Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced some form of identity theft. Re... read full post picked by sweattshop 3 years ago

That's not my name! Never mind identity theft, now the government re-names you without your knowledge! Anchorage Daily News opinion columnist Heather Lende finds out the government says she's not who she thought she was. picked by metallichic55 3 years ago

Many organizations value loyalty above character. Dunn, Bush, Palpatine... all examples of how Loyalty is the cornerstone of every successful empire. -not- picked by oripitous 3 years ago

A Canadian man's apparent fondness for the video game "Grand Theft Auto" has led to his arrest in connection with an auto theft, police said on Wednesday. picked by noahsatellite 3 years ago

Plants soak up an incredible amount of sunlight, absorbing 95% of its energy. Amazingly they do this with very little loss of sunlight as heat because they manage to convert the light into carbohydrates in one million billionths of a second. How plants manage this feat has been a mystery. A possible answer has now been found and it opens up new mysteries. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

With gothic glee, Amy Stewart takes us through plants that tighten throats, paralyze nerves, induce hallucinations or seizures, and stop the heart.
"I wanted this book, Wicked Plants – The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities to be creepy enough to appeal to people who like murder mysteries," Stewart says picked by Bingo 5 months ago

U.S. scientists have found tropical plants might be more adaptable than thought to changing rainfall patterns accompanying global warming. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Botanicalls project is fundamentally about communication between plants and people. We are empowering both by inventing new avenues of interaction. Plants that might otherwise be neglected are given the ability to call and text message people to request assistance. People who are unsure of their ability to effectively care for growing things are given visual and aural clues using common human ... read full post picked by bingo 12 months ago

A Belfast woman who cared for a baby elephant in her back garden during the war years has finally been identified.

The ‘elephant angel’ was Denise Weston Austin, who was one of the first female zoo keepers in Belfast Zoo.

Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Police recovered a stolen truck and its cargo of rodeo bulls, but the thief who rustled them remains on the lam. picked by muppet 2 years ago

She said she wanted to get her high school degree and be a cheerleader because she was trying to regain a part of her life she missed. However, she only went to the first day of classes and the check for her uniform bounced.

Surprise, it's NOT Florida. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

"Until recently, there hasn't been a case of a domain theft where the thief was caught and arrested. However, on July 30th, Daniel Goncalves was arrested at his home in Union, New Jersey and charged in a landmark case. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

how do you steal a whole beach??

"the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, also took an interest in the theft and ordered a report into how 500 truckloads of sand was stolen, transported and presumably sold." picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

After his pedigree details were accidentally posted online. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A woman who works as an ID theft prevention specialist said she had her identity stolen. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

A middle-aged New Zealand woman rang police to report a theft of cannabis plants she had been growing at her North Island home, picked by suebe 3 years ago

More than two months after first disclosing that hackers accessed customers' financial data from its computers, discount retailer TJX Cos. has revealed that information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen over an 18-month period. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago