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Police Arrest 6 Year Old Girl: Mom As...

Apr23
2012 Written by Blogging With Jeffrey

As reported on change.org, Salecia Johnson is six years old. On April 13, her teachers say she had a temper tantrum in class — but instead of putting her in time-out, the school called the police. Salecia was handcuffed, charged with battery, and kept in police custody for an hour before her parents found out what was going on. Though a [...]

Facebook Purchases 650 AOL Patents Fr...

Apr23
2012 Written by Slashdot

eldavojohn writes "Not two weeks after Microsoft purchased 925 patents and patent applications plus licenses to AOL's portfolio for $1 billion, Facebook has now acquired 650 of said patents and patent applications for $550 million to which Microsoft retains a license. So, was Microsoft's $450 million worth it? According to their press [...]

NOOK vs. Kindle Fire: My Take On What...

Apr23
2012 Written by Blogging With Jeffrey

Barnes and Noble Nook vs the Amizon Kindle Fire, what one should I buy? Kindle Fire Like many of you I would love to have an Ipad, but I just can’t grip spending $500-600 on a tablet. If I am going to spend that kind of money I would rather put it into a new laptop. However, I like the idea of a small portable tablet that is easy to t [...]

Home Remedies For Scabies

Apr22
2012 Written by Blogging With Jeffrey

A good friend of mine was getting a rash over his entire body. He went to the doctors and they thought he had chickenpox. They tested him for chickenpox but it came back negative. After running some more test they figured out he had scabies. He asked me if I knew what it was. I heard of it, but I had know idea of what it really was. So, I s [...]

YouTube Ordered To Remove Videos, Fil...

Apr20
2012 Written by Slashdot

suraj.sun sends this excerpt from Deutsche Welle: "YouTube was told by a regional court in Hamburg on Friday not to display seven out of 12 contested clips without permission from the German copyright fee collecting society Gema. Gema claimed that its members were losing money every time their music was being displayed on YouTube. A proper l [...]

Asian Call Center Workers Trained Wit...

Apr18
2012 Written by Slashdot

gManZboy writes in with a troubling story about tax dollars being used for overseas call center training. "Despite President Obama's recent call for companies to 'insource' jobs sent overseas, it turns out that the federal government itself is spending millions of dollars to train foreign students for employment in some booming career [...]

15-Year-Old Arrested For Hacking 259 ...

Apr18
2012 Written by Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes "Austrian police have arrested a 15-year-old student suspected of hacking into 259 companies across the span of three months. Authorities allege the suspect scanned the Internet for vulnerabilities and bugs in websites and databases that he could then exploit. As soon as he was questioned, the young boy conf [...]

Kitchen Tip: How To Keep Celery Fresh...

Apr14
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog

To keep celery fresh, trim and put in a container of water. Keep in the fridge. It will last a long time while covered with water. ShareTweet

iPhone Users Sue AT&T For Letting...

Apr13
2012 Written by Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes "Following on the heels of the FCC and U.S. mobile carriers finally announcing plans to create a national database for stolen phones, a group of iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T on Tuesday claiming that it has aided and abetted cell phone thieves by refusing to brick stolen cell phones. AT [...]

PIANO KEYS: BLACK AND WHITE, BUT SOUN...

Apr09
2012 Written by As We Speak

I often wonder: could any society be truly integrated? Can people of different ethnicities or social classes live together cohesively, with no segregation? I saw a British TV documentary titled ‘Make Bradford British’. The producers say it’s a ‘major two-part series exploring what it means to be British today’. They say Bradford was chosen be [...]

Easy Dinner For Tonight: Baked Mac an...

Apr08
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog

2 cups elbow mac 16 oz cottage cheese 8 oz sour cream 2 (8 oz.) bag shredded sharp cheddar 2 large eggs 1 stick butter Cook macaroni according to box. Drain mac then melt the butter mixing it with the mac in a casserole dish. Add the cottage cheese, sour cream, 3/4 of your cheese, and the 2 eggs. Mix together. Top with the rest of t [...]

Petition To Free Peace Corps Voluntee...

Apr08
2012 Written by PortalTaxi Admin

As reported by Change.org, Jason Puracal is an American who’s right now fighting for his life in a Nicaraguan prison called La Modela — known to be one of the world’s most dangerous jails — after being convicted of crimes many people say he didn’t commit. Just four years earlier, in the same Nicaraguan courtroom [...]

Google Actually Patenting Its April F...

Apr06
2012 Written by Slashdot

theodp writes "On April Fools' Day, Google joked it was partnering with NASCAR on self-driving cars. Google Racing, the search giant joshed, had its roots in Project Caddy, which demonstrated the viability of self-driving golf carts. And in the future, Google added tongue-in-cheek, your kids will travel unattended in driverless-car car pools [...]

Twitter Files Suit Against Spam Softw...

Apr06
2012 Written by Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes, quoting Network World: "As with any platform that sees a meteoric rise in popularity, it's only a matter of time before spammers throw their hats in the ring and try and exploit the masses for financial gain and other sinister purposes. As the relatively new kid on the block, Twitter is still busying itself trying [...]

Easy Dinner Tonight: BAKED RIGATONI

Apr05
2012 Written by Mom's Food and Kitchen Blog

1 lb. Rigatoni One can of your favorite spaghetti sauce 8 slices of Provolone or Mozzarella cheese A hand full of Pizza Pepperoni One onion. One green pepper. Cook rigatoni as directed on the box. In a pot, saute your vegetables in a little butter until they start to get soft. Slice the pepperoni into small pieces. Add pepperoni and spaghe [...]

Egypt Banned Porn, But How Much of th...

Apr05
2012 Written by Slashdot

pigrabbitbear writes "The recent web pornography ban in Egypt has raised questions about the evils of censorship (and porn) and the changing tide of popular attitude of Egyptians. It perhaps reflects the emerging influence of more conservative Muslim elements in government, a shift . Apparently the same ban was passed 3 years ago but [...]