VeriChip, IBM Demonstrate RFID Implant TechSeptember 12, 2005 - Implantable radio frequency identification-based technology from Delray Beach, Calif.-based VeriChip Corp. will be demonstrated in the IBM Solutions Experience Lab in Austin, Texas. Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM conducts about 260 tours a year in its research laboratory.
The tours are available for businesses and government agencies wanting to see demonstrations of functional, integrated hardware and software solutions for specific markets. VeriChip's technology will... (more)
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The Brave New World of NeuromarketingPasadena, Calif. — It was at an oceanside picnic a few years ago that Steve Quartz got a germ of an idea that has guided much of his research since.
As their kids played, he and an acquaintance who works in marketing fell into a long conversation about unlocking the unconscious mind. The big frustration in advertising, the executive complained, is that while involuntary forces largely drive consumer behaviour, marketers lack the tools to probe shoppers' psyches.
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Petrol panic begins to spread as oil prices riseEMERGENCY powers to reserve fuel for essential users will be reviewed by ministers and oil companies today amid panic buying at petrol stations across the country.
Dozens of filling stations ran dry yesterday after bogus reports of weekend panic proved self-fulfilling when motorists rushed to join queues at the pumps. Hundreds more forecourts are expected to run out of fuel by lunchtime today despite concerted efforts by oil companies to calm the situation by denying that there wa... (more)
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Leading Chinese Dissident Warns: China Planning Nuclear WarOne of China’s most famous democracy advocates says that America has not paid enough attention to the threat of nuclear war with China. Wei Jingsheng, who spent 18 years in confinement in China, spoke at a forum on Chinese leader Hu Jintao at the National Press Club, sketching a disturbing picture of a powerful nation on the march to war.
The forum consisted of China expert panelists giving their various perspectives on the underlying meaning behind the visit of Chinese lead... (more)
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New London homeowners slapped with eviction notices: Despite Connecticut governor's moratorium on eminent domain, city pushes vacate orderWASHINGTON – Despite Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's suggested moratorium on eminent domain cases in the state, pending the consideration of new legislation restriction property seizures by local governments, the city of New London has issued eviction notices to homeowners who lost their case before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Kelo v. the City of New London ruling.
"They have sent us eviction letters and have given us 90 days to vacate," homeowner Michael Cristofa... (more)
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'UK Backs CIA for Tours of Torture'The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is claimed to be abducting terror suspects and flying them to prisons around the world where it is alleged that they have been tortured and that the UK is also claimed to provide logistic support.
A news article published in British newspaper The Guardian reads that Martin s, a special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, has launched an inquiry regarding the issue. The aircraft used in these covert operations land at B... (more)
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Businesses will have graded access to ID databaseThe Home Office said yesterday that businesses and public sector agency access to the national identity card database will be allowed on a graded basis, according to need. The idea is that so-called trivial checks on people's biometrics should not be allowed to overload the system.
According to The FT, Katherine Courtney, the ID card programme director at the Home Office, said that the government wanted to build safeguards into the scheme to avoid "people attempting frivolously to... (more)
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RFID, presence and privacyWhere should location tracking start and stop?
By Joanie Wexler, Network World
I shuddered not once, but twice during a recent local newscast that demonstrated how a mere fingerprint scan will soon replace an ATM or credit card swipe for the purchase of goods and services.
The first shiver was for the ease with which I'll soon be blowing wads of cash with literally the touch of a finger. The second, with a big nod to Tom Cruise's retinas in the 2002 f... (more)
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Anti-Putin Rally Dispersed in South RussiaHuman rights activists staged a protest rally in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, a Russian internal republic bordering on the restive province of Chechnya.
The protesters lashed out at the Kremlin for its move to scrap the direct election of governors in legislation that was adopted a year ago.
The rally was dispersed by a group of six or seven men in civilian clothes, a Gazeta.Ru correspondent reported from the scene.
The men wrestled bann... (more)
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Vitamin C jab could combat cancerHigh doses of vitamin C injected into the bloodstream may be effective at combating cancer, new research suggests.
Scientists found that vitamin C in the form of ascorbate killed cancer cells in the laboratory.
But the effective dose was so high it could only be delivered to patients by infusion into the bloodstream.
The findings appear to contradict earlier studies showing no cancer benefit from vitamin C.
However the researchers poin... (more)
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'Hundreds' kept on terror watchHundreds of people are being kept under surveillance as part of the battle against terrorism, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has told MPs.
Questioned by the cross-party home affairs committee, Mr Clarke also revealed he had approved using a control order against a UK citizen.
But he has lifted orders - which can include house arrest or other restrictions - on nine other suspects.
Control orders are now being used against only three suspects.
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George Galloway MP: Elements Within Government Using Terror Provocation TacticsSteve Watson & Alex Jones / Prisonplanet | September 13 2005
On Friday 9th September Alex Jones was joined on air by member of Parliament and prominent antiwar activist George Galloway for a riveting one on one interview.
Mr Galloway discussed the rising tide of anti-Iraq war protest, the snarling Neo-Cons' plan for world war and the possibility of staged government terror attacks to justify the invasion of more countries.
