Government Can Track Your Car With GPS
A little later than predicted, 2010 is shedding light on a situation all too similar to Orwell’s 1984, where “Big Brother” is always watching.
According to an article by TIME magazine, featured on Yahoo! News, government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night and plant a GPS tracker on your vehicle, making it possible for them to keep surveillance on your car’s every move.
Eight states including California now are implementing this rule in which the government does not require a search warrant to put a GPS tracker on your vehicle whenever they… Continue reading
2010: A Global Warming Wake-up Call
2010 is a year of extreme weather patterns that only prove Global Warming and could be a memorable time span in the near future.
From heat waves and forest fires in Russia, massive earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, a gigantic iceberg the size of Manhattan breaking off of a glacier in Greenland, as well as torrential rains and flooding in Pakistan, China, and North Korea, the signs of Global Warming are not just present, but obvious, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
Global Warming was a huge concern a couple years past, but it seems like… Continue reading
The Plight of Pakistan Continues
Crisis in Pakistan increases as millions remain homeless and unemployed as the possiblity of improvements in the near future continue looking grim.
The devastating floods that hit Pakistan three weeks ago have caused an economic catastrophe, damaging billions of dollars worth of farmland and infrastructure which could set back the country’s growth for years to come.
The floods in Pakistan are the worst humanitarian disaster in the country’s history, ravaging an area that is approximately the size of England according to an article in Yahoo! News.
One of the flood victims, Morio Pahore, stated “Its like an unending path of misery.” Pahore,… Continue reading
Parature Adds Support to Facebook Business Pages
As Facebook grows in popularity across the globe, businesses are getting the hint. Tomorrow F acebook will be launching a new application called Parature.
According to an article today in Yahoo! News, Parature will enhance a company’s ability to provide quality customer service and support to anyone on Facebook.
The application simply integrates into an existing Facebook account after installation and will allow any business able to offer more to their fans and inquirers alike. The key modules included in Parature designs will give customers options like “Find An Answer,” “Ask a Question,” “Chat With A Live Representative,” and… Continue reading
US Motives for Aiding Pakistan
Imam Dheri, in Pakistan, has been severely flooded, causing the loss of more than 1,000 lives.
This flood is the worst in Pakistan’s history, claiming 1,100 fatalities, wiping out whole villages, destroying 14,000 houses and 22 schools, and leaving survivors stranded and anxiously awaiting rescue, according to an article by The Huffington Post.
The catastrophe has also caused an opening in the US war against Islamic Militants as both sides compete over delivering aid to a region that is under constant threat of the Taliban. While both the US and other Islamic Militants put forth efforts to help those… Continue reading
