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Armen Yedalyan

Armen Yedalyan has written 55 posts for The Speach Pit

I Spy A Plane Stupid

Spy Caught Infiltrating UK Environmental Group

“In Britain, the Times of London reports a spy working for a counterintelligence company recently infiltrated a direct action environmental group that targets the aviation industry. The man, Toby Kendall, joined the group Plane Stupid claiming he was deeply concerned by the impact of the aviation industry on climate change. […]

Xbox - Wiiiii

Xbox 360
Microsoft To Rip Off Wii Remote By End Of Year, Says Source
The Xbox 360 may be getting its own take on the Wii remote later this year, reports MTV News, with Microsoft said to have been knee deep in “X-remote” development since Summer of 2007. MTV cites an anonymous developer who alleges that a […]

Oh, What A Tangled Web We… Upload?

Web could collapse as video demand soars
Related Article:  Superfast Internet Replacement Grid

“The internet could grind to a halt within two years under the pressure of booming demand for online video, experts have warned.
Soaring visitor numbers to video websites such as YouTube and the BBC’s iPlayer are putting the copper wires, which underpin parts of the […]

Tiger Fast, Rawr

“The internet could soon be made obsolete by a new “grid” system which is 10,000 times faster than broadband connections.”
This is already fantastically tantalizing…
“Scientists in Switzerland have developed a lightning-fast replacement to the internet that would allow feature films and music catalogues to be downloaded within seconds. The invention could signal the end of the […]

Bite of the Day: Film Frenzy [Pound]

It’s that time of night. As promised, a short film a day until May 10, 2008 for PangeaDay. 34 days. 34 Short Films.
Here’s a short film that gives you a look at a culture all its own.
Pound

Blackwater Springs, Baghdad

State Dept. Renews Blackwater Contract in Iraq Despite Pentagon Labeling Sept. Baghdad Killing of 17 Civilians “A Criminal Event”
“The State Department has announced it is extending the private military firm Blackwater’s contract in Baghdad for another year. The news comes despite an ongoing FBI investigation into the September 16th shooting in Baghdad where Blackwater […]

There’s No US in Peace.

Irish Peace Activist Blocked from Entering US

“The Department of Homeland Security has blocked an Irish peace activist from entering the United States. Damien Moran was scheduled to speak today in Colorado Springs about US plans to build a missile defense system in Poland. After he landed at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Damien was reportedly interrogated […]

Food Fights in Haiti, Africa, NY

Four Die in Food Riots in Haiti

In Haiti, at least four people have died during protests over the rising price of food. The prices of rice, beans and fruit have gone up by 50 percent in Haiti over the last year. The protests began on Thursday and continued over the weekend.

Food Riots Spread in Africa

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Cannibals, All of You!

“In a PBS interview CNN founder Ted Turner says if global warming continues people will cut out the middlemen and start eating each other to survive.

“If steps aren’t taken to stem global warming, “We’ll be eight degrees hotter in 30 or 40 years and basically none of the crops will grow,” Turner said during a […]

Wiki-Bite of the Day: The ?

Question mark
You and We both knew this day would come.
The question mark , also known as an interrogation point, question point, query,[1] or eroteme, is a punctuation mark that replaces the full stop at the end of an interesting sentence. It can also be used mid-sentence to mark a merely interrogative phrase, where it functions […]