Excerpt: "Other robots being developed could be much better suited to indoor tasks, however. For example, researchers at Case Western University in Cleveland, US, are working on insect-inspired bots that can overcome irregular surfaces and steps."

I welcome our new spooky electronic spook overlords. -Pk

Spherical robot provides rolling security cover

Excerpt: "In the post-9/11 rush to beef up intelligence, the government has outsourced everything from spy satellites to covert operations -- and well-connected companies are cashing in."

Woohoo! Lets off-shore this work to India, China, and Pakistan too. Cheers, -Pk

The Spy Who Billed Me

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- CBS "Late Show" host David Letterman has a secret joke writer -- and it's none other than the retired king of all late-night television, Johnny Carson.

Letterman's secret writer: Johnny Carson

"That reality describes the world of a group of Central Asians,
mostly Uzbek by nationality, who went through local terrorist schools
in the mid-1990s. Their course of study is laid out in 10 remarkable
notebooks we acquired in 2001–2002. Covering topics such as the use
of weapons, the making of poison, and the ideology of jihad, the notebooks
offer a unique window into a frightening mind-set that predates
the expansion of Osama bin Laden’s network in the region and still
holds sway in much of Central Asia..."

The Terrorist Notebooks

Excerpt: "According to the wire, the Committee on Foreign Investment as well as the Department of Homeland Security are worried that China may plant spies at IBM sites in the US for the purpose of furthering its military technology."

I'm trying to figure out what part of ~this~ deal suddenly makes this anymore of an issue than it is today across any number of companies?? Cheers, -Pk

IBM Lenovo deal faces US security probe

Excerpt: "Brain cells can recover from Alzheimer's disease after disease-associated brain plaques are removed with a treatment being evaluated for human trials."

Here is to hope. Cheers, -Pk

Brain Cells Can Recover from Alzheimer's

Excerpt: "This might be a good moment for Hersh to be wrong - but it should be remembered that his track-record is an impressive one."

Which is exactly why I question the timing and source of this report. Suspect a carefully planned disinformation campaign. Something to confuse and complicate the Iranian plans. Either we have disinformation or a worse-that-suspected failure happening within the CIA. Cheers, -Pk

Analysis: Is Iran next for US military?

Well Bobby, we'll have to get your started on Children's Baby Aspirin. You should've laid off the Ovaltine. Cheers, -Pk

Blood Pressure Screening Recommended to Begin at Age 3

I can't help but think we should rename it the Bush Gulf. We've occupied it more than either Arabs or Persians. ;-)

Cheers, -Pk aka "The Persian"

Don't Mess With Persians' Gulf

Excerpt: "And according to some experts, nobody does it better than NessCap, which offers a unit rated at an impressive 5000 farads at 2.7 volts in a package a little bigger than a half-liter soda bottle."

Bloody sin! I'm drubbing my lips in silliness. That's bizarre. 5-friggin'-THOUSAND farad?! I must be getting old. -Pk

Super Charged