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New Travel Requirements In Effect

If you're planning on doing any traveling this summer, you may want to check out the U.S. Department of State's website before you leave town. A new requirement, called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative , means that you'll need your passport if you're planning on visiting Canada, Mexico, or Bermuda. From beSpacific

When Arrogance Takes the Bench

This op-ed piece from today's New York Times makes an interesting suggestion that some of our best Supreme Court Justices may have been "irascible, socially distant, personally isolated, arrogant or even downright mean" people.

National Gang Threat Assessment 2009

The National Gang Intelligence Center and the National Drug Intelligence Center have just issued their annual joint report on the current national gang threat . Although instances of gang activity appear to have increased in the Midwest, we certainly do not have the highest levels of gang activity in the country! From beSpacific

Google Saves the Day...again.

Once again, Google has come up with a way to make our lives easier. This time, it's helping track down lost phones. Google Voice allows you to call your missing cell phone for free from your computer then you just have to cross your fingers and hope that someone will pick up and return your phone to you! From Inter Alia

Happy World Oceans Day!

The United Nations has declared June 8 " World Oceans Day ." According to the press release : "The official designation of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans." From Blawg Review