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LOTD for September 28

Experts are extremely worried about the bomb that was used in a suicide attack in Saudia Arabia. It turns out that hiding the bomb inside of the body makes it invisible to airport metal detectors, making them "useless." It is believed that the explosives were detonated by a cell phone. The bomb created a crater in the ground below the suicide bomber which means that it isn't great for assassination attempts...but it could destroy an airplane in flight:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/single.php?id=8805


This article highlights how it will be extremely difficult for Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities--Iran purposely spread its nuclear program all around their country and the distance is stretching the range of Israel's aircraft:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/09/how-to-destroy-irans-nuclear-program/


Researchers made a breakthrough for the fight against cancer with their new microchip that can detect the type and severity of cancer. This enables an earlier detection of cancer and more effective treatment:
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/lead-stories/u-of-t-researchers-create-microchip-that-can-detect-type-and-severity-of-ca.html


AT&T claims that Google Voice violates Federal regulations and net neutrality. Remember when AT&T/Apple claimed that they actually hadn't rejected the Google Voice App? I guess they have changed tactics:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/t-claims-google-voice-violates-federal-regulations-net-neutrality/2009-09-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal


Instead of rolling out LTE city by city like past network upgrades, Verizon plans a nationwide LTE deployment next year:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220200106

Police arrested a California man for stalking his ex-girlfriend with his *plane*. He has repeatedly flown his plane low over her house for more than a year!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/26/ap/strange/main5343077.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines

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