State of Utah Sex Offender Laws in Turmoil , From The Salt Lake Tribune
"I think that if the general public knew what state the registry was in, they would be alarmed and upset," said one sex crimes investigator in a memo to his superior that was copied to me by concerned members of the law enforcement community. Can you say CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT against the State of Utah and the Sex Offender Registry.

Alarming situation with support of design in Czech Republic.
I would like to inform you about the alarming circumstances in the Czech Republic, last Friday – on 19th October have been representatives of Czech Design Centre definitely informed about the cancellation of their organization. Its activity will be stopped at the end of year 2007.

How Phytochemicals Work
Chances are you've eaten phytochemicals. Don't be alarmed -- they're not toxic agents produced by some huge chemical company, as the name might suggest. Phytochemicals are natural compounds found in the fruits and vegetables we eat (or should eat) every day.

Parrot sounds fire alarm, saves family, owner says
MUNCIE, Ind. -- A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says.

Pilot blamed for Garuda plane crash.
The chief pilot of a plane that crashed in Indonesia, killing five Australians and 16 other people, ignored 15 alarm bells as the plane came in to land too quickly, a report has found.

Parrot Mocks Fire Alarm, Saves Family
A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner said.

Personal Self Defense Products
I thought this was cool web site that sells self defense products like pepper spray, stun guns, tasers, personal alarms, etc. I haven't been able to find this stuff in stores, so I thought it was pretty unique...

Landmark restaurant destroyed
Thousands of people watched as the venerable Mezza Luna Restaurant was destroyed last night in a five-alarm fire on Main Street. It was prime rib night at the Italian family restaurant and owner John Cubellis, 90, was in the kitchen as usual about 4:40 p.m. when his son E.J. smelled smoke.

At Both Poles, Melting Occurring at Alarming Rate-check Antarctic's change
The air over the western Antarctic peninsula has warmed by nearly 6 degrees since 1950. The sea there is heating as well, further melting the edges of the ice cap. Green grass and beech trees are taking root on the ice fringes.Adelie penguins are moving inland, seeking the cold of their ancestors, replaced by chinstrap and Gentoo penguins

CNN Reporting Enemy Propaganda as News Again
CNN reporting enemy propaganda as news: U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City. My BS alarm goes off whenever I see reports like this. Especially, when it involves a U.S.-led operation in Sadr City, Baghdad. Why? Every report seems to focus on how many innocent civilians are either killed or wounded during the operation.

A parrot saves a family from house fire in Indiana
A man and his son awoke about 3 a.m. on Friday (0700 GMT) and found their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, who like to imitated sounds, imitating a fire alarm.

Failed asylum seekers given £4,000 'bribes' to go home
Failed asylum seekers are to be offered up to £4,000 to go home voluntarily, it was revealed yesterday. The support packages - which can include help towards private school fees - are intended to arrest an alarming slump in the number of bogus refugees being removed from the country.

Military Resistance Forced Shift on Iran Strike
The George W. Bush administration's shift from the military option of a massive strategic attack against Iran to a surgical strike against selected targets associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported by Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker earlier this month, appears to have been prompted not by new alarm at Iran's role in...

Amazon carbon sink effect 'slows'
Scientists have sounded the alarm after spotting changes in the environment in Brazil's tropical rain forests.

Is It Really Decaf?
Try not to lose sleep over this, but you're getting some caffeine when you order decaffeinated coffee. For a snapshot of what consumers might expect from the big chains regarding the amount of caffeine in decaffeinated coffee. Some of the results will alarm you.

Top 10 Movie Quotes About the American Dream [pics]
A lot of us set our alarm clocks for 5:59 AM every morning, grab a breakfast burrito and head out into rush-hour traffic toward a day of drudgery at a meaningless and unrewarding job. However, no matter how bad you think you have it at work, you can always breathe a sigh of relief knowing that there is some poor a-hole out there who has it worse.

AlarmManager v1.22
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Glass Pops Out of Leg
It could have been a scene from a gory horror movie, but this apparent medical mishap was all too real for one Winnipeg youth. Kyle Delorme, 12, was alarmed when a jagged piece of glass burst halfway out of his lower right leg, months after receiving stitches in that area at Children's Hospital.

Weekly Burlesque: Interview with a Legend: Dixie Evans, Part One
A great interview from ALARM Magazine with burlesque legend Dixie Evans.

Protect your Identity with a forcefield
New software from Zone Alarm to protect your Identity online.

Authors Fight Diabetes with New Book, "Healthy Soul Food Cooking"
USA Today's DeWayne Wickham recently named Roniece Weaver a "soldier" against the obesity epidemic that has been growing in alarming numbers among African American children and adults in the United States.

The Top 10 Most Annoying Alarm Clocks
When it comes to alarm clocks, their job is to get you out of bed. Here are 10 alarm clocks that get you out of bed in a very annoying fashion.

O2 Cocoon mobile phone
O2 Cocoon Review - Register Hardware, The Cocoon certainly is different. As well as a distinctive curvy old-school iPod-white clamshell casing, and a full rundown of HSDPA 3G-enabled features, the handset offers, uniquely, a natty scrolling hidden display on the outside of the casing and an alarm clock alter ego.