For much of the past decade, the Iranian government has tolerated what it considers a particularly depraved and un-Islamic vice: the keeping of pet dogs. During periodic crackdowns, police have confiscated dogs from their owners right off the street; and state media has lectured Iranians on the diseases spread by canines.
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‘Buy This Satellite’: Ensuring Internet and Texting Access in Egypt
When the Egyptian government blocked Internet access and mobile texting capabilities in an attempts to thwart protesters’ ability to organize, Kosta Grammatis had new ammunition to pitch his big idea: what if there was a satellite service for Internet and phone — affordable for the average Egyptian — that could not be shut off?
Bobby and Ethel Kennedy’s Brood: The Weight of Legacy
In the golden years, at a dinner party for the Duchess of Devonshire, Ethel Kennedy slipped in a worldly addendum to the grace she said before the meal. “And please, dear God, make Bobby buy me a bigger dining-room table.” It was an understandable plea from the mistress of Hickory Hill, the Robert Kennedy family’s child-beswarmed antebellum homestead in McLean, Va
A Past Flight May Offer Clues to Air France 447
We’ll never know what it was like to be aboard Air France Flight 447 as it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, apparently killing all 228 aboard. For now, the closest we may get is listening to the passengers on a similar Airbus 330 jet whose flight computer put it into an uncommanded dive over northwestern Australia last October
‘Help’ Author Kathryn Stockett on Writing Debut Novel
Kathryn Stockett never intended to write a best-selling novel. In fact, when she started writing her debut novel, The Help, she didn’t think anyone would ever read it.
Arlington’s Paper Trail of Problems
Many large modern cemeteries store data on the identity of remains via computer and keep track of grave locations with the aid of satellites.
Living in a World with Less Credit
At ByDesign Financial Solutions, a debt-counseling service in Modesto, Calif., they’re working overtime these days. “Our call volume went up 97% in the past five weeks, which has left us scrambling,” says Martha Lucey, president of the nonprofit agency.
Why We Look at Some Web Ads and Not Others
Do you think you’re more likely to look at an online ad if it contains 1> a picture, 2> an animation, or 3> just text? The answer: just text.
Reports: Japan jobless rate declines
Japan’s unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in September, the government reported on Friday, according to Kyodo news Service.
4 U.S. service members dead in apparent accident in Afghanistan
Four U.S. service members were killed when two helicopters were apparently involved in a mid-air collision in southern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.