Digital Trends – by Andrew Couts

If you think a Bluetooth headset makes you look like a tool, how about replacing it with a … throat tattoo?

That’s right, a throat tattoo. Google-owned Motorola has received a patent for a smartphone-connected system “that comprises an electronic skin tattoo capable of being applied to a throat region of a body.”   Continue reading “Who needs Bluetooth headsets? Motorola patents ‘neck tattoo’ smartphone accessory”

At Least 6 Dead in Illinois After Tornadoes, Storms Damage HomesYahoo News – by GILLIAN MOHNEY and ANTHONY CASTELLANO | Good Morning America

Search and recovery operations are underway after severe storms and tornadoes wreaked havoc on the Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more after powerful winds flattened homes and decimated much of the town of Washington, Ill.

A sixth death was confirmed late Sunday night after 81 reports of tornadoes ripped through the Midwest earlier in the day. One of the tornadoes in New Minden, Ill., was estimated to be an EF 4 with winds up to 200 mph.   Continue reading “At Least 6 Dead in Illinois After Tornadoes, Storms Damage Homes”

The Crime Report – by Waldo D. Covas Quevedo

When defense lawyer Fermín L. Arraiza-Navas sat down with a prospective client in San Juan, Puerto Rico last April, he casually asked the man about the Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle bracelet that he was wearing as a condition for his bail.

The reply was just as casual.

“They speak to me through that thing,” the man said.   Continue reading “Caution: Your GPS Ankle Bracelet Is Listening”

McClatchy DC – by Matthew Schofield

BERLIN — To appreciate the scope and impact of a joint investigative series by the highly regarded German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and German public television station NDR on the depth of American trespasses in this country, you don’t even have to read a word of the reports, or watch the videos.

All you really have to do is take a look at the U.S. Embassy rebuttal of the series. The multi-part, multi-media series was put on line beginning Friday morning, though some parts weren’t up until evening. And others are said to be coming during the coming weeks. The U.S. Embassy in Germany press office statement came out just after 3 p.m.   Continue reading “German Expose of America’s “Secret War” Attracts Quick, Strong U.S. Rebuttal”

As I approach my twilight years, I am struck by the inevitability that the party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I’m gone, my spouse will awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and be struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn’t “anymore.”

No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more “just 5 minutes more.” Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, or say “I love you.”   Continue reading “When I am gone”

WND – by Bob Unruh

The Obama administration may be alarmed over the dismal number of people signing up for Obamacare, the rising health-care costs for Americans, the legal challenges to the religious discrimination embedded in the law and other problems.

But all of that would be of no consequence if a lawsuit in federal court in Washington succeeds. It alleges senators overstepped their authority in creating the Affordable Care Act and the law, therefore, is null and void.   Continue reading “Will this court case shatter Obamacare?”

A member of the Libyan army's Thunderbolt Brigade flies the Libyan flag as the army prepares for deployment in BenghaziGateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

The U.S. military is working on plans to train 5,000 to 7,000 members of the Libyan security forces and also special operations forces The training will risk including terrorists from the troubled Mideast nation.   Continue reading “U.S. to Train Libyan Military, Including Islamist Branch”

Picture of How to Build a Bicycle GeneratorInstructables

Using a few easily accessible parts, you can make a bicycle generator that can power various electronic appliances, such as laptops and batteries!

Materials needed:

  • Bicycle Stand
  • Bicycle frame
  • 24V  DC scooter motor
  • DC-DC battery charger
  • A car battery, or something similar
  • DC-AC inverter
  • Wires for electrical connections and various bike parts and tools.
  • A multimeter might be useful to check various voltage differentials between different objects.   Continue reading “How to Build a Bicycle Generator”