New Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is warning against “dangerous” and deep military spending cuts in the effort to rein in government deficits. (Aug. 4)
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Congress has reached a compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Admin. that idled 74000 federal employees and construction workers and cost the government about $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes. (Aug. 4)
Continue reading …Title: Dancing In The Dark Artist: Bruce Springsteen Someone recently unearthed this original treatment of the Boss’ ‘Dancing In The Dark’ video, and I must say that it is more entertaining to me than the official video that featured the lady who would go on to become Courteney Cox. The premise is simple: Springsteen dances (and I mean dances ) in the dark for a while, and then Clarence Clemons arrives in a red suit to rock the sax. Check it.
Continue reading …Researcher hacks wireless insulin pump to push lethal doses, gives diabetics nightmares
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Thought the demonstration of a Subaru Outback (the official car of suburban weekend warriors) being unlocked and started via text message was terrifying? Wait till you see what researcher and diabetic Jay Radcliffe cooked up for the Black Hat Technical Security Conference . Radcliffe figured out how to hack an insulin pump connected to a wireless glucose monitor and deliver lethal doses of the sugar-regulating hormone. While perhaps less dramatic than shocking a person to death with their own pacemaker , quietly causing an insulin overdose is no less effective at bringing a life to a premature end. The most worrisome part, with a powerful enough antenna a hacker to launch such an attack from up to half a mile away — sleep tight everybody! Researcher hacks wireless insulin pump to push lethal doses, gives diabetics nightmares originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pack burro racers’ task is straightforward, but it’s not easy: They must coax, push, and pull a donkey through the Colorado mountains as quickly as possible. Now, competitors want some recognition for their efforts, the Wall Street Journal reports. They’re calling for donkey racing to become the Colorado’s official sport,…
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A teen who was buried in 6 feet of sand while digging a trench on a California beach said he was certain he would die and thought about his mother before lifeguards, paramedics and beachgoers dug him out in a frantic rescue caught on video. (Aug. 4)
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Tiger Woods fired a 68 Thursday in his first competitive round of golf in nearly three months, leaving him six shots off the lead at the Bridgestone Invitational. (August 4).
Continue reading …“Will the Supercommittee save Congress from Congress’ archenemy: the American people?” The debt ceiling debacle’s first act is now over and we can look forward to the second part with the rise of the super committee. Our heroes include: “The Senator Drone,” (Sen. Reid) who will “talk to you about things for a long time,” “Professor Kvetch,” Jon Kyl as “The Trickler” (his golden stream shielding the rich), (Sen. Charles Schumer) “drowning out opponents with his supersonic whine,” and “Old-Man Man” (Sen. John McCain), the guy who’s lawn you must not tread upon.
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Citigroup Lowered Its 2011, 2012 EPS Estimates For Kellogg Options Report: August 4th, 2011 DuPont May Recall Weed-Killer hianthony says: There’s the bell at NYSE . Down 4.3%, 512 points on the Dow.
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