When someone is arrested, the theory is that they are innocent until proven guilty. Some say that giving a DNA sample is no different from having your fingerprints taken, also a common occurence after an arrest. Another factor is that innocent people have already been released due to this DNA sample being retrieved upon an arrest, as the legal system finds out that it has the wrong person locked away.

Friends you may soon find it very easy to play blackjack and other table games in Delaware, the state which has been the recent on the list to green light table games. Few days back Delaware State Senate had approved and passed a bill called the Table Game Bill which would allow people to play table games at Casinos across the state.

I am sad to note that "Granny D" (Doris Haddock), the 100-year-old activist from Dublin, NY has died. Haddock's efforts to change the system were profiled in the 2007 documentary film "Run Granny Run." Some of Haddock's thoughts and speeches were uploaded to the film's web site, where they remain today.

Earlier this year the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Elon University conducted research toward The Future of the Internet IV, the latest in their survey series, which began with Future of the Internet I " 2004. This latest report includes guided input from subjects such as myself (a "thoughtful analyst," they kindly said) on subjects pertaining to the Net's future.

In an announcement today on the official Google Blog, the company announced that it was now offering information on bicycling routes, and directions for cyclists, on its popular Google Maps service.

The World Health Organization and the US Food & Drug Administration have decided on the composition of the influenza virus vaccine that will be used during the 2010-2011 season in the northern hemisphere.

Influenza A viruses typically cause severe respiratory disease mainly in the very young or the elderly. The 2009 swine-origin H1N1 virus is unusual because it preferentially infects individuals under 35 years of age. We've previously noted that being older is a good defense against 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, in part because older people have antibodies that block infection.

Our foster child has now been with us for five months. She arrived late on a Thursday night. That evening as we made something light for her to eat, she told me about her hamster. She was worried about her hamster because she had only had her for a few days and she was at home alone. Noone to feed him or look after him.

One of the remaining survivors of Flight 180, death itself stalks her. Clear Rivers is not forced off the plane during Alex's panic; she voluntarily steps off the plane during the heated confrontation between classmates and airline personnel. Cheating death once, Clear along with the other survivors discover death's design and its plan to kill anyone who was meant to die on the plane.

Brian Krebs, in his "Krebs on Security" blog, is reporting that one of the patches from this month's Microsoft "Patch Tuesday" is causing some Windows computers to crash with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death".

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