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Verizon Says It Turned Over Data Without Court Orders
 Ellen Nakashima
Verizon Communications, the nation's second-largest telecom company, told congressional investigators that it has provided customers' telephone records to federal authorities in emergency cases without court orders hundreds of times since 2005.
From Barricades to Blogs
 Jennie Yabroff
In the 1970s, feminists like Gloria Steinem took to the streets, demanding change. Now young feminists join together on the blogosphere, which can translate into real-world activism.
Sinister Plot? No, It’s Just for Security, DMV Says
 Mark Binker
The small hologram patch that began showing up on North Carolina driver's licenses in December hardly looks like the first step down the road to perdition, or a multinational union that sacrifices national sovereignty.
Boeing, Bush Pressed to Fix Glitches in Electronic Border Fence
 Jeff Bliss
President George W. Bush's vision of securing the U.S.'s southwestern border with a system of sensors and cameras faces a crucial field test this month as Boeing Co. tries to fix problems that have delayed the $8 billion project.
Unique Web Site Connects Hispanics to Family in Mexico
 PRWEB
Where there once was despair and disappointment, there is now help and hope thanks to a unique new Web site specially created to reunite families and friends from north and south of the Border.
New Website for Puerto Vallarta Boaters
 PVNN
If you have a seafaring soul, a new website for Mexico boating, BoatMexico.Com is where you will find critical, up-to-date information not only to make your Mexico voyage planning more efficient and safe, but to warm your sailing south soul.
Sputnik Still Surprises at 50 
 Reuters
Boris Chertok, a key developer of the satellite which celebrated its 50-year launch anniversary on Oct 4, still marvels at its significance. The launch marked the dawn of the space age, but Chertok says the Sputnik satellite was initially regarded as a "toy" by some who worked on the project.
Too Much 'You've Got Mail!'
 Lisa Hoffman
Interest on Capitol Hill is growing to create a government-run "Do Not Mail" list to fight back against the mountains of junk mail clogging Americans' mailboxes. Across the country, at least 15 states are currently considering no-mail lists that are loosely based on the wildly popular Do Not Call list that gave us back our dinner hours free from telemarketers.
AeroScout Outfits Mexico's First All Digital Hospital
 Rhonda Ascierto
AeroScout yesterday announced its RFID tags and software were chosen by the new General Hospital in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, which it claims is the first all digital hospital in Mexico.
Championship Gaming Series Announces 2007 World Championship
 Business Wire
The Championship Gaming Series(TM) (CGS), the only worldwide professional gaming league, today announced that the League's 2007 World Championship will take place December 6-14 in Los Angeles.
New Focus on Cyber-Terrorism
 Les Blumenthal
From "Jihad University" to "Terrorists 007" to 5,000 or more other sites, terrorists are using cyber-space to spread their propaganda, recruit members, raise money, offer training and instruction, and conduct operational planning.
Online 'Mashup' Draws 1 Million Viewers
 Jim Kuhnhenn
An experimental online "mashup" — a build-your-own Democratic presidential debate — attracted more than 1 million viewers in the past 10 days, many of them young people drawn to the interactivity of the Internet.
Tropicasa Realty Launches New Website
 Patrick Harrison
Tropicasa Realty has been one of the most trusted names in Puerto Vallarta real estate since 1997, and now, with their new easy-to-navigate website, finding your dream home is easier than ever!
Nortel ‘Hyperconnectivity Day’ in Mexico City
 MonitorToday.com
The challenges and opportunities of Hyperconnectivity – the emerging era of communications, where anything that can be connected will be connected – will be addressed as more than 1,000 Nortel executives, customers, partners and industry leaders meet in Mexico City to discuss the future of communications.
Hi-Tech Crime 'Is Big Business'
 BBC News
Internet crime has become a major commercial activity, reveals a report by computer security company Symantec. The report said cyber crime had become increasingly professional and was now a multi-billion dollar industry.
Google Offers Prize for a Lunar Landing
 John Schwartz
The foundation whose $10 million prize spurred privately funded rocketeers to send a small piloted craft to the cusp of space in 2004 has issued a new challenge: an unmanned moon shot. With the audacious new contest comes a much bigger prize, as much as $25 million, paid for by Google, the ubiquitous Internet company.
Penis Sculpture Pulled From eBay
 Mark Bonokoski
Q: What is pink, weighs 72 lbs., is 5-foot-2 tall, 3-feet in diameter, got the bounce from eBay, and is likely the largest of its kind in the world? A: The penis in Jo Mann's kitchen.
