Archive for April, 2011

Mother’s Day and Macular Degeneration

TweetShareMother’s Day In New Zealand, the Specsavers stores partnered with the Fred Hollows Foundation NZ (FHFNZ) http://www.hollows.org/ to sell $25 Mothers’ Day gift cards for cataract surgeries to restore the sight of blind Pacific Islanders. On Tuesday, Specsavers Auckland co-owner and retail director Guy Parbury decided to get involved after hearing about a blind 58 [...]

Apple Secretly Storing iPad and iPhone Location Data

TweetShareApple Tracking For the last 10 months, Apple has secretly collected the geo locations for 100 million iPhone users and 15 million iPad users.   Wired published the story on Wednesday.  They report that Apple has not responded to a request for an explanation. Apple may be in violation of the Wireless Communications and Public [...]

Mom of Newborn Almost Arrested Only Hours After Giving Birth

TweetShareLas Vegas police threatened to arrest Cecilia Rogers only hours after giving birth. Her husband Lincoln Rogers was also threatened with arrest. The couple tried to take their newborn baby Lilia home from Summerlin Hospital against the will of a nurse.  The nurse called  Child Protective Services, who in turn called the police. “They said, [...]

Sagging Pants Ban in Arkansas Schools

TweetShareOn Wednesday, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe signed a bill that requires students to pull up their pants.  The new law bans styles that expose “underwear, buttocks or the breast of a female.” “We feel the bill can improve the learning environment in schools,” said Donna Morey, president of the Arkansas Education Association.  Educators say that [...]