A virtual strip search

Saturday, 25 October 2008, 22:52 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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You know how in Baadshah (a Bollywood film) there’s this pair of glasses which make you see everybody with no clothes on, so you can check if they have any weapons? Well, it’s no longer a joke, it’s real and it might be used at European airports…

Japanese plant writes blog

Saturday, 25 October 2008, 19:53 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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I’m not kidding. You can check out the blog itself here - there’s no English version though.

Opium production in Afghanistan will drop according to estimates

Saturday, 25 October 2008, 19:46 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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This is partly due to anti-drug measures, but unfortunately also due to drought. See the article here.

Sniffer dogs in teenage bedrooms

Saturday, 25 October 2008, 19:02 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I found this really sad. My parents always trusted me and discussed things with me and I would have told them I’d tried drugs if I had. It really bothers me when parents show this sort of distrust towards their children :-/
If you talk to people in an accepting way there’s no need for this. [...]

How much racism is there in the USA?

That is the question everyone is asking right before the coming elections. I guess I’m naive cause I never anticipated quite this much could depend on racial issues. Some of what people said in this article really shocked me:
Charles is a registered Democrat in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
“If it wasn’t for Obama I would vote Democrat. Blacks [...]