* Tourists crowd little-used Thai base to flee country Dec 1, 2008
Built in the 1960s by the US air force and equipped with just one X-ray scanner for bags, the airbase can only handle around 40 flights a day, compared with the 700-flight capacity of Bangkoks gleaming Suvarnabhumi international airport. But thanks to the demonstrations, its the best Thailand has to offer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Railway plans high-tech security gadgets in Orissa Dec 1, 2008
It was decided in the meeting to go in for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, baggage scanner machines and exclusive detection machines. It was also decided to form bomb disposal squads and sniffer dog squads. (Hindu)
Bangkok's main airport will take at least week to reopen after protests Dec 1, 2008
With just one baggage scanner and a flight schedule hand-written on a white chalk board, it is a poor substitute for Suvarnabhumi, and its tiny check-in hall, built for 14 flights a day, is bursting at the seams. The other options for travellers trying to get out of the country are via Chiang Mai, about 700 kilometers to the north of Bangkok, or Phuket, 900 kilometers to the south, or driving overland to Cambodia to get flights out of Siem Reap or Phnom Penh. (International Herald Tribune)
Free e-tags not so free for disabled Dec 1, 2008
Last month it emerged that some motorists were being charged twice each day for the e-tag toll to cross the bridge, because of a faulty scanner. This might have added as much as $4 million to the RTA's coffers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Small Business Tips for a Challenging Economy Dec 1, 2008
For business-owners on the go, the scanner plugs directly into your laptop's USB power source, allowing you to scan your cards on a bus, in the hotel or on an airplane - before you return to the home office. With over 7200 contacts, Ives, needs to be organized. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Chaotic scenes in Thailand Dec 1, 2008
Built in the 1960s by the US air force and equipped with just one X-ray scanner for bags, the airbase can only handle around 40 flights a day, compared to the 700-flight capacity of Bangkok's gleaming Suvarnabhumi international airport ... Long queues wound around the lone luggage scanner, where soldiers tried to hold back the surging crowd. (iAfrica.com)
MRI machines may damage cochlear implants Dec 1, 2008
The study, conducted by a team of German and American researchers, tested several cochlear device magnets on a 3T MRI scanner with active shielding at a variety of angles (0, 80, 90, 100, 110, and 180) ... 3T MRI scanners are the next generation of MRI scanners and are significantly more powerful than 1. (EurekAlert!)
Deccan Mujahideen threatens Delhi Dec 1, 2008
NEW DELHI: Three-wheeler autos in the capital have come under the security scanner after the terror siege of Mumbai. According to highly placed government sources, there are intelligence inputs on the possible use of autos for triggering a blast in a crowded area of Delhi. (India Times, India)
A dozen donation tips for holidays Nov 30, 2008
You can donate it or your printer or scanner for reuse through the National Cristina Foundation. Fill out a form on its website, and the organization will find a group in need that will arrange to pick up your PC within two weeks. (Boston Globe)
'Karkare was unhappy on BJP questioning his integrity' Nov 30, 2008
Ribeiro said Karkare had told him he had managed to get hold of a CD with additional information on the Malegaon case and he planned to confront those already under the scanner with these facts. But he was not given further custody of some of them. (India Times)
BSNL to start BlackBerry services next month Nov 30, 2008
However, it came under the government's scanner last year when security agencies could not access the data stored in the Blackberry network. India has earlier asked Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of Blackberry, to route all its calls and e-mails through servers based in India to allow security agencies to read them as it fears its usage by terrorist outfits. (Economic Times)
Perfect Gift: Kids Toys Nov 29, 2008
99, ages 6 and up) -- With a CD-ROM-based computer game, USB-connected scanner and swipe-able fashion cards, iDesign combines tech and fashion for millions of ensemble possibilities. A runway show features models dressed in the fashions girls create. (CBS News)
CCID Consulting Discusses China's Medical Equipment Market Nov 29, 2008
In recent years, medical RF equipments which include X-ray, computed tomography scanner and NMR, showed a downslide trend, but in 2007, the market has improved, with the growth has increased to 16. 3% from 15. (PR Newswire)
Tinsel and Tech Nov 29, 2008
If you know a clutter bug, why not wrap up the Neatdesk scanner ($180). Feed it paper receipts or documents, and it'll scan them and export their information to a data file, alleviating the need to save all that paper. (Fox News)
