Archive for September, 2010
Authorities Plan To Trawl Phone Calls And E Mails For Signs Of “Resentment Toward Government”
Do you resent the government for enforcing Obamacare or raising your taxes? Write about it in an email or talk about it on the phone and you could be placed under surveillance as a potential terrorist.
Space beer headed for zero gravity bar
The first beer certified for consumption in space will undergo tests in weightlessness to see if it has the right stuff
New Iron Man exoskeleton robotic suit revealed
Boffins have revealed the latest version of an Iron Man-esque exoskeleton robotic suit which gives a wearer superhuman powers.
Belgium experiments with mystical “full moon” beer
Full moons are often associated with tides, insanity and creatures like werewolves, but it turns out they’re also good for brewing beer.
‘Atlantis’ hunt for hidden Wales
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are searching for a tribal undersea equivalent of the lost civilisation of Atlantis off the Welsh coast.
Building and stocking your pantry.
At the turn of the 19th century, most country homes had a walk-in pantry, as well as a root cellar for keeping vegetables and fruits. This pantry contained the essentials for daily meals. Today we have walk-in closets to hang all our clothes, but no pantry. How times have changed!
Survival Personality: Develop Your Intuition
The struggle for survival is a fascinating and inspiring subject, forming the basis for many of the most memorable books and movies.
Survey: Americans don’t know much about religion
A new survey of Americans’ knowledge of religion found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons outperformed Protestants and Roman Catholics in answering questions about major religions, while many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their own faiths.
Motorcyclist wins taping case against state police
A Harford County Circuit Court judge ruled this afternoon that a motorcyclist who was arrested for videotaping his traffic stop by a Maryland State Trooper was within his rights to record the confrontation.
British Library digitises Greek manuscripts
The British Library has digitised over a quarter of its Greek manuscripts (284 volumes) for the first time and made them freely available online.
U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet
Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet
UN: Reported alien ambassador role is “nonsense”
The United Nations have said they will not be appointing an ‘alien ambassador’ who would be in charge of making contact with extra terrestrials – as has been claimed.
This low-sugar fruit cuts your risk of diabetes, high blood pressure
The health benefits from eating Blueberries, the best part being they are in season and can be foraged at this time of year.
