Comment Re:Not evisceration, but a major blow (Score 1) 204
Next time use Poppies. It's topical, and more accurate since there is a legal use for poppies.
Submission + - UK Schools will "Fight Cyberbullying"
Plutonite writes: The BBC is running a story on UK schools reportedly being told to fight what they call "cyberbullying", or bullying with the aid of (network-based)technology. They have been told to confiscate mobile phones, and — slightly more controversial — to investigate and get material removed from personal social-networking sites. Are schools supposed to be doing this as an extension of their duty to prevent physical bullying in school, or is this is yet another example of governmental intervention where it is not due? Should British youth be brought up knowing that their life on the web is being documented and controlled by people other than their parents?
Submission + - Mystery illness from meteor crash is solved. (nationalgeographic.com)
Technician writes: The meteor that crashed in Peru caused a mystery illnesses. The cause of the illness has been found. The meteor was not toxic. The ground water it contacted contains arsenic. The resulting steam cloud is what caused the mystery illness.
"The meteorite created the gases when the object's hot surface met an underground water supply tainted with arsenic, the scientists said."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070921-meteor-peru.html
There is a very good photo of the impact crater in the article. The rim of the crater is lined with people for a size comparison.
