Consumers, Food brands downsizing products

I don't know if this was once their tactic in tricking consumers, but when I buy chips, some bags are SO stuffed with air you have no idea the quantity of chips inside the bag. To your surprise when you open the...

Texas School Teachers will be Packing Pistols

Pencils, rulers, Text books, and a Glock handgun will be among the implements Texas teachers will be, "Packing" for the new school year beginning August 25th.  After much negotiation it was found that...

Notes home to parents over poor lunchbox fodder

I'm all for promoting healthy eating but the notion of teachers trawling through kids lunchboxes every day and sending notes home chastising parents about their contents begins to wrankle. Sure if a kid brings a...

Parenting Subcontractors

" Catherine Castrence is not a morning person. So between getting her daughters dressed and fed breakfast, letting the dog out and giving an insulin shot to the family's diabetic cat, the Reston, Va., working...

Zambia: Securing Our Food

"This fascinating article on the Food Security Pack Programme provides a good case for government to expand the agriculture sector and move Zambia to a position that would guarantee food security. Although Zambia's food production has increased in recent years following those...

Hiking Tips: River Crossing Safety

River crossings can be deceptively hazardous. Even a very shallow, swiftly-flowing body of water can pack enough force to 'skittle' the unwary. If you cannot walk at the speed of a stick thrown into the river, or if the river is swift and above knee height, then it could be...

Podcast: Web 2.0 is in the 'AIR'

This is a good podcast, at least the explanation of the differences between Web 3.0 (context aware applications) and semantic web. It talks about Adobe's Air platform, which lots of people are probably using, but haven't realized what Air is all about.

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