Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Ringling Bros.: Unsafe Handling of Elephants
Les Schobert--who has more than 30 years of experience in Asian elephant care and management, including handling and training--states, "The trainers do not appear to have adequate control over the elephants. ... Collectively, there's roughly 80,000 pounds of potentially dangerous animals being walked in a public area in an unsafe manner.
Clinton, McCain Win California Contests
WASHINGTON (AP) - campaign_minute Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight.
Vladimir Putin stars in tale of Kremlin romance
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - A young KGB spy falls in love with an air hostess called Lyudmila and then conquers the Kremlin. Sounds familiar? The plot of Russia's latest film bears a remarkable resemblance to the life of President...
Nasa beams up to space with a Beatles song
Words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass
Thailand vs. Wikipeda
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has begun a new online campaign that includes a plan to "improve and edit all the information about Thailand" in the hundreds of articles about Thailand on Wikipedia.TAT will be the first government agency in the world to set out a plan to try to change Wikipedia.
Famous Filibusters In Political History
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Dems demand Investigation into US torture techniques
Human Rights Watch, which has been urging the government to outlaw waterboarding as illegal torture, called Hayden's testimony on waterboarding "an explicit admission of criminal activity". Mike McConnell told senators during the same hearing today that waterboarding remains in the CIA arsenal so long as it as the specific consent of the president
Clinton and Obama split Super Tuesday
Hillary Clinton appears to have the slight edge over Barack Obama in a tight Super Tuesday fight for delegates that marks the half-way point in the most dramatic and see-saw Democratic presidential race for a generation.
Coltan: pronto il documento di lavoro per certificarne la
Ci sono voluti diversi mesi di duro lavoro da parte di tecnici ed esperti per redigere il documento finale che si spera porterà ad un sistema di certificazione della provenienza del Coltan, il rarissimo minerale necessario a molti dispositivi elettronici come cellulari, computer e tanto altro e che proprio per la sua rarità e costo sta..
Darfur: ora è vera guerra su vasta scala
Se lo aspettavano tutti quelli che seguono da vicino la guerra in Darfur e ieri ne hanno avuto la conferma: il sanguinoso conflitto si è allargato in Ciad, come purtroppo si temeva. A confermarlo è stato Abdel Aziz el-Nur Ashr, comandante del gruppo ribelle del Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup Leaked Early From Manchester News
The Bonnaroo Lineup for 2008 has been leaked early on a Manchester TN News Station Its right here, correspondent Tim Epner Reporting
a debate within Reddit
... "Vote up if you want Change™" ... "Downvoted in favor of Hope™" ... What's karma? ... I think it was a rethoric question. Let me rephrase for you: "Who cares about karma?".... I'll show you! I'll start all my polls with "Vote down if..." Up yours :) ... It's fun!!... NO MORE POLLS!
Bush Vows To Veto Surveillance Bill
President Bush threatened a veto in the debate to update terrorist surveillance laws, assailing Democratic plans to deny protection from lawsuits for telecommunications providers that let the government spy on U.S. residents after 9/11.
Does the Vatican own your mortgage?
Just in case you had the facts but couldn't connect the dots, this will help you understand how it's run. And by the way show this to grandma, maybe she'll save a few dollars and stop going to church and giving to the all mighty!
A pre-election attack on Iran remains a possibility
The Bush Administration had been warning that it might use its military power to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
US raid kills Iraqi civilians
At least three Iraqis including one woman have been killed after a US raid on a house near the town of Tikrit.
Disengagement II?
This sight got a report that the Israeli government is disengaging a settlement of Orthodox Jews that live 18 miles from Jerusalem
Disengagement II?
This sight got a report that the Israeli government is disengaging a settlement of Orthodox Jews that live 18 miles from Jerusalem
Swarm of Deadly Tornadoes Roars Across South
A series of tornadoes struck Tuesday in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, killing at least 14 people.
Disengagement II?
This sight got a report that the Israeli government is disengaging a settlement of Orthodox Jews that live 18 miles from Jerusalem
2003 DoD Report: Destroy Communication Systems
Besides deeming the Internet a possible weapon, the U.S. military report suggests "destroying the full spectrum of globally emerging communication systems..." Do undersea cables controlling Internet and phone services to Iran count?
