DHS Strikes Again in the Battle to Protect Us from the Finns

Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:13 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

In their neverending quest to enforce Truth, Justice, and the American Way, our fearless border guards at the airport detained a Finnish folksinging group for two hours of interrogation and treated them so harshly that they have filed a diplomatic protest.

border-protection, dhs, minneapolis-st-paul-airport, finnish-musicians

Minnesota Leads in Leaf-Color Reporting

Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:40 PM EDT

Article here (http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/09/19/971893-tourists-get-high-tech-foliage-reports) trumpets how some states in New England have what the AP considers very zoomy fall leaf-color reporting.

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colors, fall

Estonians on the receiving end of a major DOS bombardment

Seeded on Mon May 21, 2007 2:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)

"The attacks began on the day that the Estonian authorities removed a Soviet-era war monument that had been the source of protests and diplomatic tensions with Russia for months.

technology, russia, estonia, cyber-warfare, denial-of-service-attack

Minnesota Child Pornographer gets 750 Years

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 10:26 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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minnesota, us-news, child-pornography

US, British Children's Health and Well-Being Ranked Near the Bottom

Seeded on Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:26 PM EST (The New York Times)

"The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey released Wednesday evaluating the well-being of children in wealthy countries.

health, childrens

Whence Goeth Great Lakes Water?

Seeded on Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:06 PM EST (Minnesota Public Radio)

Will one of the side-effects of global warming be that we start selling water from the Great Lakes to areas now being dehydrated by climate change? If so, how much is too much to sell? With the lakes at nearly historic lows due to general basin-wide drought, how much are we wil …

lake-superior, great-lakes-compact, lawrence-river-basin-water-resources-compact

As Chinese Students Go Online, Little Sister Is Watching

Seeded on Tue May 9, 2006 1:48 PM EDT (The New York Times)

China is implementing a pervasive "voluntary" monitoring and oversight police, stealthily seeding discussion groups with "uplifting" and socialistically acceptable ideas. Much of this is done by student volunteers.

technology, china, privacy, internet, censorship

New Wrinkle on Cyber-stalking

Seeded on Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:00 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Yet another way to harass people using the Internet. This article describes how harassers post other's personal data on online dating sites, accompanied by often-lurid offers to contact the other person.

technology, privacy, harassment, stalking, cyber-stalking

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