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'Bionic' eye implants look ahead By Jonathan Fildes Science and technology reporter, BBC News, San Francisco A bionic eye implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available to patients within two years. A receiver under the eye surface passes the signals...

Long but very informative read for those interested.... :: :: Hu rejects accusations that China has colonial ambitions in Africa By John Chan In the course of his recent eight-nation tour of Africa, Chinese President Hu Jintao was forced to rebut a mounting chorus of claims that Beijing was...

For a little background, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frum Supposedly, a man named John Frum, a American World War II serviceman, came to these tiny islands along with other Americans, supplied these people with cargo's full of food and what not, and they have been worshipping him as a god...

Below are 2 articles about the 2008 elections, highlighting that it will shatter all records for spending. Article 1. According to the Federal Election Commissioner Michael Toner: "The 2008 race will be the longest and most expensive election in American history. We're heading into the first $1...

Feb. 17 At New York (HBO): Paulie Malignaggi vs. Edner Cherry, 10 rounds, junior welterweights Ishe Smith vs. Sechew Powell, 10 rounds, junior middleweights Andre Berto vs. Norberto Bravo, 10 rounds, welterweights I may watch this fight just for the simple fact that Malignaggi is probably the...

So everyone will agree that Grossman pretty much sucked in the superbowl and was one of the many reasons da bears lost the game. The question is, if it were up to you, would you keep Rex Grossman as your starting QB for next season? Do you draft a young promising QB, trade, or pick up a free...

I'm planning on watching this film soon, will drop my thoughts after... ::: ::: By David Walsh 6 February 2007 Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood, screenplay by Iris Yamashita Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima is, in many ways, an unusual and remarkable work. The...

Republicrats. With their endorsement Wednesday of a Republican-drafted resolution pledging to continue funding for the Iraq war, Congressional Democratic leaders have exposed their supposed opposition to the Bush administration’s troop “surge” as a rebellion on their knees. Senate Majority...

http://www.myspace.com/crucon Song sucks, but it's about da bears so you know...

Summary: Soon to be Mayor in Louisiana allegedly kills himself days after his term goes into effect. Ruled suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Gunpowder residue was found deep into the wound suggesting the gun was pressed against his chest, that also muffles the sound of the shot as it...

I don't know if I'm late on this story, but I just heard it today on the radio and immediately looked it up online. The story is about 17 year old Genarlow Wilson, who received oral sex from a fellow teenager (the girl was 15) and now he has to spend 10 years in prison because of redneck/racist...

If you feel something crawling on your neck, it might be a wasp or a bee. Or it might be something much more dangerous. Israel is developing a robot the size of a hornet to attack terrorists. And although the prototype will not fly for three years, killer Micro Air Vehicles, or MAVs, are much...

Just for fun... Obviously I can't list all the players, so I picked the likely candidates. If you think someone else will get it, post the name

Some of you will remember the story about the boy who was charged with murder at age 11, one of the youngest persons in US history to ever be tried as an adult. Very good read for those interested.... ::: ::: Nathaniel Abraham on trial Nathaniel Abraham Now Nathaniel...

Man Holed Up in Home After Tax Verdict By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press Writer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A man who holed up in his house with armed supporters while being tried on tax evasion charges was convicted Thursday, along with his wife, of failing to pay federal income taxes for a...

By Andre Damon 22 January 2007 A number of revealing details have surfaced in recent weeks concerning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest charitable concern. According to a report published January 7 in the Los Angeles Times, the Gates foundation invests its assets in...

By Anne Flaherty Republished from Associated Press Draft manual loosens the standards of evidence for detaining and executing terror suspects. The Pentagon has drafted a manual for upcoming detainee trials that would allow suspected terrorists to be convicted on hearsay evidence and coerced...

An interview with Antonio Caba, a Maya activist working to hold ex-dictators accountable for one of the western hemisphere's most violent civil conflicts in the modern era. Last month marked the ten-year anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accords in Guatemala -- an agreement that ended...

No heavyweight dinner, Hopkins moves on Rick Reeno / BoxingScene.com Posted: 6 days ago The "Cinderella Man" of the new millennium, WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev, had a golden opportunity to make some big bucks against a fighter who is fully capable of still making the...

Thought this was pretty cool. Maybe some of you from the Bay area can shed a little more light... By Brad Kava Republished from San José Mercury News Daniel Roberts won't stop making pirate radio broadcasts. The FCC won't stop telling him to stop. This has been going on since Roberts, 25...