Detect behavior through the huge Database of Phone Calls http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=200605121... The mother lode of information is the National Security Agency's phone-record database. The database is able to tell the government a significant amount about the behavior of terrorists if presented with the right questions.
$21.5M Bonus Pulled by Miami Building Exec http://www.marketnews.biz/index.php?option=com_... The boss of Miami homebuilder Lennar Corp., Stuart Miller, recently pulled in a $21.5 million bonus in 2005. By the numbers, running a big home-building company has been a ticket to riches for Lennar Corp. Chief Executive and President Stuart Miller.The amount of Miller\\\'s bonus is calculated on a percentage of Lennar\\\'s pre-tax profit. This means that the more money Lennar generates, the more Miller generates.
Embargo on Danish Author's Book http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=Embargoon... Schools libraries in Denmark are not accepting Danish author Kaare Bluitgen's children's book titled, “Koran and the Prophet's Life.”Regarded as the inciter of the caricature crisis, Bluitgen said, "caricaturists do not want to draw the Prophet's pictures for a children's book because they fear being killed."
EepyBird.com - Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment http://www.eepybird.com/dcm1.html... The Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments:
What happens when you combine 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? It's amazing and completely insane.
The first part of this video demonstrates a simple geyser, and the second part shows just how extreme it can get. Over one hundred jets of soda fly into the air in less than three minutes.
It's a hysterical and spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, brought to you by the mad scientists at EepyBird.com.
Florida Shows Weakened Condo Sales http://press.toprealestates.com/latest/florida-... According to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Board's Beige Book, single-family home construction and sales slowed in Florida in April and May.
"All-America County" is Sarasota County http://press.toprealestates.com/latest/all-amer... Sarasota County has reached its target for three years. It was announced last week that the county was one of 10 local governments to win what the National Civic League calls the
Future of Miami Real Estate Market http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=Futureof_... Miami Florida may be one of the hottest real estate markets in the United States but its reputation may just change as sales of highly-priced homes have become few and far between.
Internet Providers Unite to Fight Child Pornography http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=200606280... Five top Internet service providers will together build a database of child-pornography images and develop other tools to help network operators and law enforcement better prevent distribution of the images.
