Special Features
Links to occasional feature articles and pertinent news reports.
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Circulating message that features a photograph depicting pigs confined to very small cages claims that the photograph was taken on an American factory farm and that the pigs are kept in the tight cages so that they will fatten up more quickly because their movement is restricted.
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It’s strange how seemingly insignificant incidents can have a profound effect on your life. Back in 2002, I was still pretty new to computers and the Internet.
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Special Features
Confusion Over Correct Name for the Medal of Honor
by Brett M. Christensen February 19, 2011Although in common use, the name “Congressional Medal of Honor” is incorrect. The correct name for the medal is simply the “Medal of Honor”.
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Email forward warns recipients not to use laptop computers in bed because of the risk of fire. The message claims that 25-year-old Arun Gopal recently died in a tragic house fire caused by an overheated laptop left on his bed while he was sleeping.
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The expanding number of free blogging services means that any interested individual with access to an Internet enabled computer can create their own, unique little website
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Message that includes a photograph of what appears to be a Siamese pike suggests that the freak fish is a result of chemicals in the water.
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Email warns that point to point speed camera systems have been installed on the M5 and M7 motorways in NSW, Australia.
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Special Features
El Gordo Spanish Sweepstake Email Lottery Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 13, 2004This email claims that you have won a large sum of money in the El Gordo Spanish Sweepstake lottery.