Drivers refunded for e-tag glitch Nov 29, 2008
THE Roads and Traffic Authority is refunding hundreds of motorists caught by a faulty e-tag scanner on the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. The authority has also been forced to install an additional audit back-up to detect any future glitches in the electronic system found to be billing some motorists for simultaneously using the tunnel and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New maps show submerged Columbia falls are intact Nov 29, 2008
O Donovan s team cruised the surface in a boat equipped with a multi-beam sonar scanner, which bounces sound beams off the river bottom to create images of its contours. For thousands of years the falls were a fishing site for American Indians and their ancestors. (Longview Daily News, WA)
‘SCANNER JUNKIES' LISTEN IN Nov 29, 2008
Scanner junkies' listen in ... Public safety is a 24-hour job, and for fans of police scanners, eavesdropping on emergency calls is an around-the-clock passion ... Self-described scanner junkies Dick and Carol Southern, of Tuolumne, are tuned in 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (The Union Democrat)
Gift ideas for Mom Nov 29, 2008
More Gift ideas - PC keyboard with built-in color scanner, scans a color page in 15 seconds, $159 from keyscan. com. (Florida Times-Union)
Kaiser keeps trauma center plans moving forward Nov 28, 2008
New equipment alone, including a computer-guided CT scanner for brain and back surgery, cost more than $2 million. The hospital is running mock surgeries to ensure staff knows what to do and has all the equipment to do it. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
* THE VINYL WORD Nov 28, 2008
There will be an open bar between 9pm until 11pm and, we will be signing members up with our new biometric fingerprint scanner which opens the door, Saucey says. The Vinyl Word took a sneak preview on Wednesday evening and can report that Pause is sumptuous. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thief hinders hospital's Christmas wish for CT scanner Nov 28, 2008
WHITEHORSE It appears the Grinch came to Whitehorse and made off with Christmas donations for a hospital fundraiser to pay for a CT scanner ... The scanner will be used at Whitehorse General Hospital. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography Nov 28, 2008
The researchers used a 64-slice CT scanner made by Toshiba Medical Systems, which funded the study along with the National Institutes of Health and private foundations ... However, the study concluded that scanners cannot replace conventional coronary angiography at present. (eFluxMedia)
Only a step away from what we've lost Nov 27, 2008
He took them home and copied them on his scanner. The images are on display in his solo show, Walking With Cars, at Brush Farm House. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
RDM Corporation reports fourth quarter and year end financial results Nov 27, 2008
"Our fourth quarter revenues and scanner shipments represented our best performance of fiscal 2008," said Douglas Newman, President and CEO of RDM Corporation ... The decrease was primarily due to lower scanner sales and a weakening in the U.S. dollar ... The reduction in scanner sales, which was caused in part by unusually high shipments in the first quarter of 2007 when the Company fulfilled a large order backlog, is reflected in the results for the Digital Imaging Products segment. (Canada Newswire)
Distractions 'hit old-age memory' Nov 27, 2008
The Canadian team asked young and old people to attempt a memory test while in a scanner showing which bits of their brain were working. The older subjects did worse at the tests, and their brains responded more to the background buzzing and banging from the scanner itself ... The University of Toronto study used a standard face recognition test, placing 12 old and 12 young volunteers within a "functional MRI" scanner, which allows scientists to see which parts of the brains are activated during... (BBC News -- Health)
CT scans seen as accurate, safe alternative to cardiac angiography Nov 27, 2008
5 seconds with a 64-slice CT scanner made by Toshiba Medical Systems, which funded the study along with the National Institutes of Health and private foundations ... Dr. Matthew Budoff, director of cardiac CT at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said the study confirmed results from his own research using a similar scanner made by General Electric Co.. (Los Angeles Times)
Man captured after raid 'prepared for battle' Nov 27, 2008
"Fortunately, we caught him by surprise. He had a police scanner and had the ability to monitor police communications.". In the trees surrounding Molina's home, police found surveillance equipment covering his residence, Martinez said. (Florida Today)
A godsend for the tech traveller Nov 27, 2008
