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Lockheed gets back $5 billion special ops contract

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract worth up to $5 billion to support special operations forces, reinstating a program the company lost last June to rival military contractor L-3 Communications.

St. Jude says catheter technology gets EU approval

St. Jude Medical Inc. said Thursday European Union regulators approved its Ensite Contact technology, which is designed to improve procedures used in treatment of a serious heart condition.

Why is the Fed so worried about inflation?

Internet Agency Weighs New Domain Name

Reaching out and touching someone used to be as simple as dialing a string of numbers. But now there are home, cell and work phone numbers from which to choose, and sometimes work extensions to remember.

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Isolated Peru tribe makes uncomfortable contact - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year. The behavior of the small group of Mas …

Syphilis cases on the rise in Florida, especially along I-4 corridor - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Not only are the young adults taking chances and contracting this deadly disease....but, their grandparents also are experiencing the reality of what has come out of the new relationships in their golden-years.

Missouri teacher sues state over 'Facebook law,' says she can't contact her own child online
Source: Yahoo! News

A Missouri teacher has sued the state over a new law that prevents teachers from contacting their students over the Internet, arguing that it will make it illegal for her to chat with her own child over Facebook

With Jodie Foster's Support, SETI to Resume Search for Aliens - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic
Source: The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com

About 300 miles outside of San Francisco, dozens of giant antennas sit unused in an open field.

APB: Mom & Baby Missing
Source: wftv

WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Winter Park Police are worried about a missing mother and her five month old baby because the infant was born three months premature and doesn’t have the medical equipment he needs to survive.

Man Convicted of Beating Mother with Phone
Source: myfoxny

MYFOXNY.COM - A Long Island, N.Y., man who was already on probation is guilty of brutally attacking his 84-year-old mother with a telephone just before midnight on New Year's Eve.  

Bishop 'Deeply Regrets' Not Contacting Police Earlier In Child Porn Priest Case
Source: fox4kc

KANSAS CITY— Kansas City/St. Joseph Bishop Robert W. Finn released a statement Friday, expressing regret that the diocese didn't contact police for a full investigation after Fr. Shawn Ratigan's computer containing child porn was discovered in December 2010.

Electric Company Contractor Electrocuted
Source: Voter suppression again at work in Tallahassee

TAMPA -- An electrical worker died today after coming in contact with a Tampa Electric Co. distribution line, authorities said.

"Father Figure" Arrested for Sex Abuse Of 15 Year Old Girl
Source: ktuu

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Anchorage police have arrested a man for two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree. Thomas W. Piper Jr. was arrested Thursday.

Cancel Their Recess....

"We the People " say that your recess has been cancelled, Senators! We do so by calling, emailing, twittering, facebooking, texting, hollering real loud or sending smoke signals! The link below simplifies the procedure.

FBI: 1,000 Images Of Child Porn On Man's Computer
Source: wtsp

WINTER PARK, Fla -- A Winter Park man was arrested Thursday, accused of having more than 1,000 images of child pornography on his computer, depicting children as young as infants.

NASA Names Most Realistic and Unrealistic Sci-Fi Films of All Time
Source: blog.moviefone.com

Working through the year-end best/worst movie lists can be a feat of Olympic proportions, but there's one list which is so damn cool you'll definitely want to give it a whirl.

Registered Sex Offenders Finding Jobs In Schools ?
Source: wtsp

Registered sex offenders are getting jobs in schools as teachers, administrators, volunteers and contractors, despite state laws that prohibit them from contact with children, a government watchdog report says.

Amber Alert: Police Looking For A Missing 3 Month Old
Source: wtsp

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for Z'yanna Wright. She is a black female, 3 months old, 21 inches tall, 011 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, last seen in the area of the 600 block of SE 2nd Ave in Boynton Beach.

Alien Contact on October 13th.
Source: UnExplainable.net

This one is just too much to believe. What are your thoughts about this America?

15 Men Snared In Craigslist Child Sex Sting
Source: ABC Action News

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Fifteen men are under arrest after being snared by an undercover sting that caught them trying to contact underage children for sex, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

VLA..Very Large Array outside Socorro, NM

On our trip to the Gila National Forest last fall, we had to drive by the VLA. Honest..only way to get there! Anyone that has seen the movie Contact, probably recognizes this site...from a few other places, also.

Annoyed by cellphones? Scientists explain why | Reuters
Source: Reuters

Ever wonder why overhearing a cellphone conversation is so annoying? American researchers think they have found the answer.

Man, convicted of sexual contact with a child, pulled from bottom of pool dead
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

A man with disabilities and felony convictions for having sexual contact with a child and accepting stolen property was found at the bottom of a swimming pool today, authorities said.

Teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A 33-year-old physical science teacher was arrested Wednesday afternoon for having sexual contact with a student.

London Tube passengers stuck in tunnel for hours... and staff didn't know
Source: This is London

Passenger watchdogs today demanded a full inquiry into why hundreds of people were left stuck in a Tube tunnel for almost two hours.

Myspace. Facebook. Twitter. What do you use or prefer if any?

I've been wanting to write my opinion about the three for awhile now and the impact these social networking sites have on people and in todays life. I'll start by explaining my experience with them the best I can.

Are you nervous of speaking to others? How to talk to a girl that you like for the first time (Poll)

We are all nervous of speaking to strangers, especially those whom we might like or fancy.

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