Colosseum 'possibly threatened' by Rome metro construction
Source: Ansa
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-02 04:30:44 -0700 | technology-news
A regional audit court has launched an investigation into the delayed construction of Rome's metro C line over concerns surrounding the foundation of the Colosseum and rising public costs, Italian heritage and environmental group Italia Nostra said Thursday.
I sold my house to get a new body for my wedding
Source: The Sun UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-30 19:56:22 -0700 | technology-news
Tsia Miller's boyfriend Alastair went down on one knee to pop the question, she couldn't believe she had finally found the man of her dreams. But, instead of excitedly screaming: Yes! and jumping into his arms, the 34-year-old worried about...
Q&A: Schools Need “Transliteracy”
Source: Inter Press Service
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-30 14:33:08 -0700 | technology-news
IPS Articles Excerpts of the interview follow: Q: What is transliteracy?...But compute includes understanding these three categories of information: code, document and current events/press...The role of school is to clarify and help people understand all kinds of contents, modify them,...
Carpet cleaner left screaming in agony after his testicles were burned by 99p shower gel
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-30 06:17:54 -0700 | technology-news
10 Click to rate Rating 31 pay crap get crap - mr zen , london, 30/4/2013 13:07 Click to rate Rating 22 This happened to a friend of mine on a public toilet last...
The "snooper's charter" showed just what the Government is capable of
Source: New Statesman
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-30 02:15:51 -0700 | technology-news
Surveillance technology is of two main types equipment that keeps tabs on you in the physical world, and processes that track your activity online where computers keep a record of your communications and your financial activity. The physical world is...
Flooring maker could bring 2,000 jobs to state
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-29 13:15:18 -0700 | technology-news
Sponsored Links The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A major flooring company is considering building a new factory and hiring more than 2,000 workers in northwest Georgia, an area devastated by layoffs after the housing bust. Two people with direct knowledge of the...
Assessing Winners and Losers in Google's Worldwide Antitrust Battles
Source: Forbes
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-29 10:50:42 -0700 | technology-news
The EC's proposed antitrust resolution with Google follows the FTC's resolution of a similar inquiry earlier this year. With these matters nearing the finish line on both sides of the Atlantic, I thought it might be timely to assess winners...
Bee deaths: EU may ban pesticides
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-29 13:52:33 -0700 | technology-news
EU states are to vote shortly on a proposal to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies. There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations. Neonicotinoid chemicals in sprays are believed...
Big brother to switch off your fridge: Power giants to make millions - but you must pay for '...
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-27 15:03:01 -0700 | technology-news
27 April 2013 Sensors in domestic appliances would check for spikes in demand that would risk blackouts and the devices would kick in and shut fridges, freezers and ovens down Fridges and freezers in millions of British homes will automatically...
Bulgarian Caretaker Cabinet Paid Millions to Small Business
Source: Novinite
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-27 07:01:52 -0700 | technology-news
The financing has come from the EU operational program Competitiveness and the Jeremie program (BGN 150 M). Vasilev was in the central city of Veliko Tarnovo to launch the "Agro Products 2013" Expo . Over 100 companies from the Bulgarian...
Mercury News editorial: California's online privacy laws need an update
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-26 14:34:08 -0700 | technology-news
Font Resize Mercury News Editorial Tech giants such as Facebook and Google make a fortune from the data they collect from users and share with other firms. Californians should have a right to know what personal information these companies have...
Saudi Embassy in Greece warns against car sell...
Source: Arab News
Spa :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-26 12:55:34 -0700 | technology-news
Saudi Embassy in Greece warned Saudi nationals not to respond to any phone hoaxes or through tempting Internet invitation to buy luxury cars at cheap prices in Greece and Cyprus. In a statement issued today, the embassy called on Saudi...
This smart foam chair self-assembles by sproinging into shape
Source: io9
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-26 09:18:10 -0700 | technology-news
The armchair up top was created Belgian designer Carl de Smet . The furniture is made of a smart polymer that "remembers" its shape, even after being compressed down into a tiny little box. The trick to the polymer's shape-memory...
US Demands Transparency Everywhere -- But Only From Everyone Else
Source: Tech Dirt
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-26 03:41:39 -0700 | technology-news
This document is a companion piece to the President's Trade Policy Agenda published in March. The issuance of the NTE Report continues the elaboration of an enforcement strategy, utilizing this report, among other tools, in that strategy. The report offers...
The Extraordinary, Mischievous, Too-Short Life of Sean Smith
Source: io9
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-04-25 13:04:05 -0700 | technology-news
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