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Sorry it’s a bit late in the day. I had to relocate to another upload location. Also, sound quality is a bit off in places. Was borrowing a friends PC. I’m fine.

Here is the news..

~ Sci

From Feild-Reporter Destined:
Europe - Russian chess great stopped at airport (Alternative link used as Yahoo News links die off very quickly)

One month beforehand: Opposition leader Garry Kasparov is arrested

From OMN Host Macavity:
USA - Gonzales proposes new crime: ‘Attempted’ copyright infringement

World - Polar ocean ’soaking up less CO2′

From Feild-Reporter Ewtikins:
UK - Staff asked to ’snoop’ for police

UK - Pilotless police drone takes off

UK - National Identity Card system security being downgraded already

Quote: “The idea that this could then be integrated with banks’ chip and pin system, as the Home Office has proposed, was “farcical” in practical terms, a spokesman added.”

(They were concidering tying it in with the banks too!!)

Further details via No2ID: “The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) databases would be combined to store people’s biometric and biographic information.”

Tech stuff

From MakeBlog:

Boulder Gets Solar-Powered Wi-Fi (August 2005)

Green WiFi (DIY)

Meraki Solar and Meraki Outdoor

Sveasoft’s firmwares for WRT54G, and harrasment
And their journal