Some US cities eliminate criminal-history question
miamiherald.com — Hoping to prevent convicts from being shut out of the work force, some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime. .....More… (Movies)
?Tails? of Animal Heroism
webecoist.com — The cat who saves a little girl from sexual assault, the feline who spares a family from fire, the dog who keeps an elderly woman from freezing to death and more......More… (Movies)
Amazing Cityscape Art Made From Unusual Objects (PICS)
neatorama.com — Most of us played with building blocks to create our own make believe buildings and cities. Fortunately, not all of us outgrew this habit. Here are some cityscape artworks made from unusual objects like egg, cookware, and Jell-O. Yes. Jell-O......More… (Movies)
Survey Says U.S. Marine Corps Full of Drunk and Horny Teens
blogs.sfweekly.com — UCSF scientists tested and surveyed 2,157 female U.S. Marine recruits with an average age of 19. Researchers found that the young women were more than twice as likely as non-military young women to be infected with venereal diseases. And the recruits were prone to engage in behaviors likely to get them sick again........More… (Politics)
Skype 2.8 for Mac to Launch Tuesday... with Screen-Sharing!
news.cnet.com — Available only for Mac OS X at first, the new version will add screen-sharing capabilities to the app's voice, video, and chat communications features. .....More… (Technology)
Midseason TV Battles- Why 24 will Beat Heroes
thrfeed.com — Peter Petrelli has a date with Jack Bauer and some jumper cables. Time won't hurt absent "24" as much as the present-yet-lackluster "Heroes.".....More… (Movies)
Macworld 2009 Keynote Live Coverage at Macrumours HACKED
i43.tinypic.com — OMG, pwned!.....More… (Technology)
Debian 5 release approaches... binary blobs included
arstechnica.com — The developers behind the Debian Linux distribution have voted to proceed with the release of the next major version despite ongoing controversy over the inclusion of binary firmware in the kernel......More… (Technology)