$100,000 Prize For Best Homeland Security Initiative
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Now is your chance to win $100,000, and all you have to do is come up with a novel way to save the country (US) from terrorist attacks. This prize is given by the nonprofit National Security Initiative and it has named this competition “The American Security Challenge“.
The idea is expected to involve the incorporation of innovative technology and business. People like entrepreneurs, academics, and businesses can apply as long as they have less than $1M in revenue.
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US Airforce Graveyard From Google Earth
In Sonora desert, Arizona, a bit outside Tuscon, lies the biggest airplane cemetery in the world. US Airforce base Davis Monthan is where many airplanes go to be scrapped or taken apart for their spare parts
I spotted it on Google Earth and I have to say that I have never seen so many airplanes gathered. I doubt if the people there know exactly how many airplanes there are in this base.
To understand the magnitude of this base, see to what a small dot corresponds.
I include an interactive add on from Google Maps so you can easily zoom in and out.
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Pig Powder Grows Finger Back Like Salamanders
Scientists have developed a powder, made from pig tissue, called “pixie dust”, which can be used to re-grow severed members (ie fingers). This dust tends to trick the body to regenerate the missing tissue similarly to a salamander.
First person to try this new technique is US Army Sgt. Shiloh Harris, who lost his finger from a bomb in Iraq.
This regenerative medicine promises to help amputees to regain lost members.
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US Woman Sells Her Blood To Pay For Gasoline
The woman in the video above has to sell her blood (plasma to be more precise) in order to be able to pay for gasoline.
It seems that they $3+ per gallon that they pay in the US is too much for the people on low salaries. Wait till you see the $8+ per gallon that people in Europe pay!
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Appendix Removed Via Mouth
Doctors in San Diego, California, have managed to perform a non-invasive appendectomy. This was accomplished by inserting a flexible tube inside a persons mouth and down its stomach. A cut was then made to access the appendix. The appendix is then cut off, bagged and extracted via the mouth. The only side effect is a sore throat! The lucky patient that holds this medical first, is a former US Marine named Jeff Scholtz. This operation benefits from faster recovery and absence of exterior incisions
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US Forces Suffer Major Blow From Infected Iraqi Porn DVD’s
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A wise man once said:
In a world without walls and fences there is no need for Gates and Windows…
US soldiers in Iraq definitely have to set up some software “walls” in their laptops as many get infected by viruses. The infection, as it is stated in Washington Post, in most cases comes from porn DVD’s that the soldiers buy in Iraqi markets. These bootlegged DVDs contain malicious software that tends to spread from PC to PC when soldiers share these disks between them.
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