UPDATE 1-US judge allows Conrad Black to remain free on bail

"US judge allows Conrad Black to remain free on bail Wed Aug 1, 2007 11:23 PM BST162 Email This Article | Print This Article | RSS [-] Text [+] (Adds quote from judge, background) By Andrew Stern CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge extended Conrad Black's $21 million bail...

'$100 laptop' production begins

This is such a groovy thing that I don't know whether to put it in the "technology", "culture", "people", or "politics" section, but viva the 100 dollar laptop."Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass production."

'$100 laptop' production begins

"Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass production. Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of all of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines. Previously,...

Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared- Shades of Che Guevera

"Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared By ZEYAD KASIM 05/15/2007 03:22 AM ET An unknown left-wing group calling itself the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance distributed leaflets in the Mid-Euphrates area around Najaf, Hilla and Karbala calling for “resistance against...

Invisibility Cloak... Need We Say More?

"Real-world invisibility cloaks are not only theoretically possible -- they may be coming faster than anyone might have guessed, a few years back. Harry_head The cloaks would rely on so-called "metamaterials": composites structured to let electromagnetic waves flow them,...

South Africa: "Canned Hunting" May Be Banned

Canned hunting involves breeding big game (in this case, lions) for slaughter by tourists. The animals are bred and raised in captivity and hunted in a controlled environment. The hunt companies make big money from this practice, but conservationists have been doggedly...

Amendment chills press coverage of government activities

"The Senate Judiciary Committee meets today to potentially tack the so-called “Kyl Amendment” onto Section 798 of the Espionage Act, which has been deemed a potential Offical Secrets Act by First Amendment and open government advocates. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) has floated...

Nicole Probert Says, "She is not involve in anything illegal"

"ATLANTA -- One of the so-called Country Club Call Girls admits she is involved in the adult entertainment business. But Nicole Probert told WSB-TV Channel 2's Monica Pearson that she is not involved in anything illegal. Probert and Lisa Taylor are facing charges of...