Jubilant residents of war-torn Southern Sudan lined up outside polling stations on Sunday, the first day of a weeklong referendum on the question of seceding from the northern half of the country. The vote on autonomy has been a long time coming, with the south still suffering from decades of civil war and neglect by the northern government. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: “The turnout was emotional,” Chan Reec Madut, who heads the South Sudan Referendum Bureau, said. “We have never witnessed this kind of turnout before, even during the election,” he said, referring to last April’s presidential, parliamentary and state elections. “There is singing, there is dancing, this is a day like no other in the history of the people of south Sudan.” He said the polling would continue as scheduled on Monday. A total of 3.9 million southerners have registered for the self-determination vote that may lead to the partition of Africa’s largest country. Read more Related Entries January 8, 2011 Arizona Congresswoman Shot (Update 3) January 7, 2011 Mexican Drug War Spills Into Guatemala
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Protests over unemployment have led to the deaths of eight people in Tunisia. The government said police opened fire in self-defense after rioters took to destroying public buildings in the northwestern towns of Thala and Kasserine. —JCL The BBC: The deaths occurred in the town of Thala—about 200 km (125 miles) south-west of the capital Tunis—and the nearby town of Kasserine. An interior ministry statement said that in both towns, police had fired in self-defence after rioters attacked public buildings. The protests first erupted last month over a lack of freedom and jobs. Read more Related Entries January 8, 2011 Arizona Congresswoman Shot (Update 3) January 7, 2011 Mexican Drug War Spills Into Guatemala
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Spain’s state television network has banned the airing of live bullfighting, angering fans still reeling from prior restrictions against the “sport” in Catalonia. The network said the ban is designed to protect children from seeing violence in prime viewing hours. —JCL The Guardian: Spain’s state broadcaster, TVE, has banned live bullfighting from its schedule, angering matadors and bullfighting fans who are already smarting over a ban in the eastern region of Catalonia. The broadcaster has decided bullfighting contravenes its code of conduct for programmes before Spain’s 10pm watershed hour, when children are no longer expected to be in front of the television. Most bullfights start at 6pm or 7pm, and the TVE director general, Alberto Oliart, said that meant they fall into children’s viewing hours – when violence to animals cannot be shown. Read more Related Entries January 8, 2011 Arizona Congresswoman Shot (Update 3) January 7, 2011 Mexican Drug War Spills Into Guatemala
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Now that it no longer has a complete monopoly on the media, the collectivist Left may have a hard time getting the public to swallow its meme that Gabrielle Giffords was shot because conservatives voice violent rhetoric. If you want… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Moonbattery Discovery Date : 09/01/2011 19:30 Number of articles : 6
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Simply the truth, unadorned.And she’s spot on about why Israel is losing the information war … please donate…it helps me write more gooder! Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : J O S H U A P U N D I T Discovery Date : 09/01/2011 18:43 Number of articles : 7
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A surgeon at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., says Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is able to communicate. The gunshot went through the left side of her head and that surgeons worked to reduce pressure from swelling in the brain. (Jan. 9)
Continue reading …Obama administration moves forward with unique internet ID for all Americans, Commerce Department to head system up
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President Obama has signaled that he will give the United States Commerce Department the authority over a proposed national cybersecurity measure that would involve giving each American a unique online identity. Other candidates mentioned previously to head up the new system have included the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security, but the announcement that the Commerce Department will take the job should please groups that have raised concerns over security agencies doing double duty in police and intelligence work. So anyway, what about this unique ID we’ll all be getting? Well, though details are still pretty scant, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, speaking at an event at the Stanford Institute, stressed that the new system would not be akin to a national ID card, or a government controlled system, but that it would enhance security and reduce the need for people to memorize dozens of passwords online. Sorry, Locke, sounds like a national ID system to us. Anyway, the Obama administration is currently drafting what it’s dubbed the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which is expected at the Department of Commerce in a few months. We’ll keep you posted if anything terrifying or cool happens. Obama administration moves forward with unique internet ID for all Americans, Commerce Department to head system up originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …ABC Interviews Friend of Giffords Shooter, Ignores Her Claim He’s Liberal
January 9, 2011 No Comment
A friend of the gunman accused of Saturday's tragic shooting spree involving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was interviewed on Sunday's “This Week.” For some reason, her claims posted on Twitter Saturday that Jared Lee Loughner was a liberal went completely ignored (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
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Viewing vehicle information wirelessly from an OBD-II port? Been there , done that . Actually tuning your car and making it faster over OBD-II? That’s genuinely new, and that’s what SCT is up to with its iTSX. For $350 you get the Bluetooth dongle and access to a free app that works on iOS devices. From there you get access to limited tuning parameters, like specifying idle RPM and fuel type. If you’re familiar with SCT you know that’s probably a little limited, but if you go to an SCT-authorized tuner they can create custom tunes, tweaking way more parameters than that, and download those tunes to your device. You can then apply them whenever you like or, even restore your stock tune if you’re feeling really crazy. Compatibility is a little limited, though, only working with Ford and GM vehicles ’96 and nearer. Right now the hardware is ready, just waiting on App Store approval, so look for release in the coming months. Gallery: SCT iTSX Continue reading SCT iTSX lets you tune your car from your iPad (video) SCT iTSX lets you tune your car from your iPad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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JUBA: Millions of jubilant south Sudanese started voting on Sunday in an independence referendum expected to see their war-ravaged region emerge as a new nation. People queued for hours in the burning sun outside polling stations in the southern capital Juba, where banners described the week-long ballot as a “Last March to Freedom” after decades of civil war and perceived repression by north Sudan. “This is the moment the people of southern Sudan have been waiting for,” Southern president Salva Kiir said after casting his…
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