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Sunday, August 7, 2011

1. Op-Ed: Obama's debt crisis — Selling out a nation

Posted by Lynn Herrmann - 13 comments

For the first time in its history, the US began the weekend with news its credit rating had been downgraded, less than a week after President Barack Obama agreed with Republicans to kick the so-called debt crisis down the road just a bit.

2. Study: Facebook's photo archive can identify users in real-life

Posted by Kev Hedges - 2 comments

A study has revealed it is now possible for face recognition technology to match a webcam image of your face and identify it to your Facebook profile.

3. Greenpeace activists fined for mischief in Calgary

Posted by Lynn Curwin

Greenpeace activists have been fined for rappelling from the top of the Calgary Tower and hanging a banner saying "Separate Oil and State", and the organization has filed complaints of mistreatment relating to the arrests.

4. 'Siyandiza! 'We are flying' at SA Air Force Museum Special

Posted by Christopher Szabo - 2 comments

The aircraft of the South African Air Force Museum had their outing at the country's oldest military airfield, Swartkop in Pretoria, during the monthly "Flying Day" which allows pilots to keep current and gives youth a chance to see aircraft.

5. 'Flash rob' takes place at Ottawa convenience store

Posted by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments

About 40 youth went into an Ottawa convenience store and grabbed items from shelves, taking about a minute to be gone with $800 worth of goods.

6. 22 SEAL personnel among US soldiers killed in downed NATO copter

Posted by Michael Krebs

A Chinook helicopter carrying 31 US troops and 7 Afghans was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade just outside Kabul, killing all aboard. It's believed Taliban insurgents were responsible for the attack.

7. Op-Ed: Basic income — The only real solution to 'unemployment'

Posted by Alexander Baron

The myth of the benefits culture is pushed by governments on both sides of the Atlantic because politicians and our over-paid economists are incapable of seeing the real problem.

8. Carnivorous plant kills, eats a blue tit in UK garden

Posted by Kev Hedges

A killer plant growing in a garden nursery in Somerset, England has trapped a blue tit bird and devoured it. It is believed to be only the second time such an event has been documented anywhere in the world.

9. Casey Anthony look-alike attacked and threatened in Orlando

Posted by Arthur Weinreb - 2 comments

An Orlando woman who bears a resemblance to the infamous "Tot Mom" told an Orlando television station that she has been pushed to the ground and threatened since Anthony was released from jail.