Google Blocking Negative Search Recommendations For Islam

Alex Wilhelm asks why, but the answer is fairly obvious. It is the same reason some refuse to publish pictures of Mohammad or criticize Islam in any way; fear. It is not right, and Google should treat all religious the same way, but their reason for the different treatment should not be a mystery to anyone who has watched the news for the last decade (or more).

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Ahmadinejad's Website Hacked

Could not have happened to a nicer guy.

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/01/ahmadinejads-website-hacked

"Ahmadinejad’s website (http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/userfiles/file/owned.txt) is hacked:

Dear God, In 2009 you took my favorite singer – Michael Jackson, my favorite actress – Farrah Fawcett, my favorite actor – Patrick Swayze, my favorite voice – Neda.

Please, please, don’t forget my favorite politician – Ahmadinejad and my favorite dictator – Khamenei in the year 2010. Thank you.

Israel Matsav has more.

This was up a little bit ago:


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US Suspends Gitmo Detainee Transfers to Yemen

Looks like someone finally decided to connect the dots.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/05/suspend-gitmo-detainee-transfers-yemen

"The U.S. will not transfer any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen right now, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.

Ninety detainees in Gitmo are from Yemen, which is combating a resurgent Al Qaeda.

Alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is also said to have gotten training in Yemen before carrying explosives on a Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. His attempt to detonate the bomb was foiled when his device malfunctioned and he was tackled by a passenger."

ESPN And Discovery to Launching 3D Television Networks

The 2010 FIFA World Cup match between South Africa vs. Mexico will be notable not only for the game, but because it will be ESPN 3D's first broadcast. As you might guess from the name, it will be a channel with 3D programing. You will have to wear those glasses for it to work, and have a '3D-ready TV'.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/espn-launching-first-3d-television-network.html

"ESPN and Discovery Communications announced plans Tuesday to launch the industry's first 3D television networks.

The sports programmer will introduce a 3D network this summer, while Discovery is joining forces with Sony and Imax for a 3D network to launch in 2011.

The announcements represent a potentially game-changing addition to the TV landscape, which only recently fully embraced another technological shift to high-definition programming.

The Walt Disney-owned unit said Tuesday that its new channel -- ESPN 3D -- will feature at least 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match South Africa vs. Mexico.
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To watch the content, viewers must have a 3D-ready TV set, and might need a new set-top box. And yes, viewers also must wear 3D glasses.

Plus, the added cost of producing content in 3D will likely get passed onto the consumer, resulting in another cable pay tier similar to current high-definition packages."

Joan Rivers Booted From a Flight For 'Security Concerns'

It is good the security screeners are on high alert, but this is a bit ridiculous.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/05/2010-01-05_agent_saves_flight_from_joan_rivers.html

"Joan Rivers is many things: Funny lady. Jewelry mogul. Red carpet mercenary. But a terrorist?

Can we talk?

Rivers, 76, was deemed a danger to national security and booted from a Newark-bound flight in Costa Rica on Sunday by a jittery Continental Airlines gate agent who found the two names on her passport fishy.

Her passport reads: Joan Rosenberg AKA Joan Rivers. Rosenberg was her late husband's last name."

Airport Scanners Break Child Pornography Laws?

The full body scanners being considered for all airports may break child pornography laws in some countries. The scanners act as a virtual strip search allowing the screener to image the person without their cloths on. A simple work around may be to auto blur genitals, but that assumes the machine is capable of doing that 100% of the time correctly. It also would defeat the purpose of the technology as terrorists would hide the weapons/explosives near there genitals.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.aa24527f77b5ec0aa9647fcf9aabd1cd.571&show_article=1

"The government sought on Tuesday to allay fears that body scanners being introduced at airports would break laws against creating indecent images of children.
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Terri Dowty, of civil rights group Action On Rights For Children, said the scanners could breach child protection laws, which made it illegal to create an indecent image or a "pseudo-image" of a child."

Sun 'Eats' a Comet (Video)

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