As well as divesting yourself of various items of clothing as you shuffle down the line toward the scanner, you have to juggle your laptop so it can be put through the X-ray machine on its own. Earlier this year, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) decided there had to be a better way, and issued a series of guidelines to bag manufacturers. (Globe and Mail)
Older people more prone to distraction Nov 27, 2008
Scientists with the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest have revealed that they made this discovery while scanning the brains of some research participants while they were inside the noisy functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. The researchers said that it was due to the annoying noise of the scanner that they could discover a unique brain activity underlying memory-encoding failure, which appeared to occur only in older brains ... "The auditory cortex and prefrontal cortex,... (Times of India)
Microarray Analysis Improves Prenatal Diagnosis Nov 26, 2008
A specialized scanner evaluates the color differences, which are then fed into a computer for analysis. In this study, most of the women sought prenatal testing because they were older and faced a higher risk of having children with certain chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome. (Science Daily)
N-D&L photo/PAM CASSADY Lisa Chance, Director of Radiology at Logan Memorial Hospital, shows off the new 16-Slice BrightSpeed Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner. Nov 26, 2008
New CT scanner at Logan Memorial means faster diagnosis. N-Do/PAM CASSADY Lisa Chance, Director of Radiology at Logan Memorial Hospital, shows off the new 16-Slice BrightSpeed Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner ... Mitchell is referring to the recent acquisition of a 16-Slice BrightSpeed Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner from GE Healthcare. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
The XBRL mandate is here: Is IT ready? Nov 26, 2008
IT's role in tagging is simply to assist the finance team with the software, an effort akin to helping a user figure out how to get a business card scanner to import the information into Outlook. UTC, a large conglomerate with almost 250,000 employees, decided to do the tagging in-house when it became one of the first companies to participate in the SEC's voluntary filing program for interactive tagging three years ago. (InfoWorld)
Concentration harder with age Nov 26, 2008
The study asked 12 adults whose average age was 26, and 12 older adults, average age 70, to "encode" several faces while having their brains scanned with a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner an instrument which makes a noise like a jack hammer ... "The older brains were processing too much irrelevant information from their external environment basically the scanner noise," said Stevens ... The finding that the noise of the fMRI scanner, which is widely used for studies of... (iAfrica.com)
Caltech scientists develop 'barcode chip' for cheap, fast blood tests Nov 26, 2008
Currently, the barcoded information is "read" with a common laboratory scanner that is also used for gene and protein expression studies. "But it should be very easy to design something like a supermarket UPC scanner to read the information," making the process even more user-friendly, says Fan, the first author on the paper. (EurekAlert!)
Here comes the Storm, BlackBerry's first touch-screen phone Nov 26, 2008
on Make your gadgets unstealable with Datadots on The email effect: experiment shows typing encourages lying on Firebox's USB Negative Scanner on Barter for gadgets on AbundaTrade. com on Could Chrysler's GEM Peapod be the car of the future. (Popgadget)
Is Free Microsoft PC Security Dangerous? Nov 25, 2008
AVG offers a pretty good suite of security programs for free while other vendors, including Check Point and Trend Micro, give away pieces of their products, such as Trends HouseCall virus and spyware scanner. Still, I worry. (CBS News)
SQI Diagnostics Receives Health Canada Licenses for its Automated SQiDworks Platform and QuantiSpot Rheumatoid Arthritis Microarray Consumable Test Nov 25, 2008
About SQiDworks SQiDworks is a fully-automated fluidics workstation, scanner and analytical device used to process SQI Diagnostics proprietary QuantiSpot microarray test devices. The platform fully integrates all assay steps for hands-free work-flow and is compatible with standard lab automation systems. (Canada Newswire)
State-of-the-art technology used to plan school addition Nov 25, 2008
Tortorice was one of two employees operating laser scanner at the North Tama school this week. The technology will help find precise measurements of odd angles and elevations, Pate added. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
More Army officers under scanner for Malegaon blast Nov 25, 2008
Published on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 09:51, Updated on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 13:33 in section. NET WIDENS: With more Army officer under probe for Malegaon blast, the case is generating more heat. (IBNLive.com)
LeRoy High School teacher faces drug charges Nov 25, 2008
