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Bionic Cat Gets World's First Implant Paws
Friday, 25 Jun. 2010, 10:08:00 / source: slashdot.org /total 1 news in this topic/
Several readers send in the news of Oscar, the first bionic cat, whose hind paws got cut off in a harvester accident. In a world's-first operation, a neurosurgeon has now given him exoprosthetic paws that are implanted directly into his leg bones. The BBC artlcle has a video captured just after the operation, and PopSci has an apparently later one in which Oscar is walking and runni...
Project Natal Pricing and Release Date Revealed
Thursday, 27 May. 2010, 03:28:00 / source: slashdot.org /total 1 news in this topic/
tekgoblin writes "According to Edge-online.com, their source says that we can expect Microsoft's Project Natal to cost around $149. 'The figure for the standalone unit is significantly higher than a previous sub-£50 estimate, but less than pricing recently suggested by European retailers. It’s also more expensive than Sony’s Natal rival, Move, which will be availab...
Maine official warns of investment pitfalls
Sunday, 15 Aug. 2010, 10:28:13 / source: boston.com /total 1 news in this topic/
Maine's top securities official is releasing her agency's annual listing of the top traps for investors.
Investment - Maine - Security - United States - Business and Economy...
Democrats want border security before legalization (AP)
Wednesday, 28 Apr. 2010, 13:14:56 / source: news.yahoo.com /total 2 news in this topic/

AP - An emerging immigration proposal by three Democratic senators calls for more federal enforcement agents and other border security-tightening benchmarks before illegal immigrants could become legal U.S. residents....
Economic Slowdown: Federal Reserve Vows to Help
Tuesday, 10 Aug. 2010, 16:26:18 / source: abcnews.com /total 3 news in this topic/
At a meeting of the Federal Reserve's top policymakers, the Fed made it clear that it is concerned with the slowing economic recovery amid continuing unemployment and sluggish hiring. The Fed vowed to buy government debt by using money from mortgage backed securities and will keep its interest rate at historic low.
Federal Reserve System - Mortgage-backed sec...
Joeun keeps contract despite security lapses
06 Feb. 14:00:41 / stripes / 1 news in this topic/
A South Korean security company will be allowed to continue manning
entryways at U.S. Army installations despite at least two cases of negligenc...
Across the globe, signs point to possible U.S.-Russia spy swap
07 Jul. 22:32:56 / Rian / 1 news in this topic/
In Moscow, Igor Sutyagin, an imprisoned physicist, was transported from a prison camp near the Arctic circle to the high-security Lefortovo facil...
China boosts holdings of U.S. Treasuries
17 May. 06:54:40 / msnbc / 1 news in this topic/
The Treasury Department reports that China's holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose by 2 percent to $895.2 billion, the first increase since l...
'Now we're going to them instead of waiting to get hit'
03 May. 21:00:00 / stripes / 1 news in this topic/
WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN CAMBODIA — The cloudy night shattered by nearby B52 strikes ... a deafening response to a single incoming rocket round .....
Nigerian leader: State security hid ill president
20 Jun. 11:20:14 / boston.com / 2 news in this topic/
Nigeria's new president said Sunday that "security personnel" blocked the oil-rich nation from seeing its elected leader during the long illness ...
Tampa International Airport Security Incident: Terminal C Locked Down
14 Apr. 11:32:02 / huffingtonpost / 2 news in this topic/
TAMPA, Fla. — One terminal is locked down and passengers are being rescreened at Tampa International Airport because of an unspecified secu...
U.S. renews contract with South Korean security firm despite mishaps
12 Aug. 21:00:00 / stripes / 1 news in this topic/
SEOUL — The U.S. military has extended its contract with a South Korean security company to guard Army bases for a fifth year, despite security l...
WSJ: Deficit Balloons Into National-Security Threat
02 Feb. 10:55:16 / cfr / 1 news in this topic/
Gerald F. Seib views the federal budget deficit as a potential national security threat, emphasizing that budget deficits make America vulnerable...
An Interview With Cyber-Security Czar Howard Schmidt
22 Feb. 14:29:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
Trailrunner7 writes to tell us that US Cyber-Security Czar Howard Schmidt recently gave an interview where he discusses his career and what he se...
Beware the King of the Patent Trolls
25 Mar. 11:11:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
superapecommando writes "If you haven't heard of Intellectual Ventures, you will do. Set up by ex-Microsoftie Nathan Myhrvold, with investments f...
Oracle/Sun Enforces Pay-For-Security-Updates Plan
23 Mar. 08:35:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
An anonymous reader writes "Recently, the Oracle/Sun conglomerate has denied public download access to all service packs for Solaris unless you h...
Google Rejects Australian Censorship Proposal
11 Feb. 07:09:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
Xiroth writes "Google has rejected overtures from the Australian government to censor YouTube clips that had been given a RC rating by Australian...
