Non-IT News Thread
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New York, Louisiana, New Hampshire and Minnesota residents may soon need addition ID, such as a passport, to fly even domestically in the US as soon as 2016: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/real-id-act-us-travellers-211815575.html#oqXiLdB
The reason is simple.... those four states currently have ID cards that do not meet the minimum security qualifications of the Department of Homeland Security. NY and Minnesota have Enhanced ID card offerings that do meet the qualifications so are only semi-affected. Those states have the option to fix this, obviously.
@AVI-NetworkGuy and I were discussing this and were trying to figure out what was prompting the change.
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Hampshire College: School Says It Is No Longer Accepting SAT or ACT Scores From Applicants
The school was disqualified from the U.S. News & Word Report “Best Colleges” ranking after launching a, "new mission-driven admissions strategy," Hampshire president Jonathan Lash said in a statement.
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NASA: Space Agency to Announce 'Major Science Finding' About Mars on Sept. 28
The agency's press release said it would "detail a major science finding" of its Mars exploration mission at the event. The discovery of liquid water is one possibility, Inverse reported.
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Cleveland Metroparks Rangers: Agency Temporarily Closes I-90 After Finding Bomb in Car
The Rangers said the explosive device made from PVC pipe was found in a car underneath the interstate overpass during a routine traffic stop. Police arrested the driver of the vehicle.
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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
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Catalonia votes in regional elections
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Russia and Poland in spat over World War Two cause
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34369487 -
Volkswagen models sale halted in Switzerland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34365794 -
@scottalanmiller said:
Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34372583Access denied.
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Bahahahahaha!
http://mobile.news.com.au/entertainment/music/us-rapper-chris-brown-denied-entry-to-australia-for-concert-tour-due-to-violent-rap-sheet/story-e6frfn29-1227545860052 -
France launches Syria anti-IS strikes
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg pledges refugee camp internet access
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34373389 -
Ashley Madison: Website Reportedly Lists New Jersey Towns by Highest Percentage of Adultery Site Users
After analyzing 350 cities, Roadsnacks.com published a list of New Jersey locales with the highest percentage of Ashley Madison users, Patch.com reported.
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@scottalanmiller Ah, so it is based on residency and not origin\destination. Interesting. I wonder what the other 46 states' agencies are doing, security-wise, that meets or exceeds DHS qualifications (and what those qualification actually are).
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It has to be something around the security on the license itself or something with the verification that they do before getting you the license. I know getting a license in TX or NJ is far harder than in NY, so that might easily be it.
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India Bangalore lake of toxic snowy froth
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@scottalanmiller said:
India Bangalore lake of toxic snowy froth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34376988Damn, I wonder if our Bangalore office has to deal with that? Looks horrible.
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Yeah, this does not make me want to travel there anytime soon.
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Jordan School District: 9-Year-Old Student in Utah Denied Inhaler Due to District Policy, Officials Say
District officials said they took the inhaler from the 9-year-old student while she was suffering from a coughing fit because the school was not notified that she was taking the medication.
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Richland Mall: Police Respond to Officer-Involved Shooting at Mall in Forest Acres, S.C.
On Wednesday morning, two officers responded to reports of a suspicious person at the mall and made contact with the person before one of the officers fired their weapon, authorities said.
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Antikythera: Greek Island Shipwreck Excavation Uncovers More Than 50 New Items
Earlier this month, explorers recovered more than 50 items from the 2,000 year old shipwreck, including glassware, ceramics and a bronze armrest from a supposed throne, Smithsonian.com reports.