h-twngrl23 wrote on Nov 24, 2008 4:33 PM:" Nothin bad EVER happens in leroy? Ummm, Get a scanner because im always hearing the cops arrensting someone in Leroy!!!....and it cant be that freaking small you have about every restaraunt to eat at that bloomington has!!!! ". h-twngrl23 wrote on Nov 24, 2008 4:31 PM:" Is Everyone in Leroy like totally blind? EVERY small town has drugs in it!! and If im not mistaking i think one of the biggest drug dealers in mclean county lived in leroy, so whoever... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Lumidigm highlighted in Popular Science Nov 25, 2008
Albuquerque-based Lumidigm offers a light-based scanner that creates three-dimensional fingerprints. Popular Science highlighted Lumidigm s technology among a list of 100 new products developed nationwide. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Toot-toot Tootsie, don't cry: Dog is home Nov 25, 2008
The shelter used a scanner on Tootsie to find a similar microchip that the family had a veterinarian place in the dachshund's neck when he was a puppy. Information gleaned from the chip was run through a national database. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Year-End Tech & Tax Tips for Smart Small Businesses Nov 24, 2008
But between now and the end of the year, with the help of two unrelated economic factors -- increased IRS Section 179 deductions and the growing importance of "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" -- the decision to purchase that new high-speed color printer, multimedia projector, high-speed document scanner or virtually any other tech product, may just be a little easier ... A change in the 2008 Federal Tax Code has resulted in historically high allowable write-offs of tangible property; property... (PR Newswire)
5 Backdoor Trojan Copies Itself to Windows Folder Nov 24, 2008
After its appearance on Monday, Blaster rapidly infected thousands of computers and reached the highest position in list of viruses most frequently detected by the free, online scanner, Panda ActiveScan. Blaster spreads by attacking IP addresses--generated at random- belonging both to the network of the computer on which it is running, and to class B networks. (eSecurityPlanet)
Ry Cooder's California: A road trip Nov 24, 2008
An Israeli firm develops a scanner that keeps passengers from having to remove shoes at security checks. The Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, recaps his 13-week tour of Europe and discovers that the Old World still hold. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, 91 mins, 18 Nov 23, 2008
Richard Linklater's Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly used animated treatments of filmed actors to explore visual metaphors of the mind, in a manner unthinkable in live action. Waltz with Bashir starts with a bravura sequence: a pack of ravening dogs gallop through a city, under a toxic yellow sky (the film's leitmotif colour), before stopping under the window of a man named Boaz Rein Buskila. (Independent)
Make a New Year's Resolution to Get Organized -- Digitally Nov 23, 2008
For critical documents such as legal records and receipts, consider investing in a home scanner with a document feeder. Using software such as DYMO File, you can easily scan and file all your important documents electronically (www. (Pekin Times, IL)
Good Sam’s $40 million project stays on budget Nov 23, 2008
Several of the treatment rooms will be extra-large for handling trauma cases, and the ER will get a dedicated CT scanner for on-the-spot diagnostics. Intensive care will also see a growth spurt, from 12 beds to 20, with larger floor plans to make room for boom-mounted equipment ranging from cardiac montiors and IV pumps to computers for accessing patient data. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Boosting business productivity with Bluetooth Nov 23, 2008
Another unique example is the Baracoda Pencil, a Bluetooth-capable "pen" that turns any off-the-shelf Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm or Symbian device into a wireless barcode scanner. Or the ElekTex Smart Fabric, a full-size roll-up wireless keyboard for Bluetooth-enabled smartphones, PDAs and handheld computers. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
Faith in India's army shaken by blasts Nov 22, 2008
His role in several other terrorist attacks over the past few years, including the February 2007 bombing of the Samjhauta Express or Friendship Train linking Delhi with Lahore in Pakistan, is now under the scanner. Upadhyay, the head of the Abhinav Bharat's political wing, was Purohit's link with the organization. (Asia Times Online)
Morro's anotherday for Microsoft Nov 22, 2008
Do not open any e-mail attachments you're not expecting, do not click on any pop-ups when web surfing, do ensure your browser is the latest version with all of the security patches and make sure you have up-to-date anti-virus software, and a spyware/malware scanner and removal program or two. Telecommunications A new application by Google for iPhone users went live this week amid plenty of speculation about delays apparently caused by Apple. (Asia Times Online)
