BBC News
March 9, 2010

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. The survey – of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries – found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.

Brenda Branswell
The Gazette
March 8, 2010

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is tracing where a potentially tainted food additive was distributed in Canada and what products it was used in. It’s also assessing whether those products pose a health risk, though the agency says on its website that the risks related to this contamination “are considered to be very low.”

Nichelle King
NBC News
March 7, 2010

Tiffany Luxinger worked at three Victoria’s Secret stores.  Now she’s exposing a shocking secret, “We would re-tag it and put it back on the sales floor.” And it gets worse. She says, “If a product comes back as returned it obviously has an odor to it.  We’ll put it on a hanger.  Hang it up to dry overnight, so the odor has time to come out of the product.  We’ll re-tag it the next day and put it back on the sales floor.”

ScienceDaily
March 6, 2010

Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. Water droplets skitter across it like ball bearings tossed on ice. The inspiration? Not wax. Not glass. Not even Teflon.

Vincent Fernando
The Business Insider
March 4, 2010

Is your nation under massive financial pressure due to deteriorating sovereign debt ratings? Rising interest costs got you down? Rather than having to actually tackle your mounting debt problems, here’s an innovative solution from some Eurozone finance ministers — create your own, friendlier credit ratings:

Vincent Fernando
Business Insider
March 3, 2010

A new survey from Career Builder exposes what will be an increasingly common trend as America ages demographically — older workers are being forced to keep working and postpone retirement for financial reasons.

David Meyer
ZDNet UK
March 1, 2010

The government will not exempt universities, libraries and small businesses providing open Wi-Fi services from its Digital Economy Bill copyright crackdown, according to official advice released earlier this week.

Anthony Gucciardi
www.AmericaReclaimed.com
February 27, 2010

Early Saturday morning, February 27, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Chile. With death toll estimates steadily climbing from the original estimate of a little over 100, it is a sad reminder that at any time a natural disaster can occur. Creating more cause for concern, the 8.8 magnitude earthquake did not mark the end of the disaster. Hawaii began preparing for a tsunami around 6 a.m. Saturday, with fears that it may strike within several hours. Can preparedness really help you in the face of such a large-scale natural disaster?

Telegraph.co.uk
February 27, 2010

Through photosynthesis plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar. It is the most effective solar energy conversion process on Earth and all power needs for a year could be met by the energy contained in the sunlight hitting the Earth in one hour.

BBC News
February 25, 2010

An alleged hacker has been hailed as a latter-day Robin Hood for leaking data about the finances of banks and state-owned firms to Latvian TV. Using the alias “Neo” – a reference to The Matrix films – the hacker claims he wants to expose those cashing in on the recession in Latvia.