Nasa trials robots for space surgery (The New Zealand Herald)
American space agency Nasa has today begun a series of tests on remote controlled robots it hopes will one day be used to perform surgery during space flights....more...Veco executives plead guilty to bribing officials (Anchorage Daily News)
Bill Allen, a welder who took the Veco Corp. from a small Kenai oil-field company to a billion-dollar international contractor and a major political force, pleaded guilty Monday to bribing at least four Alaska legislators, including former Senate President Ben Stevens....more... Working-class struggle: More families living near poverty level (Rapid City Journal)
Christy and Robert Christol thought they were doing well financially....more... Bus 2.0 (Boston Globe)
It is a bus stop like none you have ever seen. Curved and gleaming like a Frank Gehry structure, it anchors a neighborhood like a piece of public art. Its shape can adapt to fit different needs, emphasizing more shelter in bad weather areas or more seating in high-usage zones. The shelter is wrapped in an LED "skin" that can ......more... Getting around Bay Area after highway collapse (Seattle Times)
Briefs from Seattle Times news services....more... The Baseball Report: Cards? Taguchi Comes up Aces (AsianWeek.com)
S o Taguchi of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals stands apart from a good portion of his Japanese brethren playing major league baseball. Taguchi is not signed to a perks-laden, multimillion-dollar contract. The outfielder does not travel with a team-paid interpreter/valet....more... SFO program aims to improve spotty scrutiny of plane cargo (Contra Costa Times)
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's been a vexing, if little publicized, dilemma in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: The thorough screenings that passengers' bags are subjected to do not extend to most cargo hoisted into the bellies of airliners....more... Blake Fleetwood: Barbara Corcoran Takes a 202 Mile Detour: You Don't Always Get Where You Want (HuffingtonPost)
Thousands of Passengers End Up At The Wrong Airport With airline flights the fullest they have been in years, cancellations frequent, and airports more chaotic than ever, make sure you know where the plane you are getting on is headed. A dirty little secret is that thousands of passengers get lost. When uber real estate impresario Barbara Corcoran finished her speech early in Washington ......more... Arrest made in Internet child abuse case (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 13-month global manhunt for a man accused of raping his daughter and posting video of the attack on the Internet has ended with his arrest in Hong Kong after a struggle that reportedly injured four Chinese police officers....more... |