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terror plot arrest 2007-09-28 01:05:00 Federal prosecutors say an Egyptian studentarrested in South Carolina after a routine traffic stop admitted makinga terrorist training video. An application for a federal search warrantalleged that Ahmed Mohamed told FBI agents he made the video to teachpeople in the Middle East how to use remote-controlled bombs againstU.S. soldiers, The State (Columbia, S.C.) said Thursday. Prosecutors said a toy remote-control boat and apartially dismantled digital watch were found in the Tampa, Fla., homeof Youssef Samir Megahed, who was also arrested during the traffic stop. full storyPowered by ScribeFire. ...

Truckers welcome feds’ request for delaying HOS rules 2007-09-27 22:47:00 It took the federal government nearly 70 years to rewrite regulationsgoverning truck drivers’ hours-of-service (HOS). It may take thefeds at least another year for their rewrite to pass legal muster. Trucking interests are applauding the Department of Transportation’s(DOT) request for a 12-month stay from the D.C. Circuit Court ofAppeals to delay implementation of its ruling that would effectivelyreduce the legal hours some 7 million commercial drivers could work. sourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Bombproof U.S. Bridges 2007-09-26 21:55:00 How does disaster strikefor the Department of Homeland Security these days? A terrorist drivesa car packed with explosives onto a major cable-supported bridge, parksit next to a crucial binding and detonates it. Splat! Paint, of allthings, is everywhere—but the cable remains intact, and the spanstays standing. Sure, stronger steel plates and trusses are primary concerns in thepost-Minneapolis world of structural engineering. But as they ramp uphigh-tech protection against terrorism for hundreds of bridges acrossthe country, government agencies and researchers are turning to moreadvanced—and quirky—solutions, from nanotech coatings toself-healing structures and, yes, blast-absorbing paintballs. In aresearch facility at Fort Knox in Kentucky, scientists withHomeland’s Science and Technology Directorate are blowing upsections of bridge cable to understand how spans might fail—andbe shielded. “These bridges weren’t built with the thoughtof a concerted adversary in mind,” sa ...

Texas nuke plant expansion 2007-09-26 21:36:00 Despite objections from nuclear energy opponents, the proposedexpansion of a Southeast Texas nuclear power plant has gotten thethumbs up from many locals, who say the project will be an economicboon.Power producer NRG Energy Inc., one of the owners of the nuclear powerstation, on Tuesday submitted the nation's first application for a newnuclear reactor in nearly 30 years — before the Three Mile Islandaccident in Pennsylvania in 1979.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5167077.htmlPowered by ScribeFire. ... Texas

Two provisions of Patriot Act ruled unconstitutional 2007-09-26 21:33:00 Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because theyallow search warrants to be issued without showing probable cause, afederal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, "now permits theexecutive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches ofAmerican citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements ofthe Fourth Amendment." sourcePowered by ScribeFire. ...

The Hunt for Red October 2007-09-26 21:27:00 Now a freeware game)The game is based on the same-name movie. The Soviet Union have been secretly building a Typhoon-classsubmarine with nuclear strike capabilities. The Red Octoberis the name given to this war machine. The captainMarko Ramius, while on trial run of the submarine,has captured it along with it's crew. His planis to defect to the United States. Obviously, such kindof weapon must not be allowed to get into Americanplans. So, the orders have been issued among the Soviet forcesto destroy the Red October.The Red October submarine is able to move in anyof four directions. Invisibility may be activated forshort time periods; also the player may activate a ECMblast, that will destroy all the nearby offensive weapons.Destroying enemies, the player can increase or decreasethe power of missiles and torpedoes.http://www.dotnes.com/the-hunt-for-red-october.htmlPowered by ScribeFire. ...

Laptop Alarm 1.21 2007-09-26 21:21:00 Did you ever hesitate to leave your laptop for a few minutes in a public space like a library? Afraid that someone will take your laptop? Now there is a simple and free solution to this problem! Laptop Alarm will emit a loud alarm whenever someone tries to steal your laptop! Laptop Alarm 1.21 is out now. It is not possible to mute the sound anymore!Laptop Alarm 1.20 is out now. Mouse movement detection is added!.Unfortunateley our file hosting provider download.com is hosting an old version of Laptop Alarm. Until download.com hosts the correct version we'll host Laptop Alarm our selves.http://www.syfer.nl/ Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Urbanspoon 2007-09-25 23:13:00 Just a simple restaurant site. Eat out. Take out. Drive in. It's all here.http://www.urbanspoon.com/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Third Mexico-based trucking company allowed into the U.S. 2007-09-25 22:10:00 A third Mexico-based trucking company was granted permission to operate in the United States as part of the administration’s NAFTA pilot program.Transportes Padilla, a Tijuana-based trucking company, is the thirdMexican trucking company to receive authority to make long-hauldeliveries in the United States as part of the cross-border truckingdemonstration project according to the Department ofTransportation’s news release. The company intends tooperate three vehicles. full storyPowered by ScribeFire. ...

Tiny Town Blazes New Campaign Trail 2007-09-23 23:59:00 The last time Columbus, Kentucky was a significant part of the nationalpolitical dialog was more than 200 years ago, when Thomas Jeffersonproposed moving the national capital here after Washington D.C. wasrazed.Now the tiny rural burg of 229 residents is poised again for thehistorical spotlight, thanks to trendy social networking tools andexperimental grassroots digital campaigning that’s taken centerstage in the 2008 election campaign. This week, Democratic presidentialcandidate John Edwards will announce a stop here in early October, aresult of placing his itinerary in the hands of voters throughEventful, a web–based event-planning site, a campaign spokeswomansaid. full story herePowered by ScribeFire. ...

Who Called 2007-09-23 22:49:00 The phone is ringing, and I don't recognize the number, All Caller ID says is, "NAME UNAVAILABLE".Please help me figure out who is calling and what they want.http://whocalled.us/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

GOOG-411 2007-09-22 20:42:00 Google's new 411 service is free, fast andeasy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find andconnect with local businesses for free:))) Very Cool. http://www.google.com/goog411/ Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Stage6 a cool site to see short vids 2007-09-22 20:20:00 Check it out http://stage6.divx.com/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

car buying guide 2007-09-21 21:16:00 Welcome to the world's best free carbuying guide for buying new cars, used cars, auto leasing and avoidingscams. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll buy a car. There are copycatsites with similar names who paraphrase our content, but we are theoriginaland the best. This 100% FREE site is about truth, but few people wantyou to know the truth about buying cars and SUVs.http://carbuyingtips.com/Powered by ScribeFire. ...

Well, get rid of your Combination Master Locks 2007-09-21 20:06:00 If I can read this anybody can:) Its on the internet so I felt the need to tell everyone:)If you’ve forgotten the combination to a Master Lockcombination lock, you have a few options.SOURCEPowered by ScribeFire. ...