The Emerging Controlled Poli... (more)
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Giant Solar Flare Hits U.S., CanadaSept. 12, 2005— A rowdy sunspot cluster hurled a record-breaking flare into space on Wednesday, blacking out all high- and low-frequency radio communications on both American continents, causing power surges, blinding satellites and lighting up aurorae, and more trouble is likely on the way, say experts.
A massive initial X-ray flare on Sept. 7 was immediately followed by an eruption of solar material that broke free from the sun at a speed of 5.8 million miles per hour, the... (more)
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From Federal Failure Arises More Federal PowerThe New Orleans catastrophe is inexplicable.
FEMA’s slow response is a mystery.
Never before has federal funding for work by the US Corps of Engineers on the New Orleans levees and for the congressionally authorized Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA) been curtailed in the face of dire expert warnings of the consequence.
The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA knew days in advance that Hurricane Katrina was threatening th... (more)
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Revealed: the diary of a British man on hunger strike in Guantanamo More than 200 detainees are starving themselves to protest against conditions at the camp in Cuba where they are being held without trial. Here the Independent on Sunday publishes a shocking extract from the journal of Omar Deghayes, a British resident, who has been imprisoned there since September 2002
Published: 11 September 2005
Tuesday 5 July
Khalid Hatair (Kuwaiti) was found unconscious in his cell when Military Police wanted to give dinner foo... (more)
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Fujitsu Begins Limited Sales of Service RobotsSeptember 13, 2005 Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that Fujitsu Frontech will begin limited sales of their new service robot, enon, on a limited basis in Japan from September 13, 2005. Jointly developed by the two companies, enon is an advanced practical-use service robot that can assist in such tasks as providing guidance, escorting guests, transporting objects, and security patrolling.
enon will be presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of... (more)
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IP address typo leads to a false arrest in KansasBrian and Sarah Doom were shocked when police showed up at their Wichita home accusing them of child pornography.
The Dooms had never been in trouble with the law. On Aug. 12, 2004, they found themselves being accused of activity that disgusted them.
But the police had the wrong house, based on mistaken information from the Dooms' Internet service provider, Cox Communications.
Now, Brian and Sarah Doom are suing Cox for invasion of privacy, breach of ... (more)
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Judge denies Feds' cell-phone tracking request, in first case of its kind "Police blotter" is a weekly report on the intersection of technology and the law. This episode: Feds' location-tracking rebuffed.
What: In the first case of its kind, a federal judge chastises the U.S. Department of Justice for trying to constantly track a cell phone user's location without providing any proof of criminal behavior.
When: Decided Aug. 25 by U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein in Central Islip, N.Y.
Outcome: Justice Department's Pat... (more)
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee commandeers Sam's Wal-Mart storesJefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee said he has "commandered" the Sam's and Wal-Mart stores in the parish and ordered them to open as soon as possible.
Lee said he took the action after he learned that a Wal-Mart store wanted to open recently but was told by FEMA officials that it could not.
"I am upset with FEMA and some of their regulations," Lee said.
After talking about the situation concerning the Wal-Mart on Thursday, Lee said he briefly talked t... (more)
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Police discover foster parents housing 11 children, ages 1-14, in cages fitted with alarms that would go off if children tried to escapeWAKEMAN, Ohio -- Nine children were found locked in cages in their home in Wakeman in Huron County Monday, NewsChannel5 reported.
The sheriff said the kids, ages 1 to 14, were found in the cages with no blankets or pillows. The wooden cages, estimated to be about 3 foot by 3 foot, were built into the walls. Officials are not releasing the photos of the cages.
The children were taken to Fisher-Titus Medical Center. They are listed in good condition.
Of... (more)
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ISRA: Commissioner Suffredin Moves Forward With Plan to Disarm Lawful Citizens Despite Katrina Horror StoriesCHICAGO, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA):
The Cook County (IL) Board failed to act today during its regularly scheduled meeting on a proposal that would result in the banning and forced confiscation of various types of firearms owned by law-abiding county residents. Although no action was taken today, the proposal's sponsor, Commissioner Larry Suffredin, indicated that he would push forward with his plan to... (more)
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Group: New Orleans Gun Seizures IllegalFollowing low-key inquiries that were met with stony silence and official indifference, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today is calling for a federal investigation into reports of gun seizures from law-abiding New Orleans residents, and is demanding that officials there immediately account for all confiscated firearms.
CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb is also demanding that New Orleans police officials immediately stop the seizures, disclose where... (more)
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Toy guns set to be banned at ice cream trucks set for approvalSTOCKTON -- The City Council is almost certain Tuesday to adopt an ordinance banning ice cream truck sales of toy guns and other novelties, and ice cream truck sales of anything after dark.
The ordinance -- passed unanimously by the city's legislative committee in July -- also would require that trucks not have peeling paint, rust or scratches discernible from five feet, a provision that irks vendors who believe the ordinance snowballed from a concern about toy guns to general nit... (more)
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Second Amendment Foundation: Zogby Poll Shows Americans Favor Border Control Over Gun ControlBELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- By a three-to-one margin, American citizens think border control is far more important to national security and fighting crime than gun control, a nationwide Zogby survey has revealed.
The survey, commissioned by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), found that 70 percent of the respondents believe border control is more important, while only 23 percent favor more gun control. Seven percent of the respondents were undecided. The survey... (more)
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