"The most critical duty of a database administrator is the creation of backup files in order to preserve (and restore) the integrity of the data ." (February 27, 2011)

What Our Founding Fathers Were Thinking

Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:14 AM EST

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,  …

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January is National Stalking Awareness Month

Sun Jan 8, 2012 8:07 AM EST

Stalking is a dangerous crime that affects 3.4 million adults in the United States each year.

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FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans' Phone Records, Post Reports

Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:34 PM EST

An internal audit found the FBI broke the law thousands of times when requesting Americans’ phone records using fake emergency letters that were never followed up on with true subpoenas — even though top officials knew the practice was illegal, according to The Washi …

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To All Who Celebrate - I Wish You A Very Merry Christmas...

Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:23 AM EST

and to those who don't, a happy and peaceful holiday season. And to everyone, a happy and prosperous New Year.

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Cat Soothes Crying Baby To Sleep

Seeded on Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:55 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

When you're looking for a babysitter, the family cat probably isn't the first one to come to mind, but after you see this video maybe he should be...

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Driven By Drug War Incentives, Cops Target Pot Smokers, Brush Off Victims Of Violent Crime

Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:32 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

CHICAGO -- As Jessica Shaver and I chat at a coffee shop in Chicago's north-side Andersonville neighborhood, a police car pulls into the parking lot across the street. Then another. Two cops get out, lean up against their cars, and appear to gaze across traffic into the store.

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House passes bill allowing those with concealed weapons permits to cross state lines

Seeded on Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:52 AM EST (The Washington Post)

By Associated Press, Wednesday, November 16, 12:08 AM WASHINGTON — A state permit to carry a concealed firearm would be valid in almost every other state in the country under legislation the House passed Wednesday. The first pro-gun bill the House has taken up  …

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Red Tape - Email voyeurs are everywhere, as mayor finds out the hard way

Seeded on Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:59 PM EST (msnbc.com)

By Bob Sullivan An amazing tale of political corruption and breach of trust has arrived courtesy of scandal-ridden Hoboken, N.J., in case you needed a reminder that electronic voyeurs of many stripes might be reading your email.

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Dream Log: Week Beginning March 6, 2011

Sun Nov 6, 2011 5:50 AM EST

For some background to this story, please read this comment I posted on the day preceding the Hati earthquake regarding how I first became aware of NOAA. #c …

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GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008)

Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:54 AM EDT

Washington, Wed., May 21 2008 — The President has signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) that will protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic information when it comes to health insurance and employment.

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Trier Of Fact: FBI Spying on Innocent People (Video)

Seeded on Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:35 AM EDT (The Young Turks)

"The Washington Post had a terrific article explaining how we are being monitored by what is called the FBI's 'national wide suspicious activity reporting initiative'.  Oh boy, how Orwellian does that sound?"

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Red Tape - Chaos Computer Club: German gov't software can spy on citizens

Seeded on Sun Oct 9, 2011 12:14 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

By Bob Sullivan A well-regarded Germany-based hacker group claims a German government-created Trojan horse program is capable of secretly spying on Web users without their consent. The group says on its website that it obtained and analyzed a piece of software that is supposed  …

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Ex-worker sues secretive US agency, alleging bias

Thu Oct 6, 2011 1:49 PM EDT
By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press (Clipped by Mariyam)

A former employee has sued one of the government's most secretive security agencies, alleging he lost his security clearance because his wife attended an Islamic school and worked for a Muslim charity.

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A Message From Troy Davis

Seeded on Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:16 AM EDT (Truthdig)
Seeded by Darrah, Greenville, SC (Clipped by Mariyam)

Amnesty International USA released the following statement from Davis on its Facebook page: The day before his scheduled execution, this is what Troy Davis asked us to share with you: "The struggle for justice doesn't end with me.

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How the Justice Department Helped Birth a Multibillion Dollar Phone Scam - DailyFinance

Seeded on Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:02 PM EDT ()

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Senate have all taken aim at "cramming," a multibillion dollar industry that cheats phone customers by adding bogus fees to their bills.

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Seattle embraces Idriss Mosque in post-9/11 healing

Seeded on Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:00 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

THERE IS the big story: Four plane crashes, thousands dead. A war, 10 years and counting. Then there is the small story. This is a story of Idriss Mosque and how a community came to embrace those it once shunned.

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6 Creepy New Weapons the Police and Military Use To Subdue Unarmed People | World | AlterNet

Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 2:07 AM EDT (AlterNet.org)

The US is at the forefront of an international arms development effort that includes a remarkable assortment of technologies, which look and sound like they belong in a Hollywood science fiction thriller.

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Ramadan Mubarak!

Mon Aug 1, 2011 11:59 PM EDT

...to all who participate by fasting during the Month of Ramadan. Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان‎ Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑˈdˤɑːn]) (also Ramazan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 to 30 days.

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Negro Leagues' heroes finally get tombstones

Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:24 PM EDT
By Ron Mott, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com (Clipped by Mariyam)

TOPEKA, Kan. - Amid headstones of chiseled and polished granite at a Topeka, Kansas, cemetery lies a new tombstone. With a baseball and the figure of a baseball catcher etched in stone, it is dedicated to “Topeka’s ‘Super Substitute’” — Carroll Ray Mothell, better known as “Dink.”

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Afghan women rally, turning men red-faced with anger

Seeded on Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:02 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Seeded by King Dave (Clipped by Mariyam)

KABUL – In any other country, the sight of a group of women holding colorful placards, marching and protesting is commonplace.But not in Afghanistan.In fact, a women’s protest on the streets of Kabul on Thursday was the first of its kind.On a hot, muggy day, about 30 …

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New air traffic control system at crossroads

Mon Jul 4, 2011 12:59 PM EDT
By Joan Lowy, Associated Press (Clipped by Mariyam)

The Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new air traffic system that officials say will be as revolutionary for civil aviation as was the advent of radar six decades ago. But the program is at a crossroads.

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Is It or Is It Not a Crime to Lie to a Federal Investigator?

Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:08 AM EDT

Apparently it depends - on who you are and who "they" are.

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August 5th, 1997 - Seattle, Washington

Sun Jun 5, 2011 4:18 AM EDT

NAVY'S SEAFAIR FLOTILLA DUE - TRIDENT SUB TO DRAW PROTEST.(News) Publication:  Seattle Post-Intelligencer Publish date:  August 5, 1997 Author:  Offley, Ed #mlt

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TSA fires whistle-blowing witch

Seeded on Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:04 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Here's a situation for all you aspiring managers: If you were the boss at a U.S. government agency and one of your employees complained that she was afraid of a co-worker's religious practices, what would you do?

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Obama Calls for Passage of Workplace Fairness Act for Women

Seeded on Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:27 AM EST (Politics Daily)

President Obama, who has two young daughters, pressed Saturday for passage of a bill meant to make it easier for women to have their day in court when they feel employers are underpaying them simply because of their gender.

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