I missed this one back in December, how bout' that cashless society
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Stern doesn't have free speech
"The thing I just don't like about Clear Channel being forced to suspend me, it makes it seem like I did something wrong on Tuesday," Stern said on his morning show. "They are being forced to say that I did something wrong. ... A caller called in and used the 'n' word, and I hung up on him. ... I'm so tired of this."
USATODAY.com - Clear Channel pulls Stern off stations

You know, I used to like Tech Live, Good Anchors leave and then...
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So, tonight is the night, "Tech Live" fans. Jessica Corbin, my new co-anchor,
is starting. Some of you may know Jessica from another show here on TechTV.
We're thrilled to have her on board. She was supposed to start last night,
but was a little under the weather. She's feeling fine now, thanks for asking.

I think TechTV is waiting to fall off the dial.

Osama trapped, to be seized soon
I smell an election around the corner.

LONDON : The world's most wanted terrorist , Osama Bin Laden , has been tracked down and the SAS, Britain 's elite soldiers, are poised to seize him in his secret mountain lair in Pakistan , a leading London tabloid claimed on Sunday.

Working closely with US forces, the SAS have hemmed Laden into a remote mountain area measuring just 16 km wide in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan , Sunday Express claimed.

The man behind the September 11 outrage is reportedly being guarded by only 50 of his most loyal supporters who have pledged to lay down their lives for him.

The report quoted a US intelligence source saying last night: "He is boxed in."

According to the report, SAS and US special forces are awaiting orders to swoop on the world's most wanted man in the desolate Toba Kakar mountains in Pakistan 's north-west frontier.

American military chiefs are confident that bin Laden - who is believed to be holed up with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar - cannot escape. But British planners have warned against overconfidence.
Osama trapped, to be seized soon - The Times of India: "Osama trapped, to be seized soon"

More Big Brother Fears
Despite an outcry over privacy implications, the government is pressing ahead with research to create powerful tools to mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists.
Yahoo! News - U.S. Pressing for High-Tech Spy Tools

Big Brother in the workplace
California City Monitors Employees Via Satellite Technology.
O A K L A N D, Calif., Feb. 21— When the street sweepers of Oakland go on their appointed rounds, they know their own work habits had better be squeaky clean.

That's because every vehicle is equipped with a GPS tracking system to let supervisors know exactly where they are at all times — something that has some city workers complaining, and officials explaining.

"When you are a public servant, whether it is the mayor or a street cleaner, you belong to the people," Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown said. "We are the servants of the people, and they have the right to know where we are, what we are doing."

The mayor, however, is not being tracked. The union representing Oakland employees thinks the program is stacked against the little guy.

"Why isn't the city council being tracked on their daily activities?" asked Larry Hendel of the Service Employees International union. "Why isn't management? Why aren't department heads?"

Big Brother?

Road crews also are monitored. The city knows just how long it takes them to fill a pothole. A supervisor often follows them, taking before-and-after pictures.

"I think if you are doing your job and you know you're doing your job, somebody taking a photograph of you isn't that important," said Jamie Ramey, a supervisor.

But not everyone feels that way. Some park employees bristle at the monitoring system.

"It looks like it's Big Brother, you know?" said Steve Lewis, a Parks and Recreation Department employee.

Oakland is just one of a number of cities across the country using GPS technology to improve worker accountability.

The monitoring system operates using a GPS tracking device on a municipal truck, which transmits a signal that can be seen on computers back in a monitoring office.

The truck's exact location, speed, and stopping time all are monitored and recorded, so if a driver takes an extra long lunch break, or goes off his route, supervisors will know it.

The program was initiated because of gripes from residents.

"We have definitely had complaints about our facilities not being clean, our parks not being clean, and all of those issues," said Ignacio de la Fuente, an Oakland City Council member.

The city says it measures something called "street sweeping satisfaction," and now it is up, said Claudette Ford, director of Oakland's Public Works Agency.

"The latest citizen survey, I believe, we were at 83 percent satisfaction rate, which is very, very good for us," Ford said.

ABCNEWS.com : City Monitors Employees With GPS