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First-Look Screencast Overview Review of Kubuntu 11.04 Alpha 1 Natty Narwhal 64bit with the new KDE 4.6 Beta. This is still in development and not recommended for every day use yet.First-Look Screencast Overview Review of Kubuntu 11.04 Alpha 1 Natty Narwhal 64bit... more
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More than print, TV or any other medium, online journalists are now the most-jailed category of journalists worldwide. A study by the Committee to Protect Journalists said that the online reporters, editors and bloggers make up 45% of the 125 journalists it found behind bars, the first time the Web category has eclipsed print (42%) since the study began in 1997.
CPJ director Joel Simon observed that without organizational support, online journalists are easier targets. "The image of the solitary blogger working at home in pajamas may be appealing, but when the knock comes on the door, they are alone and vulnerable," Simon said in a news release.
The study notes that in China, which leads the world in captive journalists, 24 of the 28 currently behind bars did their work online. Cuba, Burma, Eritrea, and Uzbekistan round out the top five countries on the list of journo jailers.More than print, TV or any other medium, online journalists are now the most-jailed... more
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"Prohibits any person acting under U.S. authority, derived from a sovereign's power to search at its border, from searching the electronic contents of a laptop computer or other similar device of a person entering the United States. Allows searches based on lawful authority other than a sovereign's power to search at its border. Defines "laptop computer or other similar device" to include any electronic device normally used for electronic mail or messaging or for storing electronic data.""Prohibits any person acting under U.S. authority, derived from a... more
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Elliot Hughes recounts allegations of torture while being detained in Ramsey County Jail. Hughes was detained during an RNC08 protest after reportedly colliding with a police bicycle on accident. He was sent to Regions Hospital for treatment and later released without charges. We are actively investigating these claims. Stay tuned for more.
Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNc9ImWpNT0Elliot Hughes recounts allegations of torture while being detained in Ramsey County... more
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" Mexico's Supreme Court compared the practices of US retail giant Walmart in Mexico to employer-worker relations during the dictatorship of former president Porfirio Diaz."" Mexico's Supreme Court compared the practices of US retail giant Walmart... more
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After viewing the well documented interrogation the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay dropped the death penalty case against Mohammed al-Qahtani. Al-Qahtani had been tortured for 48 days straight by "unconscionable techniques" authorized by the White House. The Center for Constitutional Rights claims, "Mr. al-Qahtani never made a single statement that was not extracted through torture or the threat of torture."After viewing the well documented interrogation the military tribunals at... more
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"The world’s natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate unprecedented in human history, according to a report released . . . shows that we are currently using the planet’s resources far faster than they can be renewed."
"The report has shown that between 1970 and 2003 terrestrial species have declined by 31 per cent, freshwater species by 28 per cent, and marine species by 27 per cent. The Living Planet Report 2006 pulls together time series data to compile two indicators of the Earth’s well-being."
"The choices we make might lead to a sustainable society living in harmony with robust ecosystems, or to the collapse of these same ecosystems, resulting in a permanent loss of biodiversity and erosion of the planet’s ability to support people."
The BBC World Service announced the findings of a study today where the WWF, ZSL and the Global Footprint Network uncovered the shocking state of the world’s ecosystems. Apparently this is old news but I heard it on the radio about an hour ago on Southern California Public Radio (89.3 KPCC). "The world’s natural ecosystems are being degraded at a rate... more
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An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has reportedly killed 11 Palestinians after a Hamas attack which left three soldiers dead.
Five children are among those killed by the strike near Bureij refugee camp, doctors say, and a Reuters cameraman was killed, apparently by a tank shell.
Confirming the Bureij strike, Israel said it had targeted gunmen.
In all, 22 people were killed on one of the bloodiest days since Israel's Gaza incursions in February-March.
At least 100 people were killed during those operations which Israel launched after Palestinian rocket attacks on its territory.
Medics told the BBC that five people were also injured by the Israeli air strike near Bureij.
DAY OF BLOODSHED IN GAZA
An Israeli helicopter launches a missile towards the Gaza Strip on 16 April
Children among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli air strike near Bureij
Three Israeli soldiers killed near Nahal Oz
Four Hamas militants killed by Israeli troops east of Gaza City
Reuters cameraman and two bystanders killed by blast
One man killed on air strike on car near Beit Lahyia
Most of those killed were civilians, Hamas and medical officials said.
According to Hamas, Israeli helicopters launched four missiles.
Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana, 23, was killed along with two bystanders after he got out of a vehicle marked "TV" and "Press" in central Gaza, the agency reports.
Film recovered from his camera shows an Israeli tank opening fire several hundred metres away, Reuters adds.
It goes blank about two seconds after the shell is fired - apparently at the moment of impact.
Local residents said earlier he had died in an Israeli air strike.
Four Hamas militants were also killed by Israeli troops east of Gaza City early on Wednesday.
An air strike on a car also killed one Palestinian near Beit Lahyia, in the north of the strip.
Earlier on Wednesday, three Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded when Hamas gunmen approached the security fence near the Nahal Oz crossing, the army said.
The soldiers were killed as they pursued two Hamas fighters who had planted a bomb. They were ambushed by a second Hamas group lying in wait, the military said.
Hamas said it had mounted a "sophisticated ambush".
Israel's military losses were its biggest single toll in the area since 2006.
It is hard to say whether the recent spike in Israeli military casualties is down to more effective tactics by Hamas or simply the result of increased Israeli activity in Gaza and therefore increased exposure, says BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson.
A recent Israeli study by a research group with close ties to Israel's defence establishment said Hamas was currently engaged in the broadest and most significant military build-up in its history.
Some generals argue a major Israeli incursion will eventually be needed to prevent Hamas growing even stronger militarily.
But they also fear the possible consequences of a lengthy campaign in the crowded cities and refugee camps of Gaza, our correspondent says. An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has reportedly killed 11 Palestinians after a... more
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A restaurant in Germany whose waiter service is entirely automated..
AWESOME!
See the video on the BBC Website..A restaurant in Germany whose waiter service is entirely automated..
AWESOME!
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In the UK, badgers in certain areas are being culled by the Government , in an attempt to reduce the levels of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. However, it is highly controversial that badgers are in fact carriers of the disease.
Mindless badger killing feud or justified economic necessity?
In the UK, badgers in certain areas are being culled by the Government , in an attempt... more
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