The World of Spam Filters - Blacklists and Whitelists
 easyCGI
Not long after electronic mail arrived so did spammers - people sending unsolicited email to other computer users hoping to sell their goods or services. To combat the influx of unwanted bulk email some software companies offered spam filters to weed out real mail from 'junk email.'
Make Energy-Efficient Technology Mandatory, UN Expert Says
 Agence France-Presse
The best way of tackling greenhouse gas emissions is for countries to pass laws that enforce the use of existing energy-efficient technology, a UN climate change expert said Monday.
Curbing a Lust for Crime Memorabilia
 Les Blumenthal
Though he was executed in Florida's electric chair more than 18 years ago, anything connected to Ted Bundy is a hot commodity in "murderabilia" - items offered by a handful of Web sites that cater to those fascinated by the nation's most notorious killers.
DiscoverNayarit.com: New Website for Riviera Nayarit
 PRWEB
DiscoverNayarit.com, a new vacation rental, real estate and investment website, was recently launched. The site contains resort information, owner-direct vacation rentals, real estate listings and investing, retiring and lifestyle sections for the western Mexico coastal state of Nayarit.
Spy Satellites Turned on the US
 Jason Ryan
Traditionally, powerful spy satellites have been used to search for strategic threats overseas ranging from nuclear weapons to terrorist training camps. But now the Department of Homeland Security has developed a new office to use the satellites to secure U.S. borders and protect the country from natural disasters.
Surgically Altered Thumbs to Better Use iPhone
 James Benfly
Thomas Martel, 28, of Bonnie Brae is a big guy. So he has a hard time using the features on ever-shrinking user interfaces on devices like his new iPhone. At least, he did, until he had his thumbs surgically altered in a revolutionary new surgical technique known as "whittling."
Billionaire Slim Launches Web Site
 Eduardo Castillo
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has launched his own Web site, where curious Internet users can study the musings of one of the world's richest men.
Keeping Watch From Space
 Sabina Zaccaro
The use of Google Earth's satellite images earlier this year to document human rights violations in Darfur has strengthened interest in wider use of satellites for humanitarian purposes.
Bush Seeks Legal Immunity for Telecoms
 Associated Press
The Bush administration wants the power to grant legal immunity to telecommunications companies that are slapped with privacy suits for cooperating with the White House's controversial warrantless eavesdropping program.
Physicists Have Found the Formula for a Spiderman Suit
 Institute of Physics
Only recently has man come to understand how spiders and geckos effortlessly scuttle up walls and hang from ceilings but it was doubted that this natural form of adhesion would ever be strong enough to hold the weight of real life Peter Parkers.
Ground-Breaking Anti-Landmine Radar
 Inderscience Publishers
Researchers in The Netherlands are developing a radar system that might one day see through solid earth and could be used to clear conflict zones of landmines, safely and at low cost.
US Spies Get Private 'Myspace' Site
 UPI
Based on the same principles as the popular MySpace and Facebook Internet social sites, the U.S. intelligence community will soon get its own private version.
Genius Phone Hacker Dead at 58
 UPI
A blind genius known as the "Peter Pan of phone hackers" because he insisted on being five years old forever has died in Minneapolis at the age of 58.
Mexican Raids Net 15,000 Counterfeit Nintendo Products
 worthplaying.com
Mexican authorities conducted raids against 12 alleged distributors of counterfeit Nintendo products in a major “fayuca” (contraband) market in Guadalajara. Authorities seized 15,000 counterfeit Nintendo products, including 4,500 counterfeit Wii game discs.
Couple Tried To Name Baby "@"
 Reuters
A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@," claiming the character used in email addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said Thursday.
Computer Crash Leaves 20,000 High and Dry at LA Airport
 Amanda Beck & Jacqui Goddard
More than 20,000 passengers were kept waiting for hours on their planes and in terminals at Los Angeles airport after a computer failure prevented customs officials from screening arrivals.
Mexico's Televisa Debuts in Social Networking
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has jumped into the fast-growing online social networking market, competing for Latin American visitors against heavyweights MySpace and hi5.
Language Teaching Gains Second Life
 Howard Vickers
Avatar English is an online language school in the 3D virtual world, Second Life. The school offers individual English classes with professionally qualified and experienced native speaking English teachers to students globally.
NASA Researchers Find Satellite Data Can Warn of Famine
 Gretchen Cook-Anderson
A NASA researcher has developed a new method to anticipate food shortages brought on by drought. Molly Brown of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and her colleagues created a model using data from satellite remote sensing of crop growth and food prices.
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