Hubble Starts to Wake Up
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iPhoneWorld.ca writes:Backpack manufacturer Booq has just announced the release of some new backpacks. These are additions to the popular Boa line of backpacks. (...)Posted by on under political prisoner, drag on, facebook, tehran, authorities, iran, profiles |
In Iran, hundreds of men are presenting themselves as women in Hijab on their Facebook profiles to support Majid Tavakoli, a student activist who was arrested earlier this month. Authorities claim Tavakoli disguised himself as a woman to escape after delivering a speech in Tehran on Student Day....Posted by on under boing boing, lsg skychefs, fda notice, plane food, dys, fda |
Flying home via Denver? Watch what you eat on the plane, folks! (lifted from Esther Dyson)...Posted by on under moussavi, stupor, tehran, turmoil, iran |
Cyrus Farivar: "In case you've been hiding out in a post/continuing holiday stupor, Iran is going nuts." Related: Moussavi speaks....Posted by on under admiral mike mullen, boing boing, lger, military brass, secretary robert, defense officials, acti, service members, defense secretary, gates |
Admiral Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates—the top defense officials in the United States—have come out in support of allowing openly gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans to serve in their country's military. Both criticized the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and Gates has appointed a team to figure out how the military would have to change things like housing and benefits in order to accommodate queer soldiers. Interestingly, Gates seems to be planning on taking action whether or not Congress formally repeals "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", at least making application of the law "more fair" by no longer discharging service members who get outed by someone else....
