R. Colin Johnson                                         EE Times February 18, 2010 1:15 PM EST PORTLAND, Ore. — By growing arrays of silicon wires in a polymer substrate, researchers have demonstrated what they say are flexible solar cells that absorb up to 96 percent of incident light. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers said the wires are made up [...]

No Guns for Negroes is a stunning analysis of the history of the gun prohibition movement in America. Like all prohibitions it is based in fear of “the other,” in this case the fear of  Blacks. Listen as Ralph W. Conner, Chairman of the Congress on Racial Equality,  raises hard questions about disarming the Black [...]

A lingering technical question about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks still haunts some, and it has political implications: How did 200,000 tons of steel disintegrate and drop in 11 seconds? A thousand architects and engineers want to know, and are calling on Congress to order a new investigation into the destruction of the Twin Towers [...]

Birmingham News reporter Roy Williams was in Five Points covering a march by some two dozen members of Alabamians for Compassionate Care. They are hoping legislation will be introduced in the legislature in March of this year. -editors. Group urging legalization of medical marijuana rallies in Birmingham | Breaking News from The Birmingham News – [...]

THE number of immigrants granted British citizenship soared by half as much again to more than 200,000 last year, official figures revealed yesterday. A total of 203,865 newcomers were handed UK passports during 2009, a rise of 58 per cent on the previous year. The figure has increased by more than five times since Labour [...]

An alleged hacker has been hailed as a latter-day Robin Hood for leaking data about the finances of banks and state-owned firms to Latvian TV. Using the alias “Neo” – a reference to The Matrix films – the hacker claims he wants to expose those cashing in on the recession in Latvia. He is slowly [...]

February 26, 2010    Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’s rights Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms. Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms. Washington (CNN) – A [...]

Marijuana Use by Seniors Goes up as Boomers Age – ABC News. In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she [...]

Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:09pm EST OSLO (Reuters) – The U.N. panel of climate experts overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level, according to a preliminary report on Saturday, admitting yet another flaw after a row last month over Himalayan glacier melt. A background note by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [...]

Dr. Paul takes on three talking heads with clear lessons on the depredations of the welfare/warfare state and where these are leading the republic. Ron Paul on CNBC Squawk Box Part 2 – Feb 22nd, 2010..