'Electronic City': Quirky love story Nov 22, 2008
Meanwhile, Joy is a temporary worker in an airport lounge who finds her infrared barcode scanner broken while dealing with grouchy businessmen who keeps yelling at her. Tom and Joy are lovers but they are too preoccupied with their Sisyphusian tasks to learn about one another more deeply. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Man killed; two people in custody Nov 22, 2008
According to police scanner traffic, the man was apparently in his 40s or 50s and was stabbed in the area of his left armpit. Riese confirmed there was an altercation but could not say what the dispute was about or how the man was killed. (Daily Triplicate)
Crackly voices on Gwinnett police scanners silenced Nov 21, 2008
Encrypted system has improved clarity, but scanner enthusiasts can t listen in anymore ... Yet the encryption doesn t sit well with some police scanner hobbyists ... Ry Alford, a Lawrenceville resident and graduate of the Gwinnett County Police Department s Citizen Police Academy, said he used to listen to a police scanner to increase his awareness of what was happening in his community. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The Tooth Whisperers Nov 21, 2008
20, 2008) The phrase, the eyes are the windows to the soul, is attributed to several authors and philosophers. But the phrase, your teeth are the windows to your health, can be attributed to Mohamed Bassiouny, DMD, MSc, PhD, who has been studying how teeth provide important clues to his patients overall health for more than 30 years. (Science Daily)
ATS confirms Malegaon blast suspects wanted to kill RSS leaders Nov 21, 2008
Related Stories The revelation is sure to send shock waves across the pro-Hindutva lobby including the Bhartiya Janata Party, which has so far vociferously supported all those who have come under the scanner in relation with the Malegaon blast case. As per the ATS report that appeared in the media, ATS investigations had brought to light the sinister plans of the rightwing organisation. (Zee News)
Major rehabilitation works begin at Aflao border Nov 21, 2008
He said the Scanner Project would help in exposing concealed goods, including drugs and weapons. Mr Impraim said the project was expected to boost the morale of all categories of workers at the frontier. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
EU shelves 'nude' scanner Nov 21, 2008
Article By: The European Commission has shelved controversial plans to introduce full body scanners at airports but will keep restrictions on liquids in hand luggage, a spokesman said Thursday ... The move was welcomed in the European Parliament, which has asked for a detailed impact assessment on the security, health and privacy aspects of use of the scanners ... EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani insisted last month that he had not made any decision on whether the new scanners would be... (iAfrica.com)
Try these pricey yet practical digital gift ideas Nov 21, 2008
Slide the tray into the scanner. The 5-megapixel scanner captures the photos in seconds. (USA Today -- Tech)
Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells Nov 21, 2008
The cells can then be tracked using a PET-CT scanner. The technique was tested in a middle-aged man with an aggressive glioblastoma brain tumor. (MEDLINEplus)
Potent Potential Medical Problem: ID Theft Nov 20, 2008
One such tool requires patients to wave their hands over a scanner. The device then instantly confirms they are who they say they are, and calls up their medical history. (CBS News)
St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital expanding Nov 20, 2008
St. Luke s also spent about $7 million upgrading the hospital s radiology equipment, including the purchase of a 64-slice PET/CT scanner and installing a PAC (picture archive and communication) system that eliminated all film X-rays from the hospital and replaced them with digital imaging. Our equipment rivals what you d find at most of the academic medical centers in Philadelphia, Nawrocki said. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Iraq steps up security on Iran border Nov 20, 2008
But in recent months, a more rigorous system of checks and scanner systems installed at the border crossings have made smuggling arms much harder at official crossing points, Walker said. Militants were resorting to crossing in remote areas. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Supes hold first meeting of month Nov 20, 2008
Inventory deletion list of pressure washer and scanner. Claim for Joey Hood for work done on Pearson Road Bridge lawsuit. (Webster Progress-Times, MS)
Intrex's business shift paid off Nov 20, 2008
Staff productivity and inter-store connectivity also came under the scanner. Intrex s leaders found ways to improve both. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