US Ability To Identify Source of Nuclear Weapons Decays
30 Jul. 19:19:00 / slashdot.org / 1 news in this topic/
Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times covers a report released by the National Research Council, which says the ability of the US to identify the sou...
House Votes To Expand National DNA Arrest Database
20 May. 14:19:00 / slashdot.org / 2 news in this topic/
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from CNET: "Millions of Americans arrested for but not convicted of crimes will likely have their DNA forcibly...
New Security Group Backed
24 Jun. 13:00:00 / themoscowtimes / 1 news in this topic/
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No threat of food shortages, price hikes caused by speculation - Medvedev
02 Sep. 05:41:00 / Rian / 1 news in this topic/
There is no threat of food shortages in the wake of Russia's devastating drought, and all price hikes are caused by speculators, President Dmitry...
Ballmer Defends Microsoft In China
28 Jan. 08:02:00 / slashdot.org / 3 news in this topic/
An anonymous reader writes "Mr. Ballmer has recently posted on the official Microsoft blog discussing future business in China and defending Micr...
Towards a New European Security Architecture
28 Apr. 20:02:00 / Rian / 1 news in this topic/
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Moving Beyond Merida in U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation
27 May. 08:22:13 / cfr / 1 news in this topic/
Shannon K. O'Neil testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Homeland Security on the way...
Warsaw Security Pact
01 Jun. 08:36:43 / cfr / 1 news in this topic/
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Keli Goff: Three Ways to Prove You're Not a Bigot This 9/11I do not believe that every person who opposes the Cordoba House Center being located near Ground Ze...
10 Sep.,02:14/ BBC / 1 /
Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros'Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros ...
09 Sep.,15:10/ boston.com / 3 / обновлено 02:13 /
Washington prepares for 1st execution since 2001Prison officials are making final preparations for Washington state's first execution since 2001. Co...
10 Sep.,02:03/ BBC / 1 /
Live - County ChampionshipKent and Hampshire continue their scrap for points in the battle against relegation, while Sussex wi...
10 Sep.,01:52/ news.yahoo.com / 1 /
Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news (AP)AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their...
10 Sep.,01:51/ cbc.ca / 1 /
Afghan airstrike kills 3 insurgents: NATOAn Afghan insurgent commander who was allegedly planning bombings in Kabul on the eve of the Sept. 1...
10 Sep.,01:45/ BBC / 1 /
Investors bet on prisoner rehabA "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is being officially launched, with investors getti...
09 Sep.,19:21/ news.yahoo.com / 8 / обновлено 01:43 /
Homes on fire after explosion reported in Calif. (AP)AP - Homes are being destroyed as a massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in ...
10 Sep.,01:40/ Rian / 1 /
Russia and the Republic of Korea: main indicators of the countriesSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Dmitry Medvedev are due to meet on the sidelines of Yarosla...
09 Sep.,17:45/ nytimes.com / 3 / обновлено 01:32 /
Live Analysis: Vikings at SaintsThe N.F.L. season opener is a rematch of last year’s N.F.C. title game between the New Orleans Saint...
10 Sep.,01:28/ cbsnews.com / 1 /
9/11 Commissioners Warn of Homegrown TerrorFormer Heads of Bipartisan Group Say U.S. "Stumbling Blindly" in Policy to Counter Domestic Radicali...
10 Sep.,00:42/ news.yahoo.com / 1 /
Moms of US hikers held in Iran get some good news
(AP)AP - Three U.S. mothers who have pleaded with Iranian authorities for more than a year to free their...
10 Sep.,01:13/ BBC / 1 /
Noel Gallagher puts music on holdFormer Oasis star Noel Gallagher tells fans not to expect any solo material in the near future, foll...
10 Sep.,01:08/ BBC / 1 /
Boxing game to aid health fightA boxing game is spearheading attempts to get middle-aged men in Teesside to get more regular exerci...
10 Sep.,01:07/ BBC / 1 /
NZ no-go zones stay amid tremorsNew Zealand delays plans to lift no-go zones in quake-hit Christchurch after major aftershocks rock ...
10 Sep.,00:10/ Rian / 1 /
Russian, Kyrgyz defense ministers set to discuss military cooperationThe Russian and Kyrgyz defense ministers are to discuss the creation of a Russian military training ...
10 Sep.,01:01/ BBC / 1 /
Salmond urges unity on carriersFirst Minister Alex Salmond writes to the leaders of Scotland's political parties urging a "united f...
09 Sep.,17:45/ CNN / 2 /
Florida pastor 'rethinking' canceled Quran burningA Florida pastor who called off a Quran burning said late Thursday he was "rethinking our position" ...
10 Sep.,00:50/ tmz.com / 1 /
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