BULLETIN: More Union University News (Per Jodie Curtis, Fox News)
I'm hearing UU President, David Dockery, just spoke on local ABC (WBBJ) from the police station and said girl's dorms are wiped out and boys' dorms are basically gone. Roof was ripped off of Jennings Hall (holds broadcasting, music, and christian studies classes) and White Hall (science and nursing building). Dockery said millions of dollars
Photos of Robot Cleaning Up After Suicide Bomber
Annalee Newitz, editor of io9 posted some controversial photos of a robot on the scene of a suicide bombing in Israel. One of the worst shots includes the robot rolling over the bomber's corpse to check if the body is rigged with a second batch of explosives. Readers are calling her names for posting such intense photos. But I think they're wrong.
AI Express Concerns over Frequent Attacks on Journalists in
A number of journalists in Sri Lanka have received death threats in the wake of knife attacks on two journalists in the past eleven days. Lal Hemantha Mawalage, a leading news producer with the state-run Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), was stabbed in the southern city of Athurugiriya on the night of Friday 25 January.
How to Transfer Gaza to Egypt
"Listen to me carefully," President Hosni Mubarak, of Egypt instructed an interviewer on Jan. 30. "Gaza is not part of Egypt, nor will it ever be …. I hear talk of a proposal to turn the Strip into an extension of the Sinai peninsula, of offloading responsibility for it onto Egypt" but Mubarak dismissed this as "nothing but a dream."
US approved pursuit into Iran, Syria
U.S. rules of engagement permitted American military forces in Iraq to cross Iranian and Syrian borders in pursuit of terrorists, a published report said.
Music industry sues Baidu
Bravely Baidu links to digital music. And what's wrong with that? Anyhow, what's the point in suing a Chinese company? It's in a Communist country that doesn't care what the rest of the world doesn't like. They will be protected. That's why China (and some other Asian countries) are hotbeds of media piracy.
The West's Last Hope
Christopher Hitchens -- the author of God is not Great -- is an anomaly: Unlike most secularists, he is deeply alarmed by the rise of Islam. While Hitchens tries to sound a warning trumpet, most of his fellow secularists are either oblivious to or even sympathetic to that against which he warns.
FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping
Ready to give up more liberties? The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.
CIA Chief Hayden Names 3 Subjected To Waterboarding!!
The CIA director on Tuesday publicly named for the first time the three suspected al Qaeda detainees who were subjected to the harsh interrogation technique of waterboarding. "It was used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. It was used on Abu Zubayda, and it was used on [Abd al-Rahim] al-Nashiri," CIA Director Michael Hayden told a Senate hearing.
Undersea Cut Cables - Up To 9 Or More?
One off of Marseille, France - two off of Alexandria, Egypt - one off of Dubai, in the Persian Gulf - one off of Bandar Abbas, Iran in the Persian Gulf - one between Qatar and the UAE, in the Persian Gulf - one in the Suez, Egypt - one near Penang, Malaysia - initially unreported cable cut on 23 January 2008 (Persian Gulf?)
Scholarships to Young Artistes in different cultural field
The Ministry of Culture invites applications from Indian nationals for award of Scholarships to Young Artistes for the year 2007-2008 2. Under this Scheme, a total of 400 Scholarships are awarded each year to Young Artistes in different cultural fields.
EIGHT Internet Cable cuts confirmed and possibly NINE
Eight Internet cables have been confirmed as having been cut with another unconfirmed cut making nine. The Russians are jamming our radio communications.The Russians have their over the horizon radar on. The Israelis were told to prepare their rocket rooms 3 days ago. World War III seems to be on the way
EIGHT Internet Cable cuts confirmed and possibly NINE
Eight Internet cables have been confirmed as having been cut with another unconfirmed cut making nine. The Russians are jamming our radio communications.The Russians have their over the horizon radar on. The Israelis were told to prepare their rocket rooms 3 days ago. World War III seems to be on the way
Giant freak waves taken out over 200 super tankers
Sink two large ships a week - numerous articles on giant waves and the toll they take on shipping, includes pics and video.
Ahmadinejad withdrawing nuclear proposal
PARIS - Iran's president says he is withdrawing a proposal made in 2005 for an international consortium to enrich uranium — the fuel for both nuclear bombs and power plants — inside his country.
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