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The Department of Homeland Security has solicited a proposal from a Canadian security company to develop a stun bracelet. In order to enhance the security of air travel and to help manage illegal immigration, the Department of Homeland Security has solicited a proposal from a Canadian security company to develop a passenger stun bracelet.

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all... A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers. This bracelet would: • take the place of an airline boarding pass • contain personal information about the traveler • be able to monitor the whereabouts of each passenger and his/her luggage • shock the wearer...

FAIRMONT, Minn. - It won't fit him anymore, but a Massachusetts man has his metal identity bracelet back after it was found inside a chicken gizzard in this southern Minnesota city — more than 25 years after he lost it in his grandfather's barn. Aaron Giles, 31, of Gloucester, Mass., lived in Fairmont as a child and played hide-and-seek and other games with his brothers in their grandfather's barn near Sherburn. "I would spend most of my time out at his farm and that's the only place I can think of that I would have lost it," Giles said Thursday,...

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. Makes Poker History! JUNE 12,2007 - 3:01:02 AM PST by: Nolan Dalla Poker Superstar First Player to Reach 11-Gold Bracelet Milestone Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan Linger In Second Place with 10-WSOP Wins Each Las Vegas, NV (June 11, 2007) – Poker superstar Phil Hellmuth, Jr. made history today becoming the first player ever to win 11 gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker. The WSOP bracelet is considered the gold standard of the poker world. Each bracelet represents a single win at the world’s largest and most prestigious poker tournament. Coming into this year’s World...

Repeat drunken drivers in Sacramento County may find themselves wearing some unfashionable new jewelry -- a high-tech ankle bracelet that can tell if they've been drinking. Sacramento Superior Court officials and the county District Attorney's office will explore requiring some drunken drivers to wear electronic devices called SCRAM -- Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitors. The half-pound ankle bracelet -- now being tried in several California counties and other states -- detects alcohol in the person's perspiration. The results can be monitored daily via computer by court representatives. The ankle device checks hourly for traces of alcohol, and stores data throughout...

"Referendum C opponent Jon Caldara today had an employee hand-deliver a red rubber bracelet stamped "What would Reagan do?" to Gov. Bill Owens’ office. "

  Charity bracelets shouldn't be fashion trend By M.J. Editorial Board Published: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Rubber bracelets started as a way to support cancer research and have since become a full-fledged fashion trend. From the original yellow Lance Armstrong bracelets to bracelets in a multitude of colors, the rubber bracelets now support everything from tsunami relief (teal) to American troops (green). There are the pink bracelets that support breast cancer, Michigan bracelets in blue that donate proceeds to the new Mott's Children's Hospital and blue Pistons bracelets that donate money to the Read to Achieve program. Some bracelets don't...

I saw Kerry on TV today and he had some sort of a bracelet on, on the same wrist as his watch. Is that one of those abstinence bracelets, or maybe it's a hospital bracelet? Maybe a Madonna Kabalah (sp)? bracelet? Just wondering.

Regarding the red-and-blue woven bracelet Bill Clinton has been seen wearing while promoting his autobiography, "My Life": Yes, the bracelet has a connection to a "magnificently attractive" (his words) woman he once entertained at the White House. No, it isn't what you're thinking. Nevertheless, it's hard to keep a good rumor down, especially where our 42d president is concerned. Thus, tongues have been wagging and Internet chat rooms have been chatting since Clinton launched his publicity blitz last weekend by waving the bracelet -- what in the name of Bob Marley